| Bolossy Kiralfy | |
| Birth Name: | Balázs Königsbaum |
| Birth Date: | January 1848 |
| Birth Place: | Pest, Hungary, the Austrian Empire |
| Death Place: | London, Englandhttps://search.ancestry.co.uk/cgi-bin/sse.dll?_phsrc=jyN1&_phstart=successSource&usePUBJs=true&gl=34&gsfn=Bulosey&gsln=Kiralfy&gss=angs-g&so=2https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/159876432/bolossy-kiralfy, the United Kingdom |
| Occupation: | Dancer, Director/Producer |
Bolossy Kiralfy (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—(since 1873 incorporated with Buda and Óbuda into Budapest)—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 on November 23, 1899, in London, England.[3]
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]
The pantomime musical broadway adaptation of nursery rhyme figure Humpty Dumpty debuted at the Olympic Theatre, (8/31/1871 - 6/11/1872), George L. Fox (clown), named stage manager in 1866, performed.
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| Opening Date: | Aug 31, 1871 | |||
| Closing Date: | Jun 11, 1872 | Total Performances: | 333 |
Siege of Troy Production : The Siege of Troy from the Trojan War performed.