Lotta Faust

Charlotte "Lotta" Faust (February 8, 1880 – January 25, 1910) was an American actress, dancer, and singer.

In 1907 she was in the troupe of Lew Fields in The Girl Behind The Counter (1907–1908), The Mimic World in 1908 and The Midnight Sons in 1909.

[3] [4] Faust's vaudeville career began at the Casino Theatre with the introduction of a unique cake walk.

[5] In August 1908, she appeared at the same venue performing a Salome interpretive dance, which received widespread positive and negative attention.

[6] Faust was among the most notable performers, along with Ada Overton Walker, Eva Tanguay, Vera Olcott, La Sylphe, Gertrude H. Hoffman, Ruth St. Denis, Mademoiselle Dazie, Julian Eltinge, and Fanny Brice, of a Salome dance during the "Salomania" craze in America.