Buckles Blog: Wallenda Circus 1947 #1

Sunday, November 08, 2009

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Lane Taburt said...: The Flying Wallendas were the circus-act feature on the 1933 debut of the Radio City Music Hall Christmas Spectacular. Also making their first appearance were the high-kicking Rockettes, formerly the Missouri Rockettes of St. Louis.; 08 November, 2009 07:21
Frank Ferrante said...: They HATED being referred to as The "Flying" Wallendas. They felt that the term was to be used only when referring to a trapeze act. Never felt that it was a good thing for a wire act to go "flying". ~frank; 08 November, 2009 16:23
Anonymous said...: Who started calling them the "Flying Wallendas" and when did the term start being used?
Bob Kitto; 08 November, 2009 17:49
Lane Taburt said...: Nowadays Tino Wallenda always uses Flying Wallendas. The originals must have hated it all the way to the bankl; 08 November, 2009 18:26
Mike Naughton said...: http://www.wallenda.com/history.html

History page from Tino Wallenda-Zoppe's web site that explains the origin of the name "THE FLYING WALLENDAS" came from a newspaper headline.

Tino will be inducted into the RING OF FAME at St. Armands Circle in January of 2010.; 08 November, 2009 23:01
Frank Ferrante said...: Mike -

Thanks for the great link! ~frank; 09 November, 2009 09:55

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