Dan Rice - Circus Clowns...
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August 21, 1857
THE NEW YORK TIMES, August 21, 1857.
* Circus Clown
This 8 page newspaper an small article on page 8 titled: "Extraordinary Freaks Of A Lunatic" which tells a man wanting to be a clown like Dan Rice. Other news of the day includes: "Another Indian War" "From Kansas" "Indians of the Northwest" "Anti-Mormon Riot In Birmingham" and much more. Some front page staining, otherwise in nice condition.
Background Information: Dan Rice (January 23, 1823 - February 22, 1900), was an American entertainer of many talents, most famously as a clown, who was pre-eminent before the Civil War. During the height of his career Rice was a household name. Coining the terms "One Horse Show" and "Greatest Show", he was a leading personality in the new American "pop culture", brought on by the technological changes of the Industrial Revolution and resultant mass culture. Rice became so popular he ran for President of the United States in 1868. With changes in circus venues and popular culture after the Civil War, his legendary talents under the big top have gradually slipped into almost total historical obscurity such that in 2001, biographer David Carlyon called him "the most famous man you've never heard of". source: wikipedia
* Circus Clown
* Dan Rice Mention
This 8 page newspaper an small article on page 8 titled: "Extraordinary Freaks Of A Lunatic" which tells a man wanting to be a clown like Dan Rice. Other news of the day includes: "Another Indian War" "From Kansas" "Indians of the Northwest" "Anti-Mormon Riot In Birmingham" and much more. Some front page staining, otherwise in nice condition.
Background Information: Dan Rice (January 23, 1823 - February 22, 1900), was an American entertainer of many talents, most famously as a clown, who was pre-eminent before the Civil War. During the height of his career Rice was a household name. Coining the terms "One Horse Show" and "Greatest Show", he was a leading personality in the new American "pop culture", brought on by the technological changes of the Industrial Revolution and resultant mass culture. Rice became so popular he ran for President of the United States in 1868. With changes in circus venues and popular culture after the Civil War, his legendary talents under the big top have gradually slipped into almost total historical obscurity such that in 2001, biographer David Carlyon called him "the most famous man you've never heard of". source: wikipedia
Category: Pre-Civil War
