Saturday, June 1, 2019

Nathalie Fitzjames

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[[File:Nathalie Fitzjames undated lithograph.jpg|thumb|Nathalie Fitzjames, undated lithograph by J. Rigo from a painting by Alex Lacauchie]][[File:Nathalie_Fitzjames_and_Auguste_Mabille_in_Giselle.jpg|thumb|Nathalie Fitzjames and Auguste Mabille in Giselle]]
[[File:Costume de Melle. Nathalie Fitzjames, dans La jolie fille de Gand (Ballet), la Cracovienne (NYPL b12148326-5234623).jpg|thumb|Nathalie Fitzjames's costume, la Cracovienne.]]
Nathalie (or Natalie) Fitzjames (or Fitz-James) was a ballerina who was especially admired in Naples.<ref name=":0">Liquid error: wrong number of arguments (2 for 1)</ref> She danced the 'peasant pas de deux' in Act 1 of the premiere of ''[[Giselle]]'' with [[Auguste Mabille]] at the Paris Opéra in 1841.<ref>Liquid error: wrong number of arguments (3 for 1)</ref> She starred in ''[[La reine de Chypre]]'', at the [[Salle Le Peletier]] of the [[Paris Opéra]] on 22 December 1841<ref>Liquid error: wrong number of arguments (3 for 1)</ref>, and afterwards toured in Italy.

In autumn 1850 Fitzjames travelled to New York, where she made her debut in ''[[Paquita]]'' at the [[Astor Opera House|Astor Place Opera House]] as part of [[Max Maretzek]]'s opera company. Her part was staged for her by [[Lucien Petipa]].<ref name=":0" /> American audiences are reported to have found her too thin for their taste.<ref name=":0" />

Fitzjames was a believer in modernising women's dress. In the spring of 1851, she danced with a so-called "Bloomer Troupe" in Brooklyn, sporting the recently invented and controversial [[Bloomers (clothing)|bloomer]] costume.<ref name=":0" />

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