Saturday, May 03, 2008

Harriett and Clyde Beatty (From Buckles)


Scan000011173, originally uploaded by bucklesw1.

I always thought that Mr. Beatty's greatest legacy was that for whatever the reason, he represented the American Circus to the public of his day and he handled that position with character and dignity.
My father put it more simply by saying that he never had a better boss and he never missed a pay day.

1 comments:

henry edgar said...

buckles -- this kind of praise from both you and your father says it all. between the two of you, you worked with almost every animal trainer in the the united states and you both knew almost every owner and manager. no matter what anyone says, there will never be but one King of the circus -- and that's undsiputedly Mr. beatty.