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	The Circus in America: 1793 - 1940
		The history of the circus is in many ways a microcosm of the history of America.
		The circus was a primary form of entertainment and information for the nineteenth century population, especially outside cities and larger metropolitan areas.
		There are huge gaps and inaccuracies in our knowledge of circus history, in part because the documents and circus artifacts (route books, posters, newspaper stories, journals, and oral histories) have been scattered among many different repositories and part because there have been few systematic efforts to archive, analyze, and correlate these materials.
	www.circusinamerica.org (385 words)

	Circus - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		A circus is held in a oval or circular arena with tiered seating around its circumference; in the case of traveling circuses this location is most often a large tent.
		A fourth, Circus Maxentius, was constructed by Maxentius; the ruins of this circus have enabled archaeologists to reconstruct the Roman circus.
		A circus performance is led by a ringmaster who has a role similar to a Master of Ceremonies, the ringmaster presents performers, speaks to the audience, and generally keeps the show moving.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Circus (1787 words)

	The Circus in America: 1793 - 1940
		The performers and owners are in the public eye, but it takes carefully coordinated effort from hundreds of people to make a circus successful.
		Many names stand out in circus history as being great performers in the air, on the ground, or with animals: May Worth, Zazel, Loyal Respinskis, The Hanneford family, Ella and Fred Bradna, Katie Sandwina, Issac A. Van Amburgh, Lillian Lietzel, and Alfredo Codona brought delights and thrills to audiences all over the country.
		Click a name to view a brief description, or alternative names and role in which they played in the circus.
	www.circusinamerica.org /public/people/public_list (239 words)

	Circus History Message Board (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-17)
		You may also be frustrated in that side show people moved between circus and carnival side shows, as well as other venues, all within the same season, meaning that they may not have been chronicled in end of year rosters.
		African-American musicians were restricted to the circus side show from their introduction in the late 19th century until the last of them appeared in the late 1940s to early 1950s, their demise coming largely with the fading away of the tented railroad circus.
		The purpose of the Circus Historical Society Question board is to engage in informative discussions with others interested in circus history by exchanging useful resources, offering direction and/or information, defining terms or just shedding light on a confusing aspect of circus history.
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	African Animal Art (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-17)
		The cheetah kills its prey by biting it on the underside of the throat to suffocate it, for the cheetah is not strong enough to break the necks of the gazelles it mainly hunts.
		The famous circus theme song is actually called "Entrance of the Gladiators", and was composed in 1904 by Julius FuÄk.African Animal Art Long hair in cats is due to a recessive (hidden) gene, so the gene may still be present in a few individuals.
		Circus Circus is a Las Vegas circus themed casino and the largest permanent big top in the world also presents human and animal performances.African Animal Art It is thought that they went through a prolonged period of inbreeding following a genetic bottleneck during the last ice age.
	www.mmm-search.net /African-Animal-Art.aspx (5940 words)

	Theater in the United States - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		The Walnut Street Theatre (or simply The Walnut) is the oldest continuously-operating theatre in America, located in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania at 825 Walnut Street.
		The Walnut was built by The Circus of Pepin and Breschard, in 1809.
		Productions were much more rudimentary then, and sometimes plays would be staged in barns or dining rooms when no theater was available.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Theater_in_the_United_States (1947 words)

	The Circus in America: 1793 - 1940 (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-17)
		It was the first circus to go west of the Appalachian Mountains, a territory still considered unsettled at the time.
		At that point, incorporating Cayetano Mariotini as a co-proprietor, Pepin, Breschard and Cayetano established a recedent of venturing west and bringing the circus to the edge of charted territory.
		But even before tracks were laid, or circus cars were invented, Pepin, Breschard, and Cayetano saw the west as the frontier for the American Circus.
	jefferson.village.virginia.edu /CircusEdit/corporate_bodies/public_show/85 (203 words)

	Olympians of the Sawdust Circle
		Identified with the Sells-Floto Circus for a number of years and was considered an experience horse trainer and handler.
		Took a circus group to Newburyport, MA, where he opened April 2, 1810; closed on May 17; then went to Exeter and Portsmouth, NH; the company returned to NYC in time to join Pepin & Breschard, and open with them on June 21.
		Along with partners Pepin and Breschard, took the first organized circus company west of the Appalachians, spring 1814, when the troupe performed at Pittsburgh and at Cincinnati.
	www.circushistory.org /Olympians/OlympiansC1.htm (7997 words)

	Articles - Walnut Street Theatre (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-17)
		The Walnut Street Theatre was built by The Circus of Pepin and Breschard, a French circus which toured from 1807 until 1815.
		Pepin and Breschard constructed numerous venues in cities along the east coast of the United States, which often featured, along with performances of their circus, classical plays as well as horse dramas.
		In 1811, an English architect named William Strickland designed and constructed a stage and orchestra pit for theatrical performances and the theatre's name was changed to The Olympic.
	gaple.com /articles/Walnut_Street_Theatre?mySession=9a553540bff468fc... (582 words)

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