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Djando uploaded "File:Cyrk Nº4.jpg" Polish poster for the performance of ''State Circus Nº4'' in Katowice, designed by M. Lubczynska (1952) — ''Document: Contemporary Posters, New York''

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−	Polish poster for the performances of ''~~State~~ Circus Nº4'' in Katowice, Poland, designed by M. Lubczyńska (1952) — ''Document courtesy of Contemporary Posters, New York — [http://www.contemporaryposters.com www.contemporaryposters.com]''	+	Polish poster for the performances of the State-owned ''Circus Nº4'' in Katowice, Poland, designed by M. Lubczyńska. The rather unappealing title of this circus, well in the style of the early, Soviet-controlled communist government of Poland, offers an interesting contrast with the very traditional circus atmosphere depicted on its poster. (1952) — ''Document courtesy of Contemporary Posters, New York — [http://www.contemporaryposters.com www.contemporaryposters.com]''

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 File:Polish_Chinese_Circus_Poster.jpg|Film poster by Marian Walentynowicz (1951)
 File:Grock_Henryk_Tomaszewski.jpg|Film poster by Henryk Tomaszewski (1956)
 File:Cyrk_Poster_Gorka_3.jpg|Poster by Wiktor Gorka (1964)

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	* Jamie Clubb's Blogspot [http://jamieclubb.blogspot.com/ jamieclubb.blogspot.com]		* Jamie Clubb's Blogspot [http://jamieclubb.blogspot.com/ jamieclubb.blogspot.com]
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		+	* Memoria Circo [http://www.memoriacirco.cl/ www.memoriacirco.cl]

	* Monarchia Circense [http://monarchiacircense.blogspot.com/ monarchiacircense.blogspot.com]		* Monarchia Circense [http://monarchiacircense.blogspot.com/ monarchiacircense.blogspot.com]

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 ===The Flying Codonas===
-When Alfredo returned to the family fold, Eduardo began to build a flying trapeze act for him, working as his catcher before training Lalo in that capacity. Alfredo quickly showed a taste and a natural ability for flying. He had also an innate grace: Another flying legend, [[Art Concello]], once remarked that "If Alfredo had been run over by a truck, he’d have done it so gracefully that your first instinct might have been to applaud." The Flying Codonas made their first notable appearance in Australia, performing for three seasons (1913-1915) with the [[Wirth Circus]], in an act that was composed of Alfredo and Lalo, and Ruth Farris and Steve Outch, two young Australian flyers. (Outch had worked as a flyer before, but Farris was probably there to provide the required "feminine element" to the act.)
+When Alfredo returned to the family fold, Eduardo began to build a flying trapeze act for him, working as his catcher before training Lalo in that capacity. Alfredo quickly showed a taste and a natural ability for flying. He had also an innate grace: Another flying legend, [[Art Concello]], once remarked that "If Alfredo had been run over by a truck, he’d have done it so gracefully that your first instinct might have been to applaud." The Flying Codonas made their first notable appearance in Australia, performing for three seasons (1913-1915) with the [[Wirth Circus]], in an act that was composed of Alfredo and Lalo, and Ruth Farris and Steve Outch, two young Australian flyers. (Outch was already an experienced flyer, and had worked before with the [[Flying Jordans]], but Farris was probably there to provide the required "feminine element" to the act.)
 [[File:Codonas_(1913).jpg|thumb|right|260px|The Flying Codonas in 1913]]At the end of 1915, the Codonas returned home with Steve Outch in tow. Alfredo and Lalo had gained by then a good flying experience, and the trio secured a contract for the 1916 season with the fourteen-person strong [[Siegrist-Silbon Troupe]]&mdash;whom Alfredo had met in 1910, when he was working on the Barnum & Bailey show. The Siegrist-Silbons, one of the best flying acts in the business at the time, had created a spectacular act that was performed with two flying trapeze frames placed in a cross. It is in the Sigriest-Silbon Troupe that Alfredo met a young brunette who was, like him, a newcomer to the act, Cincinnati-born Clara Groves, née Curtin (1894-1972).

