Eva
Marie
"La Violette"
Veigel
Born about in Vienna, Austria
Daughter of [father unknown] and [mother unknown]
[sibling(s) unknown]
Wife of
David Garrick
— married
[date unknown] [location unknown]
[children unknown]
Died
at about age 98
in London, England
Profile last modified
| Created 8 Apr 2017
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== Biography ==
Eva Veigel is Notable.
"There arrived in town a young lady, fair to look upon, who in a little while filled that place in Garrick's life which he had once promised Peg Woffington she should occupy. This lady was the daughter of a respectable inhabitant of Vienna, and had been baptized Eva Maria Veigel. Destined to become a dancer by profession she was received as a pupil by M. Hilferding... she made her debut in October, 1746, on which occasion George II was induced to lend his august presence...
...According to a rare and curious pamphlet entitled The Memoirs of St James's, printed by H. Carpenter, in Fleet Street, about the year 1749, His Gracious Majesty conceived a most violent admiration for her, 'insomuch that notwithstanding the pressing exigency of state affairs he could not abstain so much as one evening from viewing the delightful performances of this new charmer whose graceful personage and active accomplishments made such warm impressions on his old heart... The Violette', however, would not listen to the pleadings of love made by the courtier on behalf of his king...'" [1]
"Eva Marie Veigel (also Eva Maria Violette, with variants Eva Maria and Ava-Maria) was a dancer and the wife of actor David Garrick... a well known dancer of her day, using the stage name Violette or Violetti, said to be a nickname given to her by Empress Maria Theresa based on the meaning of her surname..." [2]
"She was born at Vienna on the 29th February 1724-5, as appears by the registry of her baptism in the Cathedral Church of St Stephen. She was one of three children of Mr Johann Veigel, a respectable inhabitant of that city, and named after her mother Eva-Maria. Her brother, Ferdinand Charles, showing like herself talents for dancing, became attached to the Corps de ballet." [3]
Sources
- ↑ "The Life and Adventures of Peg Woffington: With Pictures of the Period in which She Lived', by Joseph Fitzgerald Molloy; Downey & Co. Limited; London, England; 1897, pp. 137-140."
- ↑ "Wikipedia: Eva Marie Veigel'"
- ↑ "'The Private Correspondence of David Garrick with the Most Celebrated Persons of His Time: In Two Volumes, Volume 1', by David Garrick; Colburn and Bentley; London, UK."
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