Bolossy Kiralfy

Bolossy Kirafly (1848-1932), one of The Kiralfy Brothers, 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".^[1][2] Bolossy Kiralfy, born January 31, 1847 in Pest, Hungary and died March 6, 1932 in London, England. Elise Marie Waldau, was his first wife which he married approximately 1874 and divorced 1899. His second wife, Helen (Nellie) Dawnay was married in November 23, 1899 in London, England.^[3]

Productions and engagements

1892 - Engaged by Palisades Amusement and Exhibition Company to serve as the General Manager and Amusement Director of the Eldorado Amusement Park in Weehawken, New Jersey. For this production, he traveled to Europe to engage artists.^[4]

Humpty Dumpty

The Olympic opened in 1856 and was soon renamed Laura Keene’s New Theatre, after the actress of the era (who starred in “Our American Cousin” at Ford’s Theater in Washington the night President Lincoln was shot).

Olympic Theatre, (8/31/1871 - 6/11/1872), George L. Fox (clown), named stage manager in 1866, performing.

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Siege of Troy Production : The Siege of Troy from the Trojan War 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)