Wm. P. Hall Farm 1927/ "Anna May", "Nellie" and "Tessie"

In 1962 the Beatty Show supplied the performance for the Palisades Park Circus however the elephant acts had to leave early for the Comack, L.I. opening. We brought in our elephants to finish out the date along with Oscar Cristiani. Rex Williams had been hired to take over the Beatty Show elephants while the movie was in progress and had never seen the elephants in question or for that matter, met Benny White. He was anxioius for their return since he needed enough harness elephants that year not only for the Beatty Show and King Show but the new Sells & Gray Show. The picture above is George Stretch and Bill Woodcock at practice in Lancaster in 1927. The cannon and flag are part of the "Military routine". After firing the cannon "Anna May" would lower the enemy flag and raise the Stars and Stripes.