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Father of the modern circus 'Billy Buttons' : the life & times of Philip Astley

Ward, Steve
Barnsley, Angleterre : Pen and Sword History, 2018

The world of the circus has a long and colourful history, but it was with a man named Philip Astley that the 'modern' circus was founded. It was 250 years ago, in April 1768, that Astley pegged out a circular ride on the banks of the Thames and gave performances of trick riding to a paying audeince. Trick riding was nothing new, so what made Astley so popular? He was an accomplished horseman, a military hero and an instincitve showman. Above ...


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Philip Astley and the horsemen who invented the circus (1768-1814)

Jando, Dominique ; Binder, Paul
CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform, 2018

In this fascinating and carefully researched book, Dominique Jando tells us when, why and how the former sergeant-major of a British Hussars regiment created the most universal form of entertainment, the Circus. It was not a chance occurrence: the place, the times and the social context, all led to this pivotal moment. Philip Astley became England's greatest showman, but if he was indeed a visionary, he was not a lone experimentalist: i...


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Philip Astley : la naissance du cirque

Denis, Dominique
Aulnay-sous-Bois, France : Art des 2 mondes, 2018

La naissance du Cirque narrée, année par année, par Dominique Denis, illustrée de 210 documents. [résumé de l'éditeur]


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Astley's Circus : the story of an english hussar

Rendell, Mike
North Charleston, South Carolina : CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform, 2014

This is the story of one of the most famous and popular entrepreneurs of the 18th Century - a man dubbed "the father of the modern circus". Philip Astley was a teenager who yearned for adventure and above all who wanted to work with horses. He served in the British Army in the Seven Years War, learning how to train horses for battle, and then left to find his fortune in London giving riding lessons and putting on exhibitions of trick riding. In ...


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A proper circus omie

Knight, Dame Laura
Londres : Peter Davies, 1962

When Ginnett's Circus had come to Belfast, Josie had wanted to become part of one: an acrobat was what he really wanted to be, but in any case an 'omie', which means a performer, a circus man. So he practised in every spare minute that he could. While Protestants and Roman Catholics fought in the town's streets, and Josie's mother worked in the steamy heat of her laundry, he'd be playing truant from school, perfecting handsprings, backbends, ...


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