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By particular desire, for the benefit of the Royal Humane Society. Jones's Royal Circus. On Friday evening, June 22d, 1798, will be presented a variety of new equestrian performances. The six divisions of the New Austrian exercise Broad sword, will be gone through by Mr. Sutton, on the famous horse turk, under the tuition of a lifeguardsman, who attend the Royal Circus every morning, by permission of the Right Honourable to Earl of Harrington, to instruct the performers of the above place. ...
Surrey Theatre.Date: 1798]- Books
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The songs, duets, glees, chorusses, &c. In the popular grand Spectacle of Music, Dance, and Action, called Black Beard; or, The Captive Princess: As performed, upwards of 100 nights, at the Royal Circus, last season; and Revived with New Songs, Scenery, Dresses, &c. On Wednesday, May 15, 1799. The Overture and Music, by Mr. Sanderson; the Scenery designed by Mr. Greenwood, and executed by him, Messrs. Williams, Marchbank, and Blackmore; the Spectacle invented and produced under the Direction of Mr. Cross.
Cross, J. C. (John Cartwright), -1809.Date: [1799?]- Books
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Recitative, songs, duets, glees, chorusses, &c. In the new comic pantomime of the nymph of the fountain or harlequin arab. As performed for the first time at Jones's Royal Circus, St George's Fields, on Monday, September 18 1797. Songs in the pantomime, &c. By Mr. Cross. The music by Mr. Sanderson, machinery by Mr. Underwood, and scenery by Mr. Greenwood, Jun,
Cross, J. C. (John Cartwright), -1809.Date: 1797]- Books
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In love, in debt, & in liquor, or our way in Wales; a new musical drama, performed for the first time at Jones's Royal Circus, St. George's Fields. On Wednesday, June 28, 1797. By J. C. Cross, Author of the Divertisement, British Fortitude, Point at Herqui, and Way to get Unmarried, performed at the Theatre-Royal, Covent Garden; The Purse, or Benevolent Tar, at the Theatres-Royal Drury-Lane and Hay-Market; Apparition, at the Theatre-Royal Hay-Market; and Capture of the Cape of Good Hope, Robbers, Caledonian Recruit, Jew and Gentile, Village Doctor, Matrimony, Naval Gratitude, Neither frighten'd nor hurt, Harlequin Mariner, Olympian Revels, Julia of Louvain, and Niobe, or Harlequin's Ordeal, performed with universal Applause at Jones's Royal Circus. The new music by Mr. Sanderson, With Selections from Reeve, Dibdin, Shield, &c.
Cross, J. C. (John Cartwright), -1809.Date: 1797- Books
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The songs, duets, gless, chorusses, &c. in the entirely new and splendid national spectacle, founded on historical facts, called Sir Francis Drake, and Iron-Arm. As represented at the New Royal Circus, on Monday, August 4, 1800. By J.C. Cross. Entire new scenery, designed by Mr. Greenwood, and executed by him, Messrs. Marchbanks, Williams, and assistants. New machinery, by Mr. Branscomb. The marches and dances, incidental to the piece, by Mr. Byrne. The new overture and music, by Mr. Saunderson. The whole invented and produced under the immediate inspection of Mr. Cross.
Cross, J. C. (John Cartwright), -1809.Date: [1800]- Books
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The muses banquet, or vocal repository, for the year 1792. Being the newest and most modern collection of songs, duets, trios, &c. Lately Sung at the Anacreontic Society, Theatres Royal, Vauxhall, Sadler's Wells, Dibdin's Sans Souci, Beef Steak Club, Astley's, Circus, And at other Convivial and Polite Assemblies in Town. To which is Added, A Variety of Toasts and Sentiments.
Date: [1792?]- Books
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On Wednesday, 15th January. Royal Circus, College-Green. By particular desire. [The manager respectfully informs his friends and the public, that the celebrated piece, called] The Union, or, Ierne Divided! With many alterations and additions, Which brought such overflowing Houses last Year, and which went off with so much Satisfaction to the Public, is again in Rehearsal, and will speedily be brought forward and revised, at considerable Expence in Decoration, Scenery and Performers.
Date: 1800?]- Books
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Parnassian bagatelles: being a miscellaneous collection of poetical attempts. To which are added a comic sketch in one act, called The way to get un-married, As performing with universal Applause at the Theatre-Royal, Covent-Garden. And the Village Doctor, or Killing no Cure; a Favourite Burletta, Exhibited at Jones's Royal-Circus, St. George's Fields. By J. C. Cross, Author of the Divertisement, Purse on Benevolent Tar, British Fortitude, the Apparition, Point at Herqui, &c.