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 From 1983 on, she created a long list of original liberty and high-school acts, sometimes with the help of her father, Max (who rejoined her in 1992 and remained with the Big Apple Circus until 2003), or of Katherine and Max, her and Paul's children. She also presented her version of the equestrian classic, ''The Courier of St. Petersburg'', in 1986 and again in 1989-90.
-Katja and Paul separated in 2004, at which time Katja went to work with [[Circus Flora]] in St. Louis, Missouri, before returning to Scandinavia in 2007, where she worked with [[Cirkus Dannebrog]] and other organizations.
+Katja and Paul separated in 2004, at which time Katja went to work with [[Circus Flora]] in St. Louis, Missouri, before returning to Europe in 2007, where she worked with such circuses as [[Cirkus Dannebrog]] and [[Circus Mascot]] in Denmark, and other organizations.
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−	Giovanni and Nikolai Huesca were born to a circus family of Spanish, Italian, Austrian, and Irish descent. Their father is Natalino "[[Fumagalli]]" Huesca, one of Europe's most famous clowns. Their paternal grandfather was Austrian, their paternal grandmother an Italian of Spanish descent with ties to such great Italian circus dynasties as Larible and [[The Casartelli Family\|Casartelli]]. Giovanni and Nikoloai's mother, Angela, was born [[The Fossett Family\|Fossett]], a legendary Irish circus dynasty. The two brothers were trained in all traditional acrobatic disciplines and specialized in icarism or risley. Among other venues, they ~~have~~ been featured at [[Cirkus Benneweis]] in Denmark ~~and~~ the [[Big Apple Circus]] in the United States.	+	Giovanni (1986-2013) and Nikolai Huesca were born to a circus family of Spanish, Italian, Austrian, and Irish descent. Their father, Natalino "[[Fumagalli]]" Huesca, is one of Europe's most famous clowns. Their paternal grandfather was Austrian, their paternal grandmother an Italian of Spanish descent with ties to such great Italian circus dynasties as Larible and [[The Casartelli Family\|Casartelli]]. Finally, Giovanni and Nikoloai's mother, Angela, was born [[The Fossett Family\|Fossett]], a legendary Irish circus dynasty.
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		+	The two brothers were trained in all traditional acrobatic disciplines and specialized in icarism, or risley. Among other venues, they had been featured at [[Cirkus Benneweis]] in Denmark, the [[Big Apple Circus]] in the United States, and [[Circus Knie]] in Switzerland. Sadly, their act was short-lived: in 2011, Giovanni began to fight a brain tumor that eventually took his life on April 25, 2013.

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 File:Cyrk_Poster_Mlodozeniec.jpg|Poster by Jan Mlodozeniec (1974)
 File:Cyrk_Poster_Sawka.jpg|Poster by Jan Sawka (1974)
 File:Cyrk_Poster_Neugebauer_6.jpg|Poster by Jacek Neugebauer (1975)
 File:Cyrk_Poster_Kotarbinski.jpg|Poster by Jan Kotarbinski (1975)

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−	"Cyrk" poster designed by Stanislaw Miedza-Tomaszewski (~~1958~~-~~1975~~), Poland (1975) — ''Document courtesy of Contemporary Posters, New York — [http://www.contemporaryposters.com www.contemporaryposters.com]''	+	"Cyrk" poster designed by Stanislaw Miedza-Tomaszewski (1913-2005), Poland (1975) — ''Document courtesy of Contemporary Posters, New York — [http://www.contemporaryposters.com www.contemporaryposters.com]''

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 File:Cyrk_Poster_Neugebauer.jpg|Poster by Jacek Neugebauer (1971)
 File:Cyrk_Poster_Hilscher_Tiger.jpg|Poster by Hubert Hilscher (1971)
 File:Cyrk_Poster_Urbanjec_2.jpg|Poster by Maciej Urbanjec (1973)
 File:Cyrk_Poster_Hilscher_Monkey.jpg|Poster by Hubert Hilscher (1973)

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−	The Siegrist-Silbons Troupe, flying act. [[Alfredo Codona]] is lying on the first row, Lalo Codona and [[The Codonas\|Clara Curtin]] are right behind him; [[Steve ~~Ousch~~]] is standing, second from the left (1916) — ''Photo: F.W. Glasier - The John & Mabel Ringling Museum of Arts, Glasier Glass Plate Negative Collection''	+	The Siegrist-Silbons Troupe, flying act. [[Alfredo Codona]] is lying on the first row, Lalo Codona and [[The Codonas\|Clara Curtin]] are right behind him; [[Steve Outch]] is standing, second from the left (1916) — ''Photo: F.W. Glasier - The John & Mabel Ringling Museum of Arts, Glasier Glass Plate Negative Collection''

