The Independent - London, October 22nd, 1998
ADOLF ALTHOFF was regarded as the elder statesman of circus life in Germany. He ran what was considered to be one of the most technically perfect circuses in the world and what was one of Germany's most popular shows.
The Althoff circus dynasty traced its heritage back to the mid- 1700s, and like the Fossett family in Britain, was the most prolific and talented of all circus families in their own country. Adolf's father, Dominik, married the haute ecole rider Adele Mark, and they had eight talented children, Carola, Sabine, Helene, Franz, Henriette, Minna, Jeannette and Adolf. Carola, Franz a...
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