Miss Fillis - Revision history

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−	[[Category:Artists and Acts\|Fillis, Miss]][[Category:Aerialists\|Fillis, Miss]]	+	[[Category:Artists and Acts\|Fillis, Miss]][[Category:Aerialists\|Fillis, Miss]][[Category:Trapeze\|Fillis, Miss]]

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 Aimée continued to perform her trapeze act as Miss Fillis, and appeared anonymously in the Trio Astrée. In 1932, Aimée’s younger sister, Reine Marcoud took the place of Saulnier in the trio, and the act continued to work in variety theaters and circuses until 1937. Then, the Trio Astrée disappeared, and Robles created another short-distance flying act, the Volairs, with new partners. Aimée reverted to being just Miss Fillis.
-In 1939, the outbreak of the Second World War put an end to the Volairs, since Alfred Robles was called to the Army. He would resume his activities in 1941, after the German occupation of France. As for Miss Fillis, she continued to perform her remarkable trapeze act until 1946, when she finally retired from the ring; she was fifty-five years old. Alfred Robles continued to work as an aerialist for another ten years.
+In 1939, the outbreak of the Second World War put an end to the Volairs, since Alfred Robles was drafted. He would resume his activities in 1941, after the German occupation of France. As for Miss Fillis, she continued to perform her remarkable trapeze act until 1946, when she finally retired from the ring; she was fifty-five years old. Alfred Robles continued to work as an aerialist for another ten years.
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-[[Image:Miss_Fillis.jpg|thumb|right|150px|Miss Fillis (c.1930)]]For Miss Marguerite soon became Miss Fillis, the name she will keep until the end of her trapeze career: In 1913, she married the equestrian Charles William Fillis, nephew of the legendary British equestrian, [[James Fillis]]. She did so probably to escape the Marcoud-Banola act, and her father’s constant supervision: The marriage didn’t last long, and the couple divorced two years later.
+[[Image:Miss_Fillis.jpg|thumb|right|250px|Miss Fillis (c.1930)]]For Miss Marguerite soon became Miss Fillis, the name she will keep until the end of her trapeze career: In 1913, she married the equestrian Charles William Fillis, nephew of the legendary British equestrian, [[James Fillis]]. She did so probably to escape the Marcoud-Banola act, and her father’s constant supervision: The marriage didn’t last long, and the couple divorced two years later.
 Soon after she had become Miss Fillis, the First World War broke out while Aimée was working in Germany. Having become a British citizen through her marriage, Aimée was repatriated to England, from where she escaped her husband and quickly returned to France, where she regained her initial citizenship. Miss Fillis was now a free woman, and a major trapeze star on her own right.

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 Soon after she had become Miss Fillis, the First World War broke out while Aimée was working in Germany. Having become a British citizen through her marriage, Aimée was repatriated to England, from where she escaped her husband and quickly returned to France, where she regained her initial citizenship. Miss Fillis was now a free woman, and a major trapeze star on her own right.
-In 1928, while she was working in Madrid at [[Circo Price]], Aimée Marcoud met her fellow aerialist Alfred Robles, a talented flyer who had worked with the [[Les Aljévols|Aljévols]], a famous French flying act of the period. Alfred and Aimée fell in love, and decided to create a new short distance flying trapeze act together. They secured the services of a second flyer, Robert Saulnier, and the Trio Astrée was born; Aimée&mdash;a strong woman in all meanings of the term&mdash;was the catcher!
+In 1928, while she was working in Madrid at [[Circo Price]], Aimée Marcoud met her fellow aerialist Alfred Robles, a talented flyer who had worked with the [[Les Aljévols|Aljévols]], a famous French flying act of the period. Alfred and Aimée fell in love, and decided to create a new short-distance flying trapeze act together. They secured the services of a second flyer, Robert Saulnier, and the Trio Astrée was born; Aimée&mdash;a strong woman in all meanings of the term&mdash;was the catcher!
 Aimée continued to perform her trapeze act as Miss Fillis, and appeared anonymously in the Trio Astrée. In 1932, Aimée’s younger sister, Reine Marcoud took the place of Saulnier in the trio, and the act continued to work in variety theaters and circuses until 1937. Then, the Trio Astrée disappeared, and Robles created another short-distance flying act, the Volairs, with new partners. Aimée reverted to being just Miss Fillis.

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 Soon after she had become Miss Fillis, the First World War broke out while Aimée was working in Germany. Having become a British citizen through her marriage, Aimée was repatriated to England, from where she escaped her husband and quickly returned to France, where she regained her initial citizenship. Miss Fillis was now a free woman, and a major trapeze star on her own right.
-In 1928, while she was working in Madrid at [[Circo Price]], Aimée Marcoud met her fellow aerialist Alfred Robles, a talented flyer who had worked with the [[Les Aljévols|Aljévols]], a famous French flying act of the period. Alfred and Aimée fell in love, and decided to create a new short-distance flying trapeze act together. They secured the services of a second flyer, Robert Saulnier, and the Trio Astrée was born; Aimée&mdash;a strong woman in all meanings of the term&mdash;was the catcher!
+In 1928, while she was working in Madrid at [[Circo Price]], Aimée Marcoud met her fellow aerialist Alfred Robles, a talented flyer who had worked with the [[Les Aljévols|Aljévols]], a famous French flying act of the period. Alfred and Aimée fell in love, and decided to create a new short distance flying trapeze act together. They secured the services of a second flyer, Robert Saulnier, and the Trio Astrée was born; Aimée&mdash;a strong woman in all meanings of the term&mdash;was the catcher!
 Aimée continued to perform her trapeze act as Miss Fillis, and appeared anonymously in the Trio Astrée. In 1932, Aimée’s younger sister, Reine Marcoud took the place of Saulnier in the trio, and the act continued to work in variety theaters and circuses until 1937. Then, the Trio Astrée disappeared, and Robles created another short-distance flying act, the Volairs, with new partners. Aimée reverted to being just Miss Fillis.

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 Her father also trained Aimée to a solo trapeze act, for which he replicated a trick he had taught Aimée’s sister, Marguerite&mdash;the famous handstand on the trapeze bar. Sadly, Marguerite had died prematurely, without time to make a name for herself, and Nicolas had been left with a stock of printed advertising material for her act, which she was to perform as "Miss Marguerite." Thus, in order to save some money, Aimée became Miss Marguerite&mdash;the name under which she began to perform her solo trapeze act.
-In 1908, a journalist in Milan, Italy, where Aimée worked, called her an "''insuperabile''" aerialist; over the years, the beautiful Aimée became known as "The Star," or  "The Venus of the Trapeze," and she inspired journalists to wax poetic about her exploits: "Accrochée à son trapèze, les cheveux blonds gonflés de lumière, Miss Fillis devient rythme, s’inscrit dans une courbe de beauté et se confond avec les commentaires harmonieux de la musique," wrote one of them(*).
+In 1908, a journalist in Milan, Italy, where Aimée worked, called her an "''insuperabile''" aerialist; over the years, the beautiful Aimée became known as "The Star," or  "The Venus of the Trapeze," and she inspired journalists to wax poetic about her exploits: "Accrochée à son trapèze, les cheveux blonds gonflés de lumière, Miss Fillis devient rythme, s’inscrit dans une courbe de beauté et se confond avec les commentaires harmonieux de la musique," wrote one of them (*).
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