Friday, May 22, 2009

From Chic Silber


LAMBRTVL, originally uploaded by bucklesw1.


Hi Buckles

I don't know if anyone would be interested but here is a photo

of Lambertville Music Circus (the original tented summer stock theater)

across the river from Bucks County Playhouse probably from the 50s

I worked as technical director for "The Music Fairs" the largest of

the summer tented theater companies in 1960 which had 5 at the time

Phil Escalante was their boss canvasman and he and Betty had the

concessions at the Haddonfield "Camden County" tent in NJ

Chic

Posted by Buckles at 5/22/2009 06:15:00 AM

10 comments:

Bud said...

Lambertville , N.J. a long time Artist Haven & still looken Good .

That is a Beautifull Area there on the River ( One hour plus out of N.Y.C. & Philly ).
There was a Scenic Studio ( owned by a Jim H----? ) for many Broadway Roadshows in a large Old Bus Station there in the mid/late 60s - now long gone.

22 May, 2009 08:06
Chic Silber said...

Hi Bud

I thought I knew of all the scene

shops from that era but I can't

recall any there besides the shop

run by Bucks County Playhouse

The Music Fairs had their own

shop in an old leaky barn in

Devon PA near the Valley Forge

Music Fair tent

My shop in Sarasota has the very

misleading name of Sunshine Scenic

Studios as we do most anything

and everything except scenery

It was a name that came to me

in a lawyer's office when we

were establishing the corporation

as it sounded good at the time

A few years back my wife and I

visited New Hope and caught a

show in the Playhouse and it

was very dissapointing

22 May, 2009 10:23
Anonymous said...

There is a color post card of this venue that I have seen several times at post card shows.
Bob Kitto

22 May, 2009 18:28
art ricker said...

I worked at the Lamberville Music circus in 1964-65 in the box office. It was the new site several miles north of the site in the picture. I liked the orginial site better but more parking at new site. By that time it was callee St. John Terrells Music Circus, he was a great showman, fair businessman.

26 May, 2009 08:48
Chic Silber said...

Hi there Art

I had asked in another item if

"Sinjin" Terrell could be any

relation to Zack Terrell who

was a show owner long ago

Maybe you might know

You probably know "Sinjin" was

also one of the originals with

Buck's County PLayhouse across

the river in New Hope

26 May, 2009 09:44
Frank Ferrante said...

Where is Art Ricker now and what is he up to? I remember him from RBBB as a true professional and a gentleman. ~frank

26 May, 2009 09:49
Buckles said...

If Art had played his cards right he could be promoting the Coney Island date today.

26 May, 2009 09:57
Chic Silber said...

I don't think Art was part of

the Pook's Hill Poker Players

If you know what I mean

26 May, 2009 10:46
henry edgar said...

art's the best. no one else could touch him. a great person and a great friend. art and joan have a very nice bed and breakfast in williamsburg now. if he were promoting the coney island date it would sell out

26 May, 2009 14:32
art ricker said...

Thanks Henry, All the pictures from Eric in California make me think about the early days with Cotton. He was a great friend and boss, he did all of California and I was there right behind him carrying the bags and learning form the best. He knew how to promote and I am so glad I had the chance to learn from him.

Actually, I lived in New Hope, my father was a doctor and his office and our home (upstairs) was about 200 yards from the Playhouse. The building right in front of the cannon. I had a chance to work at the playhouse, I think Mike Ellis was there at the time, but I liked the idea of a tent..

Henry.. didn't we always take advance trips to Florida.?

I handled the marketing and sales for the first tour in Europe of Walt Disney World on Ice including Italy. Taking the circus to Italy should proof quite interesting.

28 May, 2009 06:31

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