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- ...the USSR) on February 18, 1972 in a family that was not connected with the circus: Both her parents worked for import-export companies. As a child, the mixtu ...ymnasts there did: she enrolled in Kiev’s State Institute of Variety and Circus Arts in Ukraine (still part of the Soviet Union at the time). The year was5 KB (725 words) - 20:52, 28 February 2023
- ...oscow)|State College for Circus and Variety Arts]]—the famous Moscow Circus School. ...cus]]. In 1991, Kuznetsov left the Zemskov Troupe for Moscow’s [[Bolshoi Circus]], where he started working on a Russian Barre act of his own.3 KB (448 words) - 21:31, 3 June 2021
- ...my, and the Woodcock elephants (Anna May, Ned, and Amy) in the [[Big Apple Circus]] production of ''Carnevale In Venice'' (1993).310 B (42 words) - 22:27, 11 June 2014
File:Anna May and Stormy Wiilliams (1986).jpg Anna May (the elephant) and Stormy Williams on the [[Big Apple Circus]] backlot (1986) — ''Photo © Howard Whalberg''(992 × 1,500 (534 KB)) - 19:29, 5 July 2010- Ben Williams and Anna May, Elephant Act, in the [[Big Apple Circus]] production of ''Grandma Goes West'' (1989).234 B (30 words) - 19:59, 7 September 2013
- ...ed period of forty years, from 1939 through 1979, at Blackpool’s [[Tower Circus]], of which he became the undisputed star and, without a doubt, the most po ...an old French circus family of Italian origins—like so many ancient circus families anywhere else in the world. As for [[Jean-Marie Cairoli]] (1879-123 KB (3,743 words) - 21:17, 27 October 2023
- [[File:Circus_Nikitin_in_Moscow.jpg|right|400px|thumb|Circus Nikitin in Moscow (c.1915)]] ==Circus Entrepreneurs==15 KB (2,403 words) - 20:31, 27 April 2022
- ==Circus Director and Impresario== ...evements were the introduction of theatrical aesthetics into the traveling circus performance, a modern approach to public relations and marketing, his fores23 KB (3,505 words) - 20:54, 8 February 2024
- #REDIRECT: [[Circus Williams]] [[Category:Circuses|Spanischer National Circus]]80 B (8 words) - 04:17, 4 April 2013
- ...Pedro and Juan began performing a trapeze act. Pedro later joined another circus, Circo Alegría, where he met—and later married—a French acroba ...name Boby) and Polo performed their first clown entrée in the new family circus.15 KB (2,378 words) - 22:25, 31 January 2024
File:Ben Williams 1974.jpg ...nd Barnum & Bailey]]'s ''Circus World'' in Florida (1974) — ''Photo: Circus World/Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey''(1,176 × 1,500 (265 KB)) - 17:41, 12 March 2012File:Ben Williams and Anna May 1982.jpg ...[[Big Apple Circus]] (1982) — ''Photo © Jean-Marie Guyaux/Big Apple Circus''(1,005 × 1,500 (271 KB)) - 23:20, 1 May 2012- ...circus fans, who enjoyed testing his historical knowledge of the American circus, and his encyclopedic command of the history of elephants in the United Sta ...sconsin in 1854. As the feisty Babe would often say, "My family was in the circus when the Ringling brothers were still wearing wooden shoes."10 KB (1,484 words) - 17:50, 20 March 2024
- ...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 amusement2 KB (332 words) - 03:28, 1 February 2023
- Gunther Gebel-Williams, elephant act, with Circus Williams's elephants in the long-running French TV show, ''[[La Piste aux E385 B (48 words) - 01:43, 10 August 2013
- #REDIRECT: [[Circus Williams]]123 B (13 words) - 05:31, 4 April 2013
