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Renz, Ernst Jacob
© Copyright Ernst Jacob Renz leading an Arab stallion, lithograph by A. Zampis Renz, Ernst Jacob, b. Böckingen near Heilbronn (Germany), May 18, 1815, d. Berlin (Germany), April 3, 1892, acrobat, circus director. trained as a tight-rope walker and travelled through Germany; in 1842 established his own company; 1854 opening performance at a permanent location in Vienna´s 3rd district ("Zirkus R.", chiefly animal acts and spectacular acts, 1883 structural alterations by O. Laske sr.). 1897/98 "Zirkus Renz" closed down. the building was then occasionally used for variety shows until its destruction in 1944. Literature: G. Eberstaller, Zirkus und Varieté in Wien, 1974; ÖBL.
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