"La Goulue" ("The Glutton") was the professional name of Parisian dancer Louise Weber (1866-1929) earned from her comical habit of snatching up drinks off of people's tables and guzzling them during her performances. The daughter of a Jewish laundress, she began her working life as her mother's assistant, before getting the bright idea to "borrow" […]
SOURCE: Trav S.D. at 09:24AM on July 12, 2022