Alvira Holtum, Champion Juggler

I have a relative named Cannonball Holtum, a perfomer who caught cannonballs for a living and performed other miraculous feats such as holding, with arms outstretched, two horses pulling in opposite directions, and other strongman stuff. He performed in his own shows and in circuses, etc., in Europe and the US, including a "most successful" two month run at the American Roof Garden (above the American Music Hall in NYC) in 1893. His daughter, Alvira Holtum, a champion juggler and other stuff-er, sometimes performed with him.