Editing Circus clown (section)

====[[Tony Pastor]]====
Tony Pastor, often called the "Father of [[Vaudeville]]",  also began his career in the circus as a singing clown and acrobat before he opened his variety theatre in [[New York City|New York]] in 1881. Finally, circus pioneer [[Dan Castello]], W. C. Coup's first partner, was not only a courageous owner and frontiersman, but also a renowned singing and riding clown.