Among the most influential figures in circus and variety history were the Hanlon Brothers, an English troupe whose nucleus originally consisted of six acrobatic siblings. Three of them had started as tumblers in their childhood, apprenticed to one "Professor" John Lees. As such they made their performing debut in 1847. (For this reason, the troupe [...]
SOURCE: Trav S.D. at 09:11AM on March 3, 2013