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1874 circus ad w/ Little Mollie Brown & Frank Berry...
1874 circus ad w/ Little Mollie Brown & Frank Berry...
Item # 721546
July 07, 1874
DESERET EVENING NEWS, Salt Lake City, Utah, July 7, 1874
* "Montgomery Queen's Circus" advertisment
* Child performer "Little Mollie Brown"
* ‘The only Female Somersault Rider in the World’
* Girl horseback circus performer (14 years old)
The front page has a 13 1/2 x 4 inch graphic advertisement for upcoming performances of "Montgomery Queen's Circus" with featured acts that include two talented equestrian riders "Little Mollie Brown" and "Frank Berry" (see images) Little Mollie Brown is widely regarded as one of the best female horseback riders of her era. She was only 14 years old at the time.
Complete with 4 pages, larger sized issue that measures 26 x 19 inches, never bound nor trimmed with wide margins, nice condition.
background: In 1874, the Montgomery Queen’s Circus—a popular traveling show of the era—was touring the American Midwest and South, known for its mix of equestrian acts, acrobatics, and sideshow performers. Among its featured artists were Frank Berry, a skilled bareback rider and clown, and Little Mollie Brown, a celebrated equestrienne who performed daring stunts on horseback that thrilled audiences. The circus, managed by W. W. “Montgomery” Queen, was famous for its lavish pageantry and large menagerie of exotic animals, rivaling other major circuses of the time such as Forepaugh’s and Barnum’s. Reports from the 1874 season described Berry and Brown as star attractions whose performances helped solidify the Montgomery Queen show’s reputation as one of the finest traveling circuses in the United States during the post–Civil War era.
Category: Post-Civil War
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