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 ===The Flying Codonas===
-When Alfredo returned to the family fold, Eduardo began to build a flying trapeze act for him, working as his catcher before training Lalo in that capacity. Alfredo quickly showed a taste and a natural ability for flying. He had also an innate grace: Another flying legend, [[Art Concello]], once remarked that "If Alfredo had been run over by a truck, he’d have done it so gracefully that your first instinct might have been to applaud." The Flying Codonas made their first notable appearance in Australia, performing for three seasons (1913-1915) with the [[Wirth Circus]], in an act that was composed of Alfredo and Lalo, and Ruth Farris and Steve Ousch, two young Australian flyers. (Ousch had worked as a flyer before, but Farris was probably there to provide the required "feminine element" to the act.)
+When Alfredo returned to the family fold, Eduardo began to build a flying trapeze act for him, working as his catcher before training Lalo in that capacity. Alfredo quickly showed a taste and a natural ability for flying. He had also an innate grace: Another flying legend, [[Art Concello]], once remarked that "If Alfredo had been run over by a truck, he’d have done it so gracefully that your first instinct might have been to applaud." The Flying Codonas made their first notable appearance in Australia, performing for three seasons (1913-1915) with the [[Wirth Circus]], in an act that was composed of Alfredo and Lalo, and Ruth Farris and Steve Outch, two young Australian flyers. (Outch had worked as a flyer before, but Farris was probably there to provide the required "feminine element" to the act.)
-[[File:Codonas_(1913).jpg|thumb|right|260px|The Flying Codonas in 1913]]At the end of 1915, the Codonas returned home with Steve Ousch in tow. Alfredo and Lalo had gained by then a good flying experience, and the trio secured a contract for the 1916 season with the fourteen-person strong [[Siegrist-Silbon Troupe]]&mdash;whom Alfredo had met in 1910, when he was working on the Barnum & Bailey show. The Siegrist-Silbons, one of the best flying acts in the business at the time, had created a spectacular act that was performed with two flying trapeze frames placed in a cross. It is in the Sigriest-Silbon Troupe that Alfredo met a young brunette who was, like him, a newcomer to the act, Cincinnati-born Clara Groves, née Curtin (1894-1972).
+[[File:Codonas_(1913).jpg|thumb|right|260px|The Flying Codonas in 1913]]At the end of 1915, the Codonas returned home with Steve Outch in tow. Alfredo and Lalo had gained by then a good flying experience, and the trio secured a contract for the 1916 season with the fourteen-person strong [[Siegrist-Silbon Troupe]]&mdash;whom Alfredo had met in 1910, when he was working on the Barnum & Bailey show. The Siegrist-Silbons, one of the best flying acts in the business at the time, had created a spectacular act that was performed with two flying trapeze frames placed in a cross. It is in the Sigriest-Silbon Troupe that Alfredo met a young brunette who was, like him, a newcomer to the act, Cincinnati-born Clara Groves, née Curtin (1894-1972).
-Alfredo and Clara fell in love. Alfredo also realized that with Alfredo, Ousch, and Clara as "the feminine element," he could rebuild his own act. Clara divorced her husband, Indian Groves (who was part of a casting act, The Valentinos), and the quatuor left the Siegrist-Silbons in the winter of 1917 to debut their brand new flying act at the popular [[Circo Pubillones]] in Havana, Cuba&mdash;where Alfredo and Clara also got married. The Codonas remained with Circo Pubillones until 1918. (They shared the bill with [[Alfred Court]], who was still an acrobat then, and performed a perch pole act.)  But the ambitious Alfredo was not satisfied just to have his own flying act; his new goal was to replicate Ernie Clarke’s exploit, the elusive triple somersault on the flying trapeze.
+Alfredo and Clara fell in love. Alfredo also realized that with Alfredo, Outch, and Clara as "the feminine element," he could rebuild his own act. Clara divorced her husband, Indian Groves (who was part of a casting act, The Valentinos), and the quatuor left the Siegrist-Silbons in the winter of 1917 to debut their brand new flying act at the popular [[Circo Pubillones]] in Havana, Cuba&mdash;where Alfredo and Clara also got married. The Codonas remained with Circo Pubillones until 1918. (They shared the bill with [[Alfred Court]], who was still an acrobat then, and performed a perch pole act.)  But the ambitious Alfredo was not satisfied just to have his own flying act; his new goal was to replicate Ernie Clarke’s exploit, the elusive triple somersault on the flying trapeze.
