NEW-YORK CIRCUS, FOURTEENTH STREET, opposite Academy of Music L.B. Lent . . . . . . . . . Director Engagement of El Nino Eddie. The Child Wonder. [W]ITH THE LARGEST AND BEST TROUPE OF STAR BIDERS AND GYMNASTS in America, in infinitely varied SCENES IN THE CIRCLE forming decidedly the MOST BRILLIANT PROGRAMME yet … Continue reading Eddie, El Nino →

THE HIPPOTHEATRON. NEW YORK CIRCUS. Fourteenth street, Between Third and Fourth Avenues. Director of Amuseuments . . . Mr. N. Austin. OPEN EVERY EVENING. IMMENSE SUCCESS OF THE MOST BRILLIANT ARRAY OF ARTISTIC TALEN, EQUESTRIAN, GYMNASTIC, ACROBATIC and PANTOMOMIC EVER PRESENTED IN NEW YORK. SUPER STUD OF HORSES. UNEXAMPLED TRUMPH. EL NINO EDDIE. THE CHILD … Continue reading Eddie, El Nino →

Music Halls GEORGE LEA has proved himself to be one of the smartest Music Hall managers in this country. No other manager in the business ever had so many performers on their salary list at the same time as Mr. Lea. It matters not how many he has, he never lets an opportunity slip of … Continue reading Eddie, El Nino →

Dancing Tight Rope. The Original El Nino Eddie. Acrobats, par excellence. Traveling with a Circus: A History of Hunting’s New Railroad Shows (National Fairground Archive, University of Sheffield) 1891: 3. Print. Eddie, Traveling with a Circus, 1891, 3

El Nino Eddie, the Greatest Wonder of the Age, will shortly arrive from AMERICA. The Era 1/7/1866. Print. Eddie, The Era, 1/7/1866

Royal Alhambra Palace—El Nino Eddie, the American child wonder, on low rope, the perfection of nerve and grace [. . .]. The Times 7/2/1866: 1. Print. Eddie, The Times, 7/2/1866, 1  

El Nino Eddie is still at Bristol with Hengler’s Cirque. The Orchestra 9/8/1866: 371. Print. Eddie, The Orchestra, 9/8/1866, 371

A classical evening was given on Thursday last week at the Hall-by-the-Sea, Margate. El Nino Eddie [. . .] appeared on the tight-rope “to correct the classicality,” as Mrs. Brown takes a little something in her ginger beer to correct the ginger. The Orchestra 8/18/1866: 324. Print. Eddie, The Orchestra, 8/18/1866, 324

Leotard and El Nino Eddie continue to attract at the fashionable morning performances given at the Alhambra every Tuesday, Thursday and Saturday. El Nino Eddie also gives his extraordinary representation on the low rope, every evening at this wonderful establishment, in addition to all its other attractions. The Orchestra 7/14/1866: 248. Print. Eddie, The Orchestra, … Continue reading Eddie, El Nino →

Lèotard is engaged for 12 morning performances at the Alhambra. El Nino Eddie will be retained for these representations and will make the ascent on the high rope. The Orchestra 6/23/1866: 200. Print. Eddie, The Orchestra, 6/23/1866, 200

IN EXTRAORDINARY TIGHT-ROPE FEATS. New York Times 4/16/1867: 7. Print.  Eddie, New York Times, 4/16/1867, 7

New-York Circus— [H]is fascinating TIGHT ROPE EXERCISES. New York Times 11/15/1866: 7. Print. Eddie, New York Times, 11/15/1866, 7

Hippotheatron—New-York Circus—The marvelous boy artiste. New York Times 10/23/1865: 7. Print. Eddie, New York Times, 10/23/1865, 7

Hippotheatron—New-York Circus—El Nino Eddie, Child Wonder, on the corde tendue, the twin ponies, living statues, Little Eddie on horseback, tumbling, riding and mirth. All the troupe in the ring to conclude at the matinee with Don Juan. New York Times 10/18/1865: 7. Print. Eddie, New York Times, 10/18/1865, 7

