!!!Renz, Ernst Jacob

Renz, Ernst Jacob, b. Boeckingen 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 Variete in Wien, 1974; OeBL.



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