Circus Life and Circus Celebrities

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Abbott, the clown	247
Adams, the equestrian	62, 86
” ” clown	263
Adrian, Miss, the equestrian	203
Agouste, the juggler	110
Airec, the gymnast	162
Alexander, Brothers, the acrobats	192
Amburgh, Van, the lion-tamer	89, 97, 117
” ” ” circus proprietor	238
American circuses	223
Ames, the circus proprietor	252
Anderson’s circus	247
Angela, the female Samson	231
Arab vaulters, first in England	85
Arthur and Bertrand, the clowns	167
Astley, Philip, the equestrian	17, 28, 46, 48, 51, 53
” Mrs, the equestrian	19
” John, the equestrian	29, 33, 46, 53, 56
Atalie, the man with the iron jaw	231
Athos, Brothers, the gymnasts	280
Atkins’s lion and tigress at Astley’s	79
Avolo, the gymnast	193
Azella, the female gymnast	179

Bailey’s circus and menagerie	245
Balize, the lion-performer	246
Banks, the horse-charmer	4
Bannister, Miss, the equestrian	56
” the circus proprietor	66
Baptiste, the rope-dancer	27
Barnum, the great showman	221, 225, 226
Barr, the falconer	143
Barry, the clown	96, 109, 118, 142
Barry, the lyrical jester	212
Barrymore, the manager	55
Batty, William, the circus proprietor,	97, 100, 138
Bell, the acrobat	34
” the equestrian	211
” and Myers’ circus	92
Bellinck, the rope-dancer	57
Berrington. See Parelli.
Bibb, the clown	192, 203, 210
Blight, Helen, the lion-queen	132
Bliss, the equestrian	241
Blondin’s circus	55
Blondin, the rope-walker	157
Boleno, the clown	61
Bologna Family, posturers and rope-dancers	39, 44
Bond, the equilibrist	165
Bonnaire, the gymnast	153
Bradbury the elder, the equestrian	55
” Alfred, the equestrian	174
Bridges, the rope-dancer	61
” Amelia, the equestrian	142
” Anthony, the equestrian	142, 203
” John, the equestrian	111, 125, 140, 203
Broadfoot, the equestrian manager	119
Brown. See Tournaire.
Bull-fights in circuses	79, 107
Bunn, the manager	58
Burgess, the vaulter and globe-performer	181, 254, 262, 275
Burnell, the circus proprietor	245
Burt, the clown	22

Campbell’s circus and menagerie	246
Carl, the wire-walker	166
Caroline, Madame, the equestrian	158
Carr, the globe-performer	45
Carré, the circus proprietor	181
Carter, the lion-performer	90, 110
Castelli, the gymnast	162
Catawba Indians, feats of the	45
Chapman, Miss, the lion-queen	132
Chiarini, Beatrice, the equestrian	175
Christoff, the rope-dancer	258
Clark, the posturer	10
Clarke, the circus proprietor	55, 69, 139
” Miss, the rope-dancer	56, 97
Clementina. See Sobieska.
Cline, the rope-dancer and ascensionist	59, 83
Coleman, the equestrian	262, 275
Collet, the acrobat	34
Columbia, the circus proprietor	111
Conquest, the manager	187
Conrad, Brothers, the gymnasts	245, 252
Constantine, the acrobat and posturer	65
Cooke, Alfred, the equestrian	111
” Emily, ” ”	143
” George, the rope-dancer	59
” Henry Welby, the equestrian	143
” Hubert, ” ”	192
” James, the circus proprietor	135
” ” ” equestrian	139
” John Henry, the equestrian	143, 192, 212
” Thomas, the circus proprietor	96, 98, 111, 139
” William ” ” ”	139, 143, 161, 215
Cook, Wooda, the equestrian	212
Copeland, the circus proprietor	96, 98, 139
Corelli, the child gymnast	186
Costello, the gymnast	166
Costmethopila, the equestrian	19
Cottrell, Miss, the equestrian	192
Coup, the circus manager	226
Crockett, the lion-performer	128
Cross’s menagerie	60, 73
Crossman, the acrobat	31, 34, 40, 43
Croueste, the clown	145
Crowther, the actor	120, 122

Dale, the equestrian	119, 139
Darby. See Fanque.
Davis, the equestrian manager	46, 53, 56, 58, 61
Dawson, the acrobat	22
Dean, the equestrian	246
Debach, the globe-performer	140
Delavanti family, the acrobats	160
” George, the equestrian	175
Delpini, the manager and singer	27
Derious, the gymnast	245
Dewhurst, the clown	97, 100, 104
Dubois, the clown	46
Ducrow, father of the equestrian	43
” Andrew, the equestrian	53, 58, 61, 79, 83, 95
” ” (the younger) equestrian	193
” Charles, the equestrian	193, 263
” John, the clown	86
” William, the equestrian	241
Dugée, the rope-dancer	15