Hippotheatron—New-York Circus—Immense, unqualified and unanimously admitted by press and public success of El Nino Eddie, the child wonder of the world, both as equestrian and tight-rope performer, and the mammoth and matchless galaxy of star artists, equestrian gymnastic, acrobatic and pantomimic, conceded to be the most superb array of genius and talent ever presented to … Continue reading Eddie, El Nino →

The Child Wonder. New York Times 9/25/1865: 7. Print. Eddie, New York Times, 9/25/1865, 7

Old John Robinson’s Circus! [E]l Nino Eddie, the unrivaled and remarkable Tight-Rope Performer. The Charlotte Democrat 10/16/1876. Print.  Eddie, The Charlotte Democrat, 10/16/1876

Attached to the New York Circus will be found the [name] of [. . .] El Nino Eddie, the Boy Wonder, who although a mere child, surpasses Blondin in difficult feats upon the Tight Rope. Vermont Daily Transcript 7/8/1868. Print.  Eddie, Vermont Daily Transcript, 7/8/1868

[T]he most extraordinary youthful prodigy of whom we have any account, although a mere child, surpasses Blondin on the tight rope and is the most graceful juvenile rider of the age:—The World Renowned. Daily Ohio Statesman 7/10/1867. Print. Eddie, Daily Ohio Statesman, 7/10/1867

Premiere Equestrienne of the World: El Nino Eddie, the wonderful boy artist, together with the entire strength of the immense circus troupe and all the beautiful and highly-trained horses and ponies. New-York Daily Tribune 11/26/1866: 7. Print. Eddie, New-York Daily Tribune, 11/26/1866, 7

El Nino Eddie, after his highly successful engagement at the Royal Alhambra, has been engaged to give his extraordinary performance on the low rope at the Hall-by-the-Sea, Margate. New Orleans Daily Crescent 9/6/1866: 4. Print. Eddie, New Orleans Daily Crescent, 9/6/1866, 4

American Theatre—Among the numerous attractions that Mr. Fox has prepared for his patrons [. . .] we observe that the young acrobat and rope dancer, El Nino Eddie, is underlined. The Daily Evening Telegraph 4/6/1866: 5. Print. Eddie, The Daily Evening Telegraph, 4/6/1866, 5

El Nino Eddie [has] had, during the past week, [a] remarkable [escape without injury]. New Orleans Daily Crescent 2/26/1866. Print. Eddie, New Orleans Daily Crescent, 2/26/1866  

Academy of Music—The Intrepid Child Gymnast, in his two greatest acts, the TREPAZE UPON THE CEILING, displaying the most wonderful feats of skill, grace and daring, and his TERRIFIC ASCENSION of one hundred and fifty feet from the rear of the Stage to the Dome of the Theater, on a QUARTER INCH WIRE, ascending and … Continue reading Eddie, El Nino →

Canterbury Hall—By particular request, and positively for six nights only, commencing Monday, April 3, and terminating Saturday, April 9, the Star of the World, the Child Artiste, the Remarkable Juvenile: El Nino Eddie in his perilous ascension from the stage to the gallery on a Single Wire, over the heads of the audience. TERROR! TERROR! … Continue reading Eddie, El Nino →

Canterbury Hall—the last week of El Nino Eddie. The Infant Blondin. Only 8 years of age. Whose extraordinary performances are pronounced the wonder of the nineteenth century. Eddie will make an entire change in his performance and enact his great Wire Ascension and Tight Rope Act on the same evening. Evening Star 3/16/1865. Print. Eddie, … Continue reading Eddie, El Nino →

Oxford Music Hall and Theatre—El Nino Eddie, the best Tight Rope Performer in the World. Evening Star 2/24/1865. Print. Eddie, Evening Star, 2/24/1865