Sunday, July 28, 2013

SPOTTED CATS! #1 (From Buckles)

8 comments:

Chic Silber said...


That fluffy tail looks inflated

JC Hall said...

Great looking Snow Leopard with Mr. Alfred Cort

Chic Silber said...


Was Willie Storey related to Court

or did he just work for him

Roger Smith said...

The animal's name was Doutschka. As described in Court's book, after some 2 years of tedious training, he was at long last able to actually pick her up to carry her. In one performance, I believe in the Garden, she was on her way to her seat, when a tiger killed her with one swing of a paw.

Willie Storey was Court's nephew.

Ole Whitey said...

Bob Good asked me to post this:

There is a lot of info on that snow leopard in Court's book which I read many moons ago.

Also, wasn't Wilson Storey Court's uncle? Seems I remember that.

The pics of Keller brought back memories. I remember him at the Fair in Allentown. I went to pet a baby leopard and got scratched.

Yeah Terrell doing a skin the cat. Maybe that was the idea as that is what it was called. Terrell was a nice guy and liked by the fans. I remember him as a kid on Strates.

Chic Silber said...


Thanks Roger now I recall Renee

telling me that years ago

Willie (Wilson) was another of the

true gentlemen of the business

He was always a man of honor

Dennis said...

High in the mountains where snow leopards live, that furry tail comes in handy to keep the animal warm.

Larry allen Dean said...

Willie Story was also Mr. Court's manager