Ames, the circus proprietor 252 Anderson’s circus 247 Angela, the female Samson 231 Arab vaulters, first in England 85 Arthur and Bertrand, the clowns 167 Astley, Philip, the equestrian 17, 28, 46, 48, 51, 53 ” Mrs, the equestrian 19 ” John, the equestrian 29, 33, 46, 53, 56 Atalie, the man with the iron jaw 231 Athos, Brothers, the gymnasts 280 Atkins’s lion and tigress at Astley’s 79 Avolo, the gymnast 193 Azella, the female gymnast 179 Bailey’s circus and menagerie 245 Balize, the lion-performer 246 Banks, the horse-charmer 4 Bannister, Miss, the equestrian 56 ” the circus proprietor 66 Baptiste, the rope-dancer 27 Barnum, the great showman 221, 225, 226 Barr, the falconer 143 Barry, the clown 96, 109, 118, 142 Barry, the lyrical jester 212 Barrymore, the manager 55 Batty, William, the circus proprietor, 97, 100, 138 Bell, the acrobat 34 ” the equestrian 211 ” and Myers’ circus 92 Bellinck, the rope-dancer 57 Berrington. _See_ Parelli. Bibb, the clown 192, 203, 210 Blight, Helen, the lion-queen 132 Bliss, the equestrian 241 Blondin’s circus 55 Blondin, the rope-walker 157 Boleno, the clown 61 Bologna Family, posturers and rope-dancers 39, 44 Bond, the equilibrist 165 Bonnaire, the gymnast 153 Bradbury the elder, the equestrian 55 ” Alfred, the equestrian 174