http://www.circopedia.org/index.php?title=Cirkus_Benneweis&feed=atom&action=historyCirkus Benneweis - Revision history2024-03-28T14:41:41ZRevision history for this page on the wikiMediaWiki 1.24.1http://www.circopedia.org/index.php?title=Cirkus_Benneweis&diff=34768&oldid=prevDjando: /* The Benneweis Family Today */2020-12-22T18:00:56Z<p><span dir="auto"><span class="autocomment">The Benneweis Family Today</span></span></p>
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<tr><td class='diff-marker'>−</td><td style="color:black; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #ffe49c; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>Sonny Benneweis married Lis Tolver Jensen (b.1936) on November 12, 1955, with whom he had three children: Kim, born June 12, 1956, who specialized in the presentation of elephants; Michael (known as Miller), born January 20, 1958, who took care of horse presentations, and died February 21, 2020; and Jacqueline (born April 26, 1966). Kim and Miller stayed with the circus until 1995, and then went on to work in other Danish circuses. Kim <del class="diffchange diffchange-inline">has since </del>returned to the family circus to help his cousin Diana stage several of Cirkus Benneweis’s new productions.</div></td><td class='diff-marker'>+</td><td style="color:black; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #a3d3ff; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>Sonny Benneweis married Lis Tolver Jensen (b.1936) on November 12, 1955, with whom he had three children: Kim, born June 12, 1956, who specialized in the presentation of elephants; Michael (known as Miller), born January 20, 1958, who took care of horse presentations, and died February 21, 2020; and Jacqueline (born April 26, 1966). Kim and Miller stayed with the circus until 1995, and then went on to work in other Danish circuses. Kim <ins class="diffchange diffchange-inline">then </ins>returned to the family circus to help his cousin Diana stage several of Cirkus Benneweis’s new productions.</div></td></tr>
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<tr><td class='diff-marker'>−</td><td style="color:black; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #ffe49c; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>On November 26, 1936 Eli Benneweis married a German foot juggler, Eva Charlotte Susanne Stensch (January 4, 1910-September 11, 1999). When <del class="diffchange diffchange-inline">his father</del>, Ferdinand, died on April 10, 1945, <del class="diffchange diffchange-inline">Eli </del>inherited Cirkus Benneweis, which <del class="diffchange diffchange-inline">he </del>managed first in association with his mother<del class="diffchange diffchange-inline">, Eva, for a couple of years</del>. <del class="diffchange diffchange-inline">But </del>Eli Benneweis proved a smart and ambitious manager, and he quickly became the sole person in charge. Under his watch, Cirkus Benneweis evolved from a mid-sized traveling circus into Denmark’s&mdash;and one of Europe’s&mdash;largest and most respected circus, and the Benneweis empire expanded beyond the boundaries of a single traveling circus.</div></td><td class='diff-marker'>+</td><td style="color:black; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #a3d3ff; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>On November 26, 1936 Eli Benneweis married a German foot juggler, Eva Charlotte Susanne Stensch (January 4, 1910-September 11, 1999). When <ins class="diffchange diffchange-inline">her husband</ins>, Ferdinand, died on April 10, 1945, <ins class="diffchange diffchange-inline">Irene </ins>inherited Cirkus Benneweis, which <ins class="diffchange diffchange-inline">Eli </ins>managed first in association with his mother. Eli Benneweis proved a smart and ambitious manager, and he quickly became the sole person in charge. Under his watch, Cirkus Benneweis evolved from a mid-sized traveling circus into Denmark’s&mdash;and one of Europe’s&mdash;largest and most respected circus, and the Benneweis empire expanded beyond the boundaries of a single traveling circus.</div></td></tr>
