Ringling-Barnum PANTO'S PARADISE (1944) One Sheet Flat Hartford Fire Date

Ringling-Barnum PANTO'S PARADISE (1944) One Sheet Flat Hartford Fire Date, originally uploaded by bucklesw1. (Panto's Paradise) Incidentally, the 1944 edition of Ringling Bros and Barnum & Bailey received rave reviews early in the season for the spec "Panto's Paradise". The New York Times said: "The evening's eye-dazzler was 'Panto's Paradise.' A new and fanciful funfest, lavishly garnished with unprecedented color, beauty and splendor, featuring the world famous prince of pantomime, Emmett Kelly, the clown with the sad face. They went to town on this one. Kelly found himself in the center ring, fast asleep. Then unfolded his dream in the shape of dancing girls, picturesque floats, dancing elephants, prancing horses, and - you guessed it Kelly, himself, the tattered clown, receiving the tributes of all." Because this poster was only used in 1944 - and the season was shortened because of the Hartford tragedy - this bill is not often seen, and is among the scarcest produced by Ringling-Barnum during the war years.