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 ===The Clown Palisse===
-[[File:Palisse_in_costume.png|thumb|left|300px|Palisse in costume (c.1902)]]Alexandre François Palisse was born in a circus family on November 17, 1876, during a family's stay in Saint-Chamond, an early industrial town in the Rhône-Alpes region of France. His father was Louis-Marius Palisse (1856-1891), an acrobat; his mother, Louise (1859-1895), née Bertoletti, was an equestrienne. Alexandre, who had a younger brother, Nicolas (1879-1938, an acrobat), was fifteen when he lost his father, and his mother died four years later: He had to help supporting his family at a young age, which developed in him earnestness and a sense of responsibility that was in no small part the reason of his success in life.
+[[File:Palisse_in_costume.png|thumb|left|300px|Palisse in costume (c.1902)]]Alexandre François Palisse was born in a circus family on November 17, 1876, during a family stay in Saint-Chamond, an early industrial town in the Rhône-Alpes region of France. His father was Louis-Marius Palisse (1856-1891), an acrobat; his mother, Louise (1859-1895), née Bertoletti, was an equestrienne. Alexandre, who had a younger brother, Nicolas (1879-1938, an acrobat), was fifteen when he lost his father, and his mother died four years later: He had to help supporting his family at a young age, which developed in him earnestness and a sense of responsibility that was in no small part the reason of his success in life.
 He was a good acrobat and tumbler, and had a knack for training small domestic animals, notably dogs. This led him to clowning, since small animal training was at the time regarded as the domain of clowns (which was spectacularly demonstrated by many of them, notably [[Anatoly Durov|Anatoly]] and [[Vladimir Durov]]). Palisse worked either alone or with partners such as [[Pierre Perié]] (who will also create his own, successful circus) and Leonardo [[Ceratto]], with whom he worked extensively in Spain and Portugal, and even in Argentina, where he had an enormous success with his trademark trained bulldogs.

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 ===The Clown Palisse===
-[[File:Palisse_in_costume.png|thumb|left|300px|Palisse in costume (c.1902)]]Alexandre François Palisse was born in a circus family on November 17, 1876, during the family's stay in Saint-Chamond, an early industrial town in the Rhône-Alpes region of France. His father was Louis-Marius Palisse (1856-1891), an acrobat; his mother, Louise (1859-1895), née Bertoletti, was an equestrienne. Alexandre, who had a younger brother, Nicolas (1879-1938, an acrobat), was fifteen when he lost his father, and his mother died four years later: He had to help supporting his family at a young age, which developed in him earnestness and a sense of responsibility that was in no small part the reason of his success in life.
+[[File:Palisse_in_costume.png|thumb|left|300px|Palisse in costume (c.1902)]]Alexandre François Palisse was born in a circus family on November 17, 1876, during a family's stay in Saint-Chamond, an early industrial town in the Rhône-Alpes region of France. His father was Louis-Marius Palisse (1856-1891), an acrobat; his mother, Louise (1859-1895), née Bertoletti, was an equestrienne. Alexandre, who had a younger brother, Nicolas (1879-1938, an acrobat), was fifteen when he lost his father, and his mother died four years later: He had to help supporting his family at a young age, which developed in him earnestness and a sense of responsibility that was in no small part the reason of his success in life.
 He was a good acrobat and tumbler, and had a knack for training small domestic animals, notably dogs. This led him to clowning, since small animal training was at the time regarded as the domain of clowns (which was spectacularly demonstrated by many of them, notably [[Anatoly Durov|Anatoly]] and [[Vladimir Durov]]). Palisse worked either alone or with partners such as [[Pierre Perié]] (who will also create his own, successful circus) and Leonardo [[Ceratto]], with whom he worked extensively in Spain and Portugal, and even in Argentina, where he had an enormous success with his trademark trained bulldogs.
