{"id":9747,"date":"2025-08-13T14:51:51","date_gmt":"2025-08-13T12:51:51","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.uni.lu\/c2dh-en\/?post_type=news&#038;p=9747"},"modified":"2025-08-14T14:44:08","modified_gmt":"2025-08-14T12:44:08","slug":"echoes-of-the-schueberfouer","status":"publish","type":"news","link":"https:\/\/www.uni.lu\/c2dh-en\/news\/echoes-of-the-schueberfouer\/","title":{"rendered":"Echoes of the Schueberfouer: Voices from the Fairground"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<section class=\"wp-block-unilux-blocks-free-section section\"><div class=\"container xl:max-w-screen-xl\">\n<p>As the <strong><em>Schueberfouer<\/em><\/strong> is about to start again, familiar sounds of the fair will spill across the Glacis. Between hydraulic hisses, competing melodies and screams from excited thrill-seekers, the compelling <strong>voices calling out to passersby<\/strong> are perhaps the most distinctive ones. How was it during the long 1960s? In the latest research from the <strong>University of Luxembourg\u2019s C\u00b2DH<\/strong>,&nbsp;<strong>V\u00e9ronique Faber<\/strong>&nbsp;explores how these \u201cRecommandeurs\u201d cut through the sensory chaos to attract visitors, blending theatrical skill, multilingual orality, and showmanship. Listen to the&nbsp;<strong>podcast interview with Dr. Vanessa Toulmin<\/strong>, <strong>founder of the National Fairground and Circus Archive, where she shares her expertise on this unique art form, combining lived experience and international perspective.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\">***<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>At today\u2019s <strong>Schueberfouer<\/strong>, <strong>barkers<\/strong>, known locally as <strong><em>Recommandeurs<\/em><\/strong><em>, <\/em>announce attractions and build excitement during the ride. In the past, they were closely linked to the elaborate <strong>show booths<\/strong> with their <strong>parades<\/strong>, a sort of teaser for the performances, and <strong>spectacles<\/strong> that could be seen inside once the entrance fee was paid. A fairground parade featured various sensory stimuli, including <strong>colours, lights, sounds, music, dancers, and performers<\/strong>, suggesting transformative experiences by tantalising the crowd with promises of what they might encounter within the show. In this overwhelming sensory landscape, barkers had to master the art of cutting through the noise &#8211; their <strong>voices becoming essential tools for survival in the competitive fairground economy<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.uni.lu\/c2dh-en\/people\/veronique-faber\/\">V\u00e9ronique Faber<\/a> from the University of Luxembourg&#8217;s Centre for Contemporary and Digital History (C\u00b2DH) is studying how <strong>national, transregional and transnational elements<\/strong> intertwined in <strong>popular fairground culture<\/strong> through the example of the <strong>Schueberfouer between 1945 and 1975<\/strong>. As part of this research within the &#8220;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.uni.lu\/c2dh-en\/research-projects\/popkult-2\/\">Popular Culture Transnational \u2013 Europe in the Long 1960s<\/a>&#8221; project, she spoke to <strong>Dr. Vanessa Toulmin<\/strong> from the <strong>University of Sheffield<\/strong> and <strong>founder of the National Fairground and Circus Archive<\/strong> to explore this art of attracting customers.Born into a <strong>fairground family<\/strong>, <strong>Dr. Vanessa Toulmin<\/strong> has worked with <strong>fairgrounds all over the world<\/strong> and indeed also with the <strong>Crazy Cinematograph<\/strong> at the <strong>Schueberfouer<\/strong>. Her combination of <strong>academic expertise, lived experience, and international perspective<\/strong> make her perhaps the <strong>foremost expert on fairground barking in Europe.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-dev4-reusable-blocks-image  object-fit--cover\">\n    \n<img decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-block-image unilux-custom-image-block\"\n                alt=\"Schueberfouer, Luxembourg, 1960\"\n            src=\"https:\/\/www.uni.lu\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2025\/08\/13143242\/Aschman-Pol-1960-4135-neg-90-web.jpg\"\n                srcset=\"https:\/\/www.uni.lu\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2025\/08\/13143242\/Aschman-Pol-1960-4135-neg-90-web-300x202.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.uni.lu\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2025\/08\/13143242\/Aschman-Pol-1960-4135-neg-90-web-1024x688.