Wednesday, April 01, 2015

Polar Bears #1 (From Eric Beheim)


The following images are frame enlargements from some European circus movie footage circa the late 1950s-early 1960s. The act is not identified on the film’s soundtrack but I’m assuming that these are Ursula Bottcher’s polar bears. 

3 comments:

Chic Silber said...


Although it's possible I'm not so

sure this is Ursula by proportion

Dick Flint said...

There were a number of polar bear acts in Europe at that time and one really shouldn't make such an assumption without some supporting evidence. Just trying to be a good historian and no personal criticism meant.

Dick Flint said...

As one example, among others, it could be Alfons and Doris Arndt.