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  • ...milies: Her father was the legendary equestrian and circus director [[Jean Houcke]] (1878-1973), and her mother was born Marcelle Rancy—the granddaught ...witzerland, and although he was himself an excellent equestrian, [[Gilbert Houcke]] eventually turned into a unforgettable tiger trainer—and a major ci
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  • ...ster. (In 1884, justifying European colonialism, the French Prime Minister Jules Ferry had declared: “the superior races have a right because they have a The famous circus director [[Hyppolite Houcke]], who had managed for a time the Nouveau Cirque, took them on tour; but th
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  • ...rieure. (En 1884, pour justifier le colonialisme, le Président du Conseil Jules Ferry avait déclaré : « les races supérieures ont un droit, parce qu'il ...che: Ils étaient au [[Cirque Métropole|Cirque de Paris]], dont Hyppolite Houcke avait pris la direction, mais Foottit avait aussi amené ses fils et, sur l
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  • The French novelist Jules Claretie (1840-1913) gave a good description of the Cirque Fernando at that ...ated [[The Chiarini Family|Chiarini]] family, the dog and monkey trainer [[Jules Bugny]], the American equestrienne Jenny Visser, and the clowns Vallier & W
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  • ...t (1839-1886), and eleven frescoes depicting scenes of the Roman circus by Jules-Élie Delaunay (1828-1891), a respected artist whose painted panels can sti ...stalgia of their defunct Expo. In December 1889, the famous theater critic Jules Lemaître noted in his ''Impressions de Théâtre'': "Such is the mysteriou
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  • Le romancier français Jules Claretie (1840-1913) donne une bonne description du Cirque Fernando à cett ...lle [[The Chiarini Family|Chiarini]], le dresseur de singes et de chiens [[Jules Bugny]], l'écuyère Jenny Visser et les clowns Vallier & William faisaient
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  • ...839-1886), et onze fresques représentant des scènes du cirque romain par Jules-Élie Delaunay (1828-1891), artiste respecté dont des panneaux peints sont ...unte Expo. En décembre 1889, le célèbre auteur et critique de théâtre Jules Lemaître (1853-1914) notait dans ses ''Impressions de Théâtre'' (1901) :
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