Among the large number of young elephants imported by William P. Hall over the years, a group of six arrived in 1925 "Sidney", "Wilma", "Nellie, "Tessie", "Mary" and "Anna May".
The picture above shows Bill Woodcock and Guy Smith that year with three of them "Mary", "Sidney" and "Wilma" the last two were named after Halls daughters. My dad talked them into naming one of the others after movie actress Anna May Wong.
SIDNEY
1925-34 Wm. P. Hall Animal Farm (Leased to various shows)
1935-38 Cole Bros. Circus
1939-42 Clyde Beatty Elephant Act
1943 Clyde Beatty-Wallace Bros. Circus
1944 Clyde Beatty-Russell Bros. Circus
1945-56 Clyde Beatty Circus
1957-69 Clyde Beatty-Cole Bros. Circus
1970-72 King Bros. Circus
(Died in 1972)
ANNA MAY
1925-34 Wm. P. Hall Animal Farm (Leased to various shows)
1935-38 Cole Bros. Circus
1939-42 Clyde Beatty Elephant Act
1943 Clyde Beatty-Wallace Bros. Circus
1944 Clyde Beatty-Russell Bros. Circus
1945-56 Clyde Beatty Circus
1957-62 Clyde Beatty-Cole Bros. Circus
1963-70 Sells & Gray Circus
(Died with Sells & Gray in 1970) |
3 comments:
Many thanks Buckles
I'll give you a call about
Jim Elliott's number
I had lost track of Marsha
long ago and would like to
get back in touch with her
According to - PLAYBILL
CHIC SILBER (Special Effects). Broadway: Wicked; Sherlock Holmes; Edward Gorey’s Dracula; The Elephant Man; Amadeus; Nicholas Nickleby; Tintypes; Working; The Dresser; Alice in Wonderland; Grand Hotel; Piaf; Orpheus Descending; Moon Over Buffalo; Footloose; The Civil War; Aida; Kiss Me, Kate; Annie Get Your Gun; Dance of Death; Brooklyn; La Cage aux Folles. Circus: Monte Carlo Circus Spectacular, Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey, Clyde Beatty-Cole Bros.
QUITE AN IMPRESSIVE RESUME MR. SILBER!
Take care and be well!
~frank
Thanks Frank
I have been very fortunate with
many tremendous opportunities
I am extremely thankful for
living such a charmed life
It's my 50th year as a show bum
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