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 Around 1903-1904, Palisse was performing at the [[Cirque Plège]], a popular French traveling circus of the period, which was showing at the annual fair of Amiens, in the north of France. Also at the fair was the ''Théâtre Grenier'', a well-known traveling theater created by Ernest Grenier (1855-1920), which presented a mixture of short films (a great novelty then) and variety acts. Adrienne Grenier (1882-1959), the owner's daughter, fell in love with Palisse, whom she went and see perform every day after her own performance at the Théâtre Grenier. Palisse reciprocated her feelings, and they were married in Caen, Normandy, on April 9, 1904&mdash;just before the start of this port city's annual fair. Then, in the summer of 1906, Palisse was touring in South America with Adrienne when, on July 4 in Montevideo, Uruguay, she gave him a son whom they named after his maternal grandfather, Ernest.
-Now that he was Enest Grenier's son-in-law, Palisse became a regular fixture of the Théâtre Grenier's programs. Grenier liked Palisse as a clown, but he also appreciated his seriousness; Palisse was helpful, hard-working, and a good addition to the family. The Théâtre Grenier was a successful business and, as an insider, Palisse had the opportunity to learn how to run efficiently a traveling entertainment organization; furthermore, not a simple employee anymore, he enjoyed his new status as member of a performing family that ran its own business, and he began entertaining the possibility of creating his own traveling circus. He eventually shared his aspirations with his father-in-law, who was willing to help finance his project.
+Now that he was Ernest Grenier's son-in-law, Palisse became a regular fixture of the Théâtre Grenier's programs. Grenier liked Palisse as a clown, but he also appreciated his seriousness; Palisse was helpful, hard-working, and a good addition to the family. The Théâtre Grenier was a successful business and, as an insider, Palisse had the opportunity to learn how to run efficiently a traveling entertainment organization; furthermore, not a simple employee anymore, he enjoyed his new status as member of a performing family that ran its own business, and he began entertaining the possibility of creating his own traveling circus. He eventually shared his aspirations with his father-in-law, who was willing to help finance his project.
 ===The Cirque Palisse===

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 The semi-construction, which traveled by rail, was inaugurated in November 1921 in Dunkerque (Dunkirk), where it was erected for the ''Foire d'hiver'' (winter fair). Alexandre and Adrienne Palisse had good reason to celebrate, but unfortunately their professional achievements were shadowed by a family tragedy: On December 21, 1920, Ernest, their son, had died in Orléans. Ernest was only fourteen, and was a promising performer&mdash;not to mention that he was the Palisses' only heir. To make matters worse, Adrienne's father, Ernest Grenier, had passed away that same year, on April 19, in Caen, where his ''Théâtre Électrique'' was performing at the annual fair. But, as they say, "the show must go on," and Alexandre Palisse, faithfully seconded by his wife, Adrienne, continued his successful tours, working either in local circus buildings or with the semi-construction.
-His shows, as usual, were of excellent quality. Offering good working conditions with long stands in a comfortable environment, he had no difficulty attracting the best acts in the business&mdash;from the famous liberty acts of the Swedish director [[Henning Orlando]] and of the French [[Jules Glasner]], to the famous [[Edmond Rainat|Rainats]] on the flying trapeze, the [[The Popescus|Popescus]], one of the greatest horizontal bars act in circus history, the great equestrian [[Roberto de Vasconcellos]], and the lions and tigers of [[Martha La Corse]], among many others. Palisse was a clown, and not unexpectedly, some of the greatest clowns of the period graced his ring: After [[Foottit & Chocolat]] before the WWI, [[Little Walter]], [[Gontard]], [[Despard-Plège]], [[Manetti]], [[Charley Meyer]], [[Coco (Raoul Jouin)]] and the young [[Rhum]], who was soon to become a major clowning star at Paris's Cirque Medrano, provided quality laughter.