File:Circus Roncalli Winterquartier Koeln.jpg ...er quarters in Cologne-Mülheim, the refurbished former winter quarters of Circus Williams (c.2000) — ''Photo X'' * Circuses: [[Circus Roncalli]], [[Circus Williams]](1,500 × 864 (359 KB)) - 21:14, 11 April 2013File:Jeanette Williams (1966).jpeg Jeanette Williams presenting [[Circus Williams]]'s group of 24 Lipizzans at the [[Cirque d'Hiver]] in Paris (1966(1,500 × 1,006 (309 KB)) - 01:10, 22 February 2013- ==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 eques34 KB (5,271 words) - 18:34, 17 September 2020
- #REDIRECT: [[Circus Williams]] [[Category:Circus Owners and Directors|Williams, Carola]]89 B (10 words) - 04:14, 4 April 2013
File:Circus Williams Elephants 1960.jpg Circus Williams's elephant act, presented by Gunther Gebel (1960) — ''Photo * Circuses: [[Circus Williams]](1,500 × 1,034 (304 KB)) - 18:37, 10 April 2013File:Carola Williams.jpg Carola Williams, from a Circus Williams souvenir program (c.1952) — ''Document: Dominique Jando Coll * Circuses: [[Circus Williams]](1,109 × 1,500 (486 KB)) - 17:55, 10 April 2013File:Karneval at Circus Williamsbau (1947).jpg The Cologne Carnival celebrated at Circus Williamsbau in Cologne, Germany (1947) — ''Document: ARD (Arbeitsgeme * Circuses: [[Circus Williams]](1,500 × 844 (287 KB)) - 18:12, 10 April 2013File:Adolf Althoff.jpg Adolf Althoff, equestrian, animal trainer, circus owner, from a Circus Williams souvenir program (1952) — ''Dominique Jando Collection''(1,021 × 1,500 (367 KB)) - 18:25, 10 April 2013File:Adold Althoff and Elepahnts.jpg Adolf Althoff and the Circus Williams's herd of elephants, from a Circus Williams souvenir program (1952) — ''Dominique Jando Collection'' * Circuses: [[Circus Williams]](1,500 × 1,169 (476 KB)) - 18:29, 10 April 2013File:Holdy Barlay.jpg Holdy Barlay performing at [[Circus Williams]], from a Circus Williams souvenir program (1952) — ''Dominique Jando Collection''(1,056 × 1,500 (457 KB)) - 18:43, 10 April 2013File:Circus Williams Program Cover (1953).jpg Circus Williams souvenir program cover, featuring the jockey Adi Enders (1953) &md * Circuses: [[Circus Williams]](1,500 × 1,414 (760 KB)) - 02:48, 25 June 2013File:Circus Williams Program Cover (1961).jpg Circus Williams souvenir program cover, adapted from a poster by Fritz Linzer adve * Circuses: [[Circus Williams]](986 × 1,500 (622 KB)) - 21:38, 12 April 2013File:Spanischer National Circus Poster 1962.jpg Spanischer National Circus (Circus Williams) poster, designed in Spain (1962) — ''Private Collection'' * Circuses: [[Circus Williams]](1,500 × 1,291 (750 KB)) - 17:30, 11 April 2013File:Circo Americano 26 elephants 1963.jpg * Circuses: [[Circus Williams]], [[Circo Americano-Togni]](1,500 × 993 (472 KB)) - 23:59, 10 April 2013File:Circus Williams 1946.jpg Circus Williams in 1946 — ''Document: Marco Kristen Archive'' * Circuses: [[Circus Williams]](1,500 × 887 (395 KB)) - 03:02, 11 April 2013File:Spanischer National Circus Equestrian Poster 1962.JPG Poster for the Spanischer National Circus (Circus Williams) (1962) — ''Private Collection'' * Circuses: [[Circus Williams]](1,073 × 1,500 (635 KB)) - 04:36, 11 April 2013File:Circus Williams Winter Quarters.JPG ...lheim, circa 1960. The building serves now (2013) as winter quarters for [[Circus Roncalli]]. — ''Document: Marco Kristen Archive'' * Circuses: [[Circus Williams]](1,500 × 907 (445 KB)) - 20:03, 11 April 2013File:Williams 1959 Berlin.JPG Aerial picture of Circus Williams in West-Berlin (1959) — ''Photo: A. Akeff/Marco Kristen Arch * Circuses: [[Circus Williams]](1,500 × 803 (362 KB)) - 20:16, 11 April 2013File:Fred Petoletti and Circus Williams Lipizzaner Horses.jpg Fred Petoletti presenting Circus Williams's group of 24 Lipizzaner horses (c.1960) — ''Document: Domin * Circuses: [[Circus Williams]](1,500 × 786 (291 KB)) - 20:48, 11 April 2013File:Circus Williams Advance Caravan c1960.jpg Circus Williams's advertising fleet (c.1960) — ''Document: Dominique Jando C * Circuses: [[Circus Williams]](1,501 × 769 (420 KB)) - 20:58, 11 April 2013File:Circus Williams Elephants (c.1965).jpg Gunther Gebel-Williams and his elephants on the backlot of Circus Williams (1967) — ''Photo X'' * Circuses: [[Circus Williams]](1,500 × 831 (289 KB)) - 20:17, 2 March 2015File:Circus Williams in Bremen (1968).JPG Circus Williams in Bremen, during its farewell tour (1968) — ''Photo: Marco * Circuses: [[Circus Williams]](1,500 × 727 (158 KB)) - 21:18, 11 April 2013File:Spanischer National Circus in Dusseldorf 1966.JPG The Spanischer National Circus (Circus Williams) in Dusseldorf (1966) — ''Photo: Werner Blume/Marco Kristen * Circuses: [[Circus Williams]](1,500 × 809 (121 KB)) - 21:23, 11 April 2013File:Circus Williams by Night 1959.JPG The façade of Circus Williams by night (1959) — ''Marco Kristen Archive'' *Circuses: [[Circus Williams]](1,500 × 735 (152 KB)) - 21:29, 11 April 2013File:Circus Williams in Krefeld-1968.jpg Circus Williams's façade in Krefeld, during its farewell tour (1968) — ''Ph * Circuses: [[Circus Williams]](1,500 × 1,100 (135 KB)) - 21:35, 11 April 2013File:Dominik Althoff Geburtstag 1968.jpg Dominik Althoff (on horse) filmed on his 85th birthday at Circus Williams in Krefeld. Carola Williams and Adolph Althoff, two of his childre(1,399 × 889 (387 KB)) - 20:27, 8 September 2020File:Jeanette Williams (c.1965).jpg Jeanette Williams at the Spanischer National Circus (Circus Williams) (c.1965) — ''Photo: Marco Kristen Archive''(1,041 × 1,500 (324 KB)) - 21:49, 11 April 2013File:Spanischer National Circus 1962.jpg A crowd ready for a performance at the Spanischer National Circus (Circus Williams) (1962) — ''Photo: Marco Kristen Archive'' * Circuses: [[Circus Williams]](1,500 × 1,002 (189 KB)) - 21:55, 11 April 2013File:Gunther Gebel-Williams Teeterboard.jpeg ...elephant act (the teeterboard finale) at the Spanischer National Circus ([[Circus Williams]]) (c.1965) — ''Document: Dominique Jando Archive''(1,500 × 1,010 (580 KB)) - 19:21, 12 April 2013File:Gunther G Williams Tiger and Elephants.jpeg ...a'' (left) and ''Kongo'' (right) and, at the Spanischer National Circus ([[Circus Williams]]) (c.1965) — ''Document: Dominique Jando Archive''(1,500 × 974 (639 KB)) - 19:34, 12 April 2013File:Spanischer National Circus (1964).jpeg Poster by A. Bonis for the Spanischer National Circus (Circus Williams) (1964) — ''Hubert Tièche Collection'' * Circuses: [[Circus Williams]](1,500 × 1,089 (1.06 MB)) - 21:24, 12 April 2013File:Williamsbau Koln.jpg Circus Williamsbau on Aachen street in Cologne, Germany (1946) — ''Document: * Circuses: [[Circus Williams]](1,500 × 423 (237 KB)) - 19:41, 13 April 2013File:Harry Williams + Jeanette.jpg Harry Williams and his daughter, Jeanette, at Circus Williams (c.1946) — ''Document: Marco Kristen Archive''(1,044 × 1,500 (502 KB)) - 01:16, 15 April 2013File:Alfons Williams.jpg * Circuses: [[Circus Williams]](1,254 × 1,500 (297 KB)) - 18:19, 15 April 2013- #REDIRECT: [[Circus Williams]] ...d Acts|Williams, Harry]][[Category:Equestrians|Williams, Harry]][[Category:Circus Owners and Directors|Willams, Harry]]172 B (20 words) - 18:50, 15 April 2013