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<tr><td class='diff-marker'> </td><td style="background-color: #f9f9f9; color: #333333; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #e6e6e6; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>Right after WW II, the circus industry experienced an extraordinary boom all over Europe, but animal acts, which had become popular before the war, were still very scarce. One of Eli’s first moves was to reduce the large number of horses the show carried, and replace a good number of them with exotic animals and wild cats that Benneweis could rent out to other circuses. Through engagements of their animal acts in various European circuses, Manfred and Sonny Benneweis became well-known international circus personalities.</div></td><td class='diff-marker'> </td><td style="background-color: #f9f9f9; color: #333333; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #e6e6e6; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>Right after WW II, the circus industry experienced an extraordinary boom all over Europe, but animal acts, which had become popular before the war, were still very scarce. One of Eli’s first moves was to reduce the large number of horses the show carried, and replace a good number of them with exotic animals and wild cats that Benneweis could rent out to other circuses. Through engagements of their animal acts in various European circuses, Manfred and Sonny Benneweis became well-known international circus personalities.</div></td></tr>
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<tr><td class='diff-marker'> </td><td style="background-color: #f9f9f9; color: #333333; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #e6e6e6; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>[[File:Cirkus_Benneweis_Copenhagen_(c.1985).jpg|thumb|left|400px|Cirkus Benneweis in Copenhagen]]One of Eli’s most successful associations was with the Italian circus Palmiri. Its director, [[Egidio Palmiri]], didn’t have a large family, and didn’t own animals, which put him in a difficult position with regard to his competition: Major Italian circuses were large family affairs traveling with important menageries; their numerous animal acts (as well as most of their other acts) were presented by various family members. This was the case for the [[The Togni Family|Tognis]], the [[The Orfei Family|Orfeis]], and the [[The Casartelli Family|Casartellis]], but also for smaller circuses. Palmiri struck a deal with Eli Benneweis, and toured the ''Circo Italo-Danese Palmiri Benneweis'' in Italy from 1957 to 1965, with hired acts (mostly Italian), and a menagerie base from Cirkus Benneweis.</div></td><td class='diff-marker'> </td><td style="background-color: #f9f9f9; color: #333333; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #e6e6e6; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>[[File:Cirkus_Benneweis_Copenhagen_(c.1985).jpg|thumb|left|400px|Cirkus Benneweis in Copenhagen]]One of Eli’s most successful associations was with the Italian circus Palmiri. Its director, [[Egidio Palmiri]], didn’t have a large family, and didn’t own animals, which put him in a difficult position with regard to his competition: Major Italian circuses were large family affairs traveling with important menageries; their numerous animal acts (as well as most of their other acts) were presented by various family members. This was the case for the [[The Togni Family|Tognis]], the [[The Orfei Family|Orfeis]], and the [[The Casartelli Family|Casartellis]], but also for smaller circuses. Palmiri struck a deal with Eli Benneweis, and toured the ''Circo Italo-Danese Palmiri Benneweis'' in Italy from 1957 to 1965, with hired acts (mostly Italian), and a menagerie base from Cirkus Benneweis.</div></td></tr>
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<tr><td class='diff-marker'>−</td><td style="color:black; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #ffe49c; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>In 1970, Eli Benneweis rented the [[Cirkusbygningen (Copenhagen)|circus of Copenhagen]], <del class="diffchange diffchange-inline">near </del>the <del class="diffchange diffchange-inline">Tivoli amusement park</del>, <del class="diffchange diffchange-inline">that </del>the [[The Schumann Dynasty|Schumanns]] had vacated at the end of the 1969 season, after fifty-three years of exploitation. <del class="diffchange diffchange-inline">He </del>produced shows there each summer until 1990, independently from his touring circus, and the old Cirkus Schumann of Copenhagen became known as Cirkus Benneweis. <del class="diffchange diffchange-inline">He </del>also <del class="diffchange diffchange-inline">had interests in </del>other <del class="diffchange diffchange-inline">circus ventures</del>: Cirkus Korona in 1948, Cirkus Belli from 1955 <del class="diffchange diffchange-inline">to1957</del>, Circus Buster in 1959, and [[Circus Barum]] <del class="diffchange diffchange-inline">in Germany </del>from 1963 to 1967.