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Finally reading this superb novel, and with 50% read, I have managed to determine meanings of most terms from context……except patches! It was only after the Barnum American Museum burned down in 1868 that Barnum gathered a slew of his old performers to form P.T.

Some circus acts involve the mysteries of the unexplainable. I am in the process of writing a novel about the circus, Hartford 1944 and have found a wealth of information here to use in my research. The last thing they would see (if still conscious) would be the red light on the caboose going down the tracks.Thank you for your very informative blog site. Hooray! Even though readers may be a little in the dark, I find an authors need to somehow work definitions into the prose contrived and distracting.

Nice blog! THANKS A LOT!Thanks for a very informative read. Flying trapeze refers to a trapeze act where a performer, or "flyer," grabs the trapeze bar and jumps off a high platform, or pedestal board, so that gravity creates the swing. Not sure that I want to see the film…..must be fairly graphic?One’s personal possesions could also be ‘red-lighted’. A trapeze is a bar suspended by ropes and used for circus acts. The freak show died out. The circus is fun to visit and draw. Like the bed of nails which looks painful.The Big Top is a name for the traditional tent used by the travelling circus.The clowns are the one of the most recognisable of circus acts.A person with a strong flexible and supple body who is able to bend into a variety of painful looking positions. Please add “grift” as referenced in WFE.I just finished reading the book. Thanks!My grandparents were with with Ringling during the 30’s to the late 60″s. It takes away from the story line unnecessarily.

Now who on earth would be scared of a madman with a big red nose, ridiculous feet and odd-looking clothes?Some Yoga positions also require flexibility but they are more about achieving an inner peace and tranquility than the performance act of the circus or street contortionist.An experienced clown will hook the audience with what is coming. Baggage Stock ~ Horses used for hauling, as opposed to performing horses which are called “ring stock.” Big Cats ~ Performing lions, tigers, panthers, etc. I too have sawdust in my blood, but I had forgotten some of the lingo.

I’m a student in an online class called Mermaid Circus and this page on your site was given as reference material by a fellow student. "Ladies and Gentlemen, Boys and Girls - Welcome to the Circus!Prepare yourselves for the gravity geniuses, the airborne adventurers, the titanic tumblers as they wait to enter the ring.Put your hands together for the first act of the night - the Amazing Acrobats! I hope to teach the book in my college English class, and the list will help students tremendously! im interested in the barkers you know the ones who would rally for the concessionsWhat’s a ‘card’, as in “When PT Barnum lost his card, he donned blackface and did a minstrel act”. Horses running round the ring while a rider stands up, turns round, jumps on and off. ThanksThanks for the site. Tie the performer up, lock him in a suitcase, a straitjacket, suspend upside down in water - a whole range of dangerous looking confinements for the escapologist to escape from.Fire eating is a spectacular looking act. There is a 1956 movie named 'Trapeze', this use of the word is a proper noun. Balancing acts, plate-spinning - similarities with busy working lives. "Some small children and large adults are scared of clowns. Main ring performances are covered along with a few sideshow acts which the larger circuses might hold in a separate tent.Without further ado and with a huge sense of anticipation here is your ringmaster for the evening. From clowns to trapeze artistes there is something for all - especially children. Helps orient the readers to the language of the circus.Very cool. It would be helpful to further define that phrase as well.I WOULDN´T HAVE BEEN ABLE TO FULLY UNDERSTAND THE NOVEL IF IT WEREN´T FOR THIS PAGE. Thanks!Wondered about the term, red-lighting, looked it up and found this. Your information has been very helpful with my making scrapbooks for our sons.

During my years w/ Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey, dishes left in the (community)sink too long would sometimes get thrown off the train vestibule during a run.Sometimes even people (troublemakers) would be thrown from the train. If you have ever ridden a horse or sat on a pony you will appreciate how hard that is to do.This act involves a man climbing into a cannon and being shot across the circus ring into a safety net.Juggling is a skill you CAN try to learn at home where learning to juggle three balls is a real achievement.Part 2 of this Circus tribute contains acts from Knife Throwing to Unicycling - including Snake Charming, Trapeze and more.This page contains circus acts from A-Z. Many people remember their first visit to the circus and this page is partly a stick figure homage to those memories.

THE single best visual joke in the whole world ever is the custard pie gag.Or Escape Artists. (quote not verified)Under “Dukey Bag” the definition includes the phrase, “on the jump”. It appears far more dangerous than it actually is. And still wearing his safety helmet which helps to hide his face.

But this blog makes a great novel even better. Here is the pie, there is the fall guy and wait while I set him up for the delivery. I’m gonna try to work some of that lingo into my every day conversations as a way to get ready for WFE. Bright colours, noise and spectacle add up to an entertaining mix of skills, humor and excitement.The acrobats or tumblers are athletes and gymnasts who run, jump, spin and tumble across the ring.The traditional circus relied heavily on trained animals for drawing in the crowds. Yours is a nice reference.Nice addition to the blog. In adult life there are lessons to learn from the circus. No, trapeze a common noun. ;o)Fill in your details below or click an icon to log in:Enter your email address to follow this blog and receive notifications of new posts by email.“On the jump” was an extra long ride between towns, when Dukies had to be provided for the working men. The information you provide here is very helpful.

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