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Author : Anonim
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 310 pages
File Size : 53,8 Mb
Release : 2006
Category : Circus
ISBN : 1433710986
Gerry Cottle, a stockbroker's son, ran away to join the circus when he was just 15 and soon married into Britain's oldest circus dynasty. In time he was the owner of the biggest circus in the world until his growing cocaine addiction led to his arrest and bankruptcy.
Author : Helen Batten
Publisher : Random House
Page : 384 pages
File Size : 43,8 Mb
Release : 2015-07-16
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : 9781473502697
‘Oh my goodness – another girl Mrs Swain!’ Clara’s normal iron composure broke and she screamed, ‘No! That’s not the bloody deal!’ And that is how my nanna, Bertha Swain, entered the world. When Helen Batten’s marriage breaks down, she starts on a journey of discovery into her family’s past and the mysteries surrounding her enigmatic nanna’s early life. What she unearths is a tale of five feisty red heads struggling to climb out of poverty and find love through two world wars. It’s a story full of surprises and scandal – a death in a workhouse, a son kept in a box, a shameful war record, a clandestine marriage and children taken far too soon. It’s as if there is a family curse. But Helen also finds love, resilience and hope – crazy wagers, late night Charlestons and stolen kisses. As she unravels the story of Nanna and her scarlet sisters, Helen starts to break the spell of the past, and sees a way she might herself find love again.
Author : Steve Ward
Publisher : Pen and Sword
Page : 373 pages
File Size : 48,9 Mb
Release : 2014-09-03
Category : Performing Arts
ISBN : 9781473840867
“A valuable and illuminating read, shedding a lot of light on the political, economic and technological factors that have driven circus evolution” (The Circus Diaries). Beneath the Big Top is a social history of the circus, from its ancient roots to the rise of the “modern” tented travelling shows. A performer and founder of a circus group, Steve Ward draws on eyewitness accounts and contemporary interviews to explore the triumphs and disasters of the circus world. He reveals the stories beneath the big top during the golden age of the circus and the lives of circus folk, which were equally colorful outside the ring: • Pablo Fanque, Britain’s first black circus proprietor • The Chipperfield dynasty, who started out in 1684 on the frozen Thames • Katie Sandwina, world’s strongest woman and part-time crime-fighter • The Sylvain brothers, who fell in love with the same woman in the ring “As a former circus performer and now teacher and circus professional I thoroughly enjoyed this book!! The Circus has such a rich history and Steve does an amazing job at not only chronicling it but also telling entertaining and wonderful stories throughout. The photos are also amazing!! I recommend this book for both circus professionals and also for everyone else . . . it is a fabulous read for all!!” —Carrie Heller, Circus Arts Institute (Atlanta, GA)
Author : Charles Farrer Browne
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 404 pages
File Size : 47,9 Mb
Release : 1867
Category : Electronic
ISBN : HARVARD:HN6ADS
Author : Douglas McPherson
Publisher : Peter Owen Publishers
Page : 232 pages
File Size : 50,6 Mb
Release : 2018-02-22
Category : Performing Arts
ISBN : 9780720619881
Roll up! Roll up! See the wondrous new face of Circus Mania, 250 years in the making! Full of the remarkable tales of circus life that made it a classic on its first outing. Learn about the origins of the circus from Roman times, to the colourful characters that make the circus the international phenomenon it is today. Circus Mania 2.0 is bigger, better and couldn't be timelier. Two hundred and fifty years after Philip Astley invented the circus it has never been more diverse and captivating, the global success of the spectacular Cirque du Soleil just one testament to its enduring and universal appeal. In Britain alone there are traditional family circuses for kids and arty shows for adults, circuses in tents and circuses in theatres, circuses with animals and circuses without, the Circus of Horrors for clubbers, the comedy-based Circus Hilarious and cabaret-style hybrids on the burlesque circuit and this form of entertainment is popular around the world. What all circuses have in common are the extraordinary skills, dedication and lifestyle of those involved a unique strain of performers who blend the discipline of sports stars with the razzmatazz of showbiz; itinerant entertainers who have often had circus blood in their families for generations; world-class gymnasts who risk death twice daily, serve on the tea stand in between shows and help take down the big top afterwards. Circus Mania is a journey into this unique world, each chapter an access-all-areas pass to a different circus, talking to the trapeze flyers, clowns, animal trainers and showmen about their lives, work and customs and offering insight into the development of this traditional entertainment from the earliest times.
