Buckles Blog: Publicity Pix #5

Tuesday, January 20, 2009

Scan11219, originally uploaded by bucklesw1.

Harry Kingston said...: Jorge Barrada on Clyde Bros Circus.
I saw this act when the circus played a Shrine many years ago in Beaumont, Texas.
Rex Williams had the elephants and Lucky Larabee was ringmaster.
Howard Suez always put on a real good show back then.
Harry; 20 January, 2009 13:24
Anonymous said...: I believe it is Jorge's dad Jose; 20 January, 2009 15:23
Anonymous said...: I saw this act on Clyde Bros. in 1967. I remember it being very good.; 20 January, 2009 16:07
Anonymous said...: I've seen the father's name spelled as Osa. This gentleman gave me a twisted whipstock when both units of Suesz's Clyde Bros. were laying off in Edmond, OK. What a great family, the Barradas.

The eagle-eyed among us will remember this is the Roman Proske arena. I handled it for Jorge on Uncle George Hubler's show, in '75. Boy hidy, for a cage only 8' tall, the sections were heavy, and unwieldy, and the connecting locks were among the most knuckle-busting sons-of-bitches of any circus equipment I've put my hands on this side of the Clyde Beatty tunnel.

Roger S.; 20 January, 2009 22:00
24-HOUR-MAN said...: larryallendean is right, it is Jose, he had a great personality outside the ring too, one of the people I was proud to be aquainted with.; 20 January, 2009 22:56

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