Palladino, Emma (c. 1860–1922)

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Palladino, Emma (c. 1860–1922)

Italian ballet dancer. Born c. 1860, in Milan, Italy; died April 13, 1922, in London, England; dau. of dancer Andrea Palladino.

Trained at Teatro alla Scala's ballet school in Milan; performed with Mapleson Opera Troupe in New York City (c. 1878) and at Her Majesty's Theatre in London; danced with Alhambra Theater for 7 years, while she continued to perform in opera ballet; joined Empire Theatre's Ballet in London, where she danced in Katti Lanner's Diana (1888), A Dream of Wealth (1889) and Dolly (1890); retired (1899).

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