Acme Ministure Circusat Artword Theatre

Back To Artword Productions 2002-2003

In Artword main theatre
75 Portland (1 east of Bathurst, south of King) 416-408-2783,
January 23-26, 2003

The Most Minuscule Show On Earth... don't scratch this one off your list

THE ACME MINIATURE
FLEA CIRCUS

January 23-26 under the small top of ARTWORD THEATRE

starring Midge & Madge
& ringmaster Professor A.G. Gertsacov

Advance tix at all TICKETMASTER outlets, 416-870-8000, ticketmaster.ca and ROTATE THIS

Suitable for ages 6 to senior...
POSITIVELY NO DOGS WILL BE ADMITTED

Thursday Jan 23 at 8, 9:30
Friday Jan 24 at 8, 9:30, 11
Saturday Jan 25 at noon, 2, 4, 7, 9, 11
Sunday Jan 26 at 2, 4, 6, 8

Tickets:$10, Kids (12 yrs. & under) $5, Seniors $7

First there was Barnum & Bailey. Then came Siegfried & Roy. Now make way for Midge & Madge!

Midge & Madge are the featured players in THE ACME MINIATURE FLEA CIRCUS.

They're fleas, wingless insects no bigger than a freckle... real, human-blood-sucking fleas. Their travelling act, garnering rave reviews from Boston to Brazil, is one of the weirdest and wackiest in show business. Midge & Madge were flicked to stardom by the internationally acclaimed and world-renowned authority, Professor A.G. Gertsacov; this flea trainer extraordinaire presides as ringmaster.

Just call him Lord of the Fleas.

Similar spectacles were common 200 years ago, when flea circuses entertained the hoi polloi of North America and (on the top of) the Crowned Heads of Europe. The first reference to a flea circus is 1828 in London's Covent Garden, performing Napoleon's defeat at Waterloo. Pulex irritans, the species that infests humans, was common back then; that changed with the advent of improved personal hygiene and inventions like the vacuum cleaner and the washing machine.

THE ACME MINIATURE FLEA CIRCUS is alive and well with entomological entertainment that dazzles, disgusts and confuses the audience.

THRILL to the exciting chariot race; ENJOY the marvellous tight-wire act; BE AMAZED at the death-defying finale.

BOSTON SUNDAY GLOBE... "People in the audience find themselves cheering for these things they can't even see. And if they could see them in any other circumstance, they'd probably kill them."

MONTREAL GAZETTE... "#1 SURE BET, pure feel-good nonsense."

SAN FRANCISCO FRINGE FESTIVAL... "A gem of a show!"

NEW YORK TIMES... "old-time vaudeville looks young again, high-spirited, the appeal is irresistible."

astonishing exhibitions... GARY TOPP @ TOPPNOTCH 416-782-5697

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Tuesday November 26, 2002

		In Artword main theatre 75 Portland (1 east of Bathurst, south of King) 416-408-2783, January 23-26, 2003 The Most Minuscule Show On Earth... don't scratch this one off your list THE ACME MINIATURE FLEA CIRCUS January 23-26 under the small top of ARTWORD THEATRE starring Midge & Madge & ringmaster Professor A.G. Gertsacov Advance tix at all TICKETMASTER outlets, 416-870-8000, ticketmaster.ca and ROTATE THIS Suitable for ages 6 to senior... POSITIVELY NO DOGS WILL BE ADMITTED
	Thursday Jan 23 at 8, 9:30 Friday Jan 24 at 8, 9:30, 11 Saturday Jan 25 at noon, 2, 4, 7, 9, 11 Sunday Jan 26 at 2, 4, 6, 8 Tickets:$10, Kids (12 yrs. & under) $5, Seniors $7

First there was Barnum & Bailey. Then came Siegfried & Roy. Now make way for Midge & Madge! Midge & Madge are the featured players in THE ACME MINIATURE FLEA CIRCUS. They're fleas, wingless insects no bigger than a freckle... real, human-blood-sucking fleas. Their travelling act, garnering rave reviews from Boston to Brazil, is one of the weirdest and wackiest in show business. Midge & Madge were flicked to stardom by the internationally acclaimed and world-renowned authority, Professor A.G. Gertsacov; this flea trainer extraordinaire presides as ringmaster. Just call him Lord of the Fleas. Similar spectacles were common 200 years ago, when flea circuses entertained the hoi polloi of North America and (on the top of) the Crowned Heads of Europe. The first reference to a flea circus is 1828 in London's Covent Garden, performing Napoleon's defeat at Waterloo. Pulex irritans, the species that infests humans, was common back then; that changed with the advent of improved personal hygiene and inventions like the vacuum cleaner and the washing machine. THE ACME MINIATURE FLEA CIRCUS is alive and well with entomological entertainment that dazzles, disgusts and confuses the audience. THRILL to the exciting chariot race; ENJOY the marvellous tight-wire act; BE AMAZED at the death-defying finale. BOSTON SUNDAY GLOBE... "People in the audience find themselves cheering for these things they can't even see. And if they could see them in any other circumstance, they'd probably kill them." MONTREAL GAZETTE... "#1 SURE BET, pure feel-good nonsense." SAN FRANCISCO FRINGE FESTIVAL... "A gem of a show!" NEW YORK TIMES... "old-time vaudeville looks young again, high-spirited, the appeal is irresistible." astonishing exhibitions... GARY TOPP @ TOPPNOTCH 416-782-5697 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Tuesday November 26, 2002