Tuesday, September 25, 2012

Ringling Clowns #8


Looks like Frank Braden in the background.

2 comments:

Ole Whitey said...

Yes that is Mr Braden in his signature sailor straw skimmer.

In Toronto one year on the Beatty-Cole advance, he had promised to buy Art Bitters' supper on his birthday and Allyn Pierson and I somehow got invited to go along. Mr Braden was the only guy in the place in a double-breasted suit.

Roger Smith said...

Right, Frank Braden, once at least the subject of a feature article in the RBB program. Felix Adler is walking away with his big behind, and the grand old Charlie Bell faces us in whiteface.