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Tilly Bébé (1879–1932), Austrian lion and polar bear tamer [7] Rose Flanders Bascom (1880–1915), first American female lion tamer; Mabel Stark (1889–1968), one of the world's first women tiger tamers; Clyde Beatty (1903–1965), one of the pioneers of using a chair in training big cats; Irina Bugrimova (1911–2001), the first female ...
The 'Macarte Lion' in 1874 - The Illustrated London News Thomas Macarte was born in Cork in Ireland in about 1839. He was married but had no children. There are claims that he was a member of the famous Macarte family of circus and music hall entertainers that included the equestrienne Marie Macarte and the high-wire act Macarte Sisters, but this cannot be verified.
1872: Lion tamer Thomas Macarte, known as Massarti the Lion Tamer, who had previously lost an arm when attacked by one of the lions, entered the lion's cage for a performance with a travelling menagerie in Bolton market on 3 January. Attacked by the lions, he attempted to fight them off with his sword and a pistol loaded with blanks but they ...
Death of Lion Queen, Wombwell's Menagerie, Illustrated London News, 1850. Ellen Eliza Blight (1833–1850), also known as Helen Bright, was an English lion tamer, known as "The Lion Queen", who was killed by a tiger while working in her uncle George Wombwell's menagerie, aged 17. Her shocking death made her a media sensation.
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Martini Maccomo (died 11 January 1871) was a lion tamer in Victorian Britain. He performed with William Manders' menagerie from around 1854 and remained the group's key attraction until his death. His act involved pursuing lions and tigers around a cage utilising whips, pistols and knuckledusters.
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Ellen Chapman later Ellen Sanger appearing as Madame Pauline de Vere (1831 – 30 April 1899) was a British circus performer and lion tamer. She was said to be the first woman to put her head in a lion's jaws and a demonstration impressed Queen Victoria.