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London Stage Information Bank
*p??bf Entertainments. *d??bf [By] 6 Companies of Rope Dancers; [who] [are joyned in one, they being the greatest Performers of Men, Women, and Children, that could be found beyond the Seas, where will be performed such wonderful variety of% Dancing, Vaulting, Walking on the Slack Rope, the Sloaping Rope-; [you will see a wonderful Girl of 10 years of Age, who walk backward up the% sloaping Rope-Girl of 10 years[, driving a Wheel-barrow behind her%; [also you will see the Great Italian Master, who not only passes all that has yet been seen upon the% low Rope, [but he% Dances[ without a Pole% upon the Head of a Mast [as high as the Booth will permit, and afterwards stands upon his Head on the same%-Great Italian Master; [You will also be entertained with the many Conceits of an Italian Scaramouch, who% Dances on the Rope [with 2 Children and a Dog in a Wheel-barrow, and a Duck on his Head%-Italian Scaramouch. *c1701 8 25 bf At the Famous <i>Dutchwoman's Booth</i> against the <i>Hospital Gate</i>. At <i>Barnes and Finley's Rope-Dancing Booth</i> between the <i>Crown Tavern</i> and the <i>Hospital Gate</i>, over against the <i>Cross-Daggers</i> in <i>Smithfield</i>. *d1701 8 25 bf [Such% variety of Dancing, Vaulting, Walking on the Slack/Rope, Tumbling[, as has never been seen in this Fair before%-.