Welchs Parisian Hippodrome in United States


Welchs Parisian Hippodrome
Welchs Parisian Hippodrome, 1853.
Welchs Parisian Hippodrome, 1853.
Typecircus
Owner 1853-1856: Rufus Welch
Founded1853
Closed down1856
Country United States
Directors 1853-1856: Hiram Franklin (director)
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Welchs Parisian Hippodrome, United States , was founded in 1853. Welchs Parisian Hippodrome closed down in 1856.


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Records about Welchs Parisian Hippodrome from the Circus Historical Society
Suffering from the rheumatism and gout that was to bring on his death in 1856, he had returned to Philadelphia and taken to his bed. This could very well account for some of the problems that beset the show. He turned the management over to Hiram Franklin, who had been the equestrian director. Franklin was an accomplished performer, having had twenty years in the business, but he was without significant managerial experience.

From his sick-bed Welch told Franklin to turn the property over to the employees, who could then operate it as a cooperative venture, sharing income and expense between them. Still using Welch’s title, and his advertising cuts, the company proceeded overland to Columbus, Georgia, and from there to Macon and Savannah. They were able to make a little money as they hired a steamboat in Savannah to haul them to Charleston, which they reached on February 13, 1854. Here they played one week and then threw in the towel.

Hiram Franklin delivered the remnants of the company to Rufus Welch in Philadelphia. All that was left of the original investment, launched with such optimism in June, 1853, were eight horses.
Stuart Thayer


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