From Eric Beheim/ Adele Nelson elephants #1

These next two items from Eric Beheim indicate that their first job in the U.S in 1931 was touring with Fanchon & Marco's CIRCUS DAYS, a stage show. Rather than coming from the newspapers Mr. Beheim found these in a magazine published by West Coast Theaters called THE LAST WORD and was designed for publicity people and their nefarious gimmicks. #1 (6/2/31) PACHYDERM PUBLICITY! "Large crowds and splendid art breaks in the Los Angeles papers greeted this stunt of Publicity Director Bill Thomas at the Pantages Hollywood Theater. The elephants from Fanchon & Marco's CIRCUS DAYS idea were paraded down to a local audio wash laundry where they were given a good watery going-over." No idea they had car washes in 1931. Evidently Mr. Reed didn't either since he has a leg chain on the elephant, it must have made quite a racket. Standing at right is Adele Nelson and she looks wetter than the elephant.