Friday, July 23, 2010

1970 RBBB Blue Show #50


Ringling 100-97, originally uploaded by bucklesw1.

Posted by Buckles at 7/23/2010 06:13:00 AM

10 comments:

Mike Naughton said...

In pink on the lower side of the photo, flanking the couple (blue/blonde) are the Gaonas.
Lower right, checkerboard pant, Kochmanski (sp?) the comedy bareback rider from Poland?

I'm taking a guess because the photo is dark.

The cake tiers telescoped and fireworks erupted from the candle tube on top.
40 years ago this was something else, comparable to one of those over-fireworked rock concerts of today.

23 July, 2010 07:16
Frank Ferrante said...

Anyone know why the trapeze net was still up during the finale? ~frank

23 July, 2010 10:13
jerry digney said...

that was the cannon act net, not the trapeze--Lally Zacchini was the closing act...

23 July, 2010 15:58
Eric said...

The net was probably for the cannon act which was part of the finale.

23 July, 2010 18:36
Jack Ryan said...

Agree. The cannon act was the blow-off of the Anniversary show.

23 July, 2010 19:53
Chic Silber said...

Was that Emanual's X-15 blue semi

And Mike I believe that Kochmanski

did a comedy act with a big full

black maned male lion (perhaps in

prior years)

23 July, 2010 22:30
tanglefoot said...

Kochmonski was a nice little guy and a good clown. He had a dog that worked with him and was a pet sas well and always with him. He wasba fine bareback rider and did a bit where he sat on a chair on the horses back and read a newspaper while the horse did a perfect cantor. He was a good guy. Very quiet and unassuming. Part of the Polish contingment.

24 July, 2010 07:01
Mike Naughton said...

Chic,
Ada Smieya' husband worked with a lion.
I think this is the person you thought; he was Polish, too.

24 July, 2010 08:27
Jim A. said...

The fellow the did the comedy lion was the late Klaus Blasak, Ada Smeija"s husband (excuse the spelling). I think he performed in 1965.

24 July, 2010 08:38
Chic Silber said...

Yup I knew that & in fact I worked

for Klaus & Ada (Adela) years ago

designing & creating all of the

technical equipment for their

"Stardust Circus" that opened in

Oxnard CA & only ran a short time

in a few cities (real shame)

It was a classy little 1 ring

traditional European style show

with a live band & show girls

I remember some of it very well

The majority of the acts were

from Poland as was my grandmother

24 July, 2010 10:34

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