- ...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) - 21:22, 27 October 2023
File:Adi Enders and Althoff elephants.jpg Adi Enders rehearsing a group of young African elephants at [[Circus Williams-Althoff]] (c.1985) — ''Photo: Beno Blachut Archive''(1,500 × 891 (434 KB)) - 20:16, 19 September 2013- ...Enders on April 16, 1935 in Köln (Cologne), Germany, to an old family of circus equestrians. His parents were Hugo Enders (1899-1952), a jockey and horse t ...von der Gathen (1908-1999), who was Alma’s sister and was married to the circus director and animal trainer [[Adolf Althoff]] (1913-1998). Adi was trained6 KB (909 words) - 00:41, 17 May 2019
File:Enders Trio.JPG The Enders Brothers, clowns, at [[Circus Williams]]. Sitting: Pipo and Adi Enders; Standing: Claus Lehnert (c.1960)(883 × 1,500 (273 KB)) - 20:52, 2 October 2013File:Adi Enders Salto.jpg Adi Enders's somersault from horse to horse at [[Circus Williams]] (c.1960) — ''Document: Beno Blachut Archive''(1,500 × 995 (778 KB)) - 06:55, 23 September 2013File:Adi Enders Tigers.jpg Adi Enders with [[The Althoff Dynasty|Evi Althoff]]'s tigers at [[Circus Williams-Althoff]] (c.1985) — ''Photo: Beno Blachut Archive''(1,500 × 1,035 (560 KB)) - 21:14, 24 September 2013File:Adi Enders Horses.jpg Adi Enders with [[Circus Williams-Althoff]]'s horses at liberty (c.1990) — ''Photo: Beno Blachut Archive''(1,500 × 766 (222 KB)) - 00:56, 5 May 2019File:Adi Enders elephants.jpg Adi Enders and Circus Williams-Althoff's African elephants (c.1985) — ''Photo: Beno Blachut Archive''(1,229 × 1,500 (315 KB)) - 23:01, 24 September 2013File:Adi Enders and Vauta.jpg Adi Enders and the rhinoceros Vauta at [[Circus Williams-Althoff]] (c.1985) — ''Photo: Beno Blachut Archive''(1,201 × 1,500 (834 KB)) - 23:05, 24 September 2013- ...ses in Moscow, [[Circus Nikulin]] on Tsvetnoy Boulevard, and the [[Bolshoi Circus]] (''bolshoi'' means ''big'', in Russian) on Vernadsky Avenue—and the ...Ciniselli (St. Petersburg)|Circus Ciniselli]] stands today. Tourniaire’s circus had only a short existence: it was bought back by the government of St. Pet35 KB (5,657 words) - 20:55, 25 January 2024
File:Williams Poster.jpg Circus Williams poster for a tour in Holland (c.1960) — ''Document: Marco Kr * Circuses: [[Circus Williams]](893 × 1,500 (510 KB)) - 22:14, 20 October 2013- ...and the sheer artistry of his presentations make him indeed an outstanding circus artist. ...o, many great Russian animal trainers made their apprenticeship in the Zoo-Circus organization.10 KB (1,620 words) - 00:36, 21 July 2022
- ...South Holland, in the Netherlands, to a family that was not related to the circus. As a young woman, Tini went on to work as a stenographer at the Dutch Defe ...the traditional winter season of [[Circus Strassburger]] in the legendary "circus-theater." The polar bears belonged to the Klant Zoo, created by [[Willy Hag5 KB (810 words) - 23:54, 4 May 2018
