Amerikanischer Circus - 1853

Belling. - American Circus. In front of the Karlsthor. Under the direction of Fred Belling from Philadelphia. Benefit performance of Alexander Krembser, the first comedian and vaulting artist, who is fortunate enough to have his first income in the Kingdom of Bavaria ... For the first time in this performance (and only for this evening) the mother of Mr. Krembser (55 years old) will balance a horn on her lips, and—without touching it with her hands—will perform a solo on it. The aforementioned had in the year 1812 the honor of presenting himself before Emperor Napoleon, where he was received with great applause. — This production must be seen to be believed. Munich, 22 November 1853. One-page print. Page size: 37 x 22 cm.

The American circus company of Fred Belling from Philadelphia played from 26 October to 4 December 1853 at Karlsplatz in Munich. - See in detail about the great artist family Krembser: Saltarino, Artist Lexicon, pp. 113-116, which notes, among other things: "Alex. Krembser was the best, and after Ducrow the first vaulting artist who performed the vaulting backwards." Later Krembser ran his own circus operation, which at times also had a permanent building in Berlin."