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 ''[[Oliver's Circus]]'' is the name of a [[circus]] active in the Eastern Cape in 1862.
-The [[circus]] company, under the direction of a '''[[Monsieur Oliver]]''', arrived in Port Elizabeth, having come  from Calcutta. The [[Monsieur Oliver]] mentioned was most probably the performer mentioned by William Dalrymple as having been attached to  the travelling circus company led by a Monsieur Jordain and his wife - active in Mumbai in 1857. Oliver's most spectacular and popular act in India seems to have been balancing himself on a rolling ball and travelling around the circus and up an incline with it.
+The [[circus]] company, under the direction of a '''[[Monsieur Oliver]]''', arrived in Port Elizabeth, having come  from Calcutta. The [[Monsieur Oliver]] mentioned was most probably the performer mentioned by William Dalrymple (2006) as having been attached to  the travelling circus company led by a Monsieur Jordain and his wife - active in Mumbai in 1857. Oliver's most spectacular and popular act in India seems to have been balancing himself on a rolling ball and travelling around the circus and up an incline with it.
 A proper [[Circus]] venue was to be erected for the circus in Port Elizabeth by the proprietor of what is referred to as the "[[Cape Town Circus]]", i.e. a [[Mr Taylor]] (probably the [[Mr Taylor]] (fl. 1860's) who was a member of [[The Christy Minstrels]] troupe that also visited Cape Town, Port Elizabeth, as well as various smaller settlements in 1862).

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 While in Port Elizabeth, the circus worked in  association with [[Sefton Parry]] for a season of three months, performing in a new theatre constructed for the occasion by Parry, opening on 2 June. The two companies did so well that it was speculated by the press that the circus and Parry must have made more than ₤5000 between them in the period.
-After the season closed in Port Elizabeth, the circus apparently moved on to Grahamstown, while Parry went to Natal. After that nothing more is heard of the circus in South Africa.
+After the season closed in Port Elizabeth, the circus apparently moved on to Grahamstown, while Parry went to Natal. After that nothing more is heard of [[Oliver's Circus]] in South Africa.
 == Sources ==

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 The [[circus]] company, under the direction of a '''[[Monsieur Oliver]]''', arrived in Port Elizabeth, having come  from Calcutta. The [[Monsieur Oliver]] mentioned was most probably the performer mentioned by William Dalrymple as having been attached to  the travelling circus company led by a Monsieur Jordain and his wife - active in Mumbai in 1857. Oliver's most spectacular and popular act in India seems to have been balancing himself on a rolling ball and travelling around the circus and up an incline with it.
-A proper [[Circus]] venue was to be erected for the circus in Port Elizabeth by the proprietor of the [[Cape Town Circus]], a [[Mr Taylor]]. While in Port Elizabeth, the circus worked in  association with [[Sefton Parry]] for a season of three months, performing in a new theatre constructed for the occasion by Parry, opening on 2 June. The two companies did so well that it was speculated by the press that the circus and Parry must have made more than ₤5000 between them in the period.
+A proper [[Circus]] venue was to be erected for the circus in Port Elizabeth by the proprietor of what is referred to as the "[[Cape Town Circus]]", i.e. a [[Mr Taylor]] (probably the [[Mr Taylor]] (fl. 1860's) who was a member of [[The Christy Minstrels]] troupe that also visited Cape Town, Port Elizabeth, as well as various smaller settlements in 1862).
 After the season closed in Port Elizabeth, the circus apparently moved on to Grahamstown, while Parry went to Natal. After that nothing more is heard of the circus in South Africa.

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 ''[[Oliver's Circus]]'' is the name of a [[circus]] active in the Eastern Cape in 1862.
-The [[circus]] company, under the direction of a [[Monsieur Oliver]], arrived in Port Elizabeth, having come  from Calcutta. The [[Monsieur Oliver]] mentioned was most probably the performer mentioned by William Dalrymple as having been attached to  the travelling circus company led by a [[Monsieur Jordain]] and his wife in Mumbai in 1857. Oliver's most popular act in India seems to have been balancing himself on a rolling ball and travelling around the circus and up an incline with it.
+The [[circus]] company, under the direction of a '''[[Monsieur Oliver]]''', arrived in Port Elizabeth, having come  from Calcutta. The [[Monsieur Oliver]] mentioned was most probably the performer mentioned by William Dalrymple as having been attached to  the travelling circus company led by a Monsieur Jordain and his wife - active in Mumbai in 1857. Oliver's most spectacular and popular act in India seems to have been balancing himself on a rolling ball and travelling around the circus and up an incline with it.
-A proper [[Circus]] venue was to be erected for them in Port Elizabeth by the proprietor of the [[Cape Town Circus]], a [[Mr. Taylor]]. While in Port Elizabeth, the circus worked in  association with [[Sefton Parry]] for a season of three months, performing in a new theatre constructed for the occasion by Parry, opening on 2 June. The two companies did so well that it was speculated by the press that the circus and Parry must have made more than ₤5000 between them in the period.
+A proper [[Circus]] venue was to be erected for the circus in Port Elizabeth by the proprietor of the [[Cape Town Circus]], a [[Mr Taylor]]. While in Port Elizabeth, the circus worked in  association with [[Sefton Parry]] for a season of three months, performing in a new theatre constructed for the occasion by Parry, opening on 2 June. The two companies did so well that it was speculated by the press that the circus and Parry must have made more than ₤5000 between them in the period.
 After the season closed in Port Elizabeth, the circus apparently moved on to Grahamstown, while Parry went to Natal. After that nothing more is heard of the circus in South Africa.

