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Leona Dare (1854 — 1922), American circus performer | World Biographical Encyclopedia Leona Dare In 1884, she had accident during a performance in Valencia in Spain, where she let drop her partner, who died of his injuries. In 1890, Leona Dare was again in Paris. During another balloon show, she let go of the trapeze when the balloon drifted away, and broke her legal Around 1894/95, she appears to have stopped performing altogether. Leona Dare Edit Profile Leona Dare was an American trapeze artist and aerial acrobat, billed often as the "Queen of the Antilles" or the "Pride of Madrid". In 1884, she had accident during a performance in Valencia in Spain, where she let drop her partner, who died of his injuries. In 1890, Leona Dare was again in Paris.

The New Orleans Republican reported in 1875 that Dare "fell at a variety theatre in St. Louis...where she was executing her flying trapeze act, and severely injured her back and side."[17] Her injuries were so severe that The Times-Democrat ran a front-page article on November 23 titled "Death of Leona Dare," alleging that her injuries were fatal.[18] After the false death notice, press coverage announced that Dare was closing her North American tour and preparing to travel to Europe after she recovered, as evidenced in her passport application filed in October 1876.[19] Hall applied for a passport at the same time.[20] Leona Dare's Trapeze, New York Times, June 9, 1879; from the London News, May 29, 1879.

The New Orleans Republican reported in 1875 that Dare "fell at a variety theatre in St. Louis...where she was executing her flying trapeze act, and severely injured her back and side."[17] Her injuries were so severe that The Times-Democrat ran a front-page article on November 23 titled "Death of Leona Dare," alleging that her injuries were fatal.[18] After the false death notice, press coverage announced that Dare was closing her North American tour and preparing to travel to Europe after she recovered, as evidenced in her passport application filed in October 1876.[19] Hall applied for a passport at the same time.[20] Leona Dare's Trapeze, New York Times, June 9, 1879; from the London News, May 29, 1879.