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		+	[[Royal Magnet Combination Troupe]]

	[[Santanna's Circus]]		[[Santanna's Circus]]

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	[[Victoria Circus]]		[[Victoria Circus]]

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		+	[[Olympic Circus De Paris]]

	[[Pagel's Circus]]		[[Pagel's Circus]]

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		+	[[Cape Town Circus]]

	[[Equestrian Gymnastics]]		[[Equestrian Gymnastics]]

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	[[Noble's Circus]]; [[Noble's Olympic Circus]]		[[Noble's Circus]]; [[Noble's Olympic Circus]]
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		+	[[Oliver's Circus]]

	[[Pagel's Circus]]		[[Pagel's Circus]]

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-== Some publications on South African circus life ==
+== Some publications devoted to South African circus life ==
 [[Stage and Circus]] (1906-)

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	= The term Circus =		= The term Circus =

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-[[Circus]] can refer to a specific set of [[performance]]s, the venue or space in which such performances occur or to the   company of performers who undertakes such performances.
+[[Circus]] can refer to a specific set of [[performance]]s, the venue or space in which such performances occur or to the  company of performers who undertakes such performances.
-== The term Circus ==
+= The term Circus =
-The term [[Circus]] dates from Greek and Roman times (Greek "κίρκος", Latin "circus", meaning "circle" or "ring"), and refers to the circular performance space used by most circusses. Over the ages the space has been used for a variety of purposes and has taken numerous forms - from outdoor games, ceremonies and spectacles, to indoor events (in temporary, and/or permanent structures, including the well-known bell-tent). In time the term also referred to the performance form itself, and the name was used to refer to companies or troops of performers as well.
+[[Circus]] can refer to a specific '''type''' of performance, a [[theatrical event]] made up of a particular set of [[performance]]s, the venue or space in which such performances occur, the company of performers that undertake such performances.
 '''See [[Circus]] in ''Wikipedia''[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Circus] for a good general introduction the concept and references for further reading.'''
-== South African usage of the term ==
+=Circus in South Africa=
 In South African the British usage was largely followed and the term ''[[Circus|circus]]'' thus initially tended to refer to outdoor or indoor performances demonstrating equestrian skills, usually by companies visiting the Cape Colony in the 19th century - the events possibly including some other [[Vaudeville|vaudeville]] style acts to link the displays of horsemanship.
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 Later in the 19th and much of the 20th centuries however, the term was more specifically employed to refer to the more standard English definition, i.e. what ''Wikipedia''[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Circus] describes as "a company of performers that may include [[clown]]s, acrobats, trained animals, trapeze acts, musicians, hoopers, tightrope walkers, jugglers, unicyclists and other object manipulation and stunt-oriented artists". Usually a travelling show, performed in a tent.
-== Circusses in South Africa ==
+== Overview and history ==
-For a history of the [[Circus]] in South Africa and a list of the various [[Circus|circus]] companies that have performed in the country, see the entry under:
+[[African Circus]]
-'''[[Circus in South Africa]]'''
+[[Astley's Circus]]
-== Sources ==
+[[Boswell's Circus]]
 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Circus
-[[F.C.L. Bosman]], 1928[http://www.dbnl.org/tekst/bosm012dram01_01/]
+[[F.C.L. Bosman]], 1928. ''Drama en Toneel in Suid-Afrika'', Deel I: 1652-1855. Pretoria: [[J.H. de Bussy]]. [http://www.dbnl.org/tekst/bosm012dram01_01/].
-Go to [[South African Theatre/Bibliography]]
+[[F.C.L. Bosman]], 1980. ''Drama en Toneel in Suid-Afrika, Deel II, 1856-1916''. Pretoria: [[J.L. van Schaik]].
-== Return to ==
+[[Floris J. G. Van der Merwe|Van der Merwe, Floris J. G.]] 2007. ''Frank Fillis: The Story of a Circus Legend''. Stellenbosch: [[FJG Publikasies]].
 Return to [[The South African Context/General Terminology and Thematic Entries]]
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 Return to [[South African Theatre/Terminology and Thematic Entries]]
-Return to [[South African Film /Terminology and Thematic Entries]]
+Return to [[South_African_Theatre/Venues|South African Theatre Venues, Companies, Societies, etc ]]
 Return to [[The ESAT Entries]]
 Return to [[Main Page]]

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