Monday, August 03, 2009

From Gee Gee's albums #1 (Part 17)


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Woolfords Dachshunds #1

8 comments:

Dennis said...

I am surprised they used such small dogs. I don't think this act could be used as a ring act. Most probably on stage. Right?

Buckles said...

I have seen a film of this act in the Garden with the Ringling Show in the early '50's.
They were working on a long table.
The part I remember best was a dog standing upright pushing a baby carriage. At one point a trip wire tipped the carriage over forward and a bunch of weenie dog pups spilled out and scampered all around.
The audience loved it.

Jim A. said...

Didn't Diane Wison have a dachshund act. along with sea lions and bird acts?

Speaking of little dogs: What about Rosaire's Pekingese, Cimse's Pomerainians, and a Yorkie act who's name I can't recall. I know there are more examples.

Dick Flint said...

Willy Storey's younger daughter had a Yorkie act on Beatty-Cole in the '80s and Ringling Gold very recently had a dachshund act.
Dick Flint
Baltimore

Frank Ferrante said...

Just goes to show ya... it ain't always about the size of the dog! ~frank

Chic Silber said...

That was Tina who was married

to John Whitfield for a time

Mary France (Astie) Timmerman

who is married to Sampion also

had a yorkie act for years

Anonymous said...

I believe that was Marie France that had the Yorkie Act. Tina Storey had two Yorkies but they were not in an act. Tina did a single-trap.
:-)
Cindy Potter

p. white said...

As a dachshund owner, I will vouch for the fact their personalities lend themselves well to show business!