Edward Tyrrel Smith paid her to attempt to cross the Thames in Albanian costume on 12 August 1861.

[2] The Illustrated London News carried an engraving showing the number of boats that came out to observe the spectacle.

[3] She was performing amongst a firework display when she fell fifty feet from a tight rope onto gravel on 14 August 1862.

[1] Her situation led to a collection being organised that raised £300 which was used to create a shop business to support her and her father.

She had attracted imitators including Sylvia Powell aka Madame Genieve.