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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
320Barry, 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
321Christoff, 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
322Delavanti 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
323Gardner 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
324Hough, 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
325Macarte, 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
326Pastor, 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
327Sandy, 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
328Vintners, 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
JOHN CHILDS AND SON, PRINTERS.
Transcriber’s Note
On p. 40, the transcription of an advertisement refers to ‘fricapee’ dancing, which is likely a misprint for ‘fricassee’, which appears later in the same advertisement and is, it seems, an old French folk dance. The apparent error has been allowed to stand.
Errors deemed most likely to be the printer’s have been corrected, and are noted here. The references are to the page and line in the original. The following issues should be noted, along with the resolutions.
71.20 shall the fool reply, “Then I do,[’/”] Replaced.
307.28 The sum collected is the ‘nob.[’] Added.