The line-up of talent that appeared in the program was quite strong. Most of the performers were familiar to New Yorkers from having been featured with Ringling-Barnum: Alfred Court, Pallenberg’s Bears, Herman Ostermaier, Elly Ardelty, Roland Tiebor, The Kimris, etc. |
Monday, March 09, 2009
SPANGLES #3
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I believe the Court leopard act was in Spangles. It did not appear on RBBB in 1942. It was leased out and performed under a different name. There is correspondence between Court and North about that. I need to check my notes but I think May Kovar was in Spangles with the leopards.
The Court act was advertised as a three arena affair on RBBB in 1943 but when it played Atlanta in October there was only a single arena (center ring), much to our disappointment. And it included some polar bears. That I recall specifically. We watched them being fed after the show.
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