Vlasta Novotna

Vlasta Novotna (born 1890s) was a Czech dancer billed as a member of the Imperial Russian Ballet, but more often seen in variety and comic opera programs.

[3][4] In 1913, she toured Australia and New Zealand billed as a member of the Imperial Russian Ballet, one of Les Sylphides[5] with Adeline Genée and Halina Schmolz.

[6] In 1914 and 1915, she returned to Australia, where she danced with the J. C. Williamson Comic Opera Company in Gipsy Love, Princess Caprice, The Count of Luxembourg[7] and High Jinks.

[11][2] A Honolulu newspaper was not impressed with her interpretation of the hula, noting "The society dancer terms her creation Hawaiian, but people in the islands will recognize little in it save perhaps the costume, which would appear to be that of the hula, with some picturesque additions".

[12] In 1916 she danced at a New York benefit for the Montenegrin Relief Association of America.

Vlasta Novotna, from a 1914 publication.
Vlasta Novotna, from a 1913 publication.
Vlasta Novotna posing in a Boy Scout costume, from a 1913 publication.