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Foley's Royal American Circus advertisement

Foley's Royal American Circus advertisement

Actor and singer Mrs W. H. Foley performed to great acclaim throughout New Zealand from 1855 to 1867, first with her husband's circus but later with her own company. This advertisement promotes a performance by Foley's Royal American Circus, featuring Mrs W. H. Foley, on 7 August 1856.

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Peter Downes. 'Foley, Mrs W. H.', Dictionary of New Zealand Biography, first published in 1990, updated April, 2015. Te Ara - the Encyclopedia of New Zealand, https://teara.govt.nz/en/biographies/1f13/foley-mrs-w-h (accessed 5 June 2023)