</div></td><td class='diff-marker'>+</td><td style="color:black; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #a3d3ff; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>In 1970, Eli Benneweis rented the <ins class="diffchange diffchange-inline">historic </ins>[[Cirkusbygningen (Copenhagen)|circus <ins class="diffchange diffchange-inline">building </ins>of Copenhagen]], <ins class="diffchange diffchange-inline">at the center of </ins>the <ins class="diffchange diffchange-inline">capital</ins>, <ins class="diffchange diffchange-inline">which </ins>the [[The Schumann Dynasty|Schumanns]] had vacated at the end of the 1969 season, after fifty-three years of exploitation. <ins class="diffchange diffchange-inline">Eli </ins>produced shows there each summer until 1990, independently from his touring circus, and the old Cirkus Schumann of Copenhagen became known as Cirkus Benneweis. <ins class="diffchange diffchange-inline">In time, he </ins>also <ins class="diffchange diffchange-inline">came to own </ins>other <ins class="diffchange diffchange-inline">circuses</ins>: Cirkus Korona in 1948, Cirkus Belli from 1955 <ins class="diffchange diffchange-inline">to 1957</ins>, Circus Buster in 1959, and <ins class="diffchange diffchange-inline">he had interests in Germany's </ins>[[Circus Barum]] from 1963 to 1967.</div></td></tr>
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<tr><td class='diff-marker'> </td><td style="background-color: #f9f9f9; color: #333333; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #e6e6e6; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>In the 1980s, however, economic conditions were changing in Europe, and Eli Benneweis began to concentrate his attention to the sole Cirkus Benneweis. In 1990, he left the circus of Copenhagen, whose rent had become prohibitive. He traveled extensively, visiting other European circuses, and his silhouette ''à la'' Buffalo-Bill and his white Stetson hat became familiar throughout the circus world. He was President of the Danish Circus Directors Association, and, in 1969, he received a special award from the Danish Ministry of Culture in appreciation of his outstanding contribution to Denmark’s circus arts. He had long established his home at the circus’s winter quarters, in Dronningmølle.</div></td><td class='diff-marker'> </td><td style="background-color: #f9f9f9; color: #333333; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #e6e6e6; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>In the 1980s, however, economic conditions were changing in Europe, and Eli Benneweis began to concentrate his attention to the sole Cirkus Benneweis. In 1990, he left the circus of Copenhagen, whose rent had become prohibitive. He traveled extensively, visiting other European circuses, and his silhouette ''à la'' Buffalo-Bill and his white Stetson hat became familiar throughout the circus world. He was President of the Danish Circus Directors Association, and, in 1969, he received a special award from the Danish Ministry of Culture in appreciation of his outstanding contribution to Denmark’s circus arts. He had long established his home at the circus’s winter quarters, in Dronningmølle.</div></td></tr>
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<tr><td class='diff-marker'>−</td><td style="color:black; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #ffe49c; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>[[File:Nadia,_Diana_and_Dawid_Benneweis.jpg|thumb|right|400px|Nadia, Diana & Dawid Benneweis (2015)]]Eli Benneweis passed away, after a long a painful illness, on December 23, 1993. He was 83 years old. Eli and Eva had an adopted daughter, Diana (born in 1947), who was the biological daughter of Manfred Benneweis. Diana, who had long been the circus’s <del class="diffchange diffchange-inline">star </del>equestrienne and a fine animal trainer, inherited the family circus, and maintained its stellar reputation as Denmark’s premier circus.  </div></td><td class='diff-marker'>+</td><td style="color:black; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #a3d3ff; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>[[File:Nadia,_Diana_and_Dawid_Benneweis.jpg|thumb|right|400px|Nadia, Diana & Dawid Benneweis (2015)]]Eli Benneweis passed away, after a long a painful illness, on December 23, 1993. He was 83 years old. Eli and Eva had an adopted daughter, Diana (born in 1947), who was the biological daughter of Manfred Benneweis. Diana, who had long been the circus’s <ins class="diffchange diffchange-inline">principal </ins>equestrienne and a fine animal trainer, inherited the family circus, and maintained its stellar reputation as Denmark’s premier circus.  </div></td></tr>
