The Circus in America
Auteurs : Fox, Charles Philip (Auteur) ; Parkinson, Tom (Auteur)
Lieu de publication : Waukesha, Wisconsin
Éditeur : Country Beautiful
Date de publication : 1969
Langue : Anglais
Description : 289 p.: ill. en coul. ; 31 cm
Notes : Bibliogr.: p.286. Index.
Sujets :
Barnum & Bailey Greatest Show on Earth [spectacle de cirque]
Clyde Beatty-Cole Bros. Circus [compagnie de cirque]
Affiches de spectacles de cirque
Histoire des arts du cirque - États-Unis
Dépouillement du document :
1-The lure and the lore
The essence of the circus
Folklore and lingo
Pages from life on as circus
How troupers see the world
2-A pageant of titles
What’s in a names?
The early decades
The golden age
The early twentieth century
The depression and war years
The post-war years
The circus of today and tomorrow
3-The wondrous one-day stand
The mobility of the American circus
Wagon shows
Railroad circuses
Motorized circuses
Wagons roll
The street parade
4- The big show under the big top
“Step right up”
The candy picht
The grand entry
The eternal clowns
Acrobats and jugglers
Wild west star and the aftershow
Performing horses
High acts and thrill acts
Rare and exotic animals
Elephants : the circus’s favorite animal
Flying acts and the finale
Collection : Collection Pascal Jacob
Localisation : Bibliothèque
Cote : 791.309 73 F7911c 1969