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Bolossy Kiralfy (1848–1932), one of
Olympic Theatre, (8/31/1871 - 6/11/1872),
The Kiralfy Brothers
Imre Kiralfy and Bolossy Kiralfy were highly influential burlesque and spectacle producers in Europe and the United States toward the end of the 19th century. The brothers paved the way for many of our modern day spectacles. With backgrounds i ...
, was a performer, producer, writer and creator of musical extravaganzas in the late 19th, early 20th centuries. He was a "great international showman" and ushered in the "era of the Spectacle". Bolossy Kiralfy, born January 31, 1847, in Pest—(since 1873 incorporated with Buda
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and Óbuda
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into Budapest
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)—and died March 6, 1932, in London
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, England
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. Elise Marie Waldau, was his first wife which he married approximately 1874 and divorced 1899. His second wife, Helen (Nellie) Dawnay was married on November 23, 1899, in London, England.
Productions and engagements
1892 - Engaged by Palisades Amusement and Exhibition Company to serve as the General Manager and Amusement Director of theEldorado Amusement Park
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in Weehawken
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, New Jersey
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. For this production, he traveled to Europe to engage artists.
Humpty Dumpty
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Olympic Theatre, (8/31/1871 - 6/11/1872), George L. Fox (clown)
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Early y ...
, named stage manager in 1866, performing.
''Siege of Troy'' Production : The ''Siege of Troy'' from the Trojan War
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performed.
References
Further reading
*''Bolossy Kiralfy, Creator of Great Musical Spectacles: An Autobiography''. Edited by Barbara M. Barker. Theatre and dramatic studies, no. 50. UMI Research Press (1988) American theatre managers and producers 19th-century theatre American amusement park businesspeople 1848 births 1942 deaths 19th-century American businesspeople {{US-business-bio-1840s-stub