Monday, February 13, 2012

From Tim Tegge #1

Hi Buckles and readers --

Our mild Baraboo winter continues, with temps in the low-to-mid 40's, which, for this p[art of the map, ain't half bad! Hope the trend continues right into spring.

I am forwarding a few images that hope will both interest your bloggers, and just maybe clear up a positive ID for my files. The mystery, if you will, involves that familiar photo of Jenda Smaha in clown make-up, posed with Edward "Bozo" Cooper and another clown. Does anyone have an idea as to who that "other clown" might be? This is one of three photographs I have in my files that originally belonged to my dad. Bozo Cooper and Patti Couls were on the old Hagen Bros. Circus, owned and operated by Howard Seusz throughout the 1950's. The three photos with Cooper (and two with Couls) make me want to believe that they were shot on the Hagen show, although one of the picture is marked (in ink, on the back) Adams Bros. Circus (Bill Griffin). Any help with an ID on the mystery clown is most appreciated. And, if you know who the other two "big top beauties" might be, do tell, please!

4 comments:

Roger Smith said...

The clown at R resembles photos identified as Glenn "Seacow" Hart. Pat Cashin may be able to nail it.

Chic Silber said...

Could be Roger but it's not the

makeup I recall of his

It was Mother Dullom & Seacow that

did the best washerwomen gag ever

Some days they really slapped

each other silly with the wet rags

Mostly when they were well lit

Timothy Tegge said...

It definately is not Geln Hart. Someone once told me it might be Benny Cristiani, but am pretty certain it is not, either. The mystery continues! Wonder if Patti Couls w/Rucker/? would remember, since it is her in the picture??? Tim Tegge

Chic Silber said...

Just showed this photo to Kenny

He agreed that it isn't Seacow

but he doesn't know who it is

Where's Jackie