season of the Ringling Brothers and Barnum & Bailey Circus. In 1979, six American performers sought out the final living descendant of the original Hanlon brothers and asked for her blessing upon their new company, dubbed the Hanlon-Lees Action Theater. This modern incarnation of the original troupe is best known for pioneering and refining a theatrical form of medieval jousting, an event which the company continues to perform at Renaissance festivals in the United States. The modern day Hanlon-Lees also perform Western-themed shows such as fantasy rodeos and cowboy exhibitions. References Cosdon, Mark. (2009 and occasional updates). "A Chronological Outline of the Hanlon Brothers, 1833 - 1931." Cosdon, Mark. (2009). The Hanlon Brothers: From Daredevil Acrobatics to Spectacle Pantomime, 1833 - 1931, Theatre in the Americas Series, Southern Illinois University Press. Cosdon, Mark. (2000). "Prepping for Pantomime: The Hanlon Brothers Fame and Tragedy, 1833- 1870. Theatre History Studies, Volume 20 (2000): 67 - 104. Cosdon, Mark. (2006). "'Serving the Purpose Amply:'" The Hanlon Brothers 'Le Voyage en Suisse.'" The Journal of American Drama and Theatre, Volume 18, no. 2 (Spring 2006): 71 - 100. Huysmans, J.K. (1880) Parisian Sketches, France, 1880. Republished by Dedalus, 2004. Lesclide, Richard (1880) Mémoires des Frères Hanlon Lees, Paris: Reverchon et Vollet. McKinven, John A. (1998). The Hanlon Brothers: Their Amazing Acrobatics, Pantomimes and Stage Spectacles, David Meyer Magic Books. Towsen, John H. (1976). Clowns, E.P. Dutton. Acrobats British circus performers American circus performers