Tuesday, January 27, 2009

Clyde Beatty-Cole Bros. Circus #6


Scan11247, originally uploaded by bucklesw1.

Posted by Buckles at 1/27/2009 06:20:00 AM

9 comments:

Anonymous said...

So nice to see a picture of this great act.I met Crispin Suarez in San Jose ,Costa Rica late 80s.This as his Circo Hermanos Suarez was there.THe show was superb.I recall the opening being a renactment of a two cocks fighting.The first act opened with the cat act.Usually worked by Crispins brother.The tigers first then the lions presented seperately.
Their equipment and tent were top notch.
Also in the show great family flying act,funny clowns ,and Salvador the baby elephant born on the show.They had named it that as it was born in El Salvador.
The family was very cordial to me.Enrique especially helpful.
During that same time or year we also saw Fuentes Gasca circus both in San Jose and in the mountain town of Ciudad Quesada.

27 January, 2009 09:47
Anonymous said...

I think this photo is of a different branch of the Suarez family. The act that was on Beatty-Cole ( 1969 - 1973 ) were I believe cousins to the people in this photo. This photo does not appear to have been taken on Beatty - Cole. Might be Sells & Gray in the early '70s. I've forwarded it to some family members who will do a posotive ID on it. I'll let everyone know so we can all get a good nights rest.

27 January, 2009 11:42
Anonymous said...

That is Isabel,Martha,Enrique,Rueben,and Rosa Suarez. Tepa and I got to work in this riding act in 1979 when Martha had hurt her knee and Rosa was pregnant. Our mom made the headpieces in this photo. A great family,act, and friends

27 January, 2009 13:51
Anonymous said...

This was proberbly taken on the Gatti Show in the mid to late 70's. This is Enrique, Rosa, Rueben, Isabel and Martha, dear family friends for as long as I can remember.

27 January, 2009 16:17
Monty said...

I don’t know the aerialists or the equestrian families in either of these photos, but the preceding photo # 5 shows a bail-ring top (Sells and Gray had a push-pole top). The following photo # 7 shows 2-sets of quarters and I believe Sells and Gray had only one set of quarters. However, one cannot see in photo #6 any of these distinguishing characteristics of the big top.

27 January, 2009 16:49
Chic Silber said...

The whole family are good friends

of mine for many years and both

Martha & Maggie have worked with

me in my shop over the years

No one was ever better or faster

at glueing mirrors on a ball of

any size than Martha and Maggie

is one of the most accomplished

and versatile wardrobe & special

props creators that I have known

And yes they were cousins to the

Hugo Pino Clementine Raul & Lupe

Suarez family

Chic

27 January, 2009 17:36
Anonymous said...

Isn't it Martha who in more recent years had a very nice Gaucho act?
Still on the road?
We haven't seen the Suarez in a long time, but the last time we did, on a Hanneford show, "little" Rico was turning into an excellent rider. Can someone tell us if he's still performing?

Paul G.

28 January, 2009 15:10
Chic Silber said...

Yes Paul G Martha Suarez Martinez

is indeed in a Gaucho act that is

currently on a cruise ship show in

the Mediteranean somewhere

Chic

29 January, 2009 16:25
Anonymous said...

Many thanks Chic.
Paul G.

29 January, 2009 22:57

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