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William Tudor's Circus
The story of William Tudor and the circus he built in Auckland Road, Cambridge
Performer 5
Introduction
Early fairs and circuses in Cambridge
Charlie Keith and William Tudor, 1888-1890
Keith in Cambridge, 1890 to 1892
Tudor’s progress, 1890-1893: from north Wales to north-east England
Tudor’s Circus on the Common 1893
1893-1895: Tudor heads north and the Royal Show comes to Midsummer Common
Back to Midsummer Common, 1895
1896: Tudor’s New Circus in Auckland Road
1897: a May re-opening and Victoria’s Diamond Jubilee
1898: Drunken bears, a fire fiend and a great loss
1899: Amusement for all and all were amused
1900 to 1917: the Askham Years
1900: the first post-Tudor year
Hippodramas: plays with horses
The wooden circus buildings
Notable personalities
The Flying Zedoras and Alar the Human Arrow
Evetta the Lady Clown
James Newsome in Cambridge
Robert W Paul
Frederick Tudor Hall, 1856-1898
Flo Everette
Thomas Askham and his family
Talbot Wilfrid Ellison
The Swallows
The Auckland Road building
Circus animals
William Tudor Hall, 1853-1940
Acknowledgements
Bibliography: major books, articles and websites consulted
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