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  • ==Equestrian, Acrobat, Clown, Circus Owner== ...created there toured extensively, and where he even established a resident circus in Paris.
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  • [[Category:Circuses|Myers Great American Circus]]
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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
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  • ...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.
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  • ...enough, Ernst would give him a solid "rap" on the head. Indeed, like many circus performers of his generation, Walter felt that life was tough for him as a ...ch, the Wintergarten’s director. Schuch, who was indeed a savvy judge of circus and variety acts, liked to see young artists try new things, and he made a
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  • ...st Juggler." He was indeed a spectacular and energetic juggler, working at great speed in the "Spanish style" popularized by [[Francis Brunn]]. Which was n ...as Bertha Pauwels, a versatile performer who came from a well-known French circus family.
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  • ...obatic Theater followed the same development pattern. Whereas European and American circuses were in a constant search for novelties and new techniques (driven ...Cirque de Demain]] in Paris and a Silver Clown at the 23rd International Circus Festival of Monte Carlo. Its bicycle act won a Silver Medal at the 27th Fes
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  • ...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.
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  • ...s performer (through her mother), Lola Dobritch (1922-2008) was one of the great tight-wire artists of the mid-twentieth century, famous for crossing her wi ...dancer. She made her debut on the wire at age ten, in 1932, in the family circus.
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  • ...s business, thanks notably to [[John Ringling North]], who made him a true circus star in the United States and, consequently, all over Europe. Unus was know ...aben, a small town in the northeast of Austria. Franz didn’t belong to a circus family: He began his professional life as a carpenter. Yet over the years,
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  • ..., where they performed extensively on international tours of the "[[Moscow Circus]]." Kio’s illusions had a unique particularity: they were created to be p ...more than their illustrious father, who was a bona fide star of the Soviet circus, Emil, Jr. and Igor became celebrities in their own right; they appeared on
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  • ...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==
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  • ==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 of
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  • ==Acrobats, Circus Owners== ===Circus Lorch===
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  • ==Animal Trainer, Circus Owner== ...rainer 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 to Milto
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  • ...ng a magnetic presence and a charm that stirred unbridled enthusiasm among circus aficionados and journalists alike. ...n Rosemarie Goldnagel in 1922 in Vienna, Austria. She didn’t belong to a circus family but she was a very physical and active child, and her parents made h
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  • ...uguste association which became the norm in twentieth century’s European circus, although this can be argued: This entitlement could also be attributed (an ...1) was born on April 24, 1864 in Manchester, England, where his father’s circus was showing. His father’s real name has been said to be Tudor Hall (or Th
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  • ...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 disingenuousl
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  • ==Clown, Actor, Circus Director== ...o the modern age, and restoring its prominence on the Russian and European circus scenes at a critical moment in Russian history.
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  • ...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 19
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  • ...obatic Theater followed the same development pattern. Whereas European and American circuses were in a constant search for novelties and new techniques (driven ...cts that have won several gold, silver, and bronze awards in international circus festivals and national and regional competitions. The Troupe has been comme
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  • ...nguage of the Province of Québec), and suggested that Maurice take a more American-sounding name. He thus become Lou Robertson… and Maurice and Françoise b ...g by his father, but in 1967, during an engagement with the [[Garden Bros. Circus]] in Canada, he met the talented and highly skilled French juggler [[Sampio
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  • ...ill, his name holds a major place in Indian circus lore and legend, and in circus history in general: Not only was Kannan Bombayo incontestably the best in h ...rayi Korumban, struggled as a small farmer, and was not connected with the circus. In India, children’s names are different from their father’s; Kannan B
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  • ==Magician, Circus Owner== ...brated traveling shows, and had been a beloved figure in the international circus community, highly respected by his colleagues and the artists who had been
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  • ...lso offered rare and precious circus prints and other wonderfully selected circus artifacts. ...ve of performing, Norman learned baton-twirling, and went on to become the American champion and to win national and international competitions. Eventually, he
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  • ...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 ...sional life as a sailor. At the end of the 1920s, he landed in Samara, the great port city on the Volga river, where he discovered the traveling menagerie o
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  • =="Größter Circus Europas"== ...t circus building in Munich, the Kronebau, has been home to regular winter circus productions since 1919.
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  • ==Acrobat, Animal Trainer, Circus Director== ...built true circus empires in their own countries equating in strength the circus empires of yore.
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  • ...many—the "temple" of German varieté—and participated in the [[Circus Prinsessan Festival]] in Stockholm, Sweden, where they were awarded a Silve ...d, while they were in Europe, the participated in the 1996 [[International Circus Festival of Monte Carlo]], where they won the coveted Silver Clown award. T
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  • ...obatic Theater followed the same development pattern. Whereas European and American circuses were in a constant search for novelties and new techniques (driven ...Its was the People's Republic of China's reincarnation of the former China Circus & Acrobats that was created in 1948. The troupe is based in Tianjin, one of
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  • ...ed a group of camels and lamas. Wim was not particularly interested in the circus as such, but he was fascinated by its animals. The process of training them ...Wim began his performing career as one of the camel riders at the German [[Circus Roland]], where [[Jos Uyterlinde]]—another of Klant’s pupils—
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  • ...a career in the circus and, therefore, he is indeed an important figure of circus history. ...major influence in reshaping the western clown image. Merging traditional circus clown techniques and classic theatrical pantomime, while escaping the clich
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  • ...d, for that matter, of Europe. For many years, it was the High Society’s circus of choice. Its relatively small size gave it warmth and intimacy (it was so ...irque d’Hiver]], completely refurbished, returned to the presentation of circus shows after a rather futile hiatus as a movie-house and theater; the [[Cirq
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  • ==Gröẞter Rennbahn-Circus Europas== ...ee-ring circus and the refinement and intimacy of the traditional European circus.
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  • ==Clown, Circus Owner, Animal Trainer== ...no]] bought and continued to exploit his elegant and revolutionary touring circus.
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  • ==Equestrians, Circus Owners== ...own circus and settled in (and then purchased) [[Ernst Renz]]’s flagship circus in Berlin in 1899—which remained active under Schumann’s ownership
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  • ...e a trio of Italian acrobats whose act met with great success, both in the circus ring and on the variety stage, from the 1940s up to the late 1960s. They be ...utonomous city bordered by Morocco, on the north coast of Africa. Like all circus children, they were trained in all traditional acrobatic disciplines within
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  • ==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 death
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  • ...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 ca
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  • ...e was also a remarkable female impersonator and his act, which played with great artistry and flair on gender confusion, was and would remain unique. ...was immediately hooked and, then and there, decided that he would become a circus performer.
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  • ...obatic Theater followed the same development pattern. Whereas European and American circuses were in a constant search for novelties and new techniques (driven ...the [[International Circus Festival of Monte Carlo]], the [[International Circus Festival of Wuqiao]] in China, as well as many other festivals and competit
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  • ...[[Jacko Fossett]], a successful association that began at [[Bertram Mills Circus]] and morphed into a lifelong friendship. ...brated troupe of performing "midgets" of John Lester (1870-1950), a former American aerialist turned impresario. Lester's troupe was mostly composed of little
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