Alfred Clarke

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☨ Alfred Clarke
Profession	circus director
Personal details
Country	United Kingdom

Locations
Title	owner 1868-
Location	at Fossett Brothers Circus (Powell & Clarke) in Ireland

Title	owner 1867-1868
Location	at Powell, Foottit & Clarke’s Great Allied Circus in United Kingdom

Biography details

Alfred Clarke , circus director in United Kingdom

Born ? .

Equestrian.

1867: he partnered with the clown George Foottit Sr. and equestrian Anthony Powell to launch the Powell, Foottit & Clarke’s Great Allied Circus.
1868: Unfortunately, Georg Foottit Sr. had an inordinate love for the bottle, and his chronic drunkenness led Powell and Clarke to end abruptly their partnership with him in the middle of the 1868 season. Foottit got back the equipment and horses he had invested in the venture, and continued alone with his Foottit’s Allied Circus, while Powell and Clarke carried on their fruitful association in Ireland.

Reference list

References

Koehl, Dan, (2025). director Alfred Clarke in United Kingdom. Elephant Encyclopedia, available online retrieved 29 March 2025 at https://www.elephant.se/person.php?id=3051. (archived at the Wayback machine)

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http://www.circopedia.org/Foottit_et_Chocolat

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