Augusta, Mlle (1806–1901)
Augusta, Mlle (1806–1901)
German-born dancer. Name variations: Performed as Comtesse de Saint-James or Augusta, Countess of St. James. Born Caroline Augusta Josephine Thérèsa Fuchs, 1806, in Munich, Germany; died Feb 17, 1901; trained in Munich, then Paris under François Albert.
Was in the corps de ballet of the premiere of l'Orzie (1831); had greatest success with her US debut in Les Naïades (1836), then toured intermittently for 10 years; was the 1st to dance Giselle in NY (Feb 1846), a month after Mary Anne Lee had danced the ballet in Boston; was also known for her versions of La Bayadère, La Sylphide and La Muette de Portici; retired (c. 1850) and returned to Europe.
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