Conversion of the Lambeth Baths into a Circus—Garlick and 100–122 the Wild Beasts—Gar-lick Company at the Surrey—White Conduit Gardens—Re-opening of Astley’s—Batty’s Circus on its Travels—Batty and the Sussex Justices—Equestrianism at the Lyceum—Lions and Lion-tamers at Astley’s—Franconi’s Circus at Cremorne Gardens—An Elephant on the Tight-rope—The Art of Balancing—Franconi’s Company at Drury Lane—Van Amburgh at Astley’s—The Black Tiger—Pablo Fanque—Rivalry of Wallett and Barry—Wallett’s Circus—Junction with Franconi’s CHAPTER VII. Hengler’s Circus—John and George Sanger—Managerial 123–134 Anachronisms and Incongruities—James Hernandez—Eaton and Stone—Horses at Drury Lane—James New-some—Howes and Cushing’s Circus—George Sanger and the Fighting Lions—Crockett and the Lions at Astley’s—The Lions at large—Hilton’s Circus—Lion-queens—Miss Chapman—Macomo and the Fighting Tigers CHAPTER VIII. Pablo Fanque—James Cooke—Pablo Fanque and the 135–155 Celestials—Ludicrous affair in the Glasgow Police-court—Batty’s Transactions with Pablo Fanque—The Liverpool Amphitheatre—John Clarke—William Cooke—Astley’s—Fitzball and the Supers—Batty’s Hippodrome—Vauxhall Gardens—Garnett’s Circus—The Alhambra—Gymnastic Performances in Music-halls—Gymnastic Mishaps CHAPTER IX. Cremorne Gardens—The Female Blondie—Fatal Accident at Aston 156–173 Park—Reproduction of the Eglinton Tournament—Newsome and Wallett—Pablo Fanque’s Circus—Equestrianism at Drury Lane—Spence Stokes—Talliott’s Circus—The Gymnasts of the Music-halls—Fatal Accident at the Canterbury—Gymnastic Brotherhoods—Sensational Feats—Sergeant Bates and the Berringtons—The Rope-trick—How to do it CHAPTER X. Opening of the Holborn Amphitheatre—Friend’s Season at 174–193 Astley’s—Adah Isaacs Menken—Sanger’s Company at the Agricultural Hall—The Carré Troupe at the Holborn Amphitheatre—Wandering Stars of the Arena—Albert Smith and the Clown—Guillaume’s Circus—The Circo Price—Hengler’s Company at the Palais Royal—Re-opening of Astley’s by the Pal’s—Franconi’s Circus—Newsome’s Circus—Miss Newsome and the Cheshire Hunt—Rivalry between the Sangers and Howes and Cushing CHAPTER XI. Reminiscences of the Henglers—The Rope-dancing Henglers at 194–213 Astley’s—Circus of Price and Powell—Its Acquisition by the Henglers—Clerical Presentation to Frowde, the Clown—Circus Difficulties at Liverpool—Retirement of Edward Hengler—Rivalry of Howes and Cushing—Discontinuance of the Tenting System—Miss Jenny Louise Hengler—Conversion of the Palais Royal into an Amphitheatre—Felix Rivolti, the Ring-master CHAPTER XII.