21.10.1870
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Birth of Carl Krone
The legendary circus king was born as the second son
of manege-theater owner Carl Krone Sr. and his wife
Mrs. Friederike Krone, nee- Philadelphia.
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Feb. 1872
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Birth of the Menagerie Continental
Entrance for adults: 20 Pfennige,
children: 10 Pfennige.
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1888
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Monsieur Charles
at the age of 18, Carl Krone jr. performed with
great success, his first animal act.
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1892
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"Pascha" high atop a horse.
Premiere of a central cage with a caged entrance.
The lion "Pascha" on a horse, is the sensation of
Menagerie Continental.
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1893
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Introduction of loge - and parkett seating.
The traveling manège introduces seating for the
guests. The prices: Loge 1,50 Mark, Parkett 1 Mark,
Standing room 50 Pfennig.
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01.02.1900
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Carl Krone assumes control of the menagerie.
After the death of his father, Carl Krone takes over
the directorship of menagerie. The organization is
systematically enlarged with the acquisition of new
animals.
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12.07.1902
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Carl Krone marries Ida Ahlers
Marriage takes place with the 23-year old daughter
of a showman during lunch break. A honeymoon is
not in the cards as the work takes precedence.
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Sept. 1902
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Menagerie Charles
Die Menagerie Continental is renamed as
Menagerie Charles. The first station under
the new name: the Oktoberfest in Munich.
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1903
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The new tent
On the Bremer Freimarkt the new tent is dedicated.
It is the largest tent among the show tents at the
large Volksfestplatz.
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1904
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Miss Charles
Ida Krone assumes the duties of training the lions
from her husband. As Miss Charles, she presents
a Lions' Breakfast with 24 adult Berber Lions in the
central cage.
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28.05.1905
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The Menagerie becomes a circus
The "Circus Charles" celebrates its Premiere in a
36 meter tent on the Customs Office property in
Bremen.
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1909
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The circus grows
Enlargement of circus: Chapiteau with 4.000 seats
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1913
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Circus Krone
Carl Krone baptizes circus in its present form as:
"Circus Krone"
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15.04.1915
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Birth of Frieda Krone
In the Wien Uni-Klinik the only daughter of Ida and
Carl Krone is born. She receives the name: Frieda.
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10.05.1919
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The first permanent Krone Building on the Munich
Marsfeld. Circus Krone Building is constructed of
wood with a capacity of 4.000. The premiere takes
places during the unrests of the soviet republic.
In spite of an evening curfew, the presentations
are great successes.
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1924
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Carl Krone, the king of the German circus with
8,000 seats celebrates a circus premier of the
superlative. Performances are simultaneously
conducted in three maneges and on two stages.
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1928
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Dedication of the 10.000 person tent.
Mammoth show with over 650 animals, of those
27 elephants in the manege, presented by Carl Krone.
Circus Krone was in command of over 1.000 persons.
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31.05.1932
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School holiday for the city of Munich.
Grandiose parade with artists and animals through
the inner city to the Theresienwiese. Over 100.000
spectators experience the spectacle along the
parade route.
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07.12.1935
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Marriage of Frieda Krone
Frieda Krone marries the young animal trainer
Carl Sembach. The son of a civil servant came
in 1933 to Circus Krone as a wild animal trainer.
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27.11.1936
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Birth of Christel Sembach-Krone
The 4. Generation of Krone-Dynasty is born.
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1939-1945
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The second world war
In spite of the rigors of war, Circus Krone continued.
In the summer tour with the tent circus, in winter
performances in the Krone Building Munich. Almost
every performance interrupted by air alerts.
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04.06.1943
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Carl Krone dies in Salzburg
Tomb situated the Munich Waldfriedhof Cemetery
in the family-Mausoleum.
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21.12.1944
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Destruction of the Krone Bau in Munich.
The Krone Bau, through aerial attacks fully destroyed.
Humans and animals are evacuated to the Krone-Stud
Farm Wessling.
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11.11.1945
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First performance after the war.
At the request of General Patton, on the occasion of
his birthday, the circus performed its first guest
presentation after the war in Garmisch-Partenkirchen.
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24.12.1945
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Premiere in the Krone Building,
which was reconstructed after its destruction. It is
not an opulent edifice, but a fully serviceable,
temporary building.
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08.04.1957
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Ida Krone dies
The wife of circus founder Carl Krone and mother
of Frieda Krone dies in munich.
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23.12.1962
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Dedication of the third of the present Krone Building.
The entire city celebrated the gala premiers as 3.000
guests filled the most modern circus building in Europe.
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1967
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Zirkus-Krone-Straße
At the initiative of the then Lord Mayor of Munich,
Dr. Hans Jochen Vogel, the adjoining street is
renamed Zirkus-Krone-Straße.
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18.01.1984
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Death of Carl Sembach
The father of today's circus-director Christel
Sembach-Krone dies at the age of 75.
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02.11.1995
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Death of Frieda Sembach-Krone
The mother Christel Sembach-Krone died at the
age of 80.
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