Thursday, February 20, 2020

LA TORIA #2


2 comments:

Richard King said...

In a couple of months a bunch of people will do Roman rings in Tokyo. The world will talking about their performance and it won't come close to her (or Dolly). So many circus artists could have been Olympic medalists. How many Olympic athletes could do their routines 40 feet in the air?

Charles Hanson said...

Roger: Very few if any could work 40 feet in the air. The likes of La Toria and Dolly Jacobs were working anywhere from two shows a day to three a day on weekends (a six pack). Special passion to accomplish that week after week. The Golden Carlos Twins were Olympic contenders if memory serves me correctly...I first saw them work on Howard Suez Shrine date in Atlanta, Ga. at the old city auditorium (long gone). The Carlos twins swore that was not them but some other acrobatic act. Guess this is off topic...Sometimes I get carried away with old memories.