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[[File:Circus_Schumann_in_Frankfurt_(1908).jpg|right|250px]]The Circus-Theater Albert Schumann (also known as ''Circus Schumann'', and later, ''Schumann Theater'') stood in Frankfurt am Main, Germany, from 1905 to 1944. It was located near the Hauptbahnhof (the main train station), at the center of the city, occupying the block between Taunusstrasse, Kaiserstrasse, Wesserstrasse and Elbstrasse. What had remained of the building after the massive Allied bombing of March 1944 was demolished in 1960, and an important part of Frankfurt’s rich cultural history went up in smoke with it.  The building had been established by the great German equestrian and circus director Albert Schumann (1858-1939), who had already taken over the old Zirkus Renz in Berlin, and had built another ''Circus Albert Schumann'' in Vienna..... ([[Circus Schumann (Frankfurt)|more...]])
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Viktor Tikhonov (1917-1991) was a major star of the Soviet Circus and an outstanding and amazingly innovative animal trainer. He displayed remarkable elegance and grace in the ring—a rather uncommon quality in his field. His son, Vitaly Tikhonov, carried on his father’s tradition and matched his accomplishments with great success. Viktor Tikhonov also mentored the Russian animal trainer Larissa Tikhonova. Viktor Petrovich Tikhonov was born on March 18, 1917 in Russia, in the midst of the so-called "February Revolution." His father, Pyotr, was a fairground entertainer who worked the balagans (the Russian fairground booths) with a sharpshooter act. Viktor made his debut as a child performer with his father, beginning as an acrobat and developing in time his own sharpshooting skills..... ([[Viktor Tikhonov|more...]])
  
 
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In The Spotlight

VIKTOR TIKHONOV

Viktor Tikhonov (1917-1991) was a major star of the Soviet Circus and an outstanding and amazingly innovative animal trainer. He displayed remarkable elegance and grace in the ring—a rather uncommon quality in his field. His son, Vitaly Tikhonov, carried on his father’s tradition and matched his accomplishments with great success. Viktor Tikhonov also mentored the Russian animal trainer Larissa Tikhonova. Viktor Petrovich Tikhonov was born on March 18, 1917 in Russia, in the midst of the so-called "February Revolution." His father, Pyotr, was a fairground entertainer who worked the balagans(Russian) Fairground booths or theaters. (the Russian fairground booths) with a sharpshooter act. Viktor made his debut as a child performer with his father, beginning as an acrobat and developing in time his own sharpshooting skills..... (more...)

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