Hermine Blangy (c. 1820–c. 1865)[1] was a French ballet dancer in the Paris Opéra. In 1840 she danced the title role of La Sylphide there.[2] She was also prima ballerina for the Hofoper in Vienna, and danced on tour in the USA. Blangy's first appearance in America was at Niblo's Garden in July 1846, as Calista in Vengeance of Diana.[3] Noah Miller Ludlow reports that "this artist gave unqualified satisfaction in all of her performances, and was unquestionably a fine pantomimist as well as dancer."[3]
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In 1847 Blangy's Giselle at the St. Charles Theater in New Orleans was so popular that she danced it ten times in a fortnight, to "crowded houses and enthusiastic applause".[2][3] Her last US performance of that tour was in New Orleans in 1847, after which she left for Europe.[4] Blangy returned to the US in 1849 to dance at The Broadway Theatre.[3]
References
edit- ^ "Blangy, Hermine (C. 1820–C. 1865)". Dictionary of women worldwide : 25,000 women through the ages. Anne Commire, Deborah Klezmer, Thomson Gale. Detroit, Mich.: Thomson Gale. 2007. ISBN 978-0-7876-9394-7. OCLC 71817179.
{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: others (link) - ^ a b Lillian Moore (1965). Images of the dance: historical treasures of the dance collection 1581–1861. New York Public Library. ISBN 0-87104-093-X. OL 11106580M. Wikidata Q64698163.
- ^ a b c d Ludlow, Noah Miller (1880). Dramatic life as I found it :a record of personal experience ; with an account of the rise and progress of the drama in the West and South, with anecdotes and biographical sketches of the principal actors and actresses who have at times appeared upon the stage in the Mississippi Valley /. St. Louis. hdl:2027/njp.32101066163559.
- ^ St. Charles Theatre (1847). St. Charles Theatre! ... Benefit of Mademoiselle Blangy! And her Last Appearance! On which occasion she will, ... appear once more, as "Giselle!" In the Grand Ballet of that name, and also as the "Princess Marabout!" in the Ballet of La Chatte!: With all the beautiful dances which have nightly met with the most rapturous applause. Mons. Bouxary! M'lle Vallee! And the full corps de ballet will appear. Pamphlets containing the story of the Ballet of "Giselle" will be for sale ... After which, Planch'e beautiful Comedetta, entitled Faint Heart Never Won Fair Lady! ... To conclude ... the new Ballet ... founded on the Fable of the "White Cat" by La Fontaine, entitled La Chatte Metamorphosie en Femme ... New Orleans, La.: Printed at the Delta Office. OCLC 754216887.
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