+His shows, as usual, were of excellent quality. Offering good working conditions with long stands in a comfortable environment, he had no difficulty attracting the best acts in the business&mdash;from the famous liberty acts of the Swedish director [[Henning Orlando]] and of the French [[Jules Glasner]], to the famous [[Edmond Rainat|Rainats]] on the flying trapeze, the [[The Popescus|Popescus]], one of the greatest horizontal bars act in circus history, the great equestrian [[Roberto de Vasconcellos]], and the lions and tigers of [[Martha La Corse]], among many others. Palisse was a clown, and not unexpectedly, some of the greatest clowns of the period graced his ring: After [[Foottit & Chocolat]] before WWI, [[Little Walter]], [[Gontard]], [[Despard-Plège]], [[Manetti]], [[Charley Meyer]], [[Coco (Raoul Jouin)]] and the young [[Rhum]], who was soon to become a major clowning star at Paris's Cirque Medrano, provided quality laughter.
 ===Epilogue===

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 ===The Clown Palisse===
-[[File:Palisse_in_costume.png|thumb|left|300px|Palisse in costume (c.1902)]]Alexandre François Palisse was born in a circus family on November 17, 1876, during the family's stay in Saint-Chamond, an early industrial town in the Rhône-Alpes region of France. His father was Louis-Marius Palisse (1856-1891), an acrobat; his mother, Louise (1859-1895), née Bertoletti, was an equestrienne. Alexandre, who had a younger brother, Nicolas (1879-1938, an acrobat), was fifteen when he lost his father, and his mother died four years later: He had to help support his family at a young age, which developed in him earnestness and a sense of responsibility that was in no small part the reason of his success in life.
+[[File:Palisse_in_costume.png|thumb|left|300px|Palisse in costume (c.1902)]]Alexandre François Palisse was born in a circus family on November 17, 1876, during the family's stay in Saint-Chamond, an early industrial town in the Rhône-Alpes region of France. His father was Louis-Marius Palisse (1856-1891), an acrobat; his mother, Louise (1859-1895), née Bertoletti, was an equestrienne. Alexandre, who had a younger brother, Nicolas (1879-1938, an acrobat), was fifteen when he lost his father, and his mother died four years later: He had to help supporting his family at a young age, which developed in him earnestness and a sense of responsibility that was in no small part the reason of his success in life.
 He was a good acrobat and tumbler, and had a knack for training small domestic animals, notably dogs. This led him to clowning, since small animal training was at the time regarded as the domain of clowns (which was spectacularly demonstrated by many of them, notably [[Anatoly Durov|Anatoly]] and [[Vladimir Durov]]). Palisse worked either alone or with partners such as [[Pierre Perié]] (who will also create his own, successful circus) and Leonardo [[Ceratto]], with whom he worked extensively in Spain and Portugal, and even in Argentina, where he had an enormous success with his trademark trained bulldogs.

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 [[File:Palisse_in_costume.png|thumb|left|300px|Palisse in costume (c.1902)]]Alexandre François Palisse was born in a circus family on November 17, 1876, during the family's stay in Saint-Chamond, an early industrial town in the Rhône-Alpes region of France. His father was Louis-Marius Palisse (1856-1891), an acrobat; his mother, Louise (1859-1895), née Bertoletti, was an equestrienne. Alexandre, who had a younger brother, Nicolas (1879-1938, an acrobat), was fifteen when he lost his father, and his mother died four years later: He had to help support his family at a young age, which developed in him earnestness and a sense of responsibility that was in no small part the reason of his success in life.
-He was also a good acrobat and tumbler, and had a knack for training small domestic animals, notably dogs. This led him to clowning, since small animal training was at the time regarded as the domain of clowns (which was spectacularly demonstrated by many of them, notably [[Anatoly Durov|Anatoly]] and [[Vladimir Durov]]). Palisse worked either alone or with partners such as [[Pierre Perié]] (who will also create his own, successful circus) and Leonardo [[Ceratto]], with whom he worked extensively in Spain and Portugal, and even in Argentina, where he had an enormous success with his trademark trained bulldogs.
