Oliver's Circus
Oliver's Circus is the name of a circus active in the eastern Cape in 1862.
The Circus Company, under the direction of 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.
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
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[1]
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