Astley's Amphitheatre
Astley's Amphitheatre a theatrical entertainment, regarded as the first modern circus, founded in London in 1770 by the English theatrical manager and former soldier Philip Astley (1742–1814). By 1798 he was allowed to name his now fashionable establishment Astley's Royal Amphitheatre.
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