Tuesday, February 02, 2010

Canvas to Vinyl! #1 (From Peter Rosa)

CLYDE BEATTY - COLE BROS. CIRCUS


JOHN W. PUGH, OWNER / PRODUCER


ROSA COLLECTION

Posted by Buckles at 2/02/2010 05:55:00 AM

11 comments:

Anonymous said...

What American circus was the first to use a vinyl tent over here? In which year?

Which circus in America was the first to utilize a four-mast, European style big top? Holland Classical, something earlier, or an outfit later?

02 February, 2010 09:15
Frank Ferrante said...

This LOOKS and SMELLS CIRCUS!!! I like the added touch of the stars on the INSIDE of the ring curb. ~frank

02 February, 2010 12:13
clownron said...

Let me know when we get a shrink-wrap circus!

02 February, 2010 12:40
Anonymous said...

...or how about "pleather?"
:-)
CP

02 February, 2010 16:52
Anonymous said...

This was one colorful spectacular looking tent live!

No, it's not canvas clownron, but it is extremely durable if you purchase quality and lasts several season compared to canvas.

Carl

02 February, 2010 18:15
Clownron said...

I have no problem with vinyl... I am just jealous because when I was on the show we were still using hook and eye fasteners for costumes instead of Velcro... quick changes were a bitch. However, Richard Barstow DID introduce us to bubble wrap in winter-quarters. We all had a piece to pop at the same time. It was a great ice breaker for the 1st day of rehearsals... but I did get a little nervous when he referred to it as sex paper?

03 February, 2010 15:07
Chic Silber said...

I remember early that 1st year

with the new vinyl top Johhny

mentioned to me that it was like

packing a "wet" tent every night

03 February, 2010 18:35
Buckles said...

D.R. Miller once said that loading his vinyl tent on a spool for the first time was a nightmare.
He said it quickly turned into a large triangular glob. They finally had to reef the last of it in by hand.
He said it was about a week before it was flexible enough to fit on the spool.

03 February, 2010 19:14
FRANK CURRY said...

To Buckles,
In 1981, I was in Franco Scola's office at the Magri-Polletti Tent Company in Mantova, Italy, to order my tent.
D.R. Miller phoned and Franco, unable to understand him, handed the phone to me.
The problem was the chewing tobacco.
D.R. wanted to order a vinyl horse trough.

03 February, 2010 20:17
Roger Smith said...

Frank: As Patricia White wrote in her immortal poem about D.R., "Chewing on his Red Man, sitting in his chair."

04 February, 2010 17:36
FRANK CURRY said...

Well said, Roger!!! Thanks for bringing the poem up. It paints a
memorable picture.

04 February, 2010 20:39

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