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Tumbling tricks for exercise and entertainment / by the editor of "Health & Strength."
Date: [between 1920 and 1929?]- Books
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An academy for grown horsemen, containing the completest instructions for Walking. Trotting, Cantering. Galloping, Stumbling, and Tumbling. Illustrated with copper plates, and Adorned with a Portrait of the Author. By Geoffrey Gambado, Esq. Riding Master, Master of the Horse, and Grand Equerry to the Doge of Venice.
Bunbury, Henry William, 1750-1811.Date: MDCCLXXXVIII. [1788]- Books
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The usefulness of the stage to religion, and to government: shewing the advantage of the drama in all nations since its first institution. With an account of the rise and progress of the play-houses that were put down, and Remarks on all the Dramatick Pieces which have been Published and Played since the late Act of Parliament for Licencing the Stage, with the Reasons that Occasioned it. Also A Distinction between the Stage and the Press, and our present Written Plays and the Drama in its Purity, with Reflections on the Taste of the Times, as to Ballad Operas, Pantomines, Dumb Shew, Tumbling, Dancing, and Entertainments.
Date: [1738]- Books
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The usefulness of the stage to religion, and to government: shewing the advantage of the drama in all nations since its first institution. With an account of the rise and progress of the play-houses that were put Down, and Remarks on all the Dramatick Pieces which have been Published and Played since the late Act of Parliament for Licencing the Stage, with the Reasons that Occasioned it. Also a distinction between the stage and the press, and our present Written Plays and the Drama in its Purity, with Reflections on the Taste of the Times, as to Ballad Operas, Pantomines, Dumb-Shew, Tumbling, Dancing, and Entertainments.
Date: [1738]- Books
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The walls came tumbling down : collapse and rebirth in Eastern Europe / Gale Stokes.
Stokes, Gale, 1933-2012Date: [2012], ©2012- Pictures
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Three mastiffs and a Polish huntsman are watching a dead bear tumbling down backwards off a rock. Etching by J. E. Ridinger.
Ridinger, Johann Elias, 1698-1767.Reference: 39491i- Books
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In rehearsal, and speedily will be performed, At the Theatre near St. Stephen's Chapel, a tragedy, called The Fatal Disappointment; or, the downfall of the Glocestershire Blues. The principal characters by Mr. C-----r, the D. of B------t, and L--d C------d. The under ones by Messrs. H-----y, B-----ll, and others. A solemn Dirge by the Vicars Choral of H--d. Attendants by the Serjeant at Arms, Keeper of Newgate, &c. Between the Acts, for the better Entertainment of the Audience, will be introduced, A Pillory Scene, By Dr. W----n, a circumcised Israelite. And Tumbling by C---l B------ll. To which will be added, a new Farce, called The Double Disgrace. The Principal Characters by L--d N--h, the Red-Nosed C-----r, and others. Before the play, An Exordium by C--------r Boghouse. Vivant Rex & Regina.
Date: 1776]- Books
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By permission of the Right Worshipful the Vice-Chancellor, and the Worshipful the Mayor. For three nights only, This present Evening will be performed, In a Large Room at the Wrestlers Inn, Petty Cury, Cambridge, Act I. Hornpipe dancing. Act II. Posturing and Tumbling. Act III. Ombres Chinoise, or the Lilliputian World; With a View of Noah's Ark, with all kinds of Birds and Beasts entering therein. To which will be added, A Musical Interlude, or Country Courtship. The whole to conclude with A Representation of the Ocean, Where the great variety of Inhabitants of that watery Element are introduced in a most curious manner, and Neptune, the God of the Sea, is drawn by his Amphibious Horses in his Marine Car. With A Battle between the French and English Men of War. Doors to be open at Six O'Clock, and to begin at Seven. Admittance to Ladies and Gentlemen 1s. - --Tradespeople 6d. - ---Working People and Children 3d.
Date: 1790?]- Books
Practical acrobatics : descriptions of tumbling and acrobatic tricks and exercises from single movements to more difficult combinations / by Bertram S. Ash, illustrated with photographs.
Ash, Bertram S.Date: [1936]- Pictures
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A bear and a lioness are fighting on a crag in the mountains with the lion cub tumbling off the rock. Etching by J.E. Ridinger.
