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  • ...e (excerpts), in the TV show ''La Pista dei Clowns'', filmed at the Royal Circus in Stockholm (1977)
    328 B (47 words) - 02:33, 24 August 2013
  • ...has produced five generations of funnymen, some of whom have become major circus stars in Spain as well as abroad: Pompoff y Thedy, arguably the greatest Sp ...05, and her family had been playing the fairgrounds long before the modern circus was created by [[Philip Astley]] in 1770. Gabriel and Virginie had fifteen
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  • ...by Faye Moses (who was to marry [[Hugo Zacchini]]). Faye had trained in a circus program that existed then at Florida State University in Tallahassee, and s ...for Terry, the diminutive of her second name, Teresa.) She worked in every circus discipline, on the ground and in the air, including tumbling and high wire.
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  • ...a Schumann]]), in the TV show ''La Piste des Clowns'', filmed at the Royal Circus in Stockholm (1977)
    270 B (36 words) - 01:41, 3 August 2013
  • ...iners of his generation. Although he came from a well-established European circus family, he spent most of his career on stage in the United States, working ...enda, was the son of Antonin and Ingebord Vinicky. His father was a famous circus equestrian known in the business as [[Toni Smaha]] (1908-1986), and his mo
    7 KB (1,075 words) - 20:03, 7 May 2018
  • ...Gerry Troupe was one of the most successful high wire acts on the European circus scene in the late forties, fifties, and early sixties. Starting in 1945, th ...ertram Mills Circus]] at Olympia and the [[Harringay Circus]] in London; [[Circus Strassburger]] in Holland. They also appeared outdoors in several amusement
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  • ...and during the Soviet regime, originated one of Russia’s most important circus dynasties. Their name still resonates today in Russian lore and culture, an To the circus historian, however, finding one’s way into the intricacy of their expande
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  • ...hey were invited to participate in the 32nd edition of the [[International Circus Festival of Monte Carlo]], where they had the rare privilege of a standing ...other venues. In the United States, they were featured in the [[Big Apple Circus]] production of ''Dream Big'', in 2011-2012. Just before that engagement, t
    5 KB (747 words) - 18:25, 15 October 2013
  • ...common denominator between Roman and modern circuses is the word itself, ''circus'', which means in Latin as in English, "circle". ===Philip Astley: The Father Of The Modern Circus===
    32 KB (4,908 words) - 23:56, 14 October 2023
  • ==Equestrian, Acrobat, Clown, Circus Owner== ...created there toured extensively, and where he even established a resident circus in Paris.
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  • ==Carola Williams And Her Circus== ...he Althoff Dynasty|Althoffs]], she ran from 1945 to 1968 a very successful circus, which presented elegant shows with excellent artists and outstanding eques
    34 KB (5,271 words) - 19:34, 17 September 2020
  • ...have made his one of the great names of the twentieth century’s European circus. ...]], a French equestrian who had settled in Sweden, where he originated his circus dynasty in the 19th century.
    47 KB (7,749 words) - 22:22, 27 October 2023
  • ...for his long partnership with [[Charlie Cairoli]] at Blackpool’s [[Tower Circus]]. He was, however, first and foremost a musician. Born on 26th August, 190 ...he very popular hotel orchestras of the period—this one based at the Royal York Hotel in Toronto. Billy Bisset’s Band came to visit England in 1936,
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  • ...st prize came with a scholarship to train at Moscow’s [[State College of Circus and Variety Arts]]. There, he was trained by the legendary acrobat and hand ...ow based in the United States. In 2013, Angelo returned to Peru to produce circus shows in Lima.
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  • ...iste des Clowns'', filmed at the [[Cirkus at Djurgården (Stockholm)|Royal Circus]] in Stockholm (1977)
    296 B (41 words) - 19:41, 1 July 2013
  • ...r, an acrobat on trampoline, and a teeterboard acrobat (with the [[Tom Mix Circus]]), and even joined for a time the equestrian troupe of the legendary [[Poo ...ing in variety shows, which were more comfortable (and lucrative) than the circus.
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  • ...as Bertha Pauwels, a versatile performer who came from a well-known French circus family. ...no’s act was ready and he made his juggling debut at the fabled Parisian circus.
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  • ...cats made their professional debuts in 2001 in an edition of the [[Moscow Circus]] On Ice. ...years, she has been featured with [[Cole Bros. Circus]], [[Royal Hanneford Circus]], and with [[Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey]]. She has also appeared a
    2 KB (287 words) - 04:01, 7 May 2018
  • ...du Cirque de Demain]] in Paris, and the Bronze Lion at the [[International Circus Festival of Wuqiao]] in China. ...cluding the Paradis Latin, the legendary Lido of Paris, and of course, the Royal Palace in Kirrwiller. Menno and Emily fell in love, and eventually got marr
    2 KB (367 words) - 18:47, 28 March 2018
  • A fourth-generation circus performer (through her mother), Lola Dobritch (1922-2008) was one of the gr ...dancer. She made her debut on the wire at age ten, in 1932, in the family circus.
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