Elssler, Fanny - Autograph Note Signed and Print 1844 [BALLET] on September 1st

on September 1st

shown probably as Amonasro in Verdi's "Aida"

author of over a dozen operas and famous for his successful Francesca da Rimini (1914)

who participated in the liberation campaign

missing piece of paper over lower left corner

Elssler, Fanny - Autograph Note Signed and Print 1844 [BALLET] on September 1stAustrian ballerina (1810 1884) who introduced theatricalized folk dance into ballet; celebrated for her spirited, spectacular dancing and technique. 1 page autograph note in German signed by her (no date). Size is 5. 6 x 4. 5 inches, central fold, in very good condition. ALSO INCLUDED is a black and white lithograph of her published by David Bogue, London, 1844. Size is 7. 2 x 10. 5 inches, in very good condition.