Antonio Bartolomeo Spinacuta

Antonio Bartolomeo Spinacuta was an Italian (Venetian) tightrope walker, acrobat, singer, and dancer. He is often referred to as Spinacuta. He was married to the Swedish actress Helena Pettersson. He toured Sweden in 1784–1787, where he had a remarkable success and aroused considerable fame. In 1786, he released the first hot air balloons in Sweden.[1] In 1795, he was noted to be active at the Ricketts company circus in Philadelphia in US.[2]

Notes

Flodmark, Johan: Stenborgska skådebanorna. Bidrag till Stockholms teaterhistoria. Stockholm. Norstedt & söner.
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

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

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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.