. ▁Pow ell ▁had ▁heard ▁of ▁Pur vis ' s ▁performances ▁as ▁a ▁c low n , ▁and ▁when ▁the ▁usual ▁c low n ▁in ▁Pow ell ' s ▁tr oupe ▁left , ▁Pur vis ▁was ▁engaged ▁to ▁take ▁over , ▁having ▁no ▁regular ▁job ▁at ▁the ▁time . ▁They ▁tou red ▁around ▁County ▁Dur ham ▁and ▁returned ▁to ▁New castle ▁- ▁Pur vis ' s ▁family ▁were ▁still ▁in ▁H ex ham . ▁The ▁tour ▁continued ▁through ▁North umber land , ▁including ▁Bed ling ton , ▁where ▁he ▁became ▁acquaint ed ▁with ▁Thomas ▁H air , ▁and ▁on ▁to ▁Edinburgh , ▁and ▁he ▁returned ▁to ▁H ex ham ▁some ▁ 4 ▁months ▁after ▁leaving . ▁After ▁this , ▁he ▁decided ▁to ▁move ▁back ▁to ▁New castle . ▁He ▁re open ed ▁his ▁dan cing ▁a cademy ▁there , ▁in ▁" The ▁Chan cell or ' s ▁Head ". ▁He ▁also ▁began ▁to ▁form ▁his ▁own ▁company ▁at ▁this ▁point . ▁ ▁He ▁became ▁very ▁well ▁known ▁throughout ▁the ▁region , ▁at ▁first ▁for ▁his ▁c low ning ▁at ▁open ▁air ▁events ▁like ▁Pow ell ' s ▁e quest rian ▁show , ▁later ▁for ▁more ▁highly ▁developed ▁shows ▁under ▁cover ▁- ▁by ▁ 1 8 3 4 , ▁when ▁he ▁was ▁performing ▁at ▁New castle ▁R aces , ▁he ▁was ▁referred ▁to ▁as ▁" the ▁king ▁of ▁the ▁cl an " ▁of ▁conj ur ors . ▁His ▁performance ▁there ▁took ▁place ▁in ▁a ▁" Gr and ▁P ag oda ", ▁decor ated ▁with