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• Circus Sarrasani
  ...ts and animals performed on three rings simultaneously, the huge traveling menagerie filled with an extensive collection of exotic animals, all that made indeed ...added the Czech [[Cirkus Kludsky|Kludsky]], who also had its roots in the menagerie business.)
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• John Herriott
  ...animal trainer and circus owner, third-generation of one of the few truly American circus dynasties. He was born on January 15, 1931 in St. Peter, Minnesota t ...the Miller Brothers’ [[101 Ranch Wild West Show]], the last of the great American Wild West shows, which toured the United States from 1907 to 1939.
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• Cirque Medrano (Paris)
  ...ken leg and a broken arm, Louis was forced to abandon bareback riding. The great Equestrian Master [[François Baucher]] (1796-1873), who was Dejean’s equ ...ugh to accommodate the fair’s booths and carousels, and even a traveling menagerie, but not a circus tent. Luckily, Fernando found an empty lot at the corner
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• Franz Czeisler (Tihany)
  ...t his first one in a visiting traveling circus, working as a helper in the menagerie. Franz "Tihany" Czeisler had two great qualities, essential to succeed in show business: An engaging personality a
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• The Kornilov Dynasty
  ...exception that confirms the rule: Since 1929, they have not only been the great Russian elephant-training specialists, but they also have been among the wo ...the great port city on the Volga river, where he discovered the traveling menagerie of Ivan Lazarevich Filatov (1873-1956)—the father of the legendary Ru
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• Circus Krone
  ...s of quality initiated by its founder, Carl Krone, as well as its original menagerie’s heritage. Its tours in many European countries, especially between the ...n audiences to their first three-ring circus traveling with a full-fledged menagerie.
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• Nouveau Cirque (Paris)
  ...ded ornaments by Etienne Cornellier (1837-1902), floral decorations by the great specialist of the genre, Eugène Petit (1839-1886), and eleven frescoes dep ...hat the Nouveau Cirque offered its spectators, with lovely naiads having a great time and boisterous clowns falling into the water with a big splash.
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• Franz Althoff
  ...hat era to develop an acceptable compromise between the grandiosity of the American-style three-ring circus and the refinement and intimacy of the traditional ...well as his genial personality, helped him close important deals with the American movie industry. A remarkably gifted animal trainer, he created spectacular
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• Alexandre Palisse
  ...by Ernest Grenier (1855-1920), which presented a mixture of short films (a great novelty then) and variety acts. Adrienne Grenier (1882-1959), the owner's d ...ing under canvas were generally seen as second-rate. Even though the giant American circus [[Barnum & Bailey]] had made a strong impression in the French provi
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• Pablo Noel
  ...en he lost his mother; he was adopted by Louis Bouillon, a cat trainer and menagerie owner better known as [[Ivanoff]], in whose family he grew up. ...|left|280px|Ivanoff (c.1935)]]The territory covered by Ivanoff's traveling menagerie encompassed the south of France, Spain, and North Africa, where its owner w
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