Astley Royal Theatre - Astley Royal Theatre

Japanese: アストリー・ローヤル演芸劇場 - あすとりーろーやるえんげいげきじょう
Astley Royal Theatre - Astley Royal Theatre

The modern circus was founded in 1770 by Philip Astley, a retired British soldier, who built the Astley Royal Theatre, adding acrobatics and tightrope walking to the existing acrobatics.
[Circuses of the World]
Circus fever spread to Russia from various parts of Europe, and was popular in England in the first half of the 19th century, France in the second half, and Germany at the beginning of the 20th century. In Germany, Carl Hagenbeck, who had a zoo in Hamburg, was famous for his circus that trained animals.

*Some of the terminology used in reference to the Astley Royal Theatre is listed below.

Source | Heibonsha World Encyclopedia 2nd Edition | Information

Japanese:

…この円形劇場の型が,現在でも各国のサーカス常設小屋に残され,移動テントもそれに準じている。そして1770年イギリスの退役軍人アストリーPhilip Astleyが〈アストリー・ローヤル演芸劇場〉で,曲馬だけでなくこれにアクロバット,綱渡りの演目を加えたのが,近代サーカスの形態の誕生とされる。
【世界のサーカス】
 サーカス熱はヨーロッパ各地からロシアに広がり,19世紀前半はイギリス,後半はフランス,20世紀初頭にはドイツが盛んで,ドイツではハンブルクに動物園をもつハーゲンベックCarl Hagenbeckが動物調教のサーカスで有名である。…

※「アストリー・ローヤル演芸劇場」について言及している用語解説の一部を掲載しています。

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