[DOC] [TLE] Philip Astley - Wikipedia [PAR] Philip Astley (8 January 1742  27 January 1814) was an English equestrian, 
circus owner, and inventor, regarded as being the "father of the ... This format was 
so successful that Astley added a clown to his shows to amuse the ... Astley never 
called his 'Astley's Amphitheatre of Equestrian Arts' a circus, as that title was... [DOC] [TLE] Philip Astley - Circopedia [PAR] Philip Astley (1742-1814) is considered the creator of the modern circus. ... Trick-
riding exhibitions were very popular in the second half of the eighteenth century. 
... "The Little Military Horse"a small horse he had trained to add and subtract ... 
for his 1770 London season was a mixture of equestrian and acrobatic acts,... [DOC] [TLE] Who is the father of the modern circus? Now WE know em | carl ... [PAR] Dec 20, 2012 ... This format became so successful that he added a friend as a clown to ... 
musicians, jugglers, tumblers, tightrope walkers, dancing dogs, and more clowns. 
Trick-riders, acrobats and clowns had performed throughout Europe for ... Philip 
Astley never called his Amphitheatre of Equestrian Arts shows a circus. [DOC] [TLE] OOLAC - #English_equestrians [PAR] English_equestrians - Philip Astley, Harvey Smith (equestrian), Philip Astley (8 ... 
acrobats, and clowns, traces its heritage to Astley's Amphitheatre, a riding ... This 
format was so successful that Astley added a clown to his shows to ... jugglers, 
tumblers, tightrope walkers, and dancing dogs  the modern circus was created. [DOC] [TLE] Philip Astley  People  Southwark Heritage [PAR] Philip Astley was born on January 8th, is regarded as the "father of modern circus
." ... in London, where he could also conduct shows of acrobatic riding skill. ... 
Astley called the arena a circus because of its shape, and Astley chose it for two 
... musicians, a clown, jugglers, tumblers, tightrope walkers, and dancing dogs. [DOC] [TLE] Philip Astley - 1742 births - 1814 deaths - 18th-century English ... [PAR] At the age of nine, he apprenticed to work with his father, but Astley s dream ... 
Philip Astley (January 8, 1742January 27, 1814) is regarded as the "father of ... 
in London, where he could also conduct shows of acrobatic riding skill. ... Astley 
called the arena a circus because of its shape, and Astley chose it for two 
reasons. [DOC] [TLE] Philip Astley - Research and Articles - National Fairground Archive ... [PAR] Philip Astley: The Father of Circus ... His father was Edward Astley, a cabinet 
maker to whom Philip was apprenticed at the age of nine. ... incorporated into an 
arena of trick-riding, horsemanship and performance skills within a ring. ... rope-
walking, juggling, acrobatics, and performing dogs, all with musical 
accompaniment,... [DOC] [TLE] THE MAGiC of THE CiRCUS - BENJAMIN HANDY - THE GREATEST HORSEMAN ... [PAR] Jan 6, 2014 ... In 1768, London, Philip Astley (1742-1814) established a riding academy ... 
Astley's exhibition included trick riding, acrobatics, a strongman, & a clown ... 
When Astley added tumblers, tightrope-walkers, jugglers, & performing dogs to fill 
time .... a creature called a Japanese, of about two feet high, his body... [DOC] [TLE] Blackface! - Blackface Origins in Clowning [PAR] Philip Astley created what is considered the first circus in England in 1768. ... His 
act was based on a popular tale of a tailor, an inept equestrian, trying to ride a ... 
He is considered the Father of Modern Clowning because he is the ... with a 
show called Nixon's Great American Circus and Kemp's Mammoth English Circus
. [DOC] [TLE] The Circus Book - Tunbridge Wells Juggling Club [PAR] The Funnel Trick, Rupert Croft-Cooke, 82 ... In 1815, the year after Philip Astley, "
the father of the circus," had died in ... They stood in a row on the show-front 
platform while an acrobat showed his ... the elegant evolution

Question: Philip Astley, who added acrobats & dancing dogs to his trick-riding show, is called "The Father of" this
Answer: Modern circus