Wednesday, July 02, 2008

Three Ring Circus 1913 (From Robin Estes)


Three Ring Circus 1913, originally uploaded by bucklesw1.

New York. March 21, 1913. Preparing for Circus Week at Madison Square Garden. 5x7 glass negative, George Grantham Bain Collection.

Posted by Buckles at 7/02/2008 06:26:00 AM

3 comments:

Buckles said...

I pity the flier that bounces out of that net.

02 July, 2008 07:14
24-HOUR-MAN said...

I don't know about other Aerial Bar Acts, but when I was with LaBlondes we had an 18' high net on indoor dates. It also had two sets of spreaders on each side, with shock cord, & stretched tight like a trampoline so wr could rebound back up to the bars.

02 July, 2008 22:59
Anonymous said...

Bill: Maybe you can elaborate on the following: Elmer Kauffman always claimed that in his youth he had played vaudeville with a "casting" act- and he'd always say, "Not a cast-and-return act" in which bouncing up from the net back into the act was part of the routine.

Tell me something about this. Thanks.

03 July, 2008 11:51

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