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With the CN Tower in the background, acrobat Alain Gauthier of Quebec-based Cirque du Soleil performs on the main mast of the big top. The one-ring ci(...)
With the CN Tower in the background, acrobat Alain Gauthier of Quebec-based Cirque du Soleil performs on the main mast of the big top. The one-ring ci(...)

With the CN Tower in the background, acrobat Alain Gauthier of Quebec-based Cirque du Soleil performs on the main mast of the big top. The one-ring ci(...)

Date7/22/1988
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  • With the CN Tower in the background; acrobat Alain Gauthier of Quebec-based Cirque du Soleil performs on the main mast of the big top. The one-ring circus; fresh from triumphs in California and New York; opens a nine-day run at Harbourfront today.
  • With the CN Tower in the background, acrobat Alain Gauthier of Quebec-based Cirque du Soleil performs on the main mast of the big top. The one-ring ci(...)
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Original Toronto Star caption: With the CN Tower in the background; acrobat Alain Gauthier of Quebec-based Cirque du Soleil performs on the main mast of the big top. The one-ring circus; fresh from triumphs in California and New York; opens a nine-day run at Harbourfront today.
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      ProvenanceFrom the Toronto Star Archives
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      Call Number / Accession NumberTSPA_0004732F
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