CHAPTER VIII.

Pablo Fanque—James Cooke—Pablo Fanque and the 135–155 Celestials—Ludicrous affair in the Glasgow Police-court—Batty’s Transactions with Pablo Fanque—The Liverpool Amphitheatre—John Clarke—William Cooke—Astley’s—Fitzball and the Supers—Batty’s Hippodrome—Vauxhall Gardens—Garnett’s Circus—The Alhambra—Gymnastic Performances in Music-halls—Gymnastic Mishaps