File:Nikolai Pavlenko 1988.jpg Nikolai Pavlenko at [[Circus Williams-Althoff]] in Germany (1988) — ''Photo X''(1,500 × 1,015 (480 KB)) - 00:26, 5 November 2013File:Tini Berman + Lions.jpg Tini Berman and her lions at [[Circus Williams]] (c.1959) — ''Document: Dominique Jando Archive''(1,236 × 1,500 (657 KB)) - 23:25, 2 December 2013File:Caroline Williams (2014).jpg Caroline Williams, equestrienne, at Circus Sarasota (2014) — ''Photo © Vincent Manero''(1,500 × 1,001 (257 KB)) - 23:43, 31 March 2014File:Ben Williams and family BAC (1993).jpg ...Stormy, Skye, and Ben Williams with Amy on the backlot at the [[Big Apple Circus]] (1993) — ''Document: Bill Woodcock Archive''(1,190 × 1,500 (535 KB)) - 00:12, 23 July 2014File:Circus Williams (1952).jpg Circus Williams in 1952 — ''Photo X'' * History: [[Circus Williams]](1,500 × 818 (210 KB)) - 05:05, 23 July 2014- ...ntury, under a succession of owners of more or less legitimate lineage. In circus lore, Sarrasani is still a fabled name that evokes a history of epic propor ==HANS STOSCH’S CIRCUS SARRASANI==71 KB (11,113 words) - 03:47, 22 February 2024
- ==Aerialist, Acrobat, Animal Trainer, Circus Owner== ...ith her husband, [[The Hanneford Family|Tommy Hanneford]] (1927-2005). Her circus career, both as an artist and a producer, spanned the entire second half of16 KB (2,570 words) - 21:43, 28 October 2022
- ...ed to settle in Germany, where he toured for a while with his own ''Moscow Circus''. Yet, his return to Russia in 2015, for the first (and short-lived) [[Mas ...en visited with his mother the "Old Circus" on Tsvetnoy Boulevard (today [[Circus Nikulin]]), and he remembered (in hindsight, perhaps a little disingenuousl31 KB (5,096 words) - 22:01, 22 February 2024
- Jeanette Williams and Gunther Gebel-Williams, liberty act, with Circus Williams's group of 24 Lipizzan horses trained by [[Fred Petoletti]], in th * History: [[Circus Williams]]515 B (66 words) - 18:36, 14 September 2015
- ...rque Medrano holds a singular place in the Parisian cultural fabric and in circus history. From its beginnings as Cirque Fernando, in 1873, until the end of ...into genuine circus stars; appearing in its ring was a recognition for any circus artist. Its last performance under Jérôme Medrano’s reign in January 19141 KB (23,172 words) - 22:06, 19 March 2024
File:Ben Williams at Circus World.jpg ...lting before landing on Anna May at [[Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey's Circus World]]. Barbara Woodcock is seating on Anna May (1974) — ''Document:(1,265 × 1,500 (704 KB)) - 19:12, 10 December 2015File:Medrano-Williams.jpeg Poster for the Cirque Medrano featuring Circus Williams-Althoff (1956) — ''Private Collection'' * History: [[Cirque Medrano (Paris)]], [[Circus Williams]](1,024 × 1,500 (496 KB)) - 23:01, 29 June 2016- There never have been many elephant acts in the Soviet and Russian circus. Several members of the [[The Durov Dynasty|Durov]] family have included on ...Circus Competition, the most prestigious talent competition of the Soviet circus world—which was then closed to the outside world. Yet, Aleksandr Korn20 KB (3,115 words) - 03:15, 22 May 2020
- =="Größter Circus Europas"== ...t circus building in Munich, the Kronebau, has been home to regular winter circus productions since 1919.79 KB (12,604 words) - 20:59, 25 February 2024
- ==Acrobat, Animal Trainer, Circus Director== ...built true circus empires in their own countries equating in strength the circus empires of yore.22 KB (3,473 words) - 00:55, 5 July 2023
File:Williams Truzzi.jpg Williams Truzzi, equestrian and circus director (c.1930) — ''Private Collection''(1,022 × 1,500 (525 KB)) - 04:34, 7 January 2022File:Williams Circus Poster.jpeg ...the clowns [[The Francescos|Francescos]], is borrowed from a Bertam Mills Circus's poster (1967) — ''Private Collection'' * History: [[Circus Williams]](1,000 × 1,500 (1,023 KB)) - 02:18, 16 March 2019- ...erty act from the [[Williams-Althoff Circus]], at the 19th [[International Circus Festival of Monte Carlo]]. The off-screen commentary is by [[Sergio]]. (199338 B (41 words) - 23:04, 21 May 2019
