Sunday, April 18, 2010

From jcase


Forst Twins, originally uploaded by bucklesw1.

Buckles,

The Forst Twins, Jutta & Brigitte with Ned Toth, I believe on the Beatty Show in the 60’s. Their father was Ferry Forst, a European Illusionist whom Ringling brought over when the twins were of age.

He was the only Magician or Illusionist Ringling has ever had up till now. I believe Brigitte married Pugh a few years later after Jutta had married Toth.

Posted by Buckles at 4/18/2010 06:06:00 AM

4 comments:

Anonymous said...

I worked with Ferry Forst in Argentina & Brazil with Ringling in 1961. It was a great act, both visually and in presentation. Can you imagine the luck of a magician having idental twins. They would enter the buildings separately, one with the mother and one with the father to preserve the illusion. Jackie LeClaire

18 April, 2010 21:08
Anonymous said...

Someone told me that there were even some people on the show that didn't know there were two girls and that the secretiveness of how the illusions were accomplished was quite trying for the girls, since they weren't allowed to be seen together.

18 April, 2010 22:03
Anonymous said...

When they were on the Beatty show, the program had pictures of them both, which I could never understand. It sure took the magic out of the act, especially if the patron looked at the program before the acts.
Bob Kitto

19 April, 2010 08:15
Susan said...

Was John Bone and Illusionist. What circus was he with? My mother was Betty Acton Bone. She worked for a circus too in Florida. Does anyone know of them?

19 April, 2010 14:15

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