Sunday, November 02, 2008

1946 RBBB Press Book #1


Scan10884, originally uploaded by bucklesw1.

Since this book was prepared well ahead of of the 1946 opening, the photographs would concern events from the previous season or even earlier.

Buckles

5 comments:

Anonymous said...

This is great! Some enterprising showmen today could create this same thing on a website - downloadable photos, stories, etc.

Anonymous said...

By 1946, W. C. Coup and Dan Castello were apparently forgotten as the real instigators of what became the Greatest Show on Earth in 1872.

The phraseology would also appear to exclude every circus proprietor after 1936.

Anonymous said...

Hello Buckle Cherie;
Great Memories.

This was the year that, we came over from Lisbon Portugal. 1946.
the Theron troupe Bicycle acrobatic act.it was the first 3 act that RBBB ,hired after world war 2.
the Erikson.3 man from Germany .hand balangsing act..Karl Huns and Stig.Swedish,that be came my Ant Flo Theron Husband.
the Ariolas 5 person from Spain,casting act.
And the Theron family.8 person bike act.in this act you had 6 girls and 2 man one was Grouchos March which he was the principles.wonder full trick rider.the comedy was done by Guy he was a tramp stile.it had a lot of Flash ...and lovely girls,of course Cherie.
I do have the route card and the Program....
the Wallenda was also there.and the Justino Loyal Repensky.
It was and still is the best Blessing, we ever had,1946
Thank you sincerely. Mireille Theron Arnosi

Anonymous said...

According to what I have found in my dad's collection, there were 4 different press books in 1946.
Bob Kitto

Buckles said...

Mirerille
Barbara tells me that she and Flo trouped together on the Tom Packs Show and was a dear friend and a wonderful person.