Wednesday, November 13, 2013

Elephant Pix #1 (From Buckles)



"Big Rosie"
Rudy Muller Act
Cronin Circus 1944

Featured in Billy Rose' Broadway Show "Jumbo".

Posted by Buckles at 11/13/2013 05:46:00 AM

4 comments:

Chic Silber said...


She was in good company

“Jumbo”
Musical - Hippodrome Theater
Opening Date: November 16, 1935
Closing Date: April 18, 1936
Performances: 233
Music & Lyrics: Richard Rodgers, Lorenz Hart
Book: Ben Hecht, Charles MacArthur
Director: George Abbott
Director: John Murray Anderson
Producer: Billy Rose
Opening Night Principal Cast
The Stonelys Circus Specialty
Big Rosie Jumbo
Donald Black Chief of Police
Jimmy Durante Claudius B. Bowers
Gloria Grafton Mickey Considine
Gene Greenlaw Sweeney
Poodles Hanneford "Poodles"
William McCarthy Matthew Mulligan

13 November, 2013 09:43
Chic Silber said...


Opening Night Additional Cast
A. P. Kaye Mr Jellico
John Kuebler Reilly
Henry La Marr Flanagan
Bob Lawrence Mr Ball
Walter Lewis McCarthy
Donald Novis Matt Mulligan Jr
Arthur Sinclair John Considine
George Watts US Marshal
Philip Wood Mr Piper
Takayama Circus Specialty
Barbette Circus Specialty
Dave Adams Second Razorback
Dave Ballard Circus Specialty
Jack Barnes Circus Specialty
Tom Breen Circus Specialty
Helen Brooks Circus Specialty
Willard Dashiell Auctioneer
Charles De Camo Circus Specialty
Josie DeMotte Circus Specialty
Larry Douglas Razorback
Lenze Duo Circus Specialty
Sybil Elaine Little Girl
Lynn Eldredge Razorback
William J Ferry Circus Specialty
Roger Gerry Razorback
Grace Elizabeth Hanneford Circus Specialty
Helen Harvey Circus Specialty
Mary Jackson Circus Specialty
Harry Jackson Circus Specialty
Julius Johnson Razorback
Robert Johnson Razorback
The Kimris Circus Specialty
Tiny Kline Circus Specialty
Karl Kosicsky Circus Specialty
Arthur La Fleur Circus Specialty
Henