Animal Acts and the Circus | The Terror and Subjugation of Entertainment Animals | During the Seven Year’s War‚ and English entrepreneur named Phillip Astley began an equestrian act that would become the antecedent of the modern American circus. In 1793‚ Bill Ricketts cultivated Astley’s idea and opened the first one ring show in Philadelphia to great acclaim and success. Soon after in 1825‚ Joshuah Purdy Brown developed a canvas tent to house performers and the travelling circus was founded.
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known for his Broadway shows‚ On the Town‚ West Side Story‚ The King and I‚ Gypsy‚ Peter Pan‚ Fiddler on the Roof‚ and many more. The program featured the ‘Circus Polka’‚ ‘In the Night’‚ ‘The Cage’‚ other dances‚ and ‘West Side Story Suite’. With a simple design of a curtain‚ the stage was instantly transformed into a circus tent for the ‘Circus Polka’. The Ringmaster‚ played by Rainer Krenstetter‚ commanded the stage and was mesmerizing to all who watched. Following the Ringmaster’s entrance‚ children
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favourite charioteer’s victory. Fights broke out between the fans of victors and losers. Just like modern day sports fans. Many friends would meet up and have a good time at the races supporting their team. Latin for greatest circus‚ the Circus Maximus was the first and largest circus in ancient Rome‚ and it could seat about a quarter of the entire population of the city. Most Romans did not have weekends off‚ working seven days a week but if there was chariot racing they would take the day off since everyone
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Sir Charlie Chaplin: Rags to Riches April 16‚ 1889 Charles Spencer Chaplin was born above his grandfather’s cobbler’s shop. His mother Hannah Chaplin‚ a struggling stage performer and a promiscuous woman‚ birthed her first son‚ Sydney Chaplin‚ just four years earlier. Always around the theatre where his mother worked‚ Charles was “bitten” by the acting bug at a young age. In a matter of time Charles was moving his way up the social ladder‚ leaving a life of poverty behind him. In the beginning
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The word freak is something that we use in everyday language without realizing that in the past‚ the word was not just a casual phrase to throw around. We associate the word freak with other words such as strange‚ weird‚ and odd in order to insult a person who is different than us or define something that is out of the ordinary. However‚ when we use the word freak so casually we are disassociating it from its original meaning and changing the words context. In most instances‚ the word “freak”
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Freaky Freak Shows The “Freak show” was a gathering of people who were considered by society to be “different” is some aspect which gained popularity in mid to late 1800’s. Whether it was because of a deformity‚ missing and/or additional limbs‚ or simply the color of their skin‚ people of the middle class loved to see “freaks”. However‚ as science and medical understanding began to increase in early to mid-1900’s it became inappropriate to display “freaks” as an attraction‚ and the freak show began
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In “Modern Times (1936)” Charlie Chaplin was a factory worker struggles to survive during the great depression. Charlie suffers from a breakdown from work and is sent to hospital‚ only to come out unemployed. Charlie goes through several jobs and gets arrested numerous times. Many people would be stress from this situation‚ but Chapin grows numb to this and stays positive to find another job. He runs into a girl named Ellen who is escaping the police for stealing. He attempts to save her by taking
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Constantly Risking Absurdity by Lawrence Ferlinghetti Commentary Constantly risking absurdity is a poem by Lawrence Ferlinghetti. The poem is an extended metaphor comparing writing poetry to preforming dangerous acrobatics. It has a very original layout and complicated structure. The poem is not very long‚ but it is precise and clear‚ it does so through great use of imagery and diction. It is the harsh truth of poetry writing‚ and really of all creative writing: if the public does not grasp the
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In 1914‚ Making a Living was released‚ and with it‚ the world was introduced to Sir Spencer “Charlie” Chaplin. Born in 1889‚ Chaplin spent his early years preparing himself for the camera in dance troupes and stage comedy routines (Charlie Chaplin‚ 2005). Having been born into poverty‚ Chaplin’s rise to fame and riches was tremendously difficult‚ and in no small part due to Chaplin’s revolutionary approach to cinema and comedy specifically. Chaplin redefined the comedy genre by bringing intelligence
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there is a hindrance in decision making and hope in waiting. The purpose of repetition done by Estragon and Vladimir repeating each others lines‚ alternating back and forth symbolizes the repetitiveness of life. "Estragon: The circus. Vladimir: The music-hall. Estragon: The circus." One of the commonly repeated dialogues is when Estragon wants to leave but Vladimir reminds him that they are waiting for Godot. Not only is there repetition in speech of the characters but in the series of events. Vladimir
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