Sunday, July 09, 2006

Peter Arno #1


At one time the esteem of the Greatest Show on Earth was such that John Ringling North had little trouble in getting his New York Society friends to get involved in the show.
In 1942, not only were Igor Stravinsky and George Balanchine producing music and choreography but artist Peter Arno was given free rein in designing the program from cover to cover.

Posted by Buckles at 7/09/2006 06:52:00 AM

1 comments:

Bob Cline said...

From some early Billboard issues:

Ringling Fire – Forty-Three cars of Ringling Bros. Circus were destroyed by fire latter part of May 1914 at Cleveland. Loss about $65,000.

Ringling Fire – Ringling Bros. Circus suffered estimated loss of $25,000 when one of his horse tents was destroyed by fire at Huntsville, Ala. October 28, 1916. Forty head of baggage stock burned to death and the same number so severely burned they had to be killed.

Ringling Quarters Deal – John Ringling in March 1927, closed deal with Sarasota County Fair Association, Sarasota, Fl. by which the Ringling Bros. and Barnum & bailey Circus took over Association’s property for purpose of establishing winter quarters there. For many years show had its winter quarters in Bridgeport, Ct.

Big Ringling Circus Deal – John Ringling achieved greatest deal ever consummated in annals of circusdom when he quietly acquired his five great circus rivals from American Circus Corporation in New York City about middle of September 1929. Shows were Sells-Floto, John Robinson, Hagenbeck-Wallace, Al G. Barnes and Sparks Circus.

Ringling Fire – Fire destroyed the car shops of Ringling Shows in Peru, Ind. April 5, 1932. Estimated damage about $10,000.

Ringling Cyclone – Ringling Bros. Circus was struck by cyclone near Watertown, S.D. five minutes after night performance started July 5, 1910 tearing Big Top into shreds. Fire, caused by gas lamps, igniting tent caused further destruction. Entire damage $20,000. One unidentified man found dead.

09 July, 2006 08:15

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