Buckles Blog: Bertram Mills Program 1925-26 (From Buckles)

Sunday, August 30, 2009

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Jim Z said...: apparentlly The Female Lion trainer couldnt handle what the Buffoon had on his plate...So she bailed....there is a "Life" lesson in that Program cover....; 30 August, 2009 18:56
GaryHill said...: Gee, and I thought she was doing a backflip from the lead horse to the other one?; 30 August, 2009 21:54
jerry digney said...: the Mills gave these Christmas shows in London to great acclaim for decades; competitor Billy Smarts also later did Christmas shows in London, too, i believe--in fact, it was the Christmas shows that put Bertram Mills in the circus business, layer leading to a full fledged tent show season via railroad which went on for many many years--I believe Sue and Rudi Lenz were on the tent show edition. Ultimately the Mills even took their circus public, long before RBBB went public. The Xmas dates were the creme of the circus biz, featuring acts from the U.S. and Europe and annual visits from the royal family. I think the Mills finally quit the biz for good in the 60s as the sons who took over the show got older and business conditions for a railroad circus became less and less attractive in the UK...a great and classy circus in its glory days. One that i am sorry to have missed along with Billy Smarts show...; 30 August, 2009 23:12
John said...: I stand to be corrected, but I believe that Mills ceased to tour after the 1964 season, but continued the winter shows until the 1966-67 season.; 01 September, 2009 12:25

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