Event Type
Circus
Event Details
Troupe: Hengler
Venue Type: Circus
Location: Sunderland
County: Cumberland
Type: Circus
Venue: Circus Royal, Sunderland
Location: Sunderland
County: Cumberland
Type: Circus
Venue: Circus Royal, Sunderland
Date
-
Date notes
Monday
Casting
Event Program
Displaying 1 - 7 of 7
| Title | Performed Person / Troupe | Notes | Type | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Drum Polka | Hengler | Hengler | Played while Performing Lofty leaps and Turning Summersaults on the tight Rope | Song, Violin, Acrobatic Display | ||
| Overture to Lodoiska | Hengler | Hengler | played while "Performing Lofty leaps and Turning Summersaults on the tight Rope" | Violin, Acrobatic Display, Song, Overture | ||
| Impersonations of the Character of Mr. Briggs | Hengler | Hengler | Sketch |
Bibliographic Sources
- Era (London) January 5, 1851: 1:2.Info in Record:
- Performance Type: Variety
- Performers Listed: “Young Hengler”
- Days & Times: “MONDAY, January 6th”
- Venue Name: “CIRCUS ROYAL, SUNDERLAND”
- Program Info: “he will execute his Overture to Lodoiska on the Violin, whilst Performing Lofty leaps and Turning Summersaults on the tight Rope, without losing a note of the music. Also, his Original Accompaniment of Julien’s Drum Polka, whilst executing the same difficult feats, and positively the last night of his Inimitable Impersonations of the Character of Mr. Briggs, with other Entertainments.”
- Other: benefit