Sujets :
Artistes de Sideshow - États-Unis - Biographie
Fêtes foraines - États-Unis
Histoire des arts du cirque - États-Unis
Exhibitions de phénomènes
Cabinet de curiosité
Magie
Numéro à sensation
Fakirisme
Tattouage
Attractions (Spectacles) - Canada - Histoire

Dépouillement du document :
The racket begins
The sideshow matures
Make way for the mud showmen
Post-war boom and bust
Roller-skating penguins
Shows on Wheels
"It's never out - it's never over"
A strange business for hustlers
The inside money
Buddha workers, jaggers and blade box queens
Nothing but a crack of fat
"Here I am - there I go"
Working acts
Dime museums and amusement parks - Store shows, theaters and whale carcasses
Strong enough to be exhibited
Grinding out a living
Billy Reed is still alive
Stiffs, stone giants and siberskoyes
The last docs, professors, colonels and preachers
Sideshow Hoi Polloi.

Résumé :
From Lentini the three-legged man and Siamese twins to equipment caravans and big top architects, this captivating collection lifts the striped curtain to reveal the larger-than-life world of circuses, carnivals, and freak shows in post-World War II America. Copious never-before-seen photographs, in-depth historical research, and insightful interviews with former sideshow employees illustrate the development of the circus sideshow, the roles of key groups—the freaks, working acts, managers, talkers—and the importance of the grift. [editor summary]

Collection : Bibliothèque de l'École nationale de cirque

Localisation : Bibliothèque

Cote : 791.068 097 3 S8252c 2010

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