Tuesday, September 08, 2009

Circus World #2


SAVE0688, originally uploaded by bucklesw1.

Posted by Buckles at 9/08/2009 05:58:00 AM

3 comments:

Chic Silber said...

When they opened the big USL door

to get the train in the sunlight

POURED in & obliviated any attempt

at theatrical lighting

I also recall more leaks in the

roof than an OLD canvas top

08 September, 2009 12:18
Little John said...

Notice the ring curb covers. I got promoted to Assistant Stage Mangier because of the way I neatly draped the ring. (And I polished up the handle of the big front door.)

12 September, 2009 07:03
Buckles said...

We made several appearances on the Super Circus TV Show in the mid 1950's. In those days there was a large riding stable in down town Chicago where we kept the elephants.
We usually pulled in a day early giving us a free evening.
On one occasion I checked the newspapers and found the D'Oyly Carte was in town making an American tour.
The program opened with "Trial by Jury" (a curtain raiser) and concluded with "Pinafore".
I was delighted to discover that Sir Joseph had indeed "polished up the handle on the big front door!"

12 September, 2009 07:32

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