Sunday, April 29, 2007

Joseph Ashton Circus (From Robert Perry)


Some photos of young joseph ashton circus now in western australia, great young australian circus also a photo of the oldest circus names in australian circus left to right jules bullen great animal trainer, doug ashton now 88 (doyen of australian circus ) and robert perry.
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Posted by Buckles at 4/29/2007 02:03:00 PM

11 comments:

Anonymous said...

hey Jules Bullen you may not rember me i work for charlie Bauman in Monte Carlo show when we did Australia you and i spend lots of time cutting jackpots good to see you still around old mate had lots of laughs feel free to email me at elephantraul @aol.com CleanRaul ps greeting to the ashtons .

29 April, 2007 20:08
Anonymous said...

I was going through some old CFA photos on their web-site and
> on page 68 there were two photos of RBBB Gold Train - Mont-Carlo Unit. The pictures were dated 1979. Could you tell me about this show. What type of show was it, how long did it last?? Anything you can share would be appreciated.
> Thanks, Buddy Olivier

29 April, 2007 23:32
Anonymous said...

Two of these handsome fellas feature in an exhibition called The Circus Diaries at the Victorian Arts Centre (Melbourne, Australia). I am curating this exhibition with photographer Cal MacKinnon. Robert Perry and his family are featured. As is Doug Ashton and his family, and two other members of the Bullens clan. The exhibition comes out of a larger oral history project I am undertaking with trad circus folk in Australia. Find details about the exhibtiion and the project on the Arts Centre website - www.theartscentre.net.au

30 April, 2007 04:56
Anonymous said...

Is the Mr. Doug Ashton ( center ) the Charactor Clown who worked on RB,B&B Blue Show 1974/5 with Antonio Hoyos at times ?

30 April, 2007 08:48
Anonymous said...

to anonymous about the monte carlo show . i could not tell you much about it here in the states i only did australia and japan never saw it here . there we were brought by the Edgley pruduction and we used the Bullen elephants and horses and there big top . some of the performers came out of the blue unit and some were independent acts . CleanRaul

30 April, 2007 11:12
Anonymous said...

Different Doug Ashton
I've worked with them both
I'm not exactly sure of their kinship but I do know they are fairly closely related
The Doug Ashton that clowned in America is quite a bit younger than the Austrailian circus owner
When I toured with Ashtons it was Ashton Circus It looks like it was changed to Joe Ashton Circus
I toured with them 365 days

30 April, 2007 19:13
Anonymous said...

Mr Perry,
Are you the gentleman who was working the animals on the Sole Bros. Circus in the 1990s
I remember a lion act an elephant and a very nice appaloosa liberty act
I was visiting with a fellow yank that did the low wire and Juggling
I believe his name is Ron Perry

30 April, 2007 19:20
Anonymous said...

To Larry Allen Dean, the guy you are thinking of is Linsay Perry, working the elephant, lions and appey, now retied. Yes a cousin of Robert's......there's alot of Perry's in circus here.Craig Bullen

01 May, 2007 17:27
Anonymous said...

larry dean
craig bullen was correct the perry
you seen at sole bros circus must have been lindsay perry my cousin.
as his father joe perry passed away in oct 83 sole bros bros circus was a great australian circus run by joe & jean perry
soles stopped touring in 1993
robert perry

02 May, 2007 06:07
Anonymous said...

bud
the doug ashton in the photo is not the doug ashton that was with the ringling blue show but they are related.
the doug ashton you mention was living on queensland gold coast
dont know if he is still there;
robert perry

02 May, 2007 19:21
Anonymous said...

What a truly great article..

11 November, 2011 21:27

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