Ridinger, Johann Elias, 1698-1767.Reference: 39286i- Books
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An academy for grown horsemen, containing the completest instructions for walking. trotting, cantering. galloping, stumbling, and tumbling. Illustrated with copper plates, and Adorned with a Portrait of the Author. By Geoffrey Gambado, Esq. Riding master, master of the horse, and grand rquerry to the doge of Venice.
Bunbury, Henry William, 1750-1811.Date: MDCCLXXXVIII. [1788]- Books
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An academy for grown horsemen, containing the completest instructions for walking, trotting, cantering, galloping, stumbling, and tumbling. Illustrated with copper plates, and adorned with a portrait of the author. By Geoffrey Gambado, Esq; riding master, master of the horse, and grand equerry to the doge of venice.
Bunbury, Henry William, 1750-1811.Date: MDCCLXXXVII. [1787]- Books
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An academy for grown horsemen, containing the completest instructions for walking, trotting, cantering, galloping, stumbling, and tumbling illustrated with copper plates, and adorned with a portrait of the author. By Geoffrey Gambado, Esq; Riding Master, Master of the Horse, and grand equerry to the Doge of Venice.
Bunbury, Henry William, 1750-1811.Date: MDCCLXXXVIII. [1788]- Pictures
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Two footballers tumbling on top of each other on the pitch with the message about the risk of HIV in the heat of the moment; one of a series of three advertisements for safer sex by the Swiss AIDS Foundation. Colour lithograph by Etienne and Etienne.
Date: [between 1990 and 1999]Reference: 675005i- Books
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Christianity refined from the errors of popery, calvinism, deism, ariansim, arminianism, socinianism, and many early and modern false doctrines. By proving, that tho' Christ died for the sins of the whole world then alive, yet he did not die for our sins. The calvinists and papists priestcraft tumbling down. Being a dispute between Eben. Hewlet, and several ministers.
Hewlett, Ebenezer, active 1738-1747.Date: M.DCC.XLI. [1741]- Pictures
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A glowing yellow and red fire and with figures tumbling into a pit as though hell in the foreground; an advertisement for a torchlight march entitled 'Fire and Tears' for World AIDS Day on 1 December 95 in the pedestrian area Mont-Blanc, Geneva sponsored by Groupe SIDA Genève, PVA Genève, Dialogai and AIDES Annemasse. Colour lithograph.
Date: 1995Reference: 675077i- Books
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Extraordinary new performance. - Mr. Astley having prevailed on Mr. Handy to continue in London a few Nights longer, his Troop, consisting of Seventeen Equestrian Capital Performers, assisted by two celebrated young ladies, will appear at the Amphitheatre of Arts, Astley's, Westminster-Bridge. Particularly This present Wednesday, the 13th; Thursday, the 14th; Friday the 15th; and Saturday, the 16th of July; 1796, Tight-Rope Dancing, By the celebrated Miss Marian, and Sig. Saxoni, Who will play on the Violin, display Two Flags, and leap over a Garter, Ten Feet high, with other surprising Manoeuvres. A Comic Musical Piece, called, Jerry Sneak in his Glory; Or, The Humours of Garrat Election. Jerry Sneak, Mr. Johannot; Bruin, Mr. Fox; Adjutant, Mr. Whitmore; Major Sturgeon, Mr. Connell; and Mrs. Sneak, Mrs. Davis. Miss Marian will, in a surprising Manner, Stand on her Head On Jacob's Ladder, surrounded with Fire orks, At which Time the Ladder will fall to Pieces, and leave her on her Head on one Side, 11 Feet high. A comic, pantomimical Dance (composed by Mr. West) with Scenery analogous to the same, called, Cymon and Iphigenia. Principal Dancers Mr. West, and Mrs. Mercerot, assisted by Twelve Figurants. The Infant Rossignol [will] imitate the Notes of various Birds, and also accompany the Band on a Dumb violin. The Little Pony, only 30 Inches high, Will go through his wonderful Performances. Thirty-Five new Acts of Horsemanship, By Mr. Astley's, and Mr. Handy's unequalled Horsemen. A trail of skill, by twenty Horsemen, and two surprising females. Ground and Lofty Tumbling, by both troops. Particularly Master Robinson, a Child only three Years old, will astonish every Beholder. In the Intervals will be introduced the admired Pony Races.
Astley, Philip, 1742-1814.Date: 1796?]- Pictures
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Indian acrobats performing. Gouache painting.
