written by J.P. Browne For the last part of the Barry's Circus Dynasty we will be focusing on the family of Minnie Barry and her ambitious husband Jack Delino. Delino performed with Barry’s Circus for several years and had married Minnie Barry in 1925. They had at this stage invented their own “drunk on the wire” routine which was immensely popular in the day. Delino seems to have been an ambitious individual who was also quite capable. In 1928, Jack Delino persuaded his fri

written by J.P. Browne Last time I spoke about members of the Barry's Family breaking off to do their own acts. Jim Barry Jr. and his sister Pauline had also moved on, changing their act by developing a motor cycle wall of death show. Unfortunately, two of the Barrys' had died by this stage; Louisa in 1921 at the age of 24 and Lillian in 1924 at the age of 23, both from tuberculosis and by the season of 1926/7 the Barrys' seems to have finished as a family circus. But that by

written by J.P. Browne In 1912/3 a branch of the famous Chipperfield family emigrated to Ireland to go work for Chadwick Brothers Circus  that was touring Ireland at the time. James and Louisa Chipperfield and their 6 children consisting of 5 sisters Minnie, Pauline, Lilly, Louisa and Evelyn and one brother Jim Jnr all performers in their own right left Bristol via ferry to unwittingly found an Irish Branch of the famous Chipperfield Family. James Chipperfield was born in 187

written by J. P. Browne Jeserich's Circus is one of the exceptions to the rules in that it was a circus set up by a business consortium...

by J.P. Browne Davies Circus was founded by Robert Davies and was a popular circus in Lancashire and Yorkshire during the early 1880’s....

written by J. P. Browne Hanneford’s Circus was founded by Edwin (Ned) Hanneford III. Ned born sometime in 1870 in England came from one...

written by J.P. Browne Frisco Frank’s Western Circus is a tragedy in that it has largely being forgotten for numerous reasons. The main...

written by J.P. Browne Ireland has had several famous clowns and some not so famous. The most famous by far would be Johnny Patterson...

Written by J.P. Browne Very little is known about Chadwick’s Circus except that it was meant to have being a premier Circus outfit that...

Astley's Amphitheater (1851) from the Victoria & Albert collection Greetings! I'm delighted to welcome you to my blog dedicated to...