Wednesday, February 15, 2012

1963 Grotto Circus #7

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Posted by Buckles at 2/15/2012 05:37:00 AM

6 comments:

Chic Silber said...

Interesting that the Gaonas are

only shown as the tramp act & 2

other flying acts in that display

15 February, 2012 10:46
Frank Ferrante said...

Chic -

The Gaona family did the tramp act before going up high. It was the training ground for all those marvelous stunts that they created for the flying trapeze later on. When they were first with RBBB they changed the the name of the tramp to The Titos, I think they also used The Victors at one time. Richie would be able to set us straight on this one. ~frank

15 February, 2012 11:17
Bob K said...

In 1964 on CBCB, the Gaonas did both the trampoline and the flying act. Tito was trying to perfect the triple and every once in a while he caught it.
Bob Kitto

15 February, 2012 14:52
Chic Silber said...

The Victors was the name of the

casting act that preceded the

flying act & they used the name

Titos for the tramp act on Beatty

as well Frank & Tito caught his

1st triple in Philly after he had

cleared the apron & crumpled into

the seats that same day Bob but

Victor made him climb back up to

the pedestal & he caught the trick

It was either 64 or 65 that they

put Richie in the tramp act in

a little white suit & after his

1st jumps stopped & zipped his fly

It brought the house down

15 February, 2012 15:34
Frank Ferrante said...

Guessing Richie would have been about six or seven back then. Victor knew how to create style and when it was the right moment for comic relief. It was that self-deprecating humor that endeared them to the audiences. Things like the zipper gag, or when Tito DOESN'T make the third grab on the catcher's swing, then just shrugs his shoulders and smiles. ~frank

15 February, 2012 21:53
Chic Silber said...

The event I mentioned in Philly

happened between shows and not

in front of an audience

There was no limit to how many

times Tito could bounce back to

the catch trap so he would adjust

based on several factors

The addition of well laced shock

cord arrays between the spreaders

on both sides & their poles were

the gimmick to this feat but they

did add a slight hazzard as well

16 February, 2012 09:36

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