Word: carlovna
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Dates: during 1930-1939
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...When the Ballet started for Rio de Janeiro, Diaghilev's fear of the sea kept him in Europe. Nijinsky had never seemed to notice the Hungarian girl who had attached herself to the troupe, but one day on shipboard he sent an emissary to her who said: "Romola Carlovna, as Nijinsky cannot speak to you himself, he has requested me to ask you in marriage." The ceremony at Buenos Aires was pronounced in Latin and Spanish. Neither bride nor groom understood a word of it. When Diaghilev heard the news he dismissed Nijinsky from the Ballet. A baby...
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