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Event

Great London Circus

Venue

Parramatta, Parramatta, NSW

First Date

28 May 1886

Dates Estimated

Status

Professional

World Premiere

Part of a Tour

Yes

Description

The Great London Circus will appear in Parramatta on Friday May 28th with a large complement of the most brilliant talent that ever appeared in Australia, consisting of Equestrians, Contortionists, Trapeze Jugglers, Trapezians, Clowns and Jesters. A large stud of highly trained horses and ponies. Challenge brass band. Proprietors Messrs Herberts and Fitzgerald.

Description Source

Primary Genre

Other

Secondary Genre

Circus

Organisations

Herbert's and Fitzgerald's Circus, Production Company

Contributors

Name	Function	Notes
Dan FitzGerald	Circus Style Performer
Herbert	Circus Style Performer
Andrew Herbert	Circus Style Performer
Thomas Herbert	Circus Style Performer

Resources

Review: Local Brevities [Review of the Great London Circus], Nepean Times, 29 May 1886, 2

Text Nationality

Australia

Production Nationality

Australia

Further Information

The Herberts and FizGerald Circus was a forerunner of the FitzGerald Brothers' Circus.

Event Status

Completed

Data Source

Source	Description
FitzGerald Brothers' Circus Project
Newspaper	Advertising (1886, May 26). The Cumberland Mercury (Parramatta, NSW : 1875 - 1895), p. 3. Retrieved July 9, 2018, from http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article248794919

Event Identifier

139832

Dataset

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