Marie (Riche) Lille
Even less is known about the prolific Marie. Performing as a fat lady for the Barnum and Bailey Circus from 1903-1906, she was also described under many titles. “The English Fat Girl”, “Beautiful Marie”, and the “Human Mountain” were a few listed within the circus route books. Nothing is mentioned about her personal life outside of the circus, though a few interesting stories from life on the road were written. In one of these stories, Marie was paramount in alerting her other colleagues in the side show when the building they were sleeping in had caught fire, making sure everyone was awake and getting out safely.