Clowns and Cannons: The American Circus During the Civil War (Clipper Studies in the Theatre)

Arts & Photography

Slout, William L.

Performing Arts

Borgo Pr

The culmination of more than thirty years of research, Olympians of the Sawdust Circle is an attempt to identify every major and minor player in the American circus world of the nineteenth century. This A-Z guide lists: surname, given name, dates of birth and death (if known), type of entertainment (and function) with which the individual was associated, and the companies and dates by whom the person was employed. Every researcher and library interested in American circus history will need this seminal guide. An absolutely astonishing piece of scholarship.

Olympians of the Sawdust Circle: A Biographical Dictionary of the Nineteenth Century American Circus (Clipper Studies in the Theatre,)

History

Borgo Press

<p>This is the story of the survival of American circuses throughout one of the most perilous periods in our nation's history: 1860-1865. This was a period of transition for traveling exhibitions. The size of equipment and personnel had leveled off, performances were fixed, and the number of proprietors had reached a peak that would not be exceeded until the early 1870s. But still the show had to go on! Complete with notes, index, bibliography, and contemporaneous illustrations.</p>

Clowns and Cannons: The American Circus During the Civil War (Clipper Studies in the Theatre,)

Olympians of the Sawdust Circle: A Biographical Dictionary of the Nineteenth Century American Circus (Malcolm Hulke Studies in Cinema and Television,)

Humor & Entertainment

"Chilly Billy" was the nickname of circus mogul William Washington Cole, the chief rival of P. T. Barnum. Cole was born into a circus family in 1847, and beginning in 1870 and continuing through 1886, developed "Cole's Colossal Circus" into a money-making enterprise. He wisely invested his earnings in real estate, making himself a multimillionaire before finally closing down shop. Another landmark contribution to American circus history, complete with notes, index, bibliography, and contemporaneous illustrations.

Chilly Billy: The Evolution of a Circus Millionaire

Biographies & Memoirs

Arts & Literature

James A. Bailey and P. T. Barnum first joined forces to produce a double show in 1881--a royal coupling--inaugurating the "Golden Age" of the American circus. This book details some of the activity leading up to that notable landmark in amusement history, particularly during the decade of 1871-81. Complete with notes, bibliography, index, and contemporaneous illustrations.

A Royal Coupling: The Historic Marriage of Barnum and Bailey

Burnt Cork and Tambourines: A Source Book for Negro Minstrelsy (Clipper Studies in the Theatre,)

Includes the seminal "Early History of Negro Minstrelsy," by Col. T. Allston Brown, together with pen-and-ink portraits of the major minstrels, and a comprehensive index.

Literature & Fiction

Dramas & Plays

The Burial of Alma: A Comedy in Two Acts

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