Buckles Blog: From Mike Naughton #2

Monday, September 01, 2008

Seeth003, originally uploaded by bucklesw1.

Herr Seeth
Norwich Circus
England
1897
Merry go Round of Lions, pulled by pony that is almost completely hidden by the lion at right.

Mike Naughton said...: I just noticed the track rises and descends which, when moving, mimics the motion of the boat riding o' the waves.

This was 110 years ago.; 01 September, 2008 06:48
Anonymous said...: Yes, Mike. It mimics perfectly how the "lion boats' in Africa would go up and down.
Also, I read that the number of pony understudies for this act was enormous.
Dion; 01 September, 2008 09:31
Raffaele De Ritis said...: Julius Seeth was probably the first ever to present a proper lion act in around cage.; 01 September, 2008 11:09
Wade G. Burck said...: Raffaele,
What is proper? Because I note this spectacle is sure a joke.
Wade Burck; 02 September, 2008 22:10

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