Show dance in lions den obeys dying wish london to carlyon carryon carry on her ber fathers dying wish nineteen year old rose purchase danced in a cage with the lions that caused her parents death the father capt thomas purchase a lion ilon tamer died in a manchester hospital after the lions had mauled hauled him 1 I am going on with my dancing for it was my fathers wish said rose just before a performance 1 I promised father as he was being taken away to the hospital that I 1 would not desert the show there have been generations of fair ground and circus people before my father who bore his name and I 1 and my young brothers mean to carry on the tradition |