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Wednesday, January 27, 2010
Mills Bros. Circus 1963 #1 (From Jim Cole)
Posted by Buckles at 1/27/2010 05:44:00 AM
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The steel arena that he is working in looks like it may have been from the Alfred Court acts.
This was the first year that Zerbini did the act as Tarzan.
They may have been a bear to put up and take down, but it's such a classy looking cage. It would be very difficult to fly it to the top of the arena. ~frank
I seem to recall that this arena
was made up of narrow two folds
(bible like) and might have been
made of aluminum as it seemed
to go together rather quickly
His next arena was of much wider
single sections with woven cable
in steel frames that handled
easily but presented a much
larger footprint on the cart
BREAK YER BACK,
FOR JAKE AND JACK,
AND DOWN STAKE IT
FOR HARRY
When the Zerbinis were contacted
by attorneys for the estate of
Edgar Rice Burroughs regarding
the use of the title "Tarzan"
Jean Charles had his name legaly
changed so that he could use it
without paying the freight
He followed the pattern of one
of the Buglione brothers that
changed his name to "Buffalo
Bill Cody" for similar purpose
(how's that for nickel knowledge)
As a strange coincidence I am
the designer of special effects
for Disney's Broadway musical
"Tarzan" that has more succesful
productions currently running
in Holland & Germany than the
2 year run it had in New York
PS they had to pay the freight
Right, the cage is one of Court's, always identifiable by the arcs at the top, and the cross braces at bottom.
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