+He was a good acrobat and tumbler, and had a knack for training small domestic animals, notably dogs. This led him to clowning, since small animal training was at the time regarded as the domain of clowns (which was spectacularly demonstrated by many of them, notably [[Anatoly Durov|Anatoly]] and [[Vladimir Durov]]). Palisse worked either alone or with partners such as [[Pierre Perié]] (who will also create his own, successful circus) and Leonardo [[Ceratto]], with whom he worked extensively in Spain and Portugal, and even in Argentina, where he had an enormous success with his trademark trained bulldogs.
 Around 1903-1904, Palisse was performing at the [[Cirque Plège]], a popular French traveling circus of the period, which was showing at the annual fair of Amiens, in the north of France. Also at the fair was the ''Théâtre Grenier'', a well-known traveling theater created by Ernest Grenier (1855-1920), which presented a mixture of short films (a great novelty then) and variety acts. Adrienne Grenier (1882-1959), the owner's daughter, fell in love with Palisse, whom she went and see perform every day after her own performance at the Théâtre Grenier. Palisse reciprocated her feelings, and they were married in Caen, Normandy, on April 9, 1904&mdash;just before the start of this port city's annual fair. Then, in the summer of 1906, Palisse was touring in South America with Adrienne when, on July 4 in Montevideo, Uruguay, she gave him a son whom they named after his maternal grandfather, Ernest.

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 The seating system comported six elegant boxes facing the ring entrance and folding theater seats on the sides and behind the boxes. The second category of seats, in the back, were more conventional benches, and there was a ''promenoir'' (standing room) behind the last row of seats. The seating was supported by a traditional wooden framework, similar to those used under canvas, and the ring's floor was covered with a coco mat, as was the practice in the Parisian circuses&mdash;and the elegantly furbished house had indeed the feel of a bona fide circus building. The circus was said to accommodate 3,300 spectators, which was undoubtedly inflated: From the existing photographs, one may surmise that it contained about 1,800 seats, ''promenoir'' not included. With a sufficient workforce, the ensemble could be set up in two days; it took about six days with a limited crew of four. [[File:Cirque_Palisse_-_semi-construction.png|thumb|400px|left|Inside Palisse's semi-construction (1921)]]
-The semi-construction, which traveled by rail, was inaugurated in 1921 in Dunkerque (Dunkirk), where it was erected for the ''Foire d'hiver'' (winter fair). Alexandre and Adrienne Palisse had good reason to celebrate, but unfortunately their professional achievements were shadowed by a family tragedy: On December 21, 1920, Ernest, their son, had died in Orléans. Ernest was only fourteen, and was a promising performer&mdash;not to mention that he was the Palisses' only heir. To make matters worse, Adrienne's father, Ernest Grenier, had passed away that same year, on April 19, in Caen, where his ''Théâtre Électrique'' was performing at the annual fair. But, as they say, "the show must go on," and Alexandre Palisse, faithfully seconded by his wife, Adrienne, continued his successful tours, working either in local circus buildings or with the semi-construction.
+The semi-construction, which traveled by rail, was inaugurated in November 1921 in Dunkerque (Dunkirk), where it was erected for the ''Foire d'hiver'' (winter fair). Alexandre and Adrienne Palisse had good reason to celebrate, but unfortunately their professional achievements were shadowed by a family tragedy: On December 21, 1920, Ernest, their son, had died in Orléans. Ernest was only fourteen, and was a promising performer&mdash;not to mention that he was the Palisses' only heir. To make matters worse, Adrienne's father, Ernest Grenier, had passed away that same year, on April 19, in Caen, where his ''Théâtre Électrique'' was performing at the annual fair. But, as they say, "the show must go on," and Alexandre Palisse, faithfully seconded by his wife, Adrienne, continued his successful tours, working either in local circus buildings or with the semi-construction.
