I well remember Kenneth Waite from the Cole Show, seen here with Otto. |
Thursday, May 31, 2007
To Pat Cashin
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Al G. Barnes Circus 1919
SAVE2901, originally uploaded by bucklesw1. Pictures of some old time clowns, a few have been on the Blog before. Only one I recognize is Kinko. These guys learned their craft on the smaller shows, fairs, parks, etc. before graduating into Vaudeville and the bigger circuses. In other words the Ringling Show hired a finished product rather than the On Job Training that goes on today. The clowns seen last Thursday were incredibly athletic and ran around a lot, too bad they weren't paid by the mile. An attempt was made at a clown walkaround with pretty grim results, since there was no track or ring curbs, they wandered around the obstacle course. As the pre-show flotsum & jetsum were being herded back into their seats, the clowns were involved in a bicycle ramp-jump act usually seen done by High School kids. Nuf Ced. As previously stated, "The show should have started with the National Anthem!"
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Chick Yale
"The funniest barrel and table rock in Show Business since 1909." |
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Wednesday, May 30, 2007
From Dave Orr
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From John Goodall
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Alfred Court- Wilson Storey #1 (From John Whitfield)
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From Mark Rosenthal
"Pit Bulls are for sissies!" |
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From Richard Reynolds
Great photo for the rhinocerologists. |
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Tuesday, May 29, 2007
William Woodcock's letters #2
From Bill Woodcock to Col. Sturtevant , Mar. 15, 1941 |
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More on "Tusko" #1
As John Herriott mentioned, Tusko's original name was "Ned", here he is seen with "Mena" on the M.L. Clark & Sons Shows in 1921 in Hartford, Arkansas, having just completed the walk from the previous town. 1901- Great Syndicate Shows 1902- Great Eastern Shows (W.F. Smith) 1903-21 M.L. Clark Wagon Show (Trained by Don Leon) 1921-31 Al G. Barnes Circus (Sold to "Sleepy" Gray and George Lewis early in 1931) Tusko"s statistics in August of 1932 were: 14,000 lbs. and 10' 2" at the shoulder 17 " circumference of tusks 65" circumference of feet 2' 9" distance between eyes 18' 11" body length (Died June 10, 1933 at the Seattle Zoo) |
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More on "Tusko" #2
Now with the Al G. Barnes Circus in 1922, we see "Ned" (Tusko), leading the daily street parade and being ridden by Cheerful Gardner's assistant Clyde "Highpockets" Baudendistl. |
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Monday, May 28, 2007
From Dave Price
Guys: I can't add anything to the great info re B&B quarters, but I will respond regarding Memorial Day. We just got home from a visit to my parents' graves in the Veterans' Cemetery. All the graves had been decorated with American Flags and there were a number of larger flags at strategic points in the cemetery. Mary Jane's parents likewise are in Veterans' Cemeteries: her father where he fell in Belgium (and which we visited in 2002) and her mom in Riverside California. We are so fortunate to live in this wonderful country; long may its banner wave. Mary Jane's 3rd Chemo treatment is Wednesday; your prayers are appreciated. Dave |
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From Fred Dahlinger
hope that you are all reveling in the freedom and security represented by Memorial Day. |
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William Woodcock Sr.
Letter to Joe Fleming 11/7/55. |
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Al G. Barnes #4
This sub-title on this 1923 picture is incorrect. |
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Al G. Barnes #6
Barnes and "Tusko" at circus winter quarters in December of 1927. |
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Sunday, May 27, 2007
The CFA Convention has come and gone!
All that remains in the Banquet Hall of the Hershey Holiday Inn today are peanut sacks and wagon tracks! |
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No. 109- Wolfgang Heppner with Circus Barum 1960
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No. 111- Alfred Kaden with Circus Carl Hagenbeck 1927
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No. 112- Alfred Kaden with Circus Carl Hagenbeck 1936
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