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The Show Must Go On At New York Circus Debut
The Ringling Brothers and Barnum Bailey circus opened at Madison Square Garden in New York with The Greatest Show on Earth. Mrs Lulu Adams the world’s only woman clown performed as her husband Albertino died suddenly before the opening. The crowd witnessed a brave display as she kept the show moving after the tragedy. Equilibristric Wonder Unus from Vienna also wowed audiences with his first American balancing act. Olga Berle of Stockholm showcased a spring hair sculpture at the International Beauty show in New York.
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New York
Madison Square Garden
Lulu Adams
Albertino
Unus
Vienna
America
Ringling Brothers
Barnum and Bailey Circus
P.S
Olga Berle
Stockholm
Sweden
Mme
Maj Marta Tovar
Harold Hamilton
Detroit
Mich
England
Hamilton
Caroline Topping
France
Betty Hamilton Gunning