Friday, October 15, 2010

From Buckles #4


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Posted by Buckles at 10/15/2010 05:33:00 AM

8 comments:

Buckles said...

I'm surprised not to see Arky Scott's name listed. He was dismissed at the end of the season.
Same as today, when you're out, you're out.

15 October, 2010 05:58
Mike Naughton said...

Lou Jacobs was probably on Pollack; Duane Thorpe had transitioned from the lead dancer of the firebirds (GSOE movie) to Clown Alley.
Perhaps Jackie LeClaire can share some more memories of this era.

15 October, 2010 08:58
Frank Ferrante said...

I'm surprised not to see Lou Jacobs listed among the clowns - we know that he was there for the '51 & '52 seasons when they were filming GSOE. Maybe Dolly or Pat Cashin can fill in the blanks. ~frank

15 October, 2010 09:22
Frank Ferrante said...

Almost 40 Clowns - WOW! Most of us know Felix, Emmett and Otto - others that bring back a smile to my face include Paul Alpert (Prince Paul?), Jimmy Armstrong, Charlie Bell, Paul Jung, Louis Nagy, Frank (Frankie) Saluto - or 'Where's my g*d d****d rabbit?', Dennis Stevens, Duane Thorpe and Paul Wentzel! (Loved his walk around bit with the giant pocket watch!) ~frank

15 October, 2010 09:53
Roger Smith said...

You're not kidding, Buckles. When I met Henry North, in 1968, he asked who all we had at Jungleland. I said, "One name you'll know--Arky Scott." He looked blank. "Who? Scott?" I said, "Yes, Arky Scott, your superintendent of elephants over here in the 50s." "No, no. Arky Scott. No, we never had him." I said, "He was in the DeMille picture--had lines, was spoken of by name." "Nope," North said with finality. "Not an Arky, or Scott on our elephants." I'm thinking how can this be--Henry Ringling North is denying Arky Scott? What the hell is going on here? I saw no point in pressing the matter, but this was my first real evidence that what Buckles says is right--when you're out on that thing, you're out. But why Arky?

17 October, 2010 02:50
John Whitfield said...

On Page 25, the elephant dept is listed and Eugene Scott is listed as
Super.

17 October, 2010 08:35
Chic Silber said...

I believe it was Brenda Elliot

that became Brenda McClosky &

wasn't it Margaret (Maggie) Smith

that became the 2nd Mrs Concello

17 October, 2010 12:51
Chic Silber said...

From the clown alley Manfred went

on to Doval fame & Alvin Schwartz

became the timekeeper (as 1 of the

Ali Babba tribe) & in retirement

operated the Venice North bridge

As a side note the South bridge

was later tended by Dick Brown

17 October, 2010 14:27

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