The equestrian theatre company of Pépin and Breschard arrived in the United States of America from Madrid, Spain (where they had performed during the 1805 and 1806 seasons), in November of 1807. They toured that new country until 1815. From their arrival until the present day, what is now known as the traditional circus has had a presence in North America. Motto: (Spanish for From Madrid to Heaven) Location Coordinates: , Country Spain Autonomous Community Comunidad Autónoma de Madrid Province Madrid Administrative Divisions 21 Neighborhoods 127 Founded 9th century Government  - Mayor Alberto Ruiz-Gallardón Jimémez (PP) Area  - Land 607 km² (234. ... 1805 was a common year starting on Tuesday (see link for calendar). ... 1806 was a common year starting on Wednesday (see link for calendar). ... Year 1807 (MDCCCVII) was a common year starting on Thursday (link will display the full calendar). ... April 5-12: Mount Tambora explodes, changing climate. ... The Big Top of Billy Smarts Circus Cambridge 2004. ...

John Bill Ricketts aka, Breschard, the Circus Rider by Gilbert Stuart

Victor Pépin and Jean Baptiste Casmiere Breschard's troupes built circus theatres from Montreal to New Orleans. The oldest continuously operating theatre in the English speaking world, The Walnut Street Theatre in Philadelphia, PA, was constructed by Pépin and Breschard in 1809. Thomas Jefferson and the Marquis de Lafayette attended the opening of a renovated Walnut in 1812. Image File history File links No higher resolution available. ... Image File history File links No higher resolution available. ... John Bill Ricketts, aka, Breschard, the Circus Rider by Gilbert Stuart Jean Baptiste Casmiere Breschard was a circus owner and equestrian performer in the Circus of Pepin and Breschard. ... The Big Top of Billy Smarts Circus Cambridge 2004. ... Nickname: Motto: Concordia Salus (well-being through harmony) Coordinates: , Country Canada Province Quebec Founded 1642 Established 1832 Government  - Mayor Gérald Tremblay Area [1][2][3]  - City 365. ... New Orleans is the largest city in the state of Louisiana, United States of America. ... The Walnut Street Theatre (or simply The Walnut) is the oldest continuously-operating theatre in the English speaking world, located in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania at 825 Walnut Street. ... Nickname: Motto: Philadelphia maneto - Let brotherly love continue Location in Pennsylvania Coordinates: , Country United States Commonwealth Pennsylvania County Philadelphia Founded October 27, 1682 Incorporated October 25, 1701 Government  - Mayor John F. Street (D) Area  - City 369. ... Year 1809 (MDCCCIX) was a common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar). ... Thomas Jefferson (13 April 1743 N.S.–4 July 1826) was the third President of the United States (1801–09), the principal author of the Declaration of Independence (1776), and one of the most influential Founding Fathers for his promotion of the ideals of Republicanism in the United States. ... Marie-Joseph-Paul-Roch-Yves-Gilbert du Motier, marquis de La Fayette (September 6, 1757 – May 20, 1834), was a French aristocrat most famous for his participation in the American Revolutionary War and early French Revolution. ... For the overture by Tchaikovsky, see 1812 Overture; For the wars, see War of 1812 (USA - United Kingdom) or Patriotic War of 1812 (France - Russia) For the Siberia Airlines plane crashed over the Black Sea on October 4, 2001, see Siberia Airlines Flight 1812 1812 was a leap year starting...

During the early 1800s, the word "circus" was used primarily to indicate the equestrian theatre building itself.

Pépin and Breschard introduced at least one Shakespearean play to the US and brought the circus to such frontier cities as Pittsburgh, PA, where Benjamin Latrobe designed and constructed a circus for them in 1814.^[1] The Big Top of Billy Smarts Circus Cambridge 2004. ... City nickname: The Steel City Location in the state of Pennsylvania Founded 1758 Mayor Tom Murphy (Dem) Area  - Total  - Water 151. ... Benjamin Henry Boneval Latrobe (May 1, 1764 - September 3, 1820) was a British-born American architect best known for his design of the United States Capitol. ... Year 1814 (MDCCCXIV) was a common year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar). ...

Victor Pépin having been born in what is now the state of New York, U.S.A., was the first American (USA) to own and operate a circus in his native country. The theatrical company of Pépin and Breschard thus can be considered the First American Circus.

External link

• http://www.circusinamerica.org/public/corporate_bodies/public_show/85

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