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.uni.lu\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2025\/08\/13143242\/Aschman-Pol-1960-4135-neg-90-web-768x516.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.uni.lu\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2025\/08\/13143242\/Aschman-Pol-1960-4135-neg-90-web.jpg 1500w\"\n                style=\"object-position: 50.00% 50.00%; font-family: &quot;object-fit: cover; object-position: 50.00% 50.00%;&quot;; aspect-ratio: 4\/3; object-fit: cover; width: 100%;\"\n        loading=\"lazy\"\n\/>            <p class=\"wp-block-dev4-reusable-blocks-image-caption\">\n            \u00a9 Phototh\u00e8que de la Ville de Luxembourg, Collection Pol Aschman (1960)        <\/p>\n    <\/figure>\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-unilux-blocks-spacer is-spacer-size-sm\"><\/div>\n\n\n<h2 class=\"has-text-align-left wp-block-unilux-blocks-heading\"        id=\"a-multilingual-cacophony\"\n    >\nA Multilingual Cacophony<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>At the <strong><em>Schueberfouer<\/em><\/strong>, barkers employed a variety of <strong>accents and regional dialects<\/strong>, reflecting their origins from diverse geographical regions within <strong>France, Germany, and Belgium<\/strong>, encompassing both the <strong>Flemish and Walloon dialects<\/strong> and <strong>German-speaking areas<\/strong>. In some cases, they came from the <strong>Netherlands<\/strong> and would have spoken German with different Dutch accents. This \u2018<strong>multilingual cacophony\u2019<\/strong> would be amplified by the megaphone and, from the 1950s, by the <strong>microphone<\/strong>. This technological shift allowed their <strong>voices to reach a larger audience<\/strong> more effectively as they were now connected to loudspeakers.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>While the <strong>orality employed by the barkers<\/strong> at the <strong><em>Schueberfouer<\/em><\/strong>, demonstrated their capacity to <strong>capture attention and convey excitement<\/strong> even though the precise words were not universally comprehensible in a multilingual environment. <strong>Non-verbal cues<\/strong>, including <strong>body language, gestures, and facial expressions<\/strong>, would have played a critical role in communication as they could <strong>transcend language barriers<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-dev4-reusable-blocks-image  object-fit--cover\">\n    \n<img decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-block-image unilux-custom-image-block\"\n                alt=\"Schueberfouer, Luxembourg, 1960\"\n            src=\"https:\/\/www.uni.lu\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2025\/08\/13143536\/Aschman-Pol-1960-4135-neg-118-web.jpg\"\n                srcset=\"https:\/\/www.uni.lu\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2025\/08\/13143536\/Aschman-Pol-1960-4135-neg-118-web-300x204.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.uni.lu\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2025\/08\/13143536\/Aschman-Pol-1960-4135-neg-118-web-1024x696.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.uni.lu\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2025\/08\/13143536\/Aschman-Pol-1960-4135-neg-118-web-768x522.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.uni.lu\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2025\/08\/13143536\/Aschman-Pol-1960-4135-neg-118-web.jpg 1500w\"\n                style=\"object-position: 50.00% 50.00%; font-family: &quot;object-fit: cover; object-position: 50.00% 50.00%;&quot;; aspect-ratio: 4\/3; object-fit: cover; width: 100%;\"\n        loading=\"lazy\"\n\/>            <p class=\"wp-block-dev4-reusable-blocks-image-caption\">\n            \u00a9 Phototh\u00e8que de la Ville de Luxembourg, Collection Pol Aschman (1960)        <\/p>\n    <\/figure>\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-unilux-blocks-spacer is-spacer-size-sm\"><\/div>\n\n\n<h2 class=\"has-text-align-left wp-block-unilux-blocks-heading\"        id=\"masters-of-showmanship\"\n    >\nMasters of Showmanship<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>The barkers were <strong>ringmasters<\/strong>, enticing visitors to enter and explore the remarkable features and wonders. Their <strong>theatrical style<\/strong> embodied a <strong>carnivalesque ethos<\/strong>, characterised by <strong>humour and a festive air<\/strong>. Literature and theatre scholar <strong>Agn\u00e8s Curel<\/strong>, in her book <em>Le Grand Th\u00e9\u00e2tre du bonimenteur. Pratiques spectaculaires et imaginaires culturels (1845-1914)<\/em> about barkers in Parisian fairs and cabarets