The St Leon Trio featured in 1923 Tivoli Program
The Tivoli Circuit was Australia’s largest vaudeville circuit. This program dates from 1923 and features “The St Leon Trio [...]
The Mangean Troupe in Australia
Bud Atkinson’s American Circus & Wild West Show was organised in the United States and shipped for Australia. It [...]
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In Circus: The Australian Story, author Mark St Leon presents a comprehensive, entertaining and visually stunning history of Circus [...]
We’ve Added To The Film Archive!
We're always adding to our resources, be sure to check them out in the 'Archives'. WIRTH, [...]
Have you seen this yet? There’s a 2 part article on Ida St Leon…
Recently published on Theatre Heritage, I highly recommend delving into this two-part article on Ida St Leon Part 1 [...]
George Loyal & Ella Zuila: Pioneering Aerialists
My article “George Loyal & Ella Zuila: Pioneering Aerialists” was published in the latest edition of Bandwagon, The Journal [...]
Ida Jennie St Leon, actress, c. 1924
I recently purchased this lovely portrait of Ida Jennie St Leon, 3rd generation "St Leon", off an eBay site. [...]
An unidentified casting act, USA, c. 1910
Here is a fine postcard of an unusual “casting act” presented at some outdoor location, possibly a county fair, [...]
Olga Varona, an Australian aerialist, was a popular performer in British music halls and theatres in the 1940s and [...]
Postcard of Melbourne showing Wirth’s Olympia
This Melbourne postcard showing Princes Bridge and St Kilda Road dates from about 1910. A little to the left [...]
