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The flying trapeze is a specific form of the trapeze in which a performer jumps from a platform with the trapeze so that gravity makes the trapeze swing. The performance was invented in 1859 by a Frenchman named Jules Léotard , who connected a bar to some ventilator cords above the swimming pool in his father's gymnasium in Toulouse , France .
That daring young man on the flying trapeze. The song was first published in 1867, with words written by the British lyricist and singer George Leybourne, music by Gaston Lyle, and arrangement by Alfred Lee. The lyrics were based on the phenomenal success of trapeze artist Jules Léotard, for whom the one-piece dancer's garment was named. [1]
The Daring Young Man on the Flying Trapeze and Other Stories is the first collection of 26 short stories by William Saroyan published in 1934 (Random House).The author was recognized as a "the most widely discussed discovery of 1934" and the book became an immediate bestseller.
The Daring Young Man on the Flying Trapeze may refer to: The Daring Young Man on the Flying Trapeze (short story collection), a collection of short stories by William Saroyan; The Daring Young Man on the Flying Trapeze (song), a 19th-century popular song
A trapeze is a short horizontal bar hung by ropes, metal straps, or chains, from a ceiling support. It is an aerial apparatus commonly found in circus performances. Trapeze acts may be static, spinning (rigged from a single point), swinging or flying, and may be performed solo, double, triple or as a group act. [1]
On 12 November 1859, the first flying trapeze routine was performed by Jules Léotard on three trapeze bars at the Cirque Napoleon. [4] The costume he invented was a one-piece knitted garment streamlined to suit the safety and agility concerns of trapeze performance. It also showed off his physique, [5] impressed spectators, and took on his name.
A flying trapeze is a form of trapeze in which a performer jumps from a platform with the trapeze so that gravity makes the trapeze swing. Flying trapeze may also refer to: "The Daring Young Man on the Flying Trapeze" (song), also known as "The Flying Trapeze" Flying Trapeeze (also spelt Trapeze), the first comedy venue in Melbourne, created in ...
Man on the Flying Trapeze (UK title: The Memory Expert) [2] is a 1935 American comedy film starring W. C. Fields as a henpecked husband who experiences a series of misadventures while taking a day off from work to attend a wrestling match. As with his other roles of this nature, Fields is put-upon throughout the film, but triumphs in the end.