 The British flyer Ernest Clarke (1876-1941), with his brother Charles (1878-1951) as his catcher, was the star of [[The Clarkonians]]. The Clarkonians’ act was quite extraordinary in that it was just a two-person flying act, with nobody on the return platform to help the flyer. But Ernie Clarke was an outstanding flyer: He did, among other tricks, a remarkable double somersault followed by a full twist to the catcher! Ernie and Charles Clarke had secured the triple in 1910, while working with the [[Ringling Bros. Circus]]; but although they attempted it regularly in performance, they were not always successful. In time, the physical strain the trick put on both flyer and catcher led Ernie Clarke to drop the triple from his repertoire. (It must be noted that he was already thirty-six years old when he first mastered the trick!)
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-[[File:Los_Codona_poster.jpg|thumb|left|280px|The Codonas in Europe (c.1925)]]The Codonas quickly became the talk of Circusdom. They moved up the following year (1920) to ''The Greatest Show On Earth''&mdash;the newly combined [[Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey]] show. They were now a trio, Alfredo having a repertoire spectacular enough to do without a hired extra flyer. They presented their triple for the first time at the show’s opening at the Chicago Coliseum. Good looking, charismatic, and extremely pleasant to watch (not to mention spectacular), Alfredo Codona became a true circus star, and The Codonas a much sought-after flying act. Star acts of the Ringling shows were often in demand in Europe during their winter break, and The Codonas were no exception indeed; they would work regularly on the Old Continent in major circuses and variety theaters.
+The Codonas quickly became the talk of Circusdom. They moved up the following year (1920) to ''The Greatest Show On Earth''&mdash;the newly combined [[Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey]] show. They were now a trio, Alfredo having a repertoire spectacular enough to do without a hired extra flyer. They presented their triple for the first time at the show’s opening at the Chicago Coliseum. Good looking, charismatic, and extremely pleasant to watch (not to mention spectacular), Alfredo Codona became a true circus star, and The Codonas a much sought-after flying act. Star acts of the Ringling shows were often in demand in Europe during their winter break, and The Codonas were no exception indeed; they would work regularly on the Old Continent in major circuses and variety theaters.
-Their first winter contract abroad was in 1922, at the [[Coliseu dos Recreios (Lisbon)|Coliseu dos Recreios]] in Lisbon, Portugal&mdash;then one of Europe’s most prestigious resident circuses. The following winter (1923), they were in Barcelona, Spain, with the French circus [[Cirque Palisse|Palisse]]&mdash;a luxurious traveling construction that belonged to the clown Palisse, and which made prolonged stands in the cities it visited. (A little more than a decade later, Palisse’s construction became the traveling unit of Paris’s [[Cirque Medrano (Paris)|Cirque Medrano]].)
+[[File:Los_Codona_poster.jpg|thumb|left|280px|The Codonas in Europe (c.1925)]]Their first winter contract abroad was in 1922, at the [[Coliseu dos Recreios (Lisbon)|Coliseu dos Recreios]] in Lisbon, Portugal&mdash;then one of Europe’s most prestigious resident circuses. The following winter (1923), they were in Barcelona, Spain, with the French circus [[Cirque Palisse|Palisse]]&mdash;a luxurious traveling construction that belonged to the clown Palisse, and which made prolonged stands in the cities it visited. (A little more than a decade later, Palisse’s construction became the traveling unit of Paris’s [[Cirque Medrano (Paris)|Cirque Medrano]].)
 They spent the year 1925 in Europe, first appearing at [[Circus Hagenbeck (Stellingen)|Circus Hagenbeck]] in Stellingen (near Hamburg).  At Berlin’s famous [[Wintergarten (Berlin)|Wintergarten]], their act was filmed to be integrated in Ewald André Dupont’s movie, ''Varieté'' (1925), starring Emil Jannings (doubled in the air by Lalo), Lya de Putti (doubled by Clara), and Warwick Ward (doubled by Alfredo). The film, which was released in Great Britain as ''Variety'', in France as ''Varietés'', and in the United States as ''Vaudeville'', was a huge international success. It told a tragic love story involving a trio of flying trapeze stars, but although the Codonas had given the characters their credibility in the air, they were not given any on-screen credit.