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Acknowledgments vi
Preface 1
Introduction 2
Part 1 Media Depictions: The Stories Told About Circus People 19
1 Circus in the Established Media: Unnatural, Scandalous, Perilous 21
2 Circus by Press Agents: Contradictory Extremes 28
3 Circus Books for Children: Gendered Romantic Dreams 36
4 Romanticized Books for Men and Women 43
5 The Complexities of Filmic Representation 52
Part 2 Circus Depictions: The Stories Circus People Told 59
6 Separation and the Status of Other 63
7 Entering a Circus Career 67
8 Behavior Rules for Women and Their Contracts 74
9 The Rigors of Practice 78
10 Life on the Road and Rails 83
11 Scanty Dress 85
12 The (Difficult) Road to Success 89
Between pages 92 and 93 are 8 pages containing 8 color plates.
Part 3 The Circus Comes to Town 93
13 The Power of the Poster 95
14 The Unloading and the Parade 103
15 To the Menageries, Games of Chance and the Sideshows 106
16 Into the Dressing Tents 111
17 The Big Show / The Circus Gaze 115
18 Late-Night Girlie Shows 120
Part 4 Circus Women Ranked and Seen 123
19 Ballet Girls 124
20 Statuary/Tableaux Artists 129
21 Mostly Stationary Freaks 132
22 The Silent Assistant and the Magic Act 148
23 Equestrians 152
24 Trainers of Wild Animals 158
25 Aerial Artists 170
26 Bike/Car Tricksters 176
27 Sharpshooters 179
28 Clowns 183
29 Circus Managers/Owners 188
30 Toward the End of a Career 191
Conclusion 193
Works Cited 195
Index 205
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