Marquet, Louise
(1830–1890)> BALLERINA
Marquet, Louise (1830, Tours; 22 December 1890, Paris), ballerina, was associated with the Opéra for a span of nearly 40 years. She began her career at the theatre in the rue Le Peletier as a student with a modest contract dated 6 January 1841, and she made her stage debut with the corps de ballet in the role of the Black Fairy in La Filleule des fées on 8 October 1849. She had already gained the rank of sujet, when she was cast as Fenella in La Muette de Portici on 15 September 1851. She was…