Professor Zeno (Paul L Hague)
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August 1, 1875
Professor Zeno | |
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| Born | Paul Leslie Hauge August 1, 1875 St. Clairsville, Ohio, U.S. |
| Died | September 26, 1901 Lima, Ohio, U.S. |
| Cause of death | Drowning |
| Resting place | Woodlawn Cemetery, Lima, Ohio, U.S. |
| Occupation | Aeronaut |
| Known for | Suspending from a trapezes below a Parachuting cut loose from a balloon. |
| Spouse | Mable Overholt (Myrtal Brandon) |
Professor Zeno (August 1, 1875 – September 26, 1901) was an early Aeronaut at the turn of the 20th century known for his performance of suspending from a trapeze below a parachute attached to a Hot Air Balloon, which he would then and cut loose from to float back to Earth while hanging from the trapeze beneath the parachute. He also performed the balloon cannon act in which he, again equipped with a parachute, was shot from a cannon suspended from a hot air balloon only to float safely back to Earth.
Paul Leslie Hague was born in St. Clairsville just east of Wheeling, Ohio, and was the only child of John R Hague and his first wife Martha E Hilliges.[1] At an early age Paul joined the circus and performed trapeze acts and balloon ascensions. He performed with several companies as well as partnering with various performers during his carriers such as O'Brian's Balloon and Trapeze show, Stowe's Circus, American Balloon Company, Charles Collins, Professor Knarr, Charles M Hawley, Mabel Brandon, Mile. Hortennse and his former protégé Alice Whorter (Madame Zeno). He married Mabel M Overholt of Canada aka Myrtle Brandon in Springfield, Ohio.[2]
Some performances
- 1887 Sep 3: Little Rock, Arkansas - O'Brien's Balloon and Trapeze show.[3]
- 1888 Feb 4: Colfax, Ohio - American Balloon Company.[4]
- 1889 Jan 6: Colfax, Ohio.[5]
- 1890 Dec 23: Vidalia, Louisiana - Stowe's Circus.(landed in river and rescued by skiff)[6]
- 1891 Jun 21: Cincinnati, Ohio - Woodsdale Island Park.(Balloon caught fire)[7]
- 1891 Jul 4: Silver Grove Park, Kentucky.(with Mile Hortennse)[8]
- 1891 Aug - Sept: Wenona Beach Resort, Michigan.(With Madame Alice Zeno)[9]
- 1891 Oct 13 - 17: Cincinnati, Ohio - Humane Society Horse Fair.(Zeno and his (1st?) wife)[10]
- 1894 Jul 25: Chattanooga, Tennessee.[11]
- 1894 Oct 16 - 19: Sumter, South Carolina - Bicycle Park[12]
- 1894 Sep 25 - 27: Concord, North Carolina[13]
- 1898 Jun 5: Paducah, Kentucky - La Belle Park.[14]
- 1899 Sep 30: Albuquerque, New Mexico.(Partner Charles Collins breaks back and dies)[15]
- 1901 Jun 22: Springfield, Ohio - fairgrounds.(New wife broke both legs)[16]
- 1901 Jul 14: Springfield, Ohio - Island Park.[17]
- 1901 Sep 26: Lima, Ohio.(Drowns in City Reservoir)[18]