Cross, J. C. (John Cartwright), -1809.Date: 1796- Books
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The songs, duets, glees, chorusses, &c. in the new grand serio-comic pantomime called The seasons; or, Harlequin in all Weathers: As presented, for the First Time, at the New Royal Circus, On Thursday, May 16, 1799. The Pantomime invented and produced under the Direction of Mr. Cross; the Scenery designed by Mr. Greenwood, and executed by him, Messrs. Blackmore, Williams, Marchbank, and Assistants; the Machinery by Mr. Beauscomb, the Decorations by Mr. Johnson; and the Overture and New Music, by Mr. Sanderson.
Cross, J. C. (John Cartwright), -1809.Date: [1799?]- Books
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Before the Most Noble and Right Honorable the Lords Commissioners of Appeals in Prize Causes. The Victoria, Andres Orange, master. James Mather, of Birchin-Lane, London, merchant, claimant of the ship and part of the cargo, - appellant. Patrick Morgan, late of the river Mississippi, and now of the Little Circus, in the Minories, London, merchant, - - - - - - - - intervener. George Gostling the younger, Esquire, His Majesty's procurator in his Office of Admiralty, and Thomas Pillans, commander of the ship Shillelah, the captor, - - - - - respondents. Case on behalf of the appellant and intervener, on motion for an attachment against Captain Pillans, his owners and sureties, for not having made restitution.
Great Britain. Lords Commissioners of Appeals in Prize Causes.Date: 1786]- Books
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The songs, duets, glees, chorusses, &c. in the favourite comic pantomime of Harlequin in Egypt, or the siege of Jean D'Acre. As represented at the New Royal Circus, on Thursday, August 15, 1799. With alterations and improvements by J. C. Cross. The overture and new music by Mr. Sanderson, The New Scenery designed by Mr. Greenwood, and executed by him, Messrs. Banks, Marchbank, Williams, and Assistants. The Machinery invented by Mr. Branscomb, and completed by him and Assistants. The Dresses and Decorations under the Direction of Mr. Johnson, and made by him, Messrs. Davis, Williams, Liddle, Mis. Nash, and Miss Williams. The spectacle adapted for Representation and superintended By Mr. Cross.
Cross, J. C. (John Cartwright), -1809.Date: [1799]- Pictures
Episodes in the circus. Coloured magic lantern slides.
Date: [between 1800 and 1899?]Reference: 754387i- Ephemera
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Stop circus suffering now / Animal Defenders.
Date: [2002?]- Pictures
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Three Indian circus performers. Gouache drawing.
Reference: 27729i- Pictures
The interior of a circus tent, with performers and animals. Watercolour by Mary Lorraine, 1966.
Lorraine, Mary, active approximately 1967.Date: 29.12.66 [29 December 1966]Reference: 3001113iPart of: Adamson Collection- Pictures
The circus of Maxentius, Via Appia, Rome: plan. Drawing.
Date: [between 1700 and 1799?]Reference: 566654iPart of: Ancient bridges and buildings of Rome and Peru. Drawings, etching and manuscripts.- Pictures
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Christian Müller, a circus performer. Line engraving.
Reference: 912i- Pictures
Men herding circus animals in a ring surrounded by spectators.
Weiditz, Hans, approximately 1495-approximately 1536Date: [1531]Reference: 3334588i- Pictures
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Two circus elephants performing to a crowd by drinking and eating from a table. Coloured lithograph.
Reference: 39838i- Archives and manuscripts
Broken mirror with circus performer
Date: 1983Reference: SA/MAR/394Part of: Migraine Art Competition Collection- Books
The great circus of homuncularity
Green, Malcolm R.- Pictures
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One fascicule of life-sized lithographs, showing dissections carried out by George Viner Ellis: front of wrapper. Letterpress, 1867.
Ford, G. H. (George Henry)Date: [1867]Reference: 568655i- Pictures
Two women posing with circus dumbbells.
Date: [between 1900 and 1930]Reference: 3305646iPart of: The James Gardiner Collection.- Books
The circus of medicine / by Richard Dean Smith.
Smith, Richard Dean, 1931-Date: 2005- Pictures
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A circus horse. Collotype after Eadweard Muybridge, 1887.
Muybridge, Eadweard, 1830-1904.Date: 1887Reference: 28244iPart of: Animal locomotion: an electro-photographic investigation of consecutive phases of animal movements