By David Cain
A good deal has been written about the famed Gentleman Juggler Salerno. You can click here and here to read some of my previous articles about him. Today, we’ll examine some articles and reviews of him from the early 1900s.
We’ll begin with a brief preview of Salerno’s act that appeared in the Auckland Star in 1902. It describes some of his tricks.
Another preview is from the Minneapolis Journal from 1906.
Next, we have an article from the Kansas City Star in 1906.
The following article appeared in the Pittsburgh Press in 1906. Oddly, it refers to him as a French juggler, when in reality, he was born in the German-speaking Prussian city of Königsberg, which is now part of Russia. He considered himself a German and lived outside of Berlin, as was stated in the previous article.
It is wonderful to read these descriptions of Salerno’s work and to read his thoughts on his juggling. We’ll examine more articles and reviews of Salerno’s act in Part 2.
David Cain
David Cain is a professional juggler, juggling historian, and the owner of the world's only juggling museum, the Museum of Juggling History. He is a Guinness world record holder and 16 time IJA gold medalist. In addition to his juggling pursuits, David is a successful composer, songwriter, multi-instrumentalist, and singer as well as the author of twenty-six books. He and his children live in Middletown, OH (USA).