The Hanlon Brothers: Their Amazing Acrobatics, Pantomimes and Stage Spectacles - Tapa dura

An exceptional copy; fine in an equally fine dw, now mylar-sleeved. Particularly and surprisingly well-preserved; tight, bright, clean and especially sharp-cornered. Literally as new.; 113 pages; Description: xii, 113 p. : ill. ; 29 cm. Includes bibliographical references (p. 110-113) . Subjects: Hanlon-Lees (Theatrical troupe) Entertainers --Great Britain --Biography. Summary: From their 1861 opening with a flying-trapeze performance directly over spectators' heads to giant octopuses, simulated shipwrecks, on-stage horse-drawn carriage collapses and the 1890 fairy play "Superba, " the six Hanlon brothers dazzled 19th- and early 20th-century audiences.