Event |
Ashton's Royal Olympic Circus
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Venue |
Northumberland Hotel, West Maitland, NSW |
First Date |
26 January 1854 |
Dates Estimated |
No |
Status |
Professional |
World Premiere |
No |
Description |
Ashton's benefit night. Performance: the grotesque bagatelle by the clown and his brother Joey "Equestrianism and Pedestrianism"; Miss Irwin embosying different passions, followed by "Baton Leaps"; Ashton as "'Rolla', The Peruvian Chief"; The French Jenny Lind to perform a ballad; Mungo Mungo to perform feats including going through the zone of daggers, repeatedly leaping 5 ft high bars and clearing a six foot canvas; ballet "The Miller Bewitched" Ashton as "Thalaba, The Fire King". |
Description Source |
Other |
Primary Genre |
Other
|
Secondary Genre |
Circus
Equestrianism
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Contributors |
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Event Status |
Completed
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Data Source |
Source |
Description |
Newspaper |
The Maitland Mercury (21/01/1854) |
Mapping Hunter Project |
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Event Identifier
| 87939 |
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