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  • ...e Kludský Dynasty was an adjutant to Jan Sobiesky (1629-1696), the Polish King who saved Vienna from the Turkish invasion in 1683. (The Czech Kingdom&mdas ...shareholder of a combine whose ownership was divided between the Kludský brothers. Now a thriving entrepreneur, Antonín Senior had sent his other sons to sc
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  • '''Eden Brothers''' Circus [http://www.edencircus.com/ www.edencircus.com] '''Saratov''' State Circus (Circus Brothers Nikitin) [http://www.sarcircus.ru/ www.sarcircus.ru]
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  • Frank C. Bostock, "the Animal King," presents there the wild animal acts of his traveling menagerie in October ...incipally those produced by P.T. Barnum and J.A. Bailey, then the Ringling Brothers, and finally Feld Entertainment, Inc., the parent company of Ringling Bros.
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  • ...contracted Russian acts to perform in the United States, [[The Panteleenko Brothers]] (in 1990) and [[Elena Panova]] (in 1991) appeared at the Big Apple Circus
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  • ...er hero whose popularity, thanks to the Walt Disney movie ''Davy Crockett, King of the Wild Frontier'' (1955), had never been greater. ...old at a high profit in 1977 (today it has become Legoland), and the Smart brothers sold what remained of their company's assets in 1986. Afterward, Smart deve
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  • The family grew larger with the birth of two other brothers, Charlie Junior and Valentino. In 1930, the Rivels embarked on a long tour ...Continent. Then Charlie Rivel, who had performed his trapeze act with his brothers and had created with them a successful clown trio, The Andreu-Rivels, decid
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  • ...ng under a medium-size big top. It became so popular, apparently, that the King of Italy, Victor Emmanuel III, awarded Circo Togni the title of Circo Nazio ...children of Darix Togni. While Danila married performer Renzo Larible, her brothers launched the ''Jumbo Super Circus'' in 1974: a gigantic operation inspired
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  • ...x was already a star, they chose to call it ''Circo Darix Togni''. The two brothers revealed to be excellent circus directors, with a special talent for techni ...was the very first circus director to be received in audience by the Pope; King Farouk of Egypt presented him with a group of horses; and circus luminaries
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  • ...kopff (1823-1900). It was inaugurated on May 8, 1886 by the German "circus king," [[Ernst Renz|Ernst Jakob Renz]] (1814 -1892). At the time, circus tents w ...humann_(1953).JPG|thumb|right|400px|"Cirkus Schumann" (1953)]]The Schumann brothers returned to the Cirkusbygningen in 1918. They remained there until 1937 and
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  • ...d world of Chinese acrobatics in the People's Republic of China, the Qiang Brothers belonged to the [[Nanjing Acrobatic Troupe]], where they developed their re In 1986, the Qiang Brothers represented the Nanjing Acrobatic Troupe at the [[Festival Mondial du Cirqu
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  • ...[[Big Apple Circus]] production of ''The Big Apple Circus Meets The Monkey King'', with the [[Nanjing Acrobatic Troupe]] (1988) * Biography: [[The Qian Brothers]]
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  • ...ng|thumb|right|400px|The Cirque Napoléon in 1852]]After the abdication of King Louis-Philippe in 1848, the French Republic was proclaimed and Louis-Napolà ...Dynasty|Victor Franconi]] (1810-1897), Adolphe’s cousin, who had taught King Louis-Philippe’s children to ride, and had been the ''Écuyer Privé'' (p
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  • ...n, their parents settled in Paris shortly after World War II, and the Rios Brothers are generally perceived as French circus artists. ...ttle longer for it to reach its final format. When that happened, the Rios Brothers had become one the world’s greatest risley acts.
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  • ...ry Williams held a British passport, and the Althoffs—Carola and her brothers, [[Franz Althoff|Franz]] (1908-1987) and [[Adolf Althoff|Adolf]] (1913-1998 ...Gunther began to work as a jockey with the [[The Enders Brothers|Enders]] brothers, excellent equestrian acrobats who will remain with Circus Williams for man
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  • ...Mondial du Cirque de Demain]] in 1986 with the juggling act of [[The Qian Brothers]], a Silver Lion at the third annual Chinese National Acrobatic Competition ...the Big Apple Circus production of ''The Big Apple Circus Meets The Monkey King'' (1988)
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  • ...erors Maximilian I of Mexico, Dom Pedro of Brazil, and Mitsuhito of Japan, King Rama V of Siam, an assortment of Indian Rajahs, and for various government ...and his young apprentice, Berien. The bill was rounded off with the Orosco Brothers, "Spanish Gymnasts from Madrid;" Rodriguez, "Andalusian Jester;" Camillo in
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  • ...caravans and "walked about in it." Later claims in advertising state that King William IV and Queen Adelaide patronized the circus in August 1835, and it ...rian Amphitheatre'', which toured northern England with some of Mary Ann's brothers in the companies as equestrians. In one advertisement, Mary Ann was billed
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  • ...eer on the juggler on horseback Jean Chancelet, the acrobatic feats of the brothers René and Jacques Dauvergne, and the young equestrian Jules Lejars—wh ...the Royal Stables and Director of the Equestrian Academy offered to him by King William of Holland was more appealing than exhausting international circus
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  • ...onal newspaper announced the "Death of Britain’s Nº 1 Showman" and the "King of the Modern Circus," indicating the unrivalled position in which the show ...Pissiutis]]’ riding act; the clowns [[Gobert Belling]], the [[Benedetti Brothers]], and [[Theodore]] and Partners; [[Mona Connors]]’ equestrian act; the [
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  • ...ary 27, 1902, the elder of two sons of the man who would be hailed as the "King of the Modern Circus." Cyril was educated at Harrow and Cambridge, becoming ...ent on the continent (following the disappointing news that [[The Ringling Brothers|John Ringling]] couldn’t bring over from America ''The Greatest Show On E
