Actors offer action plan over drama school racism – BBC News
A group of young BAME actors who have spoken out about racial discrimination they endured at a leading drama school have proposed their own action plan. The Royal Central School … Continue reading
Buffalo Bill’s wild west show thrills 1894 Brooklyn | Ephemeral New York
Part circus, part vaudeville act, part patriotic celebration of a mythic American frontier, Buffalo Bill’s Wild West Show was a huge summer draw when this traveling extravaganza booked time i… … Continue reading
Circuses, Magic and Hypnotism: Welcome to the World of Victorian Entertainment | Atlas Obscura
Magic shows, wax works exhibits, hypnotism displays, circuses and séances. For the Victorians, there was no shortage of options for an evening’s entertainment, which may explain the hyperbole of their … Continue reading
The History Girls: Victorian Tattooed Ladies: Circus freaks or pioneering feminists? by Katherine Clements
The history of tattooing goes back to prehistory but the English word, in this context, is first attested in the writings of Captain Cook. An entry in Cook’s ship’s log … Continue reading
November 2, 1887: Ode to a Nightingale – Wretched Richard’s Almanac
Wild and crazy entrepreneur, P.T. Barnum was known for bringing audiences such high-brow entertainers as Tom Thumb, the Feejee Mermaid, and Zip the Pinhead. As he said, “Nobody ever lost … Continue reading
Two Nerdy History Girls: From the Archives: Bird Millman, Bewitching High Wire Artiste
One of our recent Friday Videos featuring an unidentified woman dancing along a precariously high-wire far above the streets of an equally unidentified city. Our astute Nerdy History readers were quickly able … Continue reading
vintage everyday: Children fascinated by a circus billboard, ca. 1930s
Children fascinated by a circus billboard, ca. 1930s Silvan Drew Circus Source: vintage everyday: Children fascinated by a circus billboard, ca. 1930s
Victoria Chaplin … very much her father’s daughter. | 1951 Club
Victoria Chaplin is a British circus performer. She was born on May 19, 1951 in Santa Monica, California. She is the daughter of comedian Charlie Chaplin from his fourth wife, Oona O’Neill, and the granddaughter … Continue reading
The Snake-Charmer’s Peril: 1883
Originally posted on Mrs Daffodil Digresses:
http://www.lombrail-teucquam.com/html/fiche.jsp?id=2275754 DAMAJANTE’S PERIL The Snake-Charmer in a Circus Nearly Crushed by a Huge Python. A thrilling incident happened in Forepaugh’s circus, recently, while Nala…
Showmanship and Mass Frenzy: Blondin’s Niagara Stunt
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On the 30th of June 1859, French acrobat Charles Blondin crossed Niagara Falls on a tightrope. “About 25,000 thrill-seekers arrived by…
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