Queenie Foote

Queenie Foote (1857 – April 25, 1937), born Eliza S. Nestel, was an American performer, sometimes also billed as The Fairy Queen.

Her parents immigrated to the United States from the Kingdom of Prussia; they were both quite tall.

She began making public appearances as a child[3] with her older brother Charles, who was also a dwarf,[4] under the management of William Ellinger,[5][6] and with their father as chaperone.

[7][12] They were seen with the Lilliputian Comic Opera Company,[13] working with other performers, including fellow little people Commodore Nutt, Admiral Dot, and Jennie Quigley.

[14] Charles rejected the "sideshow" label, saying "My sister and I played only the best of concert and dramatic stages, and neither of us every played in any circus or sideshow," adding "We were actors, not freaks.