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  • ...idbel_Mixed_Animals_BAC_Video_(2011)|Andrey Mantchev & Jenny Vidbel, mixed animals act]], in the Big Apple Circus production of ''Dream Big'' (2011)
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  • ...courtyard, which would allow, among other uses, proper housing for exotic animals when needed. ...e bringing to the Cirque d’Hiver was their important menagerie of exotic animals.
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  • ...to develop an interest in big cats—as he did, actually, with all the animals in the circus: his job was to take care of them. He began to feel at home i ...s animal acts. The lineup included the twenty-four Lipizzaner horses and a mixed group of horses, camels, and zebras presented by Fred Petoletti; Yvonne Ber
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  • ...of using the cats’ natural abilities to create acts that emphasized the animals’ innate talents—instead of simply showing the confrontational image ...lions, his own group of twelve polar bears, a group of ten panthers, and a mixed group of wolves and hyenas. The latter was one of the groups presented with
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  • ...apprenticed as a butcher. But he shared with his uncle a passion for wild animals—and not particularly dead ones! ...trainer at [[Cirque Medrano]] in Paris, with ''La Paix dans la Jungle'', a mixed animal group composed of three lions, two tigers, two leopards, three polar
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  • ...animal trainer; in 1959, Ursula was given to present a new group of mixed animals: two leopards, three brown bears, and two polar bears—her first polar ...by another polar bear, bringing homogeneity the group that now totaled ten animals.
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  • Rolf Knie, Jr., mixed group of exotic animals, at Circus Knie, Switzerland (1973). The voice of the French commentary bel
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  • * Video: [[Gerd Siemoneit Video (1965)|Gerd Siemoneit, mixed animals cage act]], in Thames Television's ''Hippodrome'' (1965)
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  • ...tion privatized their circuses and sold their assets, which included their animals. ...Buffalos, The]][[Category:Animal Trainers|Buffalos, The]][[Category:Exotic Animals|Buffalos, The]]
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  • ...ock of farm animals, some of which he quickly started training—small animals like dogs, geese, a pony, and even a fox. George met Norman’s mother at a ...ave reassured those people who are concerned about the treatment of circus animals, and surprised them, to see how he looked after his horses."
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  • Erhard & Christiane Samel, Mixed animals cage act, at [[Circus Busch|Zirkus Busch-Berlin]], in the former DDR (East
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  • ...y’s state circus organization. He graduated to performing in 1966 with a mixed group of lions and leopards. The following year, Erhard formed his own grou ...r husband, worked, and became increasingly involved with the care of their animals, until she eventually became part of Erhard’s act in 1968.
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  • * Video: [[Wolfgang_Krenzola_Video_(1975)|Wolfgang Krenzola, mixed animal act]], at the International Circus Festival of Monte Carlo (1975) ...Wolfgang]][[Category:Animal Trainers|Krenzola, Wolfgang]][[Category:Mixed Animals Acts|Krenzola, Wolfgang]]
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  • ...of every kind, monkeys, and even a host of colorful tropical birds. These animals were taken care of by fine animal trainers, with such famous names as Houck ...ty performers and assistants (mostly family members), with a cornucopia of animals, among which a group of African elephants, a kangaroo, and two giraffes.
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  • Jenny Vidbel, mixed animals act, in the [[Big Apple Circus]] production of ''Dance On!'' (2010-2011)
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  • * Video: [[Jenny_Vidbel_Mixed_Animals_BAC_Video_2010|Jenny Vidbel, mixed animals act]] in the Big Apple Circus production of ''Dance On!'' (2010) ...idbel_Mixed_Animals_BAC_Video_(2011)|Jenny Vidbel & Andrey Mantchev, mixed animals act]], in the Big Apple Circus production of ''Dream Big'' (2011)
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  • ...e in the collective of the magician [[Kio]], where he was in charge of the animals used in his illusions. Then he dedicated his career to animal acts, each on ...is acts stressed indeed the image of a human performer evolving among wild animals, instead of the more traditional image of a trainer imposing upon them. Th
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  • Stepan Isaakian, mixed exotic animals attraction (excerpts), at the [[Circus Nikulin|"Circus on Tsvetnoi Boulevar
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  • * Video: [[Stepan_Isaakian_Video_(1961)|Stepan Isaakian, mixed animals act]], at the "Circus on Tsvetnoi Boulevard" in Moscow (1961) ...an, Stepan]][[Category:Animal Trainers|Isaakian, Stepan]][[Category:Exotic Animals|Isaakian, Stepan]]
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  • ...nal Durov clown costumes originated by [[Anatoly Durov]], with their mixed animals attraction (excerpts), performing in Russia (1963) — ''Document © Р
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  • ...d Vasily Vasilievich Milva (1884-1962), a hand-balancer, who later trained animals for his brother-in-law, Anatoly Durov. She died in Odessa. ...tner in his mnemonic act. Upon Anatoly’s death, she performed with small animals, before becoming the custodian of the Durov House (Anatoly Durov's former h
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  • ...née Geuder, ran a small traveling menagerie where Karolina presented wild animals as Miss Hélia. Jakob began his career as a strongman. In 1903, at age twen ...tory, ''From the Equator to the Pole'', which included all sorts of exotic animals, and a polar tableau with penguins, sea lions, and a couple of ice skaters.
