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The Big Cage Trudy and Nero in Ninety Second Circus Clash
Clyde Beatty recalls a dangerous rehearsal in which his tigress Trudy attacked, a lion named Nero intervened, and he sustained arm injuries before the act opened to acclaim. He disputes sensational newspaper accounts of Nero heroism, noting the episode was driven by instinct and opportunity.
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Trudy
Allen Hauser
Nero
Danny Odom
Danty
Collinsville
Eee
Good Samaritan Hospital
Kokomo
Press Association
Sion
Tabby
Man
Beatty