Circus Collection (page 6)

Music cover, The Man on the Flying Trapeze, song waltz, words by George Leybourne, music by Alfred Lee, performed by Shaw and Weston. 1934

Marceline the Droll, the London Hippodromes clown
Marceline, the popular clown at the London Hippodrome, where he famously influenced the young Charlie Chaplin when they appeared together in the Hippodromes first pantomime, Cinderella

Performing bear at the London Hippodrome
A Bright Little Bruin at the Hippodrome. A bear cub performing at the London Hippodrome in 1905. His act consisted of him riding on the back of a pony

Performing seals at the London Hippodrome
Humorous illustration of Captain Woodwards performing seals at the London Hippodrome. One looks anxiously out at the audience and tells his co-worker he can see another party in sealskin jackets

Marceline the Droll & Otto Twigg, London Hippodrome
Marceline the Droll, the Spanish clown who who performed at the London Hippodrome in the first three years of it opening in 1900. Pictured with the Hippodromes ring master Mr Otto Twigg. Date: 1901

Herr Seeth in a den of lions at the London Hippodrome
Herr Julius Seeth and his twenty-one forest-bred lions, a hugely popular act at the newly-opened London Hippodrome in early 1900. The lions were presented to Seeth by King Menelik of Ethiopia

Blackpool, The Babylon of the North by Tom Titt
Detailed double page spread by Tom Titt in The Tatler reflecting the vast range of amusements at Blackpool, described as, " the Babylon of the North...the wonder-city of non-stop pleasure by

The Crazy Gang, Six Broken Blossoms, London Palladium
The Crazy Gang dressed as flower sellers in Six Broken Blossoms in the shadow of Eros (at Piccadilly Circus) in London Rhapsody musical at The London Palladium. 1937

Circus poster, The Brothers Francki, France. circa 1960s

Poster, Probst Circus, Hungary. 1972

Jolly clown with a white goose. 20th century

Directors of Bertram Mills Circus - Lord Burghley (Hon President), Cyril B Mills, Bernard N Mills, and the late Bertram Mills (Founder). 1949

Circus poster with clown and acrobats. 20th century

Circus poster with ringmaster, clowns and acrobats. 20th century

Programme cover, Bertram Mills Circus, Summer Season 1949. 1949

The bearded lady: Miss Annie Jones
Annie Jones Elliot (1865 - 1902) also known as " the Bearded Lady" toured with the showman P. T. Barnum as a circus attraction

Cartoon, The London Pavilion, Mr Villierss New Drum. Robert Edwin Villiers (1830-1904) was owner of the newly built London Pavilion music hall de luxe at Piccadilly Circus. 1885

Cartoon, George Sanger and the Lord Mayors Show
Cartoon, George Sanger was the Boss of the Lord Mayors Show. 1884

Portrait, Mr A Henry, The Circus. 1885

Cartoon, Mr Holland and the injunction balloon
Cartoon, Don t let that injunction balloon stop you, Mr Holland - a comment on the attempt by the Duke of Bedford (freeholder) to stop the Theatre Royal, Covent Garden

Cartoon, The Amenities of the Circus are positively surprising, showing London circus owners George Sanger (left) and Frederick Charles Hengler (right) with William Holland (centre)

Norwegian actress Greta Nissen
The famous Norwegian actress Greta Nissen, from the Columbia film The Circus Queen Murder (1933) - appearing in the stage show Why Not Tonight

Margaret Dumont (with Groucho Marx) wearing Dolly Tree
Margaret Dumont (with Groucho Marx) wearing a Dolly Tree negligee in At the Circus (1939) Date: 1939

Miss Emmie Fossett, circus performer, with horse
Miss Emmie Fossett, circus performer with the Fossett Family Circus, with horse. Date: circa 1910s

Ash-coloured harrier, Circus cineraceus. Handcoloured steel engraving from Georg Friedrich Treitschkes Gallery of Natural History, Naturhistorischer Bildersaal des Thierreiches, Liepzig, 1842

Roman chariot and charioteers tunic
Roman two-horse chariot (Biga) used in Giuochi Circus, and tunic and breastplate of corded leather worn by an Auriga (charioteer) from the Vatican Museum

Roman charioteer and chariot
Roman charioteer (Auriga) driving a two-horse chariot (Biga) in the Giuochi Circus from a fragment of a basrelief from a villa on the Janiculum 1

Cinereous harrier, Circus cinereus. Handcoloured engraving by Fournier after an illustration by Edouard Travies from Charles d Orbignys Dictionnaire Universel d Histoire Naturelle

Gladiator standing up and defending himself with his arm. Copperplate engraving by Gio. Petrini after an illustration by A

Street entertainer balancing on his head on a table. Accompanied by a fiddler and a young boy dancing a jig. Handcoloured engraving from Pierre de la Mesangeres Le Bon Genre, Paris, 1817

Family of street entertainers performing in Paris, 1815
Woman balancing on a candlestick on a table, while a child walks on its hands. Later, Madame Herculanus fixes two anchors in curling papers to her hair

Ancient Roman Circus and chariot race
Ancient Roman Circus or games arena 1, four-horse chariot or quadriga 2, chariot yoke with rams head 3, and bronze medal to honour the victor 4

Winter quarters of Barnum and Bailey Circus, Bridgeport, USA
Bridgeport, Connecticut, USA, winter quarters of the Barnum and Bailey Circus. circa 1905

WWII Night time in London, September 1939
Piccadilly after dark in the first few days of the Second World War, a man in uniform already in evidence on the streets. Date: 1939

Royal Wedding crowd, Ludgate Circus, London
Aerial view of Ludgate Circus, London, after the passing of the Royal Wedding carriage, 6 July 1893 (Prince George, Duke of York and Princess Mary of Teck). 1893

Busy scene in Regent Street, Central London, with Jays department store on the left and All Souls, Langham Place, in the far distance. Date: circa 1910

Female clowns, Nouveau-Cirque, Paris, France
Female clowns at the Nouveau-Cirque, Paris, France. circa 1900

Poster, Circus Clown

The Piccadilly Circus Girl, by T W Connor
Promotional music sheet for The Piccadilly Circus Girl cover of music hall song by T. W. Connor of 1897, and sung with the greatest possible success by Tom Costello

General Tom Thumb
Charles Sherwood Stratton (1838 - 1883), known as General Tom Thumb, was a dwarf who achieved great fame as a performer under circus pioneer P.T. Barnum

Statue of Eros - Piccadilly Circus, London. Date: circa 1980s

Advert for Geraudels Pastilles, cough sweets. 1893

Stationery, The Stock Exchange, weekly journal
Stationery, The Stock Exchange, Imperial Buildings, Ludgate circus, London, a weekly journal for capitalists and investors. 1890

Advert for Lillywhites skating items 1930
Advertisement for skating items, available at Lillywhites, Piccadilly Circus, London. Date: 1930

New Amphitheatre in Holborn, London 1867
Interior of the new Royal Amphitheatre in Holborn, London, built on the site of the old Metropolitan House Bazaar. With entertainment shows including equestrian and gymnastics Date: 1867

Silhouette, Circus Acrobats. early 19th century

Silhouette, Circus Stilt Walkers dancing. Date: early 19th century

Silhouette, Chinese Musicians and Dancing Dogs. early 19th century

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