Circus, Sideshow & Oddities

[Hall, J. J.] New York Circus. On the Corner of Broad and Filbert Sts. Under the Management of J.J. Hall. Philadelphia: Hughes and Manning, (1837). Letterpress broadside for an appearance in Philadelphia, the “equestrian corps” managed by Hall, along with equestrian director G.W. Sergeant, riding master W.R. Derr, and clown M.B. Buckley, with individual feats and acts listed on the bill. 16 ½ x 8 ¼”. Mounted and framed. Old dampstains and losses without significant loss of text. Old erroneous graphite date of 1826 in margin. Rare daybill for one of the first American equestrian circuses. The manager, J.J. Hall, later formed an association with John J. Nathans, another leading equestrian, trainer, and showman of the period. We could locate no other copies at auction or institutionally.