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  • Franz Althoff and Carola Williams lost most of their circus equipment and animals in the chaos that preceded the end of WWII. Nonetheless, Harry and Carola W For the 1950-51 Christmas season, the Williamses and their animals were hired by [[Tom Arnold]] for his annual circus production at the [[Harr
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  • ...legance, his gentle methods of training, the genuine love he showed to his animals, and the unforgettable beauty and originality of his presentations, which w [[File:Fritz_Schulz_-_Court_Act.jpg|right|thumb|400px|Alfred Court's Mixed Animal Group at the Tower Circus in 1939]]In 1938 Jean Houcke took the leas
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  • ...azz, nightclub elegance, showgirls in attractive (and scant) costumes, all mixed in a vaguely art-déco visual concept. Bolshoi Theatre’s Vadim Ryindin, o ...oyed more than 5000 performers and technicians, and took care of countless animals—figures that would increase in the following decade. They gave thousa
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  • ...rd acts were (and remained) much less common than tigers, lions, and mixed animals acts, and Fredo Beautour’s act soon became in high demand. He left the fa
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  • ...h;in white face in the manner popular at the time—working with small animals. In 1892, he adopted the exotic stage name of "Giovanni Sarrasani", for whi ...the huge traveling menagerie filled with an extensive collection of exotic animals, all that made indeed a strong impression on the European public. It also i
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  • Jenny Videbel, mixed animals liberty act, in the [[Big Apple Circus]] production of ''Metamorphosis'' (2
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  • ...order. He was fourth generation of a circus family of Alsatian and Italian mixed origins. His father was [[The Gruss Dynasty|Théophile André Gruss]], bett ...to arcane changes of the French legislation regarding the presentation of animals—even though nothing could be reproached to the way the Grusses' took
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  • ...eo: [[Kornilova_and_Valiev_Video_(2016)|Aleksandr Valiev & Olga Kornilova, mixed animal act]], at Circus Nikulin in Moscow (2016) ..., Aleksandr]][[Category:Exotic Animals|Valiev, Aleksandr]][[Category:Mixed Animals Acts|Valiev, Aleksandr]]
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  • ...job. After having acquired enough experience caring for the menagerie’s animals, he finally made his public debut as a trainer in 1929 with a group that in At a time when Russian elephant acts included only one or two animals, Kornilov’s four elephants looked like a herd! This effect was amplified
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  • ...ir own. Traveling with just two horses and a wagon, they didn’t have any animals but exhibited "Two African Dancing Savages" (who could have been two peasan ...l accident, Carl senior had forbidden his younger son to perform with wild animals.
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  • ...József]][[Category:Mixed Animals Acts|Richter, József]][[Category:Exotic Animals|Richter, József]][[Category:Elephant Acts|Richter, József]]
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  • ...Merrylu]][[Category:Mixed Animals Acts|Richter, Merrylu]][[Category:Exotic Animals|Richter, Merrylu]][[Category:Elephant Acts|Richter, Merrylu]]
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  • * Video: [[Weidmanns_Video_(1965)|The Weidmanns, mixed animal act]], at Paris's Cirque d'Hiver (1965) ...eidmanns, The]][[Category:Animal Trainers|Weidmanns, The]][[Category:Mixed Animals Acts|Weidmanns, The]]
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  • ...articularly interested in the circus as such, but he was fascinated by its animals. The process of training them would become his passion. ...—presented the act. At that time, Wim also took care of all sorts of animals.
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  • ...nization honored him for the exemplary care and housing he provided to his animals. In 2016, Jürg was diagnosed with cancer. He passed away three years later * Video: [[Jurg_Jenny_Video_(1993)|Jürg Jenny, mixed animals cage act]], at the International Circus Festival of Monte Carlo (1993)
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  • ...Evgenniy]][[Category:Conedy Acts|Shmarlovskiy, Evgenniy]][[Category:Mixed Animals Acts|Shmarlovskiy, Evgenniy]]
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  • ...] in Paris. Franz took care of the circus’s technical aspects and of its animals, while Carola oversaw the administration. ...es and their menagerie included four elephants, a hippo and various exotic animals. [[August Molker]] joined the show with one of Hagenbeck's finest tiger act
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  • ...us experience, Haze’s stage show became ''The Circus of Horrors'', which mixed rock-n-roll and circus acts in a goth and sometimes gory atmosphere. ...ed for tax evasion. By then, he had become convinced that circus with wild animals in Britain had no future: Constantly badgered by animal activists, he had s
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