Billy Smart’s 1960 1,001 Arabian Nights

There was a time when if you went to the circus in England (and I mean a proper circus with animals and everything) it was probably Billy Smart’s. He ran carnivals, funfairs and circus’s since the 1930s. In 1960 they came to town (London’s Alexandra Palace to be exact) with a new show featuring Orientalism galore and 1,001 Arabian Nights….