stays were burned on. She tried to pray. Taglioni, who was watching the rehearsal, rubbed make-up grease into her wounds in the mistaken belief that it would act as ointment. She suffered for months, yet remained opposed to fire-proofed skirts: "Yes, they are, as you say, less dangerous, but should I ever return to the stage, I would never think of wearing them – they are so ugly." In 1863, she was moved from her home in Paris to Neuilly-sur-Seine. Her wounds re-opened and she succumbed to septicæmia. Montguyon was with her when she died. She was only 20 years old. After a funeral at Notre Dame de Lorette in Paris, she was buried in the Cimetière de Montmartre. The surviving scraps of her costume can be seen in the Musée de l'Opéra in Paris. References Notes Sources and further reading M. Quatrelles L'Epine, "Une danseuse française au XIXe siècle: Emma Livry", Bulletin de la Société de l'Histoire du Théâtre (Paris, November 1908 – January 1909), pp. 7–47. Guest, Ivor, The Ballet of the Second Empire (London, 1955) Guest, Ivor, "Centenary: Emma Livry, 1842–1863", in The Ballet Annual & Year Book, Mary Clarke & Arnold Haskell, eds., (New York & London, 1963), pp. 54–60 External links Bernard Vassor: Emma Livry, une histoire tragique à l'opéra Andros on Ballet Christina Towle: Emma Livry 1842 births 1863 deaths Paris Opera Ballet étoiles Burials at Montmartre Cemetery Accidental deaths in France Deaths from fire Deaths from sepsis Prima ballerinas French ballerinas