Raffaele De Ritis' Novelties and Wonders

Journal, Cabinet, Multilingual Parlour, Untranslated Conference Room, Repository of Erudite Pastimes, even a Gymnasium for the Polemist and the Humorist; Consacrated to Oddities and Facts Concerning Peculiarities of Theatrical Amusements related to the Circus, Conjuring, Comedy etc.; their Connections with Fine Arts; the Uncovering the Curiosities of their Past, and the Critical and Hopefully Provocative Account of what of Interest is Remaining of their Uncertain Present. Profusely Illustrated.

Monday, February 11, 2008

Cristiani gallery 1

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Anonymous said...: Mr. De Ritis,
Herta Klauser, legendary bear training daughter of Walter Klauser bear trainer of Circus Krone fame, worked in the Cristiani riding act on Ringling. A number of year's later she she met and married Mr. John Cuneo of Hawthorn Corp. fame.
Wade Burck; Sunday, February 17, 2008 6:47:00 AM

Raffaele De Ritis

Impostor of the international stage arts, he is said out from a noble estinguished family of Southern Italy. From childhood he attempted escapes to the strolling life. Without refusing an academic theatrical education in Rome and Paris, he began to earn his life in the frequentation of carny barkers, crocodile hypnotists, quick-change virtuosos, aerialists, actors, ballet étoiles.
Nobody knows why and when producers began trusting in his directorial services, spreading his signature around the globe: from Savary, Brachetti, or Larible; to American sanctuaries as Big Apple Circus or Cirque du Soleil. It is in his hands that Feld dared to put the concept of Barnum’s Kaleidoscape; and the Princess Grace Theatre of Monte Carlo or Spoleto Festival trusted for magic events or Shakespeare stagings.
He wrote books and dictionaries about theatre, circus and magic; his signature infestated in the last 20 years major international circus periodicals. Mentalism, training of escapologists, academic lecturing on silent movies are other ways to assure his existence besides writing and directing.
Mixing forgotten Martini recipes and tracking theatrical memorabilia are his beloved pastimes.

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Monday, February 11, 2008

Cristiani gallery 1

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