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Isaac A. Van Amburgh

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Isaac A. Van Amburgh (1811–1865) was an American animal trainer who developed the first trained wild animal act in modern times. [1]

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Albert, Prince Consort

Prince Albert of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha (Francis Albert Augustus Charles Emmanuel; 26 August 1819 – 14 December 1861) was the husband and consort of Queen Victoria.

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Animal training

Animal training refers to teaching animals specific responses to specific conditions or stimuli.

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Book of Daniel

The Book of Daniel is a biblical apocalypse, combining a prophecy of history with an eschatology (the study of last things) which is both cosmic in scope and political in its focus.

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Book of Genesis

The Book of Genesis (from the Latin Vulgate, in turn borrowed or transliterated from Greek "", meaning "Origin"; בְּרֵאשִׁית, "Bərēšīṯ", "In beginning") is the first book of the Hebrew Bible (the Tanakh) and the Old Testament.

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Circus

A circus is a company of performers who put on diverse entertainment shows that include clowns, acrobats, trained animals, trapeze acts, musicians, dancers, hoopers, tightrope walkers, jugglers, magicians, unicyclists, as well as other object manipulation and stunt-oriented artists.

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Circus Maximus

The Circus Maximus (Latin for greatest or largest circus; Italian: Circo Massimo) is an ancient Roman chariot-racing stadium and mass entertainment venue located in Rome, Italy.

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Clown

Clowns are comic performers who employ slapstick or similar types of physical comedy, often in a mime style.

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Drury Lane

Drury Lane is a street on the eastern boundary of the Covent Garden area of London, running between Aldwych and High Holborn.

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Edwin Landseer

Sir Edwin Henry Landseer RA (7 March 1802 – 1 October 1873) was an English painter and sculptor, well known for his paintings of animals — particularly horses, dogs, and stags.

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Fishkill (town), New York

Fishkill is a town in the southwest part of Dutchess County, New York, United States.

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Lion taming

Lion taming is the taming and training of lions either for protection, or more commonly, entertainment, particularly in the circus.

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Menagerie

A menagerie is a collection of captive animals, frequently exotic, kept for display; or the place where such a collection is kept, a precursor to the modern zoological garden.

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Nathaniel Hawthorne

Nathaniel Hawthorne (né Hathorne; July 4, 1804 – May 19, 1864) was an American novelist, dark romantic, and short story writer.

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New-York Mirror

The New-York Mirror was a weekly newspaper published in New York City from 1823 to 1842, succeeded by The New Mirror in 1843 and 1844.

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North Salem, New York

North Salem is a town in the northeast part of Westchester County, New York, United States.

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Peekskill, New York

Peekskill, officially the City of Peekskill, is a city in Westchester County, New York.

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Queen Victoria

Victoria (Alexandrina Victoria; 24 May 1819 – 22 January 1901) was Queen of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland from 20 June 1837 until her death.

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Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey Circus

Ringling Bros.

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Travelling menagerie

A travelling menagerie was a touring group of showmen and animal handlers who visited towns and cities with common and exotic animals.

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William L. Slout

William Lawrence Slout (born 1923) was a professor of theater at California State University, San Bernardino.

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References

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Isaac_A._Van_Amburgh

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