Author name: Tom Kellett

Eric Abramovich Shatsky, known by his stage name Eric Shatov. (January 14, 1927 – November 11, 2010). He was a […]

Gaston Desprez (1864-1938) was a French inventor and theatre director. The son of an industrialist, he was the inventor of

I've discovered a fabulous video of Don Philips, performing on the Super Circus TV series in the 1950s. I've put

Here's a German juggler called Tux, performing on two TV shows in the early 1970s.His real name was Victor Kopelky

Here’s a performer you’ve probably never heard of. Enoch Brocklehurst was born in 1890 in the Derbyshire town of Ilkeston,

From The Times newspaper: With a career spanning 83 years, Konrad Thurano became the world’s oldest variety and circus performer.

Here's Fred Ray juggling at an experimental rock band's concert in 1972.  Very little is known about Fred and to