page_title: Richard Risley Carlisle
hierarchical_section_title: Richard Risley Carlisle
caption_attribution_description: English: "Professor Risley and His Two Sons"
context_page_description: Richard Risley Carlisle was an American gymnast and acrobat who often performed as Professor Risley. He is known for developing a circus act of juggling with the feet known as the Risley act. He also notably brought a Japanese circus act briefly to America in the 1860s.
context_section_description: Richard Risley Carlisle (1814–1874) was an American gymnast and acrobat who often performed as Professor Risley. He is known for developing a circus act of juggling with the feet known as the Risley act. He also notably brought a Japanese circus act briefly to America in the 1860s.
caption: Risley and his two children, 1844
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