Mary Atkins

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☨ Mary Atkins
Profession	circus director
Personal details
Country	Australia

Locations
Title	owner -
Location	at Perry Brothers Circus in Australia

Biography details

Mary Ellen Atkins , circus director in Australia

Born ? .

12-year-old Mary Ellen Atkins, who was working in a store in Blackall, went to a Perry Bros performance that would change her life. Six years later she had married the boss's son. She became the Matriarch of the Perry Bros Circus and … became known as the 'Grand Old Lady of the Circus' all throughout Australia and New Zealand.

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References

Koehl, Dan, (2025). director Mary Ellen Atkins in Australia. Elephant Encyclopedia, available online retrieved 29 March 2025 at https://www.elephant.se/person.php?id=1904. (archived at the Wayback machine)

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