Jane English and the Troupe St. Denis

Event Information

Venue(s):
Laura Keene's Theatre (1862-63)

Manager / Director:
Jane English

Event Type:
Variety / Vaudeville

Record Information

Status:
Published

Last Updated:
3 January 2026

Performance Date(s) and Time(s)

06 Jul 1863, Evening
07 Jul 1863, Evening
08 Jul 1863, Evening

Program Details



Performers and/or Works Performed

1)
LIST OF PERFORMER(S)/ORGANIZATION(S)
Participants:  Milner Operatic Corps;  Mlle. [dancer] Auguste;  Mlle. [dancer] Ella;  Mlle. [dancer] Jennie;  Emma Osinski;  Julia Osinski;  Kate Fisher;  Mons. [dancer] Baptistia;  Kate Pennoyer;  Adele Calla;  Mlle. Marie [dancer];  Rosita [tight rope] Zanfretta;  Le Petit Angelo;  Auguste Muller [violin];  Marietta Zanfretta;  Auguste [dancer] Siegfried;  Alexander Zanfretta
2)
Wives of Paris; or, The belles of Notre

Citations

1)
Advertisement: New York Herald, 06 July 1863, 11.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

“Splendid Corps de Ballet . . . Troupe St. Denis, Milner operatic Corps . . . Fifty Ladies and Gentlemen in the Songs and Choruses . . . New Groupings and Dancing . . . arranged by Mons. Agouste. . . Music, Songs and Flowers.”

2)
Advertisement: New York Herald, 07 July 1863, 12.

3)
Advertisement: New York Herald, 08 July 1863, 12.

4)
Advertisement: New York Clipper, 11 July 1863, 102.

5)
Review: New York Clipper, 18 July 1863, 107.

“Mlle. Rosita, the charming rope-dancer, who has been one of the principal attractions of the Troupe St. Denis at Jane English’s, and who is a sister to Marietta Zanfretta, was married in this city on Sunday evening, 5th, to Agouste, one of the dancers of the same troupe.”