Author : Artemus Ward
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 168 pages
File Size : 52,6 Mb
Release : 187?
Category : Electronic
ISBN : OCLC:855218614
Author : Artemus Ward
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 112 pages
File Size : 52,8 Mb
Release : 1866
Category : American wit and humor
ISBN : OXFORD:504321805
Author : Charles Farrar Browne
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 110 pages
File Size : 41,7 Mb
Release : 1865
Category : Electronic
ISBN : OXFORD:590172715
Author : Arthur James Wells
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 870 pages
File Size : 42,6 Mb
Release : 2007
Category : Bibliography, National
ISBN : UOM:39015066381453
Author : Gerry Cottle,Helen Batten
Publisher : Vision
Page : 310 pages
File Size : 55,9 Mb
Release : 2007-08-01
Category : Circus
ISBN : 1905745168
Gerry Cottle, a stockbroker's son, ran away to join the circus when he was just5 and soon married into Britain's oldest circus dynasty. In time, he was thewner of the biggest circus in the world until his growing cocaine addiction le to his arrest and bankruptcy. He recovered, and, ever the showman, went on toake millions with the first ever non-animal circus, the Moscow and Chinese Stte circuses, and the Circus of Horrors.
Author : Charles Farrer Browne
Publisher : Palala Press
Page : 402 pages
File Size : 52,5 Mb
Release : 2015-12-15
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 134826330X
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Author : Geoffrey Whitworth
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 188 pages
File Size : 50,5 Mb
Release : 1925
Category : Drama
ISBN : CUB:U183021665077
Author : Charles Band,Adam Felber
Publisher : HarperCollins
Page : 290 pages
File Size : 41,5 Mb
Release : 2021-11-16
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : 9780063087361
“Confessions of a Puppetmaster is a fast, funny, wild ride through some wild times. Plus, Charlie compares me to Harrison Ford, so I’m all in!” —Bill Maher Renowned producer, director, and “B movie” showman Charles Band takes readers on a wild romp through Hollywood’s decidedly un-Oscar-worthy underbelly, where mayhem and zombies reign supreme, and cheap thrills and entertainment are king "This book is a blast. It made me want to stay up all night and watch terrible movies." —Peter Sagal "One of the most entertaining film bios ever." —Larry Karaszewski "Reads like a Tarantino film written by Hunter S. Thompson." —Booklist Zombies, aliens, a little skin, lots of gore—and even more laughs—the cinematic universe of Charles Band is legendary. From the toilet-invading creatures of Ghoulies to the time-travelling bounty hunter in Trancers to the pandemic-crashed Corona Zombies, Band has spent four decades giving B-movie lovers exactly what they love. In Confessions of a Puppetmaster, this congenial master of Grindhouse cinema tells his own story, uncut. Born into a family of artists, Band spent much of his childhood in Rome where his father worked in the film industry. Early visits to movie sets sealed young Charlie’s fate. By his twenties he had plunged into moviemaking himself and found his calling in exploitation movies—quick, low-budget efforts that exploit the zeitgeist and feed people’s desire for clever, low-brow entertainment. His films crossed genres, from vampire flicks to sci fi to erotic musical adaptations of fairy tales. As he came into his own as a director, he was the first to give starring roles to household names like Demi Moore, Helen Hunt, and Bill Maher. Off set, Band’s life has been equally epic. Returning to his beloved Italy, he bought both Dino De Laurentiis’s movie studio and a medieval castle. After Romania’s oppressive communist regime fell, he circumvented the U.S. State Department to shoot films in Dracula’s homeland. He made—and then lost—a moviemaking fortune. A visionary, Band was also at the vanguard of the transition to home video and streaming, making and distributing direct-to-video movies long before the major studios caught on. In this revealing tell-all, Band details the dizzying heights and catastrophic depths of his four decades in showbiz. A candid and engaging glimpse at Hollywood’s wild side, Confessions of a Puppetmaster is as entertaining as the movies that made this consummate schlockmeister famous.
Author : Anonim
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 268 pages
File Size : 44,6 Mb
Release : 1925
Category : Theater
ISBN : UOM:39015060431841
Author : Derren Brown
Publisher : Channel 4
Page : 400 pages
File Size : 41,8 Mb
Release : 2011-04
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 1905026781
In this book, readers may find out different information on Derren Brown. Obsessed with magic and illusions since childhood, he intends to allow readers join him on a magical mystery tour - to the centre of his brain.