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Uffner's Novelty Variety Troupe, 1880

Uffner's Novelty Variety Troupe, 1880

dwilkey (View posts)
Posted: 3 Jan 2003 10:29AM GMT
Classification: Query
I wondered whether anyone has information on this touring variety group, and who was the proprietor.

Don Wilkey
Australia

Re: Uffner's Novelty Variety Troupe, 1880

Posted: 6 Mar 2009 12:57AM GMT
Classification: Query
Surnames: Uffner, Edwards, Zarate, Mite, Tocci
"This week's New York Clipper contains the following notice of the death of a well known showman who was born in this city. Francis Marian Uffner, a well known showman, died Aug. 6, at Antrim, O., from Cholera Morbus and the excessive heat. The deceased was born in Newark, O., in 1831 and had been actively engaged in the show business for the past forty-six years, during which time he had been connected with several of the leading circuses. In 1876 he secured the well known American Midgets Gen'l Mite and Lucia Zarate. He exhibited these liliputains all over this country and Europe, where he appeared many times before the crowned heads. He brought the two headed Italian Tocci twins to his country and exhibited them here. For several years Mr. Uffner had been associated with Co. T. A. Edwards, of Indian medicine fame. He leaves a widow and two daughters. Owing to the hot weather, the remains were interred at Antrim, temporarily, and will be brought to this city and buried in Woodlawn". [Newark Daily Advocate, Newark, Ohio, Aug. 21, 1896, p 5]
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