Thursday, February 16, 2012

1963 Grotto Circus #17

Grotto%20Circus-17 by bucklesw1
Grotto%20Circus-17, a photo by bucklesw1 on Flickr.

The Great Norbu

Posted by Buckles at 2/16/2012 05:38:00 AM

2 comments:

Eric said...

(Wasn’t the Great Norbu the gorilla parody that appeared in the DeMille film?) In 1963, I was in a front row seat by the center ring and got to see him up close when he came up into the seats to do embarrassing gags with the cash customers. I remember that he ran along the tops of the seat backs, going by right behind me. I also remember that he came down on some sort of elastic rope (like a bungee cord) and landed on the track right in front of me. When he landed, I could feel it through the auditorium's wooden floor. (Doing that on a regular basis must have been hard on his knees!)

16 February, 2012 10:03
Frank Ferrante said...

Is this the same act that appeared in the opening parade of Billy Rose's JUMBO? ~frank

16 February, 2012 11:04

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