File:Circus Williams Elephants.jpeg Circus Williams's elephant herd presented by [[Gunther Gebel-Williams]] under Circus Williams's big top (1960) — ''Photo X'' * History: [[Circus Williams]](1,500 × 1,033 (562 KB)) - 03:17, 3 September 2019- ...man animal trainer [[Gerd Siemoneit]], who was performing that season at [[Circus Knie]. ...s, Jürg was allowed to help Siemoneit with his cats at his [[Circus Barum|Circus Barum-Safari]]. In 1975, Siemoneit finally hired Jürg to become his assist4 KB (706 words) - 00:44, 29 November 2019
- ==Circus Director== ...eat names of the past by taking good advantage of the struggle of some old circus luminaries to stage a comeback.18 KB (2,905 words) - 00:24, 19 February 2022
- ==Gröẞter Rennbahn-Circus Europas== ...ee-ring circus and the refinement and intimacy of the traditional European circus.38 KB (5,936 words) - 21:58, 31 January 2024
- ...alancing, in the German television show ''Telezirkus'', filmed at [[Circus Williams-Althoff]] (1984)256 B (29 words) - 21:04, 16 February 2021
- ...on the CBS Television show, ''Coliseum'' (1967) — ''Document: Tegge Circus Archives''291 B (35 words) - 23:26, 21 March 2021
- ...espected elephant trainers, and a true legend of the 20th century American circus. He devoted his lifetime to the care, training, and presentation of elephan ...ear-old, Rex followed the old saying: He ran away from home and joined the circus. There, he soon fell in love with animals.7 KB (1,202 words) - 22:55, 9 June 2023
- ...Sarasota wants to run away and join the circus, it is relatively easy: The circus is all over the place! ...rasota's fabled youth circus (today the Sailor Circus Academy, part of the Circus Arts Conservatory), and became a showgirl on the Ringling show.8 KB (1,345 words) - 17:25, 30 March 2021
- ==Circus Owner and Producer== ...y Cottle seized the opportunity, and his name soon became synonymous with "circus" in the United Kingdom and would remain so until Cottle’s untimely death22 KB (3,752 words) - 18:36, 29 May 2021
- ...father, Jean-Antoine, nor his mother, Louise, née Escoda, belonged to the circus. Paul was only seven years old when he lost his mother; he was adopted by L ...The animals frequently lived in the cage where they performed. Unlike in a circus ring's large steel arena, there was not much room to move and shelter in ca7 KB (1,076 words) - 03:47, 21 November 2023
- ...Sarasota area, which has been home to a significant number of circuses and circus performers since [[The Ringling Brothers|John and Charles Ringing]] moved t ...ar a large crowd of circus artists, executives, and members of the greater circus arts appreciation community, who gather to honor the inductees, past and pr10 KB (1,275 words) - 07:04, 2 October 2022
File:Vargas Elephants - Rex Williams.jpg ...ex on horse, Ava on the center elephant, and Darlene and Renee) with the [[Circus Vargas]]'s elephants (1979) — ''Document: Darlene Williams Archive''(1,500 × 595 (523 KB)) - 22:02, 4 March 2023File:Rex Williams CHF 1966.jpg ...ircus Hall of Fame]] in Sarasota, Florida, under [[Clyde Beatty-Cole Bros. Circus]]'s big top (1966) — ''Document: Circopedia Archive''(1,442 × 1,500 (935 KB)) - 02:01, 7 March 2023