Letters and manuscripts of Fanny Elssler, Marie and Paul Taglioni, and others, 1831-1882 and undated.

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Letters and manuscripts of Fanny Elssler, Marie and Paul Taglioni, and others, 1831-1882 and undated.

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Primarily letters from Fanny Elssler, Marie Taglioni, and Paul Taglioni to various others concerning family, social, and professional topics, especially the ballet. Also includes: photomechanical clipping image of Fanny Elssler; postcard portrait of Marie Taglioni; letters from others concerning the Taglioni family; autobiographical manuscript note by Louis Jacques Jessé Milon; a manuscript poem, "Ihr," by Graf Anton Prokesch von Osten for Friedrich von Gentz to present to Fanny Elssler; and other manuscripts.

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Elssler, Fanny, 1810-1884

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Fanny Elssler (1810-1884) was an Austrian ballerina of the Romantic Period. She introduced theatricalized folk dance (character dance) into ballet. She was celebrated for her spirited, spectacular dancing and for her technique, especially her point work. Fanny Elssler died in Vienna on 27 November 1884....

Taglioni, Marie, 1804-1884

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Marie Taglioni (1804-1884) was a Swedish-born ballet dancer of the Romantic ballet era partially of Italian descent, a central figure in the history of European dance. She spent most of her life in the Austrian Empire and France. She was one of the most celebrated ballerinas of the romantic ballet, which was cultivated primarily at Her Majesty's Theatre in London and at the Théâtre de l'Académie Royale de Musique of the Paris Opera Ballet. She is credited with (though not confirmed as) being the...

John Milton and Ruth Neils Ward Collection (Harvard Theatre Collection)

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Prokesch von Osten, Anton, Graf, 1795-1876

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Taglioni family.

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Milon, Louis-Jacques Jessé, 1765-1849

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Taglioni, Paul, 1808-1884

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