Franz's adventure continues as he learns how to put on a show.... on both sides of the world.

For more information about this episode, please see the sources below.

Britannica - Transylvania

Britannica - Roma 

Kenrick, Donald (2007). Historical Dictionary of the Gypsies (Romanies) (2nd ed.). Scarecrow Press. Online version.

Achim, V. 1998. Chapter III. Emancipation. In The Roma in Romanian History. Central European University Press. Retrieved from http://books.openedition.org/ceup/1551

Romani children stand near a caravan, as adults look out from the doorway.

Three Romani brothers sit outside in front of a caravan reading a newspaper.

Roma/Sinti caravan in Russia

Cap Norte, Hamburg-South American Line postcard

Photographs of the Cap Norte 

HMS Belfast on Northern Patrol captures the German blockade runner 'Cap Norte' 13,615 tons 9th October 1939

1930s Montevideo, Getty Images

Montevideo Postcard

“The Creole Circus and Popular Entertainment in 19th Century Argentina and Uruguay,” William G. Acree Jr., Harvard University Press. Online here.

The Western Mail (Perth, Australia), 7 November 1929, and printed in The World’s News (Sydney, Australia) as well.

The Canberra Times, 14 January 1930

The Telegraph

Variety, May 1928, p. n64

Hagenbeck-Wallace Circus. Blacaman Hindu Animal Hypnotist.

Franz Czeisler’s Obituary in The Telegraph

Teatro Artigas - Archival Photographs

Teatro Artigas - Archival Photographs (continued)

Franz's adventure continues as he learns how to put on a show.... on both sides of the world.
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For more information about this episode, please see the sources below.
<a href="https://www.britannica.com/place/Transylvania">Britannica - Transylvania</a>
<a href="https://www.britannica.com/topic/Rom">Britannica - Roma </a>
Kenrick, Donald (2007). Historical Dictionary of the Gypsies (Romanies) (2nd ed.). Scarecrow Press. <a href="https://www.gitanos.org/documentos/1.1-KEN-his_HistoricalDictionaryoftheGypsies.pdf">Online version.</a>
Achim, V. 1998. Chapter III. Emancipation. In The Roma in Romanian History. Central European University Press. Retrieved from <a href="http://books.openedition.org/ceup/1551">http://books.openedition.org/ceup/1551</a>
<a href="https://collections.ushmm.org/search/catalog/pa1157344">Romani children stand near a caravan, as adults look out from the doorway.</a>
<a href="https://collections.ushmm.org/search/catalog/pa1136768">Three Romani brothers sit outside in front of a caravan reading a newspaper.</a>
<a href="https://collections.ushmm.org/search/catalog/irn1004036">Roma/Sinti caravan in Russia</a>
<a href="https://www.ship-rex.com/cap-norte-1922-hamburg-south-america-lineb-58843-p.asp">Cap Norte, Hamburg-South American Line postcard</a>
<a href="https://www.cruiselinehistory.com/the-ss-cap-norte-the-german-liner-captured-by-the-hms-belfast-at-the-beginning-of-ww-2/">Photographs of the Cap Norte </a>
<a href="https://www.iwm.org.uk/collections/item/object/38873">HMS Belfast on Northern Patrol captures the German blockade runner 'Cap Norte' 13,615 tons 9th October 1939</a>
<a href="https://www.gettyimages.com/detail/news-photo/view-of-the-rambla-of-montevideo-on-the-coastline-of-news-photo/567103027?adppopup=true">1930s Montevideo, Getty Images</a>
<a href="https://www.ebay.com/itm/253345048635">Montevideo Postcard</a>
“The Creole Circus and Popular Entertainment in 19th Century Argentina and Uruguay,” William G. Acree Jr., Harvard University Press. <a href="https://oxfordre.com/latinamericanhistory/display/10.1093/acrefore/9780199366439.001.0001/acrefore-9780199366439-e-104#acrefore-9780199366439-e-104-div1-2">Online here.</a>
<a href="https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/37679199?searchTerm=blacaman">The Western Mail (Perth, Australia), 7 November 1929</a>, and printed in <a href="https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/131488354?searchTerm=blacaman">The World’s News (Sydney, Australia)</a> as well.
<a href="https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/2271337?searchTerm=blacaman">The Canberra Times, 14 January 1930</a> 
<a href="https://www.telegraph.co.uk/obituaries/2016/04/05/franz-czeisler-circus-impresario---obituary/">The Telegraph</a>
<a href="https://mediahist.org/reader.php?id=variety91-1928-05">Variety, May 1928, p. n64</a>
<a href="https://auctions.potterauctions.com/LotDetail.aspx?inventoryid=23564">Hagenbeck-Wallace Circus. Blacaman Hindu Animal Hypnotist.</a>
<a href="https://www.telegraph.co.uk/obituaries/2016/04/05/franz-czeisler-circus-impresario---obituary/">Franz Czeisler’s Obituary in The Telegraph</a>
<a href="https://www.montevideoantiguo.net/teatro-artigas/">Teatro Artigas - Archival Photographs</a>
<a href="https://cdf.montevideo.gub.uy/fotosexposicion/18550?page=26">Teatro Artigas - Archival Photographs (continued)</a>

The captivating true story about a man who used his illusions to survive and escape Nazi occupied Europe only to become one of the Greatest Showmen the world had ever seen.

The captivating true story about a man who used his illusions to survive and escape Nazi occupied Europe only to become one of the Greatest Showmen the world had ever seen.

Tihany's Illusion: The Search for Franz Czeisler

Tihany's Illusion: The Search for Franz Czeisler.



Produced by: Joey Gurwin at Oranjudio.

Written By: Sarah Hume and Joey Gurwin

Presented By:Sarah Hume 

Special thanks: Wessler Media.

Tihany's Illusion: The Search for Franz Czeisler.
 
Produced by: <a href="https://www.oranjudio.com/">Joey Gurwin at Oranjudio.</a>
Written By: Sarah Hume and Joey Gurwin
Presented By:Sarah Hume 
Special thanks: <a href="https://www.wesslermedia.com/">Wessler Media.</a>

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