We went a couple months ago with the Circus World Museum Foundation trip and had a wonderful time! Amazing building. Great performances. Just loved it.
Put there by Napoleon in 1852. On November 12, 1859, Jules Leotard worked the first concepts of the flying act. How many women today know where the name of their tights came from? Jules invented them. By 1870, the grand old place was called the Cirque d'Hiver, which my friend Leonard Farley pronounced The DEE-vay. In 1955, Carol Reed directed TRAPEZE in this building. The only star of the film still with us is Gina Lollobrigida, doing well, bless her, at 91.
There is extensive history on the d'Hiver on the net. Wiki is a good place to start.
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My very favorite building by far
We went a couple months ago with the Circus World Museum Foundation trip and had a wonderful time! Amazing building. Great performances. Just loved it.
Put there by Napoleon in 1852. On November 12, 1859, Jules Leotard worked the first concepts of the flying act. How many women today know where the name of their tights came from? Jules invented them. By 1870, the grand old place was called the Cirque d'Hiver, which my friend Leonard Farley pronounced The DEE-vay. In 1955, Carol Reed directed TRAPEZE in this building. The only star of the film still with us is Gina Lollobrigida, doing well, bless her, at 91.
There is extensive history on the d'Hiver on the net. Wiki is a good place to start.
Some of the Bouglione family
still live on the top floor
I've been their guest several
times including 2 dinners
It's pronounced "Dee Vayr"
Which means Winter Circus
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