Eaton and Stone’s circus	126
Ella, the equestrian	126
Elliot, Brothers, the acrobats	143, 188
Ellis, Brothers, the gymnasts	162
Elliston, the manager	48, 58, 80
Ellistria. See Ellis.
Elsler, Mdlle, the ascensionist	143, 240
Espagnole, La Belle, the rope-dancer	36, 44, 46

Fanque, Pablo, the circus proprietor	97, 99, 117, 135, 160, 192
Farci. See Ferzi.
Farini, the gymnast	186
Fawkes, the posturer and juggler	12
Ferzi, the rope-dancer	16
Fish, the equestrian	210
Fitzball, the hippo-dramatist	51, 140
Forcer, the manager	8
Forepaugh’s circus and menagerie	241
Fossett’s circus	161
Francisco, Brothers, the gymnasts	144, 162
Franconi, the circus proprietor	111, 117, 121
Franconi’s circus	46, 55, 136, 142, 190
Franks, the clown	188, 197, 263, 275
Fredericks, the equestrian	193
French’s circus	245
Frowde, the clown	197, 203

Gallot, the equestrian	52
Gardner and Forepaugh’s circus and menagerie	241
Garlick, the lion-performer	103
Garmon, the acrobat	21, 27
Geraldine, Mdlle, the gymnast	240
Germani, the equestrian juggler	110
Ginnett’s circus	146, 150
Glee-men, Anglo-Saxon	2
Grady’s circus	248
Graham, the conjurer	147
Grainger, the acrobat	27
Griffin, the equestrian acrobat	20, 22
Griffiths and wife, equestrians	19
Grimaldi, the manager	26
” ” clown	36
Guillaume, the circus proprietor	182
” Maddalena, the equestrian	183

Hall, the rope-dancer	8
Handy, partner of Philip Astley	45
Hanlon, Brothers, the gymnasts	175, 186
Harwood, the equestrian actor	120
Hassan, the vaulter	146
Haven’s, De, circus	247
Haynes. See Senyah.
Hemming, the equestrian	139
Hemmings, Cooper, and Whitby’s circus	248
Heng, the acrobat	65
Hengler, the rope-dancer	48, 110, 125, 195
” Charles, the circus proprietor	198
” Edward Henry, the rope-dancer	198
” John Milton, the rope-dancer	188, 195
” Miss, the equestrian	187, 192, 207, 210
Hengler’s circus	123, 160, 187, 192, 201
Henry, the circus manager	266, 276
Hernandez, the equestrian	121, 125
Hilton, the circus proprietor	131
” Miss, the lion-queen	131
Hinné, the circus proprietor	111
” Pauline, the equestrian	111
Hogini family, clowns and acrobats	192, 203, 263
Holloway’s circus	64
Hough, the acrobat	15
Howes and Cushing’s circus	128, 130, 191, 204
Hughes, the equestrian	23, 35
” ” circus proprietor	97, 216
Huntley, the acrobat	21, 27
” Miss, the equestrian	25

Ingham, the acrobat	40
Italian Brothers, gymnasts	142, 144

Jalma, Sadi, the contortionist	270
Janno, the acrobat	15
Jenkins, the acrobat	31, 34
Jenkinson, the acrobat	34
Johnson, the equestrian	17
Johnson’s circus	246
Jones, the equestrian	22
Josephine, Mdlle, the equestrian	246
Julien, the gymnast	153, 162

Keith, the clown	145, 181, 190
Kelly, the vaulter	225, 242
Kemp, the pole performer	109
Keys, Miss, the equestrian	264, 275
King, the bottle equilibrist	165

Lake’s circus	247
Lawrence, the vaulter	38
Lee, James, the showman	131
” Lavater, the vaulter	98, 102, 104
” Thomas, the equestrian	101, 120
Lefort, the pole-sprite	117
Lent, the equestrian manager	252
Leonard, the equestrian	101
Leotard, the gymnast	153, 156, 162
Lloyd, the equestrian	188, 211
Longuemare, the ascensionist	57
Lonsdale, the acrobat	34
Lorenzo, the lion-performer	291
Ludovic, the equestrian	101
Lulu, the female gymnast	153, 175, 185

Macarte, Mme, the equestrian	228
Macarthy, the lion-performer	293
Macomo, the lion-performer	129, 132
Magilton, the gymnast	161
Majilton, the hat-spinner	167, 229
Manchester Jack, the lion-performer	89
Manders, the menagerist	132
Mariana, Signora, the rope-dancer	27
Markutchy, the equestrian	18
Masotta, the equestrian	109
” Mdlle, the equestrian	142
Maynard, the equestrian agent	257
Mears, the gymnast	193, 269
Menken, Miss, the equestrian actress	175
Miller, the equestrian	22
Milton, the circus proprietor	62
Monfroid, Mdlles, the equestrians	90
Montague, the equestrian manager	146, 191
Morris, the acrobat	65
Mulligan, the vaulter	97

