Two Centuries of British Circus People.

Winning Over Potential Circus Public

Tue, 06 Mar 2007 10:10:38 +0000

Just recently I've been roped-in to give a number of illustrated talks (OHP) to various social groups and I'm amazed by the number of these groups looking for speakers, some...

Don Stacey -Circus Journalist - Archivist - Historian

Tue, 30 Jan 2007 02:27:30 +0000

Don wrote to me on 5th January commenting on some serious errors in my article in the then latest issue of World's Fair, concerning the 'Billy Russsell's Great Yarmouth...

thegalloper.com Lives On!

Sun, 24 Dec 2006 02:15:10 +0000

After a threat of absolute closure, David Page has been persuaded to renew and revamp his website! A Phoenix risen from the ashes! Test it out at...

thegalloper.com

Tue, 05 Dec 2006 03:01:49 +0000

David Page, the webmaster of , has announced that his website will cease to opperate at the end of December this year! This is a very sad day...

ASTLEY'S FIRST CIRCUS PERFORMANCE

Tue, 28 Nov 2006 02:29:47 +0000

During 1968, the 200th anniversary of the invention of circus, writers in the circus press speculated on the exact date of Astley's first performance. At that time,...

ELLIS ISLAND RECORDS OF CIRCUS PERFORMERS

Wed, 08 Nov 2006 10:08:23 +0000

Kevin Sterling, who is researching his "STELLING" family of circus artists, including acrobats, clowns and aerialists, discovered evidence that various family members tried...

THE MOST POPULAR CIRCUS BOOK

Tue, 31 Oct 2006 11:53:45 +0000

I am told by Dr Vanessa Toulmin, of the National Fairground Archive (University of Sheffield, U.K.) that the most frequently consulted work in the Circus Library (over 900...

CIRCUS HISTORICAL SOCIETY (USA)

Thu, 26 Oct 2006 15:18:25 +0000

This American website gets a lot of queries about British circus history and people. Even people from the UK. I cannot understand why enquirers, often family...

John HENDERSON's daughter was JANE MARTHA born about 1847

Mon, 04 Sep 2006 10:35:24 +0000

Visitors to this website will be aware of my interest in the history of Hengler's Circus. Charles Hengler's sister Agnes Selina (1825-1879) married the famous equestrian...

VISITORS TO THIS WEBSITE - WELCOME

Wed, 23 Aug 2006 14:52:10 +0000

Visitors to this website may be interested to know that, over the last hundred days, the average number of visitors has been 550 per month. The highest month was May, with...