during the 19th and early 20th centuries, explored how this figure <strong>challenged the relationship between theatre and orality<\/strong>, suggesting that the barker characterised a form of theatre <strong>rooted in the power of spoken performance<\/strong>, including <strong>vocal expressions and auditory elements<\/strong> in engaging an audience. This performance was not merely a form of publicity; it was also a <strong>work of aesthetic art<\/strong>, which conjured up marvels yet to be explored. Curel described the barker as a figure of the in-between; their words created the <strong>matrix for the subsequent show to \u2018appear\u2019<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The barker&#8217;s performance was instrumental in attracting and engaging a diverse audience. Historian <strong>Vanessa Toulmin<\/strong> underscored that <strong>showmanship<\/strong> involved broader skills extending beyond <strong>vocal communication<\/strong>. Showmanship encompassed <strong>visual and dramatic elements<\/strong>, including <strong>costumes<\/strong>, <strong>stagecraft<\/strong>, <strong>and theatrical presentation<\/strong>, collectively contributing to a compelling and entertaining performance. The <strong>artful use of persuasive speech<\/strong> was characterised by its contextual nature, frequently drawing upon <strong>exotic provenance or extraordinary backstories<\/strong> to underscore the distinctiveness of the performers in the show.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<section class=\"section wp-block-unilux-blocks-covered-info\">\n    \n<div class=\"wp-block-unilux-blocks-wrapper max-w-screen-3xl mx-auto relative bg-dark\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-unilux-blocks-wrapper container container-py 2xl:max-w-screen-2xl relative z-30 covered-info__container\">\n<h2 class=\"covered-info__title has-text-align-left wp-block-unilux-blocks-heading\"        id=\"interview-with-dr-vanessa-toulmin\"\n    >\nInterview with Dr. Vanessa Toulmin<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-unilux-blocks-custom-buttons btn-list\"><li class=\"wp-block-unilux-blocks-custom-button\"    aria-disabled=\"false\"\n    >\n    <a\n        role=\"link\"\n        aria-disabled=\"false\"\n                    href=\"https:\/\/open.spotify.com\/show\/2tpFtyfzfBhJsVy92IC8zc\"\n                target=\"_blank\"\n        class=\"btn btn--primary\"\n            >Listen on Spotify<\/a>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-unilux-blocks-wrapper image-bg\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-unilux-blocks-wrapper img-bg-overlay\"><\/div>\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-dev4-reusable-blocks-image object-cover w-full h-full object-fit--cover\">\n    \n<img decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-block-image unilux-custom-image-block\"\n                alt=\"Vanessa Toulmin\"\n            src=\"https:\/\/www.uni.lu\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2025\/08\/13144042\/Vanessa-Toulmin.jpg\"\n                srcset=\"https:\/\/www.uni.lu\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2025\/08\/13144042\/Vanessa-Toulmin-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.uni.lu\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2025\/08\/13144042\/Vanessa-Toulmin.jpg 624w\"\n                style=\"object-position: 66.00% 25.00%; font-family: &quot;object-fit: cover; object-position: 66.00% 25.00%;&quot;; aspect-ratio: 16\/9; object-fit: cover; width: 100%;\"\n        loading=\"lazy\"\n\/>    <\/figure><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/section>\n\n\n<h2 class=\"has-text-align-left wp-block-unilux-blocks-heading\"        id=\"embracing-the-deception\"\n    >\nEmbracing the Deception<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>The <strong>backstories of show booths<\/strong> were filled with <strong>grand promises<\/strong>, enticing visitors with the allure of extraordinary experiences. However, visitors often anticipated a degree of <strong>disappointment<\/strong> as part of the entertainment. This expectation was so ingrained that in a Schueberfouer review in the Luxemburger Wort, on 1 September 1978, the reporter wrote that the parade outside the show booth often appeared more impressive than the <strong>actual spectacle inside<\/strong>. He went on to articulate a common sentiment:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u2018In show booths, you are <strong>always fooled somehow<\/strong>; this is part of a [Schueber]Fouer, but it is interesting to find out in which more or less intelligent way it happens.