Bolossy Kiralfy


Bolossy Kiralfy, 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". Bolossy Kiralfy, born January 31, 1847, in Pest——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 Dawnay was married on November 23, 1899, in London, England.

Productions and engagements

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.

Humpty Dumpty

The pantomime musical broadway adaptation of nursery rhyme figure Humpty Dumpty debuted at the Olympic Theatre,, George L. Fox (clown), named stage manager in 1866, performed.
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Opening Date:Aug 31, 1871
Closing Date:Jun 11, 1872Total Performances:333

Siege of Troy

Siege of Troy Production : The Siege of Troy from the Trojan War performed.

The Orient

"The Orient" was an outdoor musical spectacle performed at the Toronto Industrial Exhibition of 1902 in Toronto, Canada.

A Carnival in Venice

Kiralfy followed up his 1902 spectacle with the 'A Carnival in Venice' outdoor spectacle at the Toronto fair, performing Italian music as though you were at a carnival in Venice. The stage backdrop was the cityscape of Venice and the Adriatic palaces. Songs would be performed by choruses in gondolas; the musicians and instrumentalists on an island.