Date: [1815?]Reference: 728563iPart of: Indian practitioners of trades, crafts, and professions. Gouache paintings, 18--.- Books
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This is to inform those that can read, and those that cannot read, but will hear. At the theatrical shew-shop, or butcher's shop, James-Street, Hay-Market. Where Mr. Punch and his wooden-headed Family hack and butcher Common Sense. A little after Owl-Light the Game will begin First, A dish of capers on the Tight Rope by the Master Lawrences, and some celebrated in that art. Secondly, Singing by several clear and good pipes, after the manner of the Moderns, as the antient Method is quite exploded, Thirdly, Several new balances on the slack wire by Mr. Lawrence, who will toss the straw from head to foot to heel; and so to all parts of his body, till it falls on the terrestial globe. Fourthly, By a Company of-some with heads right-and some with heels light. The first of this class will perform a new piece, called piety in pattens; or, Comedy and Tragedy at War. Where our dismal Troop will out-do their usual out-doings By the second, will be some Tumbling, a-la-mode a-flip-flap, with such agility, that their right ends cannot be distinguished from the wrong. The Master Lawrences exhibit the most amazing Somerset Pieces, in quite a different manner to what has been seen on any Stage in England; they likewise perform the Italian Table Tricks, without spring-boards or tramplings, &c. A hornpipe in taste, by Master Lawrence, seven years of age, who will accompany himself on the Violin. Here will be given a Pantomime, in Grotesque Characters, called The Witch of Ender, or Nest of Witches, With Harlequin's Escape over the Gallery. Harlequin, by Don Parsloe; Furiosa, by Diagobabinetto; Don Crackemaralio, Signor Presto Jean; Don Arbobeco, by Cracomaropo; Vampomni by Don Vampo. Columbine, by Donna Larione; Cledpare the Clown, by Don Jefferies; Attendants, by Donna Collingham, Miss Twine, Miss Twist, and Madam Lightfoot, from Italy. First or highest seats, 2d. Second, or Middle Gallery, 4d. Third, or Pit, 6d. Fourth, or Boxes, 1s. The what we call a Theatre to be illuminated with lights. We shall begin exactly as the curtain is drawn up, and the whole to conclude with, being ended---̀̀Laugh where we must, be candid where we can.''
Date: 1780?]- Books
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An Account of the sad and dreadful accidents that was done about the cities of London and Westminster, and the liberties thereof, by the prodigious hurricane of wind, which happened on Saturday morning the 27th of this instant November, 1703. Giving a relation of several men, women and children, that were kill'd & wounded; some cast away in the river of Thames through the oversetting of boats; with the number of boats, barges and lighters lost; trees blown up by the roots in moor-fields, St. James's and Hyde-Park: with a great many other casualties that happen'd by the tumbling of stacks of chimneys, tops of houses and pentices.
Date: Anno Dom. 1703- Pictures
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A pair of Indian tumblers performing. Gouache drawing.
Reference: 28546i- Books
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This present evening will be performed, in a large room at the Bird Bolt Inn, Barnwell, Act I. Hornpipe dancing. Act II. Posturing and tumbling. Act III. Ombres chinoise, or The Lilliputian world; with a view of Noah's Ark, with all kinds of birds and beasts entering therein. Between the acts will be introduced, Mr. Punch and his merry little family. The whole to conclude with a representation of the ocean, where the great variety of inhabitants of that watery element are introduced in a most curious manner, and Neptune, the God of the sea, is drawn by his amphibious horses in his marine car. With a battle between the French and English men of war. Doors to be open at six o'clock, and to begin at seven.
Date: 1790?]- Books
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At the [blank] this present day shall bee showne rare dancing on the ropes, acted by His Maiesties servants : wherein an Irish boy of eight yeares old doth vault on the high rope, the like was never seene: and one mayd of fifteene yeares of age, and another girle of foure yeares of age, doe dance on the low rope; and the said girle of foure yeares of age doth turne on the stage, and put in fourescore threds into the eye of an needle. And other rare activityes of body, as vaulting and tumbling on the stage, and egges dancing upon a staffe, with other rare varietyes of dancing, the like hath not beene seene in the realme of England. And the merry conceites of Iacke Pudding.
Date: [1635?]- Books
Rough and tumble restoration / by Ernst W. Stieb.
Stieb, Ernst W.Date: 1972- Pictures
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Two young women and two children shelter in a tumble-down cottage. Etching.
Reference: 28907i