About
Active Period
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Genre
Acrobatics, Circus, Revue or Variety — Animal Acts
Subgenre
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Geographic Location
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About
Though the troupe was named a gymnastics company, animal acts, and song and dance performances were included in the programme alongside acrobatic acts such as tightrope dancing.
Established Date
1841-18??
Genre
Revue or Variety — Animal Acts, Circus, Acrobatics
Troupe Organisation
Travel (Tours and Routes)
Tours
No associated tour recorded.
Other Travel Routes
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Support (hasSupport)
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Context
Geographical Roots
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Cultural and Historical Roots
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Training and Recruitment
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Associated Performance(s)
No associated performance recorded.
Media
No media recorded.
Sources
Graeme Skinner (University of Sydney), “A biographical register of Australian colonial musical personnel–D”, Australharmony (an online resource toward the history of music and musicians in colonial and early Federation Australia). http://sydney.edu.au/paradisec/australharmony/register-D.php, accessed 1 February 2026.
Contributor
Last Updated on:
February 9, 2026 at 1:27 pm
Contributors:
Alvin Eng Hui Lim
To Cite:
, and Lim, Alvin Eng HuiAlvin Eng Hui Lim.
2025. “Foreign Gymnastic Company”. In Performing Archipelagos, edited by Kyueun Kim, Alvin Eng Hui Lim and Hedren Wai Yuan Sum. Singapore: National University of Singapore.
Person
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1867-1941: Straits Settlements as Crown Colony
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1945–1959: Malaya and Singapore: Postwar Transition and Reform
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British Malaya (1826-1941)
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British Malaya (1826-1941)
1867-1941: Straits Settlements as Crown Colony
Performance
Diasporic Identities and Intercultural Encounters
Chinese Opera or Wayang or Xiqu — Cantonese opera or Yueju
British Malaya (1826-1941)
1867-1941: Straits Settlements as Crown Colony
Performance
Diasporic Identities and Intercultural Encounters
Chinese Opera or Wayang or Xiqu — Cantonese opera or Yueju
British Malaya (1826-1941)
1867-1941: Straits Settlements as Crown Colony
Tour
Diasporic Identities and Intercultural Encounters
Chinese Opera or Wayang or Xiqu — Cantonese opera or Yueju
British Malaya (1826-1941)
1867-1941: Straits Settlements as Crown Colony
Performance
Archipelagic Agents
Chinese Opera or Wayang or Xiqu — Cantonese opera or Yueju
British Malaya (1826-1941)
1867-1941: Straits Settlements as Crown Colony
Performance
Diasporic Identities and Intercultural Encounters
Chinese Opera or Wayang or Xiqu — Cantonese opera or Yueju
British Malaya (1826-1941)
1867-1941: Straits Settlements as Crown Colony
Venue
Colonial and Empire Networks
Theatre
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British Malaya (1826-1941)
1867-1941: Straits Settlements as Crown Colony