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cristiani family early 1940's (From Mike Naughton)
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15 comments:
vickie cristiani has just published a compelling book about growing up with her family. it's entertaining and unusually candid, answering a lot of questions about the inner workings within the great family. i got my copy last night and couldn't stop reading until i finished it. unlike so many other circus biographies/autobiographies, the book is three dimensional and shows us the people as real people, rather than an expanded press agent bio. vicki is to be commended for giving us a wonderful glimpse into her family and anyone who loves the circus should love this book.
I just noticed that the photographer's stamp in the lower left hand corner is James J. Kriegsmann, the photographer to the stars---wink---.
Countless performers have had their photos done there, it was THE theatrical studios in NYC.
My first set of photos were done at Kriegsmann's in 1976; and in need for an update ---another wink---. I had another set done 3 years ago.
The original studio is gone, but James' son still does photography work. I asked him what happened to all the negatives and he told me they were sold to some dealer. What a collection of books those would make.
MIKE: Glad to hear you enjoyed Vickies new Cristiani book. I ordered the book via Amazon.com on Monday but it hasn't arrived. I think the book was written and published at the right time. So, lets all go out and purchase Vickies book.
Would any of you be so kind as to please tell us the title of Vickie Cristiani's new book or the IBN number where we could order ir off amazon.com so we can have one also.
Does Vickie have any she would sell autographed???
Than you so much.
Harry
To Harry and whoever else would be interested. I just ordered the book from amazon and the title is:Spangles,Elephants,Violets & Me;The Circus Inside Out.
I ordered the new book on Gene Autry also which is titled Public Cowboy #1. Hope this helps. Dick Dykes
Repeating what my mother told me, the undisputed "Kings and Queens" of the art of equestrian bareback riding.
I saw this act. The last time was on their show in the late 50,s. The only one missing from this group photo, was the legendary Bagongi. My parents told me that during the war, when one of the horses would do what they do in the ring, he would come out made up and dressed up in Hitler garb with shovel in hand. First a "Hial Hilter" salute accompanied by the show drummer. Then entering the ring and doing the honors. They said it literally tore the house down.
Can anyone identify the folks in the picture?
In the back row are Belmonte, Ortans and Daviso.
In front are Lucio, Oscar, June (Lucio's wife), the two unidentified sisters (I think one's name was Chita), "Papa" and Mogadore.
By the time I was around the Cristianis on the Cole Show the two older sisters had married and left the family.
Oscar once described Bagonghi doing the Hitler routine but I understood him to say this was only done at "Ken Murray Blackouts".
He added that if you think it's difficult to keep a horse from crapping in the ring, try to make one to do it.
Buckles:
I think the two other girls in front are Chita and then Cosetta.
This was before Pete and Corky joined tha act and before Mogadore started calling himself Paul.
Wasn't Cosetta Corky's real name?
cosetta was one of corky's older sisters. a very beautiful woman and rider.
No, her name was something like Corkiata though not spelled that way I'm sure.
The Cristianis were very nice looking people and my generation all had crushes on Corky but Chita was the absolute knockout in her day. A real beauty.
My mother pronounced it
"Cor-Ki-Da"
I am reasonably sure this is not the correct spelling however I am sure it was pronounced that way.
Dick Dykes,
Thank you so much for the info on the book and I orded mine also.
This is greatly appreciated.
Harry
It is fans like you that make this blog real fun.
Richard Hubler, in his book THE CRISTIANIS published in 1966 says the children in their order of birth were "Oscar, Daviso, Lucio, and Benito, the oldest boys. Then came Chita, the first girl. The sixth was Bombita, another girl who died at age two from pneumonia. Belmonte was seventh, Cosseta, the third girl was eighth. Then came Mogador (informally rechristened Paul), Ortans, another girl and Parieto (another bullfighter name, shifted to Pete). Corcaito (another bullfigher name) was nicknamed Corky. Three other girl babies died soon after birth."
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