\u2019<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Despite knowing they might be disappointed, <strong>visitors were drawn by curiosity about how they would be fooled, making the experience all the more captivating &#8211; and this is probably still true today.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-dev4-reusable-blocks-image  object-fit--cover\">\n    \n<img decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-block-image unilux-custom-image-block\"\n                alt=\"Crowd at Schueberfouer, Luxembourg, 1972\"\n            src=\"https:\/\/www.uni.lu\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2025\/08\/13143715\/Pol-ASCHMAN-1972-Phototheque-de-la-Ville-de-Luxembourg-web.jpg\"\n                srcset=\"https:\/\/www.uni.lu\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2025\/08\/13143715\/Pol-ASCHMAN-1972-Phototheque-de-la-Ville-de-Luxembourg-web-300x201.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.uni.lu\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2025\/08\/13143715\/Pol-ASCHMAN-1972-Phototheque-de-la-Ville-de-Luxembourg-web-1024x685.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.uni.lu\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2025\/08\/13143715\/Pol-ASCHMAN-1972-Phototheque-de-la-Ville-de-Luxembourg-web-768x514.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.uni.lu\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2025\/08\/13143715\/Pol-ASCHMAN-1972-Phototheque-de-la-Ville-de-Luxembourg-web.jpg 1500w\"\n                style=\"object-position: 0.00% 79.00%; font-family: &quot;object-fit: cover; object-position: 0.00% 79.00%;&quot;; aspect-ratio: 4\/3; object-fit: cover; width: 100%;\"\n        loading=\"lazy\"\n\/>            <p class=\"wp-block-dev4-reusable-blocks-image-caption\">\n            \u00a9 Phototh\u00e8que de la Ville de Luxembourg, Collection Pol Aschman (1972)        <\/p>\n    <\/figure><\/div><\/section>\n\n\n<section class=\"section section wp-block-unilux-blocks-quick-link-discover-section py-0\">\n    <div class=\"container xl:max-w-screen-xl\">\n        \n<h2 class=\"has-text-align-left wp-block-unilux-blocks-heading\"        id=\"more-c%c2%b2dh-podcasts\"\n    >\nMore C\u00b2DH podcasts<\/h2>\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-unilux-blocks-quick-link-discover quick-link-list\">\n<li class=\"wp-block-unilux-blocks-quick-link-discover-item\">\n    <a\n                    href=\"https:\/\/open.spotify.com\/show\/2tpFtyfzfBhJsVy92IC8zc\"\n                    class=\"quick-link\"\n            target=\"_blank\"\n    >\n            <span class=\"quick-link__container\">\n                <span class=\"quick-link__text\">\n                    C\u00b2DH Innovation &amp; Sharing History channel on Spotify                <\/span>\n                <svg aria-hidden=\"true\" focusable=\"false\" class=\"icon icon-outline icon--external-link \"><use xlink:href=\"https:\/\/www.uni.lu\/wp-content\/themes\/unilux-theme\/assets\/images\/icons\/icons-outline.svg#icon--external-link\"><\/use><\/svg>            <\/span>\n    <\/a>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n    <\/div>\n<\/section>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Exploring the theatrical and multilingual art of fairground \u201cRecommandeurs\u201d in the sensory chaos of the Schueberfouer during the 1960s.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":57,"featured_media":9749,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"featured_image_focal_point":[],"show_featured_caption":true,"ulux_newsletter_groups":"","uluxPostTitle":"","uluxPrePostTitle":"","_trash_the_other_posts":false,"_price":"","_stock":"","_tribe_ticket_header":"","_tribe_default_ticket_provider":"","_tribe_ticket_capacity":"0","_ticket_start_date":"","_ticket_end_date":"","_tribe_ticket_show_description":"","_tribe_ticket_show_not_going":false,"_tribe_ticket_use_global_stock":"","_tribe_ticket_global_stock_level":"","_global_stock_mode":"","_global_stock_cap":"","_tribe_rsvp_for_event":"","_tribe_ticket_going_count":"","_tribe_ticket_not_going_count":"","_tribe_tickets_list":"[]","_tribe_ticket_has_attendee_info_fields":false},"news-category":[4],"news-topic":[17],"organisation":[223,221],"authorship":[57],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO Premium plugin v22.3 (Yoast SEO v22.3) - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>Echoes of the Schueberfouer: Voices from the Fairground - C\u00b2DH news I University of Luxembourg<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"Exploring the theatrical and multilingual art of fairground \u201cRecommandeurs\u201d in the sensory chaos of the Schueberfouer during the 1960s. 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