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  • ...his older brother Bonar, the ''Hillston Spectator'' remarked: "The Collino Brothers perform one of the most dangerous feats ever performed on the elastic rope, ...eanos got to Sydney and joined the King Carnival. They went north with the King Carnival, struggling all the way, but they did get good business in Rockham
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  • ...mes and in music hall (vaudeville). In 1943, they appeared as the "Cairoli Brothers" in the movie ''Happidrome'', a visual version of the popular BBC comedy ra ...the London Palladium (London’s legendary music hall, where the "Cairoli Brothers" had already worked) in a George Black revue titled ''If It’s Laughter Yo
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  • ...unheard of in any British tenting circus. The big top had also two sets of king poles (main masts) and stakes, so that one set could be erected before the ...uring the tour, due to the lack of experience of its owners. But the Mills brothers were certainly learning fast, as their subsequent venture with the tenting
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  • ...been graced by such illustrious funny men as [[Rico & Alex]], the [[Albano Brothers]], [[Pompoff Thedy Family|Pompoff y Thedy]], the [[The Andreu-Rivels|Andreu ...West spectacular, ''Rodeo U.S.A.'', which featured the trick-roper [[Lance King]], [[David Rosaire]] and his comedy horse, and the troupe of Cossack riders
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  • ...08-1986), and his mother was also a remarkable equestrienne. Jenda had two brothers, Antonin Joszi, known as [[Tony Smaha, Jr.]] (1949-2008), and [[Pero Smaha| ...minent circus. They stayed there until they were offered a contract with [[King Bros. Circus]], which brought them to the United States in 1956. By then, J
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  • ...eisty Babe would often say, "My family was in the circus when the Ringling brothers were still wearing wooden shoes." ...the Big Apple Circus production of ''The Big Apple Circus Meets the Monkey King'' (1988).
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  • The brothers [[Vladimir Durov|Vladimir]] (1863-1934) and [[Anatoly Durov]] (1864-1916), ...most of them presented their acts in the clown costume made famous by both brothers (who worked in exactly the same style), replete with an Elizabethan ruff an
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  • ...tland, fending off profitably a fierce competition with the English circus king, [["Lord" John Sanger]]. ...ists, among whom the celebrated clowns, the [[Olschansky Family|Olschansky Brothers]]. The performances ended, in good Parisian fashion, with a pantomime&mdash
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  • ...uthwestern Latvia, which was then part of the Russian Empire. He had seven brothers and sisters. ...[[Charlie Cairoli|Cairolis]]. The wartime winter seasons were spent at the King's Hall Christmas Circus at [[Belle Vue Circus|Belle Vue]], Manchester, or w
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  • ...rcus, propelled them to the heights of Soviet society. However, if the Kio brothers' private lives have been largely exposed to the public, their and their fat ...eodor Emilevich Hirschfeld-Renard and Beatrice, née Fukelman, and had two brothers, Felix, an economist who was eventually arrested as a Trotskyist anarchist
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  • ...: Marie Louise Albertine Walpurgis, known as Wally, born in 1868; two twin brothers, of whom little is known, born in 1869; Therese Edwig, born in 1971, who di ...tainly more attuned to his newly reached status of "Zirkus-König" (Circus King).
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  • ...that traveled with a full Dining Department. Pike started with the Miller Brothers’ [[101 Ranch Wild West Show]], the last of the great American Wild West s ...popularity. At the end of the season, the circus sold its animals to the [[King Bros. Circus]], and the Herriotts, father and son, moved with them.
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  • ...petition, the circus was well received: In Turin, it received the visit of King Vittorio Emanuele III, who rewarded Carl Krone with the title of Commander ...s the movie character and presented him in their show as "Tromba The Tiger King."
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  • ...book ''L’Acrobatie et les Acrobates'' (1903). Loyal brought with him his brothers, his sons, and an important roster of artists that, on the opening night, c ...ad long been associated with the famous acrobats and pantomimists [[Hanlon Brothers]] and had authored and choreographed several ballets.
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  • ...(1815-1892), created his own circus in 1845, he was joined by the Schumann brothers, who formed the bulk of the company together with Renz himself, his wife An ...n [[Circus Renz]]. However, his old mentor, Ernst Renz, the German "Circus King," had died on April 3, 1892, and his son, [[Ernst Renz|Franz]] (1841-1901),
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  • ...g]] had settled there in 1912, soon followed by his brother [[The Ringling Brothers|Charles]]. After the Florida land-boom collapse of 1927, John Ringling brou ...her balancing trapeze act professionally. She then went on to work with [[King Bros. Circus]], and with [[Carson & Barnes Circus]], where she premiered a
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  • Rico and Alex were not, as it is often the case with clown duets, brothers: They were uncle (Alex) and nephew (Rico). The Italian Briatore dynasty had ...d them to play at the Palacio Real (Royal Palace); they also performed for King Victor Emmanuel III of Italy. In the 1920s, they began to offer two acts: T
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  • ...significant number of circuses and circus performers since [[The Ringling Brothers|John and Charles Ringing]] moved their winter quarters there in 1927. '''The Alexis Brothers''' (hand-to-hand balancers),
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  • When the United States entered WW1 in December 1917, both brothers were drafted and joined the Army. They resumed performing after the war. Th ...ing that time that he started working with [[Mark Huling]]. Huling and his brothers ran multiple sea lion acts, and three of them worked in three rings with th
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