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Hagenbeck-Wallace circus poster

Title
Hagenbeck-Wallace circus poster [graphic]
Publication
Erie [Penn.] : Erie Litho., [between 1907 and 1929]

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Still imageSupervised use MWEZ+++ n.c. 19777.07Performing Arts Research Collections - Theatre

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Additional Authors
Erie Lithographing Co. ltg
Description
1 poster : col.; 71 x 52 cm.
Summary
Depicts an aerialist, presumably Bombayo, in mid-somersault, and a row of circus animals and performers, including four elephants with female dancers and male riders atop them, and light- and dark-skinned performers dressed in north African or Indian clothing.
Donor/Sponsor
National Endowment for the Arts Millennium Project.
Series Statement
Treasures of the American Performing Arts, 1875-1923
Subjects
Genre/Form
Circus posters.
Note
  • "Bombayo, the man from India, in the most astounding midair somersaulting exploits ever witnessed"--Bottom of poster.
  • Poster advertisement for the Hagenbeck-Wallace Circus, featuring the aerialist Bombayo.
Additional Formats (note)
  • Also available in electronic form, digitized by The New York Public Library.
Biography (note)
  • The Carl Hagenbeck Circus, owned by John H. Havlin and Frank R. Tate, and the Great Wallace Circus, owned by Benjamin Wallace, John O. Talbott, and Jeremiah "Jerry" Mugivan, were combined as the Hagenbeck-Wallace Circus in 1907. It traveled, primarily in the midwestern United States, by rail, on 45 cars. Wallace operated the circus until 1913 when it was sold to Edward Ballard. Mugivan and Bert Bowers later took over the circus and ran it from 1919-1929. It afterwards became a Ringling Bros. subsidiary and last toured in 1938.
Call Number
MWEZ+++ n.c. 19777.07
OCLC
NYPG98-F981
Title
Hagenbeck-Wallace circus poster [graphic]
Imprint
Erie [Penn.] : Erie Litho., [between 1907 and 1929]
Series
Treasures of the American Performing Arts, 1875-1923
Additional Formats
Also available in electronic form, digitized by The New York Public Library.
Biography
The Carl Hagenbeck Circus, owned by John H. Havlin and Frank R. Tate, and the Great Wallace Circus, owned by Benjamin Wallace, John O. Talbott, and Jeremiah "Jerry" Mugivan, were combined as the Hagenbeck-Wallace Circus in 1907. It traveled, primarily in the midwestern United States, by rail, on 45 cars. Wallace operated the circus until 1913 when it was sold to Edward Ballard. Mugivan and Bert Bowers later took over the circus and ran it from 1919-1929. It afterwards became a Ringling Bros. subsidiary and last toured in 1938.
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Indexed Term
Posters & lobby cards
Local Subject
Bombayo, aerialist.
Added Author
Erie Lithographing Co. Lithographer
Publisher No.
Erie Litho. & Ptg. Co., Erie, Pa 14217
Research Call Number
MWEZ+++ n.c. 19777.07
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