Fred Carno's circus

Posted by James Briggs on August 24, 2002

In Reply to: Fred Carno's circus posted by James Briggs on August 24, 2002

: : : Does anyone have any idea where this came from? Was there a 'Fred Carno' and did he have a circus? Thanks.

: : I wasn't aware such a phrase existed, but yes, there was a Fred Karno.

: : He was a music hall impressario and his "circus" was a travelling comic opera troupe of the "a little song, a little dance, a little seltzer down your pants" variety.

: : Charlie Chaplin performed with Fred Karno prior to his movie career.

: Thanks, especially for the spelling correction, which I suspected, but was far from sure!

With the correct spelling I found the link below

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