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<tr><td class='diff-marker'>−</td><td style="color:black; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #ffe49c; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>Sonny Benneweis married Lis <del class="diffchange diffchange-inline">Twelve </del>Jensen (b.1936) on November 12, 1955, with whom he had three children: Kim, born June 12, 1956, who specialized in the presentation of elephants; Michael (known as Miller), born January 20, 1958, who took care of <del class="diffchange diffchange-inline">the </del>horse presentations; and Jacqueline (born April 26, 1966). Kim and Miller stayed with the circus until 1995, and then went on to work in other Danish circuses. Kim has since returned to the family circus to help his cousin Diana stage several of Cirkus Benneweis’s new productions.</div></td><td class='diff-marker'>+</td><td style="color:black; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #a3d3ff; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>Sonny Benneweis married Lis <ins class="diffchange diffchange-inline">Tolver </ins>Jensen (b.1936) on November 12, 1955, with whom he had three children: Kim, born June 12, 1956, who specialized in the presentation of elephants; Michael (known as Miller), born January 20, 1958, who took care of horse presentations; and Jacqueline (born April 26, 1966). Kim and Miller stayed with the circus until 1995, and then went on to work in other Danish circuses. Kim has since returned to the family circus to help his cousin Diana stage several of Cirkus Benneweis’s new productions.</div></td></tr>
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<tr><td class='diff-marker'> </td><td style="background-color: #f9f9f9; color: #333333; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #e6e6e6; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>Sonny and Lis Benneweis divorced in the late 1970s. On April 9, 1977, Sonny remarried Nelly Jane (Annette Otto Jensen&mdash;June 15, 1934-May 21, 2009), the very popular ringmistress of Cirkus Benneweis from 1971 to 1996, who also took care of the circus’s administrative duties.</div></td><td class='diff-marker'> </td><td style="background-color: #f9f9f9; color: #333333; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #e6e6e6; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>Sonny and Lis Benneweis divorced in the late 1970s. On April 9, 1977, Sonny remarried Nelly Jane (Annette Otto Jensen&mdash;June 15, 1934-May 21, 2009), the very popular ringmistress of Cirkus Benneweis from 1971 to 1996, who also took care of the circus’s administrative duties.</div></td></tr>
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<tr><td class='diff-marker'> </td><td style="background-color: #f9f9f9; color: #333333; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #e6e6e6; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>On November 26, 1936 Eli Benneweis married a German foot juggler, Eva Charlotte Susanne Stensch (January 4, 1910-September 11, 1999). When his father, Ferdinand, died on April 10, 1945, Eli inherited Cirkus Benneweis, which he managed first in association with his mother, Eva, for a couple of years. But Eli Benneweis proved a smart and ambitious manager, and he quickly became the sole person in charge. Under his watch, Cirkus Benneweis evolved from a mid-sized traveling circus into Denmark’s&mdash;and one of Europe’s&mdash;largest and most respected circus, and the Benneweis empire expanded beyond the boundaries of a single traveling circus.</div></td><td class='diff-marker'> </td><td style="background-color: #f9f9f9; color: #333333; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #e6e6e6; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>On November 26, 1936 Eli Benneweis married a German foot juggler, Eva Charlotte Susanne Stensch (January 4, 1910-September 11, 1999). When his father, Ferdinand, died on April 10, 1945, Eli inherited Cirkus Benneweis, which he managed first in association with his mother, Eva, for a couple of years. But Eli Benneweis proved a smart and ambitious manager, and he quickly became the sole person in charge. Under his watch, Cirkus Benneweis evolved from a mid-sized traveling circus into Denmark’s&mdash;and one of Europe’s&mdash;largest and most respected circus, and the Benneweis empire expanded beyond the boundaries of a single traveling circus.</div></td></tr>
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