Pepin and Breschard

Victor Pepin and Jean Breschard banded together in 1807. They circus included many famous performers such as The Manfredi Troupe, Peter the African, Thomas Stewart and Cayetano Mariotini. They implemented the classic circus routines such as the Flying Mercury and the Tailor Riding To Brentford. They also dis perform pantomimes but maintained their focus on more typical circus acts. In 1814, with their cast of equestrians, clowns, rope dancers and musicians, the circus ventured westward. This was the first circus to west of the Appalachian Mountains, this was a territory still considered unsettled at the time. The rail road transportation in the mid - 19th century would allow circus like Barnum and Ringling Brothers to establish regular routes throughout the western states, bringing the circus to the masses. However Pepin and Breschard saw the west as the frontier for the american circus before tracks were laid and circus cars were invented.