Circus

From "Lexington" by Mary Wilson and Sharon Y. Asher, published sometime after 1975.

THE CIRCUS IN LEXINGTON

The Lexington Clipper of June 17, 1858, gives an account of Antonio and Wilder's Great World Circus which came to Lexington on June 23, 1858. According to an ad placed in the paper:

No great outside free humbug, but a genuine OLD FASHIONED CIRCUS with all the modern improvements, composed of the most eminent Male and Female Equestrians, Gymnasts, Vaulters, Clowns, Acrobats, Posture Masters, Equilibris Dancers, Rope Performers and Tumblers of the Age--consisting of the

ANTONIO BROTHERS

Guilliane Antonia, Lorenzo Antonio, Alphonso Antonio, Augustus Antonio, Madam Carrol, Marie Carrol, La Belle Carrol, W B. Carrol, Master Chas. Carrol, Albert F. Aymar, George Q. Knapp, A. Fisher, J. Richards, Tom Tipton.

Together with a Ballet Troup and Fancy Dancers. Each entertainment will conclude with an appropriate and laughable AFTERPIECE.

Performance at 2 & 7 o'clock.

ADMISSION TO BOXES.............................. 50 cents

PARQUETTE ..................................................25 cents

Children half price to Boxes only.

Each year the circus was held in a field on the corner of Mulberry and Poplar Streets in the southwest section of town until later years when it was performed in the school yard.

Around 1930 the circus stopped coming to small towns such as Lexington and instead performed in larger cities such as Louisville and Indianapolis.

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