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  • ...e world’s oldest extant circus building. It is also the world’s oldest circus still in activity: It opened its doors in 1852. Its address, at 110 rue Ame ...e (Paris)|Cirque Olympique]], located some five hundred yards from his new circus, on the portion of the Boulevard du Temple that disappeared in 1862, during
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  • ...continents, performing in the most prestigious venues of the international circus and variety scene. ...ry thorough and complete training within his family—like all Italian circus kids—became a solo contortionist, and occasionally appeared as a bare
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  • ...to their rivals at the Nouveau Cirque, [[Pierantoni & Saltamontès]]. Yet, Foottit & Chocolat were instrumental in the development of classic European clownin =='''George Foottit'''==
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  • {{Languages|Foottit et Chocolat}} ...tribué à leurs rivaux au Nouveau Cirque, [[Pierantoni et Saltamontès]]. Foottit et Chocolat eurent néanmoins un rôle primordial dans le développement de
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  • ...rque Medrano holds a singular place in the Parisian cultural fabric and in circus history. From its beginnings as Cirque Fernando, in 1873, until the end of ...into genuine circus stars; appearing in its ring was a recognition for any circus artist. Its last performance under Jérôme Medrano’s reign in January 19
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  • ...he clown [[Foottit]] c. 1880), from the French television show ''Cavalcade Circus'', filmed at the [[Jean Richard|Cirque d'Ermenonvile]]. The beginning of th
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  • ...d, for that matter, of Europe. For many years, it was the High Society’s circus of choice. Its relatively small size gave it warmth and intimacy (it was so ...irque d’Hiver]], completely refurbished, returned to the presentation of circus shows after a rather futile hiatus as a movie-house and theater; the [[Cirq
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  • ==Clown, Circus Owner, Animal Trainer== ...no]] bought and continued to exploit his elegant and revolutionary touring circus.
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  • ...e a trio of Italian acrobats whose act met with great success, both in the circus ring and on the variety stage, from the 1940s up to the late 1960s. They be ...au Cirque]], where they had successfully supplanted its legendary stars, [[Foottit and Chocolat]].
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  • ...Europe's most celebrated clowns. In Paris, they dethroned the legendary [[Foottit and Chocolat]] from their place of preëminence when they starred in the "T ...nni, Adele, Pietro, and Alessandro (the future Alex). Giuseppe ran his own circus for a brief time, and then created a troupe of acrobats on horseback with h
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