Sunday, April 14, 2013

More Aerialists #2

Posted by Buckles at 4/14/2013 05:58:00 AM

7 comments:

Chic Silber said...


The Robbins were some of the flyers

at Circus World in the 70s

14 April, 2013 08:43
Jimmy Cole said...

The Flying Robins, Circus World 1982 - 1986. One of the BEST flying acts I ever saw. Tom Edelston and his wife Linda came out of Sailor Circus in Sarasota. Tom taught me how to take flying act photos almost 30 years ago.

14 April, 2013 09:56
Chic Silber said...


As the folks in Gibsonton would say

"They certainly do Flash The Joint"

14 April, 2013 10:07
Chic Silber said...


Thanks for the corrections Jimmy

I believe that Tom's father is Willy

14 April, 2013 11:10
Roger Smith said...

If you mean Willy Robin, I met him when he was flying on Gil Gray, in the late '50s. Their outdoor rigging was still the standard 40 feet, where a flying act looks like something. In '57, when Concello's indoor frames were hung at 30 feet, as pointed out to me by Eddie Ward, Jr., that "something" began to fade.

14 April, 2013 20:07
Chic Silber said...


I know him as Willy Edelstein Roger

Perhaps he flew under that name

During my time on the shows the

frames were trimmed at 32'6" (when

that was possible)

15 April, 2013 08:16
Chic Silber said...


In many of the larger buildings the

outriggers & spreaders were higher

15 April, 2013 10:15

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