Nathans, the circus proprietor	245
Nemo, Brothers, the jugglers	170
Nevit, the acrobat	22
Newsome, the circus proprietor	98, 107, 109, 126, 138, 159, 270, 275
” ” lion-performer	132
” Miss Adele, the equestrian	187, 190, 263, 275
” ” Emma, ” ”	264
” ” Marie, ” ”	264, 275
Niblo, the gymnast	153
Nomora’s feats of activity	16
North, the vaulter	94
” the showman	246
Noyes’s circus	248

O’Donnel, the antipodean equilibrist	61
O’Donnell, Miss, the equestrian	102
Older’s circus and menagerie	247
Olmar, the gymnast	186
Oscar, the equestrian	192

Parelli, the gymnast	166
Pastor, the equestrian	245
Pauliere, Mdlle, the equestrian	231
Payne family, the pantomimists	275
Pentland, the clown	252
Pereira, Mdlle, the female gymnast	180
Phillipi, the conjurer. See Graham.
Phillips, the acrobat	20
Plege, the rope-dancer	98, 109, 117
Polaski, the equestrian	97
Porter, the acrobat	24, 40
Powell, John, the equestrian	97, 117, 125
” William, ”	192, 195
Price, the equestrian	16
” ” vaulter	86, 94
” Brothers, the gymnasts	163, 255
Price’s circus	184
Price and Powell’s circus	195

Rayner, the acrobat	15, 21, 27, 35
” the Misses, the tight-rope dancers	15
Redmond, the rope-performer	169, 171
Richer, the acrobat and rope-dancer	21, 27, 44, 46
Ridgway, Brothers, the gymnasts	154
Ridley, Brothers, the acrobats	162, 263, 272
Rivolti, the ring-master	211
Rizareli, Brothers, the gymnasts	175, 187, 246
Roberts, the artist and scene-painter	66
” the equestrian agent	256
Robinson, the equestrian	174
” ” ” manager	239
Robinson’s, John, circus and menagerie	248
” Alexander, circus	247
Romaine, Madame, the rope-dancer	35
Rossi’s, Signora, feats of activity	16
Ryan, the circus proprietor	96, 118

Sadi Jalma, the contortionist	270
Sadler, founder of the Wells	8
Samee, Ramo, the juggler	57, 170
Sampson, the equestrian	16
Samwell’s circus	64, 96
Sandy, Little, the clown	192, 210, 213
Sanger’s circus	123, 128, 179, 188, 191, 193, 218
Sanger, John and George, the circus proprietors	214
” Miss, the equestrian	189
Saqui, Madame, the rope-dancer	53, 56
Sault, the gymnast	271
Saunders, the circus proprietor	49
Saxoni, the rope-dancer	43
Senyah and wife, the gymnasts	180, 240
Sextillian, the acrobat and equilibrist	168
Simpson, the equestrian vaulter	12
Smith, the equestrian	40
Sobieska, the equestrian	24
Soullier, the circus proprietor	140
” Mdlle, the equestrian	142
Stanfield, the artist and scene-painter	85
Stickney, the equestrian	61, 63, 94, 107, 247
” Robert, the equestrian	252
” Samuel, the circus director	246
Stokes, the vaulter	11
” equestrian manager	160
Stone and Murray’s circus	240
Stowe’s circus	248
Strand, the lion-performer	132

Talliott’s circus	161
Taylor, the equestrian	18, 30
Thayer’s circus	247
Thompson, the equestrian manager	118
Tournaire, the circus proprietor	111
” Marie, the equestrian	246
Townsend, the equestrian M. P.	151
Tully, the acrobat	27
Twigg, the equestrian manager	218
Tyers, proprietor of Vauxhall Gardens	13

Vangable, Miss, the equestrian	18, 31
Vernon, the ring-master	262, 274
Verrecke, the gymnast	153
Vilderini, the posturer	136
Vincent, Miss, the actress	122
Vintners, the ascensionists	85
Violante, the rope-walker	13
Virginie, Mdlle, the equestrian	241
Vivian, the ring-master	274
Vokes family, the pantomimists	260

Walker, the vaulter and rope-dancer	101, 104
Wallett, the clown and posturer	64, 96, 98, 118, 135, 145, 158
Ward’s circus	247
Warner, the circus proprietor	242
” Annie, the equestrian	246
Watson, Lucille, the equestrian	231, 253
Watson’s circus	247
Wells and Miller’s circus	96
Welsh. See Price, Brothers.
West, the equestrian manager	61
Wheal, the clown	142
Wheeler and Cushing’s circus	246
White, the lion-performer	110
Whittayne, the clown	182
Whitton, the acrobat	65
Widdicomb, the ring-master	87
Williams, the acrobat	15
” ” jester	210
” ” vaulter	63
Willio, the contortionist	154
Wilson’s circus	246
Wombwell, the menagerist	74
Wooler’s letter to Elliston	81
Woolford, Miss, the rope-dancer	59, 87

Young, Miss, the rope-walker	157

Zamezou, the acrobat	257, 263
Zebras at Astley’s	79

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