Gallini, Sir John Andrew [formerly Giovanni Andrea Battista Gallini]
(1728–1805)
- Judith Milhous
Extract
Gallini, Sir John Andrew [formerly Giovanni Andrea Battista Gallini] (1728–1805), dancer and theatre manager, was born in Florence, Italy, on 7 January 1728. He was trained in Paris by François Marcel and emigrated to England at an unknown date, though he had been performing at the ...