Chronicles of Circus Krone in key words

21-10-1870	Birth of Carl Krone The legendary Circus King was born in Osnabrück as 2nd son of the Menagerie-theatre owner Carl Krone senior and his wife's Friederike crown, née Philadelphia.
Feb. 1872	Birth of the Menagerie Continental Admission charge for adults 20 german pennies, children 10 german pennies
1888	Monsieur Charles With 18 years Carl Krone jun. fills with enthusiasm by his first dressage successes.
1892	"Pascha" high on horse A central cage is imported with playpen for the first time. The lion "Pasha", riding on a horse, is the sensation of the Menagerie Continental.
1893	Introduction of box- and parquet seats The travelling Menagerie introduced seats for the guests for the first time. The prices: Seat in a box 1.50 Marks, parque 1 Mark, standing room 50 pennies.
01-02-1900	Carl Krone takes over the Menagerie After the death of his father Carl Krone takes over the direction of the Menagerie. The company was grown up by the purchase of new animals gradually.
12-07-1902	Karl Krone marries Ida Ahlers The marriage with the 23-year-old showman daughter takes place during the lunch-hour in Coblenz. The honeymoon is cancelled -- the work is more important.
Sept. 1902	Menagerie Charles Die Menagerie Continental is renamed to Menagerie Charles. The first station under new name: The October feast in Munich.
1903	Das new marquee The new tent is opened at the Bremen "Freimarkt" (free market). For the first time it is larger than all other shows on this huge peoples festival ground.
1904	Miss Charles Ida Krone overtakes the lions trained by her husband. As Miss Charles she presents a "lion breakfast" with 24 fully-grown Berber lions in the central cage.
28-05-1905	A Circus becomes from the Menagerie  The "Circus Charles" celebrates premiere in the 36 m tent at the "Zollgelände" (customs area) in Bremen.
1909	The Circus grows Enlargement of the circus: Chapiteau with 4.000 seats
1913	Circus Krone Carl crown renames the circus in it's today's name:  "Circus Krone"
15-04-1915	Birth of Frieda Krone The only daughter of Ida and Carl Krone was born in the Viennese university clinic. She gets the name Frieda.
10-05-1919	The first solid Krone building The first solid Krone building arises in wood construction practice with 4.000 seats on the Munich "Marsfeld". The premiere takes place during the unrest of the german soviet republic. The show is a smash hit despite evening closing time.
1924	Carl Krone, the king of the German Circus With 8.000 seats a circus of the superlatives celebrates premiere. Performances are done on two stages and in three Manèges simultaneously.
1928	Inauguration of 10.000 persons marquee Mammoth show with about 650 animals, of this 27 elephants in the ring, demonstrated by Carl Krone. Now, more than 1.000 people are counting to Krone.
31-05-1932	No school for the whole city of Munich  Large parade moving with artistes and animals by the centre of Muninch to the "Theresienwiese". More than 100.000 spectators are on the roads to experience the parade.
07-12-1935	Marriage of Frieda Krone Frieda Krone marries the young tamer Carl Sembach. The son of a family of civil servants came to Circus Krone in 1933 as wild animal trainer.
27-11-1936	Birth of Christel Sembach-Krone The 4th generation of the Krone dynasty is born.
1939-1945	The second World War  Despite the chaos of war Circus Krone continues playing.  Tours with the Marqee Circus in summer, in winter performances in the Krone building in Munich. Almost every show is interrupted by air-raid warning.
04-06-1943	Carl Krone dies in Salzburg  Burial on the Munich "Waldfriedhof" (woods graveyard) in the family mausoleum.
21-12-1944	Destruction of the Krone building in Munich  The Krone building is destroyed by air-raids completely.  Man and animals are evacuated on the Krone-stud-farm Wessling.
11-11-1945	First show after the war  On request of the Americans for the 60th birthday of general Patton the circus gives its first guest performance after the war in Garmisch-Partenkirchen.
24-12-1945	Premiere in the new Krone building  Krone building for this one after the destruction newly built up celebrates premiere. It is rather a provisional arrangement, than a splendour building.
08-04-1957	Ida Krone dies The woman of the circus founding father Carl Krone and mother of Frieda Krone dies in Munich.
23-12-1962	Inauguration of the third and present Kronebuilding  Whole Munich was on the legs as the family together with 3.000 guests celebrated the Gala premiere in the now most modern circus building of Europe.
1967	Zirkus-Krone-Straße On initiative of the then chief burgomaster of Munich, Dr. Hans Jochen Vogel, the adjacent road was renamed to "Zirkus-Krone-Straße".
18-01-1984	Death of Carl Sembach  The father of today's circus boss's, Christel Sembach-Krone dies in the age of 75 years.
02-11-1995	Inauguration of the third and present Kronebuilding  Whole Munich was on the legs as the family together with 3.000 guests celebrated the Gala premiere in the now most modern circus building of Europe.

back to the top