Thursday, April 16, 2009

Blue Show 1970 #24


Ringling 100-52, originally uploaded by bucklesw1.

The one and only Charly Baumann

Posted by Buckles at 4/16/2009 06:13:00 AM

9 comments:

William C.Shoop said...

I recall meeting Charley and getting his autograph.This at the Old Orlando Sports Stadium.He was one incredible performer.Sure wish we had his caliber of talent to thrill us these days.Memories!!

16 April, 2009 16:51
GaryHill said...

I only count eleven cats? We had 15 in '78.

16 April, 2009 18:27
Chic Silber said...

I count 12 Gary including Kismet

way off left and I think this

might still be at the comein

Chic

16 April, 2009 20:39
GaryHill said...

I don't know? Come in all cats went to their seats, always.

19 April, 2009 21:50
Chic Silber said...

Yes Gary of course they do

Then this photo makes no sense

Chic

19 April, 2009 23:26
Wade G. Burck said...

Gary and Chic,
As this is 1970 is it not possible that the act was smaller then? Regardless, it was my honor to use 4 of the seat pedestal's pictured, which Charley "requisitioned" from Hagenbeck in addition to 2 of Ursula's bear seats, plus 7 of GGW's seat's (pre roman column retirement props) to put together the tiger act for the 92-93 tour. Boy, did I feel like a big dog using the equipment that those honored folks had used.
Wade

20 April, 2009 08:44
Chic Silber said...

I had known Charly from his 1st

year over here (introduced by

Trolle) and can't remember him

ever having less than 14 tigers

My only thought is maybe there

was some day specific problem

Can anybody help

Chic

20 April, 2009 10:38
johnny said...

I believe Charly came here with nine tigers in his act and did that act for some time and then added four more young ones. I recall the Fall of 69 in Madison, Wisc. seeing him with the additional four for about their first time in public and it was quite a hassle with two of them down in the ring curb beside the net arena and would not come out. Quite a time and a lengthy tiger act you can be sure, but you have to bite the bullet. However in the years I recall twelve in his act. When Wolfgang came over with 19 lions, Gunther went nuts to increase his tiger act and maybe Charly did add more, but in my time around him I recall twelve. Not the highly polished props. Charly made his cage man wipe them during every cage set up. How about that?

21 April, 2009 09:01
Chic Silber said...

Thanks Johhny

Seems like your memory is better

than mine

Chic

21 April, 2009 10:39

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