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HENGLER, Frederick Charles (ca. 1820 – 1887). Hengler’s Colossal Hippodrome and Grand Cirque Variety. [Hartlepool], 1855. Blue-ink pictorial letterpress broadside with wood-engraved images, black-ink overprinting of show location and dates. Bearing an image of royal arms at top, and a depiction of a woman leaping through hoops while standing on the back of a horse. 33 ¼ x 7 ½”. Partially backed with paper, creases, tattered edges, scattered small losses, soiling.As the text states, “…Mynheer Frowde, the Great Clown & Contortionist, Will pour forth his Budget Of Mirth, assisted by Eugene & Ferdinand, the Inimitable Grotesques.” Hengler’s Circus famously featured various members of his talented family. His father, Henry Michael Hengler (1784 – 1861), and grandfather, Michael Hengler (ca. 1760 - 1802), were both well-known equestrian performers.