Established 1847 in England by William Benjamin Harmston. Bankrupt 1887. Reformed in San Francisco by son William Batty Harmston.
1876 Stoodley & Harmston’s circus – Ipswich – first time of the Swinging Perch Performance, a la Japanese, LITTLE ALL-RIGHT
1877 January – Tycoon Troupe of Burmese and Japanese performers, Stoodley and Harmston’s circus, Norwich.
1877 May – Little Alright the Japanese – Kings Lynn
1877 September – The Brothers Allright, with their bamboo perch performance, in Japanese, obtained from the audience a well-earned round of applause Northampton
1877 December – Stoodley and Harmston’s circus/Grand Continental Cirque – Northampton – Original Tycoon Troupe of Japanese (Probably King’s Royal Tycoon Troupe of Japanese)
1881 March – Harmston’s new circus – Warrington – Engagement extraordinary, and for One Week Only, of THE ROYAL TYCOON JAPANESE TROUPE, In their wonderful Acrobatic Feats, High Rope Walking, Barrel and Pyramid Manipulating, Bamboo and Ladder Balancing as performed by them by special command before the Prince of Wales and Suite.
1881 September – Liverpool – Tycoon Troupe of Japanese have given so much satisfaction they have been engaged for another week
1882 January – Tycoon Troupe of Real Japanese – Barrow
1885 October – Harmston’s Circus featuring Japanese Village Fete, Japanese Pleasure Fair 60 performers working at one time. Brighton
1886 February – Harmston’s Circus – Japanese Village Fete and Pleasure and Fancy Fair in South Shields – 50 performers, human pyramids, windmills, temples.
1888 March G Harmston and Japanese gentlemen with their supple little boy appear with Chiarini’s circus in Madras and Calcutta
1890 March – to May 1891 Australia. Three Japanese. A Japanese (Arnymaya) and pupil gave a demonstration of ladder balancing and ladder and pole climbing. The Japanese M. Carein did some telling balancing acts with an umbrella.
1890 – Mikado troupe with Harmston’s Circus in Australia
1891 Australia – Japanese tub acts with Harmston’s circus
1892 September – in Yokohama, “attracting full tents” then on to China and India. Java Bode 23 Sep. George Harmston married Mdlle Le Blonde, equestrienne, in Yokohama’s Christ Church.
1894 William Batty Harmston dies in Singapore, of dysentery, aged 47.
1894 March – Three little Japanese boys performing contortionism – Madras
1896 in Java, India, Rangoon
1897 Australia – George Harmston is in Fitzgerald’s Circus. Perche act of Godayou and Little King. Arrived from South Africa.
1897 December – Harmston’s Circus in Australia – Hakata and Kota (little boy)
1898 August – Harmston’s Circus – feats of balancing by the Japanese Hakata, Kota, Hashimoto slide wire. Australia
1898 November – Hakata and Kota – breakaway ladder. New Zealand
1899 April – Ipswich, Queensland. Hashimoto on slack wire. H/Kakata and Kota acrobatic feats.
1920 Chinese boycotting Harmston’s Circus because it employs Japanese
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