Monday, November 12, 2007

Sparks Circus 1920's #9


Scan000010450, originally uploaded by bucklesw1.

No date on this group photo but I figure about twice the number of people as seen on a Ken & Nicole show today.
I don't see Mr. Sparks in the picture but I count 17 musicians in his band.
Two tubas, I'll bet they beat out "Gentry's Triumphal" with assiduity. Maybe even "The Storming of El Caney".

Posted by Buckles at 11/12/2007 05:52:00 AM

7 comments:

Anonymous said...

Looks like everone is getting ready for Mr.Kelty to take one of his 12 X 20 photos with both the sideshow and big top bands on top of the bandwagons. Looks like they are all dressed for the opening spec.
P.J.Holmes

12 November, 2007 09:52
Anonymous said...

I think that the tubas are actually Sousaphones.

12 November, 2007 20:04
Anonymous said...

Curiosity question.Is this a photo of the whole show personnel? It seems that there are a large number of women and few men.Bill Galloway

13 November, 2007 09:18
Buckles said...

A good question.
That looks like Walter McLain at the extreme right in the third row.

13 November, 2007 09:26
Anonymous said...

Kelty would visit a show for a day and take photos of different depts on the show. This looks like just the people involved with the opening spec. Notice no ushers,cookhouse crew,or teamsters. These depts would have their own seperate photos taken. On a larger show he would visit a couple of times during the year to take all the different groups.
P.J.Holmes

13 November, 2007 10:52
Anonymous said...

Thank you Mr. Holmes. I thought that the picture was for a specific group on the show and you confirmed it. Bill Galloway

13 November, 2007 15:42
Buckles said...

With that thought in mind, they must have had three times the people as Ken & Nicole.

13 November, 2007 15:45

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