 His shows, as usual, were of excellent quality. Offering good working conditions with long stands in a comfortable environment, he had no difficulty attracting the best acts in the business&mdash;from the famous liberty acts of the Swedish director [[Henning Orlando]] and of the French [[Jules Glasner]], to the famous [[Edmond Rainat|Rainats]] on the flying trapeze, the [[The Popescus|Popescus]], one of the greatest horizontal bars act in circus history, the great equestrian [[Roberto de Vasconcellos]], and the lions and tigers of [[Martha La Corse]], among many others. Palisse was a clown, and not unexpectedly, some of the greatest clowns of the period graced his ring: After [[Foottit & Chocolat]] before the WWI, [[Little Walter]], [[Gontard]], [[Despard-Plège]], [[Manetti]], [[Charley Meyer]], [[Coco (Raoul Jouin)]] and the young [[Rhum]], who was soon to become a major clowning star at Paris's Cirque Medrano, provided quality laughter.

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 File:Palisse_Program_Troyes.jpg|Cirque Palisse's program cover (1928)
 File:Jerome_Medrano.jpeg|Jérôme Medrano (c.1952)
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 Palisse's semi-construction structure was made of a metallic framework that could be dismantled, with ten posts distributed around the ring supporting a metallic cupola frame. It was thirty-six meters in diameter and about thirteen meters to the top of the cupola; the structure was roofed with a heavy canvas cover and the peripheral walling was made of wooden panels. Inside, a wooden floor covered the entire ground, protecting the house from running rainwater and humidity and allowing to properly level the house and the ring. An extension running in the back of the structure's periphery housed stables and backstage area.
-The seating system comported six elegant boxes facing the ring entrance and folding theater seats on the sides and behind the boxes. The second category of seats, in the back, were more conventional benches, and there was a ''promenoir'' (standing room) behind the last row of seats. The seating was supported by a traditional wooden framework, similar to those used under canvas, and the ring's floor was covered with a coco mat, as was the practice in the Parisian circuses&mdash;and the elegantly furbished house had indeed the feel of a bona fide circus building. The circus was said to accommodate 3,300 spectators, which was undoubtedly inflated: From the existing photographs, one may surmise that it contained about 1,800 seats, ''promenoir'' not included. With a sufficient workforce, the ensemble could be set up in two days; it took about six days with a limited crew of four. [[File:Cirque_Palisse_-_semi-construction.png|thumb|400px|left|Palisse's semi-construction (1921)]]
+The seating system comported six elegant boxes facing the ring entrance and folding theater seats on the sides and behind the boxes. The second category of seats, in the back, were more conventional benches, and there was a ''promenoir'' (standing room) behind the last row of seats. The seating was supported by a traditional wooden framework, similar to those used under canvas, and the ring's floor was covered with a coco mat, as was the practice in the Parisian circuses&mdash;and the elegantly furbished house had indeed the feel of a bona fide circus building. The circus was said to accommodate 3,300 spectators, which was undoubtedly inflated: From the existing photographs, one may surmise that it contained about 1,800 seats, ''promenoir'' not included. With a sufficient workforce, the ensemble could be set up in two days; it took about six days with a limited crew of four. [[File:Cirque_Palisse_-_semi-construction.png|thumb|400px|left|Inside Palisse's semi-construction (1921)]]
 The semi-construction, which traveled by rail, was inaugurated in 1921 in Dunkerque (Dunkirk), where it was erected for the ''Foire d'hiver'' (winter fair). Alexandre and Adrienne Palisse had good reason to celebrate, but unfortunately their professional achievements were shadowed by a family tragedy: On December 21, 1920, Ernest, their son, had died in Orléans. Ernest was only fourteen, and was a promising performer&mdash;not to mention that he was the Palisses' only heir. To make matters worse, Adrienne's father, Ernest Grenier, had passed away that same year, on April 19, in Caen, where his ''Théâtre Électrique'' was performing at the annual fair. But, as they say, "the show must go on," and Alexandre Palisse, faithfully seconded by his wife, Adrienne, continued his successful tours, working either in local circus buildings or with the semi-construction.