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  • - September-October 1794: The circus is leased by Thomas Swann, who gives there equestrian performances and exhibits trained monkeys ..., 1830: Reopens as ''Blanchard's Amphitheater'', with the circus troupe of William Blanchard, seen previously at the Lafayette and Mount Pitt circuses (see ab
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  • Bill Woodcock with ''Anna May'' and ''Peggy'', and Vanessa Thomas, in the [[Big Apple Circus]] production of ''Greetings From Coney Island'' * Biographies: [[William Woodcock, Jr.]], [[Vanessa Thomas]]
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  • Bill Woodcock, with ''Peggy'' and ''Anna May'', and Vanessa Thomas in the [[Big Apple Circus]] production of ''Goin' Places'' (1991) * Biographies: [[William Woodcock, Jr.]], [[Vanessa Thomas]]
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  • ...srs Kite and Samwell's Equestrian Circus''. Stephen had at least one son, William, who carried on the circus business. Stephen died in Lynn, Norfolk, aged 45 ==William Samwell (c.1790-1833/5), Circus Manager==
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  • ...ic''], a shearer, aged thirty-four years, and a native of the island of St Thomas in the West Indies (now one of the Virgin Islands), and Julia Robertson, nĂ
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  • ...hey included Lord and Lady Birkenhead, Dame Laura Knight, Lady Cunard, Sir Thomas Beecham, Lady Diana Duff Cooper, Sir Philip Sassoon, Lady Eleanor Smith, La ...ry. But Harry and Rita were eventually married on October 20, 1943 in Fort William. They were working in Ireland when Harry surprised Rita outside a jewellerâ
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  • William Woodcock, Jr. (1935-2023), better known as Bill or "Buckles" Woodcock, was ...n old American circus family. Although his father, [[William Woodcock, Sr.|William H. Woodcock]] (1904-1963), was a first-generation circus man (and became a
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  • ...eas Taylor Barnum]] (1810-1891), in association with circus entrepreneur [[William Cameron Coup]] (1837-95), launched the P.T. Barnum's Museum, Menagerie &amp In 1836, the British equestrian [[Thomas Cooke]] visited the United States and brought back to England the American
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  • ...television legendary character Hopalong Cassidy (impersonated by the actor William Boyd), who was then at the peak of his popularity. At the end of the season ...John and Mary Ruth had been introduced to each other by Ringmaster [[Harry Thomas]], whom John Herriott considered as his hero and mentor. John and Mary Ruth
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  • ...Bugny]], the American equestrienne Jenny Visser, and the clowns Vallier & William were part of the original fare, along with the dependable Gillardoni and Be ...ystem in his close friends at the circus: The faithful Emilio MaĂ®trejean, Thomas Hassan, his ''RĂ©gisseur'', and "Mr. Emile" (Émile Laurent) his comptrolle
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  • ...on a future away from the Nouveau Cirque; he wanted to work with his sons, Thomas, George and Harry, hoping they would hone their skills at his side and even ...d had an extremely successful run in France and Scandinavia with [[Charley-William Ilès|C.W. Ilès]] as his partner, but he and Ilès had recently separated.
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