Friday, December 17, 2010

From Buckles #5


Scan00000010043, originally uploaded by bucklesw1.

The 1944 Arthur Bros. elephant herd with Betty Aceveto and Whitey Thorn.
The first three elephants "Bonnie" and "India" (Moe and Joe) and "Gentry Babe" were leased from Laura Anderson. The other three are "Wilhelmina", "Vera" and "Shirley Temple".

Miss Acrveto our Elephant Empress appears a bit more buxom than the party in question.

Posted by Buckles at 12/17/2010 06:13:00 AM

9 comments:

Frank Ferrante said...

...And here I was focusing on the beautiful blankets and headpieces! ~frank

17 December, 2010 09:00
Jim Z said...

Wilhelmina...Whew...thats a tonque twister when workin the act...and I suppose if you shorten it, you have to play Hell with the tough ole Broad the elephant was named after...(alledgedly)..

17 December, 2010 11:08
Wade G. Burck said...

Zych,
As we have discussed in the past, naming an animal after a person has always seemed very disrespectful because eventually stuff is added with the name, like "Ed/Sam, you s*n of a b**ch come here" or "Mary/Nicole, back up you hateful b*tch" or "G*d d**m it, I've had enough Smokey" or J**us C*ri*t Doris, I'm tired of telling you twice. Don't forget you and I(as well as a few others) have been attributed with, "Gypsy d*mm*t, would you quit acting like a ja*k a** and just stand in line like everybody else. Why do you have to be an a**h*le, and dismantle and wreck everything?"
You think Wilhelmina is a gem? Jungle Larry had a three act named Wama, Rojo, and Duvu. You couldn't cuss them as a herd. You had to do it individually otherwise, you would gag and spit up on your shirt.

Wade Burck

17 December, 2010 13:38
Ryan Easley said...

Wade,
I cannot find any information about those three elephants of Jungle Larry's. Can you share more information regarding that act?

18 December, 2010 10:58
Wade G. Burck said...

Radar,
What information were you seeking?
Wade Burck

18 December, 2010 13:09
Ryan Easley said...

Where did these elephants come from Wade? How long did he have them? What became of them?

18 December, 2010 15:02
Anonymous said...

I note that during that b54 season when you, your dade and Logan replaced us with Cole Elephanes on the Big King Bros. that Whitey Thorn [same guy] was show electrician plus also on the show with elephant credentials along with Bert Pettus and newcommers Myself and Lou Regan, were Matt Laurish, Whitey Haven, Milt Herriott,. P.J. Jones had started out the season and hands were Spider Jones, Possum Red. Quite an array on one show.

I believe that in this particular picture the elephant lad pictured is Mary Keyes Thorn, Whiteys wife. I knew her and her build and wardrobe would lead me to believe that this is her.johnny

19 December, 2010 08:44
Wade G. Burck said...

Radar,
I can help you out with they were female African elephants. I think I recall hearing that Frank Thompson delivered them, but don't quote me on that.
Wade Burck

19 December, 2010 11:40
Wade G. Burck said...

Addendum to Radar,
Go to that other blog deal and type Jungle Larry elephant in the search bar to see a picture of one of the elephants you ask about.
Wade Burck

19 December, 2010 11:44

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