Dolly Shepherd
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Elizabeth "Dolly" Shepherd was a parachutist and fairground entertainer in the Edwardian era.
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Rossa Matilda Richter
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Rossa Matilda Richter, who used the stage name Zazel, was an English aerialist and actress who became known as the first human cannonball at the age of 17. She began performing at a very young age, pr
Dolly Shepherd
…the town where she flew again, Ashby-de-la-Zouch. "Dolly Shepherd Close" is off Philip Bent Road approximately 0.6 miles due West of the town centre. Rossa Matilda Richter Shepherd, Dolly; Hearn, Peter; Sedgwick, Molly (1984). When the 'chute Went Up...: The Adventures of an Edwardian Lady Parachutist. London: Robert Hale…
Zazel posing with her cannon at the Royal Aquarium, in 1877
An early poster advertising Zazel's performances at the Royal Aquarium
A poster by Alfred Concanen advertising "The New Zazel" waltz composed by Charles Dubois
Richter in 1879, depicted in a London travel guide