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 ''[[Oliver's Circus]]'' is the name of a [[circus]] active in the Eastern Cape in 1862.
-The [[circus]] company, under the direction of a [[Monsieur Oliver]], arrived in Port Elizabeth, having come  from Calcutta, A proper [[Circus]] venue was to be erected for them by the proprietor of the [[Cape Town Circus]], a [[Mr. Taylor]]. In Port Elizabeth, the circus worked in  association with [[Sefton Parry]], for a season of three months in a new theatre constructed for the occasion by Parry, opening on 2 June. They did so well that it was speculated by the press that the circus and Parry must have made more than ₤5000 between them in the period.
+The [[circus]] company, under the direction of a [[Monsieur Oliver]], arrived in Port Elizabeth, having come  from Calcutta. The [[Monsieur Oliver]] mentioned was most probably the performer mentioned by William Dalrymple as having been attached to  the travelling circus company led by a [[Monsieur Jordain]] and his wife in Mumbai in 1857. Oliver's most popular act in India seems to have been balancing himself on a rolling ball and travelling around the circus and up an incline with it.
-The [[Monsieur Oliver]] mentioned was most probably the performer mentioned by William Dalrymple as having been attached to  the travelling circus company led by a [[Monsieur Jordain]] and his wife in Mumbai in 1857. Oliver's most popular act in India seems to have been balancing himself on a rolling ball and travelling around the circus and up an incline with it.
+A proper [[Circus]] venue was to be erected for them in Port Elizabeth by the proprietor of the [[Cape Town Circus]], a [[Mr. Taylor]]. While in Port Elizabeth, the circus worked in  association with [[Sefton Parry]] for a season of three months, performing in a new theatre constructed for the occasion by Parry, opening on 2 June. The two companies did so well that it was speculated by the press that the circus and Parry must have made more than ₤5000 between them in the period.
 After the season closed in Port Elizabeth, the circus apparently moved on to Grahamstown, while Parry went to Natal. After that nothing more is heard of the circus in South Africa.

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 == Sources ==
-William Dalrymple. ''The Last Mughal: The Fall of Delhi, 1857''
+William Dalrymple. 2006. ''The Last Mughal: The Fall of Delhi, 1857'' Bloomsbury Publishers.
 [[F.C.L. Bosman]], 1980. ''Drama en Toneel in Suid-Afrika, Deel II, 1856-1916''. Pretoria: [[J.L. van Schaik]]: p.116

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 ''[[Oliver's Circus]]'' is the name of a [[circus]] active in the Eastern Cape in 1862.
-The [[circus]] company, under the direction of a [[Monsieur Oliver]], arrived in Port Elizabeth, having come  from Calcutta, and there a proper Circus was to be erected for them by the Proprietor of the Cape Town Circus, Mr. Taylor. In Port Elizabeth, the circus worked in  association with [[Sefton Parry]], for a season of three months in a new theatre constructed for the occasion by Parry, opening on 2 June. They did so well that it was speculated by the press that the circus and Parry must have made more than ₤5000 between them in the period.
+The [[circus]] company, under the direction of a [[Monsieur Oliver]], arrived in Port Elizabeth, having come  from Calcutta, A proper [[Circus]] venue was to be erected for them by the proprietor of the [[Cape Town Circus]], a [[Mr. Taylor]]. In Port Elizabeth, the circus worked in  association with [[Sefton Parry]], for a season of three months in a new theatre constructed for the occasion by Parry, opening on 2 June. They did so well that it was speculated by the press that the circus and Parry must have made more than ₤5000 between them in the period.
-The [[Monsieur Oliver]] was most probably a performer who had been with a travelling circus company led by a [[Monsieur Jordain]] and his wife, in Mumbai . Oliver's most popular act was balancing himself on a rolling ball and travelling around the circus and up an incline with it.
+The [[Monsieur Oliver]] mentioned was most probably one of the performers who had been attached to  the travelling circus company led by a [[Monsieur Jordain]] and his wife in Mumbai in 1857. Oliver's most popular act in India was balancing himself on a rolling ball and travelling around the circus and up an incline with it.
 After the season closed the Circus apparently moved on to Grahamstown, while Parry went to Natal, and after that nothing more is heard of them.