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  • ...Rabenalt’s ''Die drei Codonas'' (1940)—a very rare occurrence for circus artists—and two romanticized biographies. Alfredo (1893-1937) and Abelardo ("Lalo," 1895-1951) Codona were born into a circus family. Their grandfather, Henry, came from a long line of Scottish showmen
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  • ...trainer Fritz W. Schulz (1910-2010) was one of Australia's most celebrated circus personalities. He had a long and brilliant career that spanned six decades ===Circus Debut===
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  • ==Circus Owner and Director== ...unced the "Death of Britain’s Nº 1 Showman" and the "King of the Modern Circus," indicating the unrivalled position in which the showman was revered.
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  • File:Bertram Mills 25-26 .jpg
    ...ram Mills Circus's 1925-1926 season at Olympia, featuring equestrienne May Wirth, and Captain Alfred Schneider's 70 lions. Bertram Mills's name was not yet * Circuses: [[Bertram Mills Circus]]
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  • ...Martin (1868-1948), an equestrienne and a sister of the [[The Wirth Family|Wirth brothers]], proprietors of one of Australia’s largest circuses. ...he "American fearless hurricane hurdle rider." Like the most ''adroit'' of circus performers, bareback riders in particular, May was short but strong. She g
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  • * Robert Aylwin, ''The Bertram Mills Book Of The Circus'' (London, Naldrett, 1954) * Cyril Bertram Mills, ''Bertram Mills Circus — Its Story'' (London, Hutchinson, 1967; paperback reprint published
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  • ==Circus Memorialists== ...perhaps the most remarkable visual documentation existing on the European circus of the first half of the twentieth century.
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  • The Flying Nelsons, upright cradle act, at [[Wirth's Circus|Wirth's Olympia]] in Melbourne (1936)
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  • The Du Paul Girls, tumbling act (excerpts), at [[Wirth's Circus|Wirth's Olympia]] in Melbourne (1936)
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  • ...[[Du_Paul_Girls_Video_(1936)|The Du Paul Girls, tumbling act]], at Wirth's Circus (1936)
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  • The Seven Hiltons, teeterboard act (excerpts), at [[Wirth's Circus|Wirth's Olympia]] in Melbourne (1936)
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  • File:May Wirth 1920.jpeg
    ...friends (1920) — ''Photo by Harry Atwell © Ringling Museum of Art, Circus Collection'' * Biography: [[May Wirth]]
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  • File:May Wirth.jpg
    ...trait (1920) — ''Photo: Harry Atwell © The Ringling Museum of Arts, Circus Collection'' * Biography: [[May Wirth]]
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  • File:May Wirth Poster 1924.jpeg
    ...ing Bros. and Barnum & Bailey Circus poster featuring the equestrienne May Wirth (1924) — ''Private Collection'' * Biography: [[May Wirth]]
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  • File:May Wirth Somersault.jpg
    ...t back somersault from horse to horse on the back lot of [[Barnum & Bailey Circus]] — ''Photo X'' * Biography: [[May Wirth]]
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  • File:Mills May Wirth.jpeg
    Bertram Mills Circus poster featuring the equestrienne May Wirth (1926) — ''Private Collection'' * History: [[Bertram Mills Circus]]
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  • File:May Wirth Handstand.jpeg
    ...th performing a handstand on her horse on the back lot of [[Walter L. Main Circus]] (1923) — ''Photo X'' * Biography: [[May Wirth]]
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  • ...Sarasota area, which has been home to a significant number of circuses and circus performers since [[The Ringling Brothers|John and Charles Ringing]] moved t ...ar a large crowd of circus artists, executives, and members of the greater circus arts appreciation community, who gather to honor the inductees, past and pr
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