LEOTARD

Monsieur . b. Toulouse, France 1 Aug. 1838; performer on the flying trapèze abroad; introduced the trapèze performance into England, first appearing at the Alhambra palace, London 20 May 1861; performed at Alhambra again 1866 and reappeared there 9 April 1868; broke his leg performing at Madrid, May 1865; made his début in America at Academy of Music, New York 29 Oct. 1868, returned to Europe 14 Nov. having made a great failure in New York. d. of small pox at Toulouse about 16 Aug. 1870. Me moires de Léotard. Paris (1860), portrait ; C. Spencer’s Modern gymnast (1866) 102 etc.