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Sanger, George

British circus impresario

byname Lord George

born Dec. 23, 1825, Newbury, Berkshire, Eng.

died Nov. 28, 1911, Park Farm, near Finchley, Middlesex

English circus impresario who was the proprietor, with his brother John Sanger (Sanger, John), of one of England's biggest circuses in the 19th century. (See also circus: 19th-century developments (circus).)

Sanger was an assistant in his father's touring peep show. In 1853 he and his brother formed their own show, and by 1871 the two had leased Astley's Amphitheatre in London and produced a massive traveling tent circus. They also held shows at Agricultural Hall in London. Sanger and his brother broke off their partnership in the late 1870s, and George went on to create his own shows. His memoir, Seventy Years a Showman, was published in 1908.

Additional Reading

An account of Sanger's life from his grandson's perspective can be found in George Sanger Coleman and John Lukens, The Sanger Story: Being George Sanger Coleman's Story of His Life with His Grandfather “Lord” George Sanger (1956; also published as The Sanger Story: The Story of His Life with His Grandfather “Lord” George Sanger, 1974).

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释义	Sanger, George British circus impresario byname Lord George born Dec. 23, 1825, Newbury, Berkshire, Eng. died Nov. 28, 1911, Park Farm, near Finchley, Middlesex English circus impresario who was the proprietor, with his brother John Sanger (Sanger, John), of one of England's biggest circuses in the 19th century. (See also circus: 19th-century developments (circus).) Sanger was an assistant in his father's touring peep show. In 1853 he and his brother formed their own show, and by 1871 the two had leased Astley's Amphitheatre in London and produced a massive traveling tent circus. They also held shows at Agricultural Hall in London. Sanger and his brother broke off their partnership in the late 1870s, and George went on to create his own shows. His memoir, Seventy Years a Showman, was published in 1908. Additional Reading An account of Sanger's life from his grandson's perspective can be found in George Sanger Coleman and John Lukens, The Sanger Story: Being George Sanger Coleman's Story of His Life with His Grandfather “Lord” George Sanger (1956; also published as The Sanger Story: The Story of His Life with His Grandfather “Lord” George Sanger, 1974).
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