Tuesday, December 21, 2010

Aerialists #6


Scan00000010057, originally uploaded by bucklesw1.

Written on the back:

"Mrs. Mabel James
Band Master's wife
Feature Iron Jaw Act"



"Probably the Christy Show."
Buckles

4 comments:

Mike Naughton said...

Would this be Harry James' mother? Just a wild guess.
James being of course from the Music Makers known for his excellent trumpet ability.

Ole Whitey said...

Yes, that would be her, Mike. She had been married to Willie Clark before Everett James.

Anonymous said...

Mable married Willie Clark when he was on his uncle's "M.L.Clark" show. His dad was W.C. Clark, brother to M.L. Willie would later clown on Seils-Sterling in the 30's. They spilt up and she married Everitt James and they moved over to the Haag Show were Harry James was born. Wasn't Everitt's father also Harry James Sr. and a bandleader on the Clark show at this time?
I think Everitt later retired to Beaumont after being on the road?
p.j.

Anonymous said...

When we were on Mills Bros. in 1942 I was 11 yrs. old and I well remember Willy Clark clowni9ng and he also did a Foot juggling act. Also there was the Albert Powell sr. wire act featuring the great Walter Powell. Small world. I remember it well. jOHNNY wALL WAS CANVAS BOSS.JOHJN HERRIOTT