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Antonio Bartolomeo Spinacuta

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Antonio Bartolomeo Spinacuta was a Venetian tightrope walker, acrobat, singer and dancer. He was married to the Swedish actress Helena Pettersson and toured Sweden from 1784 to 1787. In 1786, he released the first hot air balloons in Sweden.[1] In 1795, he was noted as active in John Bill Ricketts' circus in Philadelphia.[2]

Notes

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  1. ^ Flodmark, Johan: Stenborgska skådebanorna. Bidrag till Stockholms teaterhistoria. Stockholm. Norstedt & söner.
  2. ^ William L. Slout (2005). "Olympians of the Sawdust Circle: A biographical dictionary of the ninteenth [sic] century American circus". Compiled and Edited by William L. Slout. Archived from the original on 2013-03-18. Retrieved 2013-02-13.

References

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  • Flodmark, Johan: Stenborgska skådebanorna. Bidrag till Stockholms teaterhistoria. Stockholm. Norstedt & söner.
  • [1] Fredrik August Dahlgren: Förteckning öfver svenska skådespel uppförda på Stockholms theatrar 1737-1863 och Kongl. Theatrarnes personal 1773-1863. Med flera anteckningar.