Amerique

Birth name

Janette Johnson

Other names

Janette Johnson

Janet Johnson

Amarina

Summary

Dancer who performed as Amerique, born Janette Johnson, daughter of Susan Kirby Johnson and Marcus Morton Johnson; Neville Goddard's dancing partner in the act Amerique and Neville from about 1924 to the later 1930s.

Events involving this person

18 November 1925

unresolved

Amerique and Neville at Ciro's, London ('Taking the Life' feature), c. 18 November 1925

Ciro's, London

with Amerique

5 sources

between 1922 and 1932

unresolved

Neville reflects on his ten-year dancing career across Broadway, vaudeville, nightclubs and Europe (1922-1932)

Broadway possible

with Amerique

10 sources

9 January 1926

unresolved

Amerique and Neville at Keith's State Theatre, New Brunswick, NJ (with the pianist Nelson Waring)

Keith's State Theatre, New Brunswick, NJ

with Amerique

6 sources

between 1925 and March 1926

unresolved

Amerique and Neville's trip to England, 1925–26

England

with Amerique

6 sources

between December 1923 and December 1930

unresolved

Amerique and Neville's credits on the bills of the Palace and the Hippodrome, New York, 1923–1930

New York Hippodrome, New York

with Amerique, Sophie Tucker, Phil Baker, Annette Kellerman, Paul Whiteman, Hope Hampton, Tom Powers

35 sources

between 1925 and 1935

unresolved

Will Morrissey's summer revue, with Amerique and Frank Farnum programmed but not appearing

with Amerique

2 sources

between October 1925 and January 1926

unresolved

Amerique and Neville at Ciro's, London, 1925–26

Ciro's, London

with Amerique, The Prince of Wales, King George VI

33 sources

between 28 September 1925 and 24 October 1925

unresolved

Amerique and Neville at Ciro's, London ('New Dancers' notice), between 28 September and 24 October 1925

Ciro's, London

with Amerique

2 sources

2 October 1925

unresolved

Amerique and Neville expected at Ciro's, London (anticipatory notice), c. early October 1925

London

with Amerique

2 sources

14 October 1925

unresolved

Amerique and Neville at Ciro's, London ('The Latest Attraction'), 14 October 1925

Ciro's, London

with Amerique

6 sources

15 October 1925

unresolved

Amerique and Neville dancing at a London society gathering (Evening News, 15 October 1925)

with Amerique

2 sources

9 December 1925

unresolved

Amerique and Neville at Ciro's, London (engagement prolonged; Variety, 9 December 1925)

Ciro's, London

with Amerique

1 source

between July 1926 and October 1926

unresolved

Amerique and Neville at a Stanley theatre (Greater Movie Season bill, with Leyland and Keller, Harmony Singers)

with Amerique

2 sources

1925

unresolved

Amerique and Neville in a Publix touring stage spectacle (specialty dancers, dir. John Murray Anderson)

with Amerique

6 sources

after June 1926

unresolved

Amerique and Neville on the 'Variety' (Emil Jannings/Lya de Putti) presentation-house bill, with Leyland and Keller Harmony Singers

with Amerique

2 sources

between July 1926 and June 1927

unresolved

Amerique and Neville, International Dancers, on a 'Variety' (Emil Jannings/Lya de Putti) presentation-house bill

with Amerique

1 source

between July 1926 and October 1926

unresolved

Amerique and Neville with Leyland and Keller on the Stanley circuit with the film Variety, summer 1926

with Amerique

2 sources

11 August 1926

unresolved

Amerique and Neville at the Aldine Theatre, Wilmington, DE (Variety, Emil Jannings/Lya de Putti), week closing Wednesday 11 August 1926

Aldine Theatre, Wilmington, DE

with Amerique

17 sources

between September 1926 and December 1927

unresolved

Amerique and Neville at the Palace Theatre, New York, before October 1926

Palace Theatre, New York

with Amerique

2 sources

c. October 1926

unresolved

Amerique and Neville at Loew's Rochester Theatre, Rochester, NY, circa October 1926

Loew's Rochester Theatre, Rochester

with Amerique

8 sources

31 December 1926

unresolved

Amerique and Neville at the Larchmont Shore Club, Larchmont, NY (a New Year's Eve supper dance)

Larchmont Shore Club, Larchmont, NY

with Amerique

8 sources

between 20 June 1927 and 13 August 1927

unresolved

Amerique and Neville's season with the Atlanta Municipal Opera at the Erlanger Theatre, Atlanta, 20 June – 13 August 1927

Erlanger Theatre, Atlanta

with Amerique

26 sources

between 4 July 1927 and 9 July 1927

unresolved

Amerique and Neville at the Erlanger Theatre, Atlanta (The Blue Paradise), week of 4–9 July 1927

Erlanger Theatre, Atlanta

with Amerique

7 sources

20 June 1927

unresolved

Amerique and Neville at the Erlanger Theatre, Atlanta (The Pink Lady, the season's opening production), week of 20–25 June 1927

Erlanger Theatre, Atlanta

with Amerique

8 sources

between 27 June 1927 and 2 July 1927

unresolved

Amerique and Neville at the Erlanger Theatre, Atlanta (The Red Mill), week of 27 June – 2 July 1927

Erlanger Theatre, Atlanta

with Amerique

10 sources