Mademoiselle D'Jeck

Mademoiselle D'Jeck (died 1837) (also D'Jick, Djeck, Djek, D'jek, D'Geck or other varied spellings) was a celebrated elephant who performed in Europe and the United States.

[1][2][3] She was then engaged, via menagerie owner Stephen Polito and Edward Cross, by Frederick Henry Yates of the Adelphi Theatre in London, where she debuted on December 3, 1829.

[4][5] This play was titled The Elephant of Siam and the Fire Fiend and credited to Samuel Beazley and John Gallot (Gallott?

D'Jeck then traveled to America and debuted at the Bowery Theatre in New York in January 1831, where she had a three-week stand, a very long run for a play at the time.

"[16] The 1858 novelette Jack of All Trades by Charles Reade is based on D'Jeck and her keeper, violin-maker John Lott.

"[17][23][24][25] Eventually, D'Jeck was shot to death with a circus cannon (after shooting her with rifles was not successful) in June 1837 in Geneva, reportedly for breaking a priest's ribs.