The Peiro Brothers (sometimes spelled Piero Brothers) were one of the top juggling teams of the 1940s, 50s, and 60s. Hailing from Buenos Aires, Argentina, Atilio (Teddy) and Hector Peiro were highly skilled at both juggling and comedy. They specialized in hat spinning, devil sticks, cigar boxes, club passing, rings, and a variety of other short juggling stunts. The taller …
Torino
The following article is written by guest contributer Peter Brunning. Peter is a retired legal administrator who, although not a juggler, has a keen interest in the history of juggling. He has published biographical articles on Cinquevalli and Gintaro, and is working on a longer study of Gintaro currently. *********************************** Cinquevalli was the first juggling superstar, but not much has …
Serge Flash
Serge Flash was born Serge Fomitcheff in 1904 in Moscow, Russia. At the age of 8, Serge was adopted by the Andos Troupe, a group of Japanese jugglers and perch pole performers. The Andos Troupe Serge started working in the Andos Troupe as part of the perch pole act and then moved to the “Slide For Life”, sliding down an …
Evgeni Biljauer Videos
Evgeni Biljauer (born 1947) is one of the greatest Russian jugglers of all time. He was the first person to perform a five club five up pirouette and a five club three up front roll. He also performed up to 7 clubs and 10 rings in his act. Biljauer began his career in 1966 and retired in 1997 after a …
Anglo – Juggler, Author, and Murderer
Anglo was the stage name of Australian juggler Thomas Horton, who was born in 1879 in North Adelaide, South Australia. He learned to juggle as a boy and created many original routines. He was also trained as a boot maker and employed his craftsmanship in the creation of his unique props. He was eventually billed as Australia’s Greatest Juggler. Anglo’s …
Video Fun with Multiplexing and Juggling While Hula Hooping
Sometimes, it’s fun just to share some videos that you’ve been impressed by over recent months. This month, my article focuses on some videos demonstrating some outstanding accomplishments in two areas – multiplexing and juggling while hula hooping. Multiplexing Back in March 2016, Hans Nickmans wrote an excellent eJuggle article on multiplexing which can be found here. In his article, Nickmans …
Old Juggling Prop Catalogs – Part 4
As I said in Parts 1, 2, and 3, old juggling prop catalogs are treasure troves of information for juggling historians. While many might think such catalogs are a modern invention, such catalogs have been around for well over a hundred years. They provide a great glimpse into what types of routines jugglers were performing at any given time in …
Old Juggling Prop Catalogs – Part 3
As I said in Parts 1 and 2, old juggling prop catalogs are treasure troves of information for juggling historians. While many might think such catalogs are a modern invention, they have been around for well over a hundred years. Catalogs provide a great glimpse into what types of routines jugglers were performing at any given time in history. The …
Old Juggling Prop Catalogs – Part 2
In part one of this four part series, we looked at the Catalogue Of Fine Juggler Goods Manufactured By Prof. Otto Maurer, which was published in New York City, NY (USA) in the late 1880s. The next catalogs we’ll look at were published starting just a few years later. They advertised the juggling props created by Edward Van Wyck. Van …