The captivating true story about a man who used his illusions to survive and escape Nazi occupied Europe only to become one of the Greatest Showmen the world had ever seen.
The captivating true story about a man who used his illusions to survive and escape Nazi occupied Europe only to become one of the Greatest Showmen the world had ever seen.
Franz's adventure continues as he learns how to put on a show.... on both sides of the world.
For more information about this episode, please see the sources below.
Kenrick, Donald (2007). Historical Dictionary of the Gypsies (Romanies) (2nd ed.). Scarecrow Press. Online version.
Achim, V. 1998. Chapter III. Emancipation. In The Roma in Romanian History. Central European University Press. Retrieved from http://books.openedition.org/ceup/1551
Romani children stand near a caravan, as adults look out from the doorway.
Three Romani brothers sit outside in front of a caravan reading a newspaper.
Cap Norte, Hamburg-South American Line postcard
1930s Montevideo, Getty Images
“The Creole Circus and Popular Entertainment in 19th Century Argentina and Uruguay,” William G. Acree Jr., Harvard University Press. Online here.
The Western Mail (Perth, Australia), 7 November 1929, and printed in The World’s News (Sydney, Australia) as well.
The Canberra Times, 14 January 1930
Hagenbeck-Wallace Circus. Blacaman Hindu Animal Hypnotist.
Franz Czeisler’s Obituary in The Telegraph
Teatro Artigas - Archival Photographs
Teatro Artigas - Archival Photographs (continued)
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