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''[[Oliver's Circus]]'' is the name of a [[circus]] active in the Eastern Cape in 1862. | ''[[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 [[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 | + | 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. | 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. | ||
Revision as of 06:26, 20 November 2020
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 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.
Sources
William Dalrymple. The Last Mughal: The Fall of Delhi, 1857 By
F.C.L. Bosman, 1980. Drama en Toneel in Suid-Afrika, Deel II, 1856-1916. Pretoria: J.L. van Schaik: p.116
William Groom. 1899-1900. Drama in Cape Town. Cape Illustrated Magazine, 10(4): 478-481, 517-520, 547-552, 580-584, 640-643, 670-672, 706-708.
Entry on "Hiram W. Franklin 1825*-1862*", on the website joeboganny.co.uk - A Circus, Music-Hall & Theatre Family Website[1]
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