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Robinson & Lake's Combined Menagerie & Circus, 23 Jun. 1862 -23 Jun. 1862

Event Type

Circus

Event Details

Venue Type: Circus
Note:
Temporary/mobile venue, erected in Oakville for this performance
Type: Circus
Venue: Robinson & Lake's Mammoth Pavilion

Date

-
Date notes:
Monday; afternoon & evening shows

Programme Notes

  • Fine collection of RARE LIVING WILD ANIMALS.
  • Grand Operatic String and Brass Orchestra.
  • NUMEROUS STUD OF HIGHLY-TRAINED BLOODED, PERFORMING HORSES, PONIES, AND EDUCATED MULES.
  • Full and Complete Troupe of Equestrians.
  • FIVE LADY RIDERS AND DANSEUSES.
  • Two Great Clowns.
  • BILL LAKE, the Northern Jester and Comic Delineator.
  • JAMES REYNOLDS, the great Local Humorist and Shakespearian Clown.
  • Madame Robinson, Mlle. Agnes, Mlle. Alice, La Farie Kate, Mlle. Eugenie De Lorme, from the principal Theaters and Ampitheaters of Europe and the United States, and Pike’s Grand Opera House, Cincinnati.
  • MLLE ALICE, The most delightful of Equestrian Ladies. In her brilliant Act of Horsemanship, beautiful, graceful, and daring. Riding backward with as much ease as forward, flying through balloons and over banners
  • LA FARIE KATE,From Pike’s Grand Opera House, Cincinnati, in all her role of the New Ballet... also in splendid Double Dances with Mlle. Alice.
  • MLLE. AGNES,The Invisible Wire Performer
  • MASTER JAMES ROBINSON...the naked horse champion—in all his wonderful achievements.
  • MR. JOHN ROBINSON, In his great four horse Demon Act.
  • The elegantly formed, and beautifully marked, and highly trained Arabian horse. ABDALLAH
  • MASTER JOHN ROBINSON, MAST. WILLIAM DUTTON, MASTERS DU CROW, DARREL, FONTAINE, & ANGELO,with a host of minor Stars, will assist in rendering the entertainments novel and brilliant.
  • GRAND ENTRANCE INTO THE DEN OF WILD BEASTS,
  • terrific encounter with a ferocious Lion by the lovely, fascinating, graceful, yet daring EUGENIE DE LORME.
  • The great RUSSIAN ELK, 17 feet high, with immense antlers...trained and tamed by MR. JOHN ROBINSON.
  • THE HORNED HORSE. The Last of his Race.
  • Splendid Performing Zebra.
  • A PAIR OF FINE ARABIAN OSTRICHES.
  • Lions, Tigers, Bears, Birds, Monkeys, Leopards, etc. Forming a splendid and rare collection of Wild Beasts.
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