Giuseppina Morlacchi ( Italian: Giuseppina Morlacchi , English Giuseppina Morlacchi ; 1846 , Milan - June 25, 1886 , Lowell ) - Italian and American ballerina and dancer .
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| Date of Birth | 1846 |
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| Date of death | June 25, 1886 |
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| Occupation | dancer , ballerina |
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Content
- 1 Biography
- 2 notes
- 3 Literature
- 4 References
Biography
Giuseppina Morlacci was born in Milan, graduated from the ballet school of the La Scala theater. She made her stage debut in Genoa in 1856. In the years 1867-1872 she toured the United States. Morlacky was the first dancer to perform the cancan on the American stage [1] .
In 1872, Morlacky played in the play "Scouts of the Prairies", which was attended by writer Ned Buntline , scouts and hunters Buffalo Bill and Texas Jack . In 1873, Morlacky and Omohundro got married. The couple settled in Lowell (Massachusetts) and bought another house in Leadville (Colorado). After the death of her husband in 1880 in Lidville, Morlacky returned to Lowell, where she lived with her sister. She died of cancer in 1886.
Notes
- ↑ Jeremy Agnew. Entertainment in the Old West: Theater, Music, Circuses, Medicine Shows, Prizefighting and Other Popular Amusements. McFarland, 2011. P. 69.
Literature
- Barbara Mackin Barker. The American careers of Rita Sangalli, Giuseppina Morlacchi and Maria Bonfanti: nineteenth century ballerinas. New York University, Graduate School of Arts amd Science, 1981.
- Herschel C. Logan, Buckskin and Satin: The Life of Texas Jack and His Wife. Harrisburg, Pennsylvania: Stackpole, 1954.
- Lilian Moore. Morlacchi, Giuseppina. // Notable American Women, 1607-1950: A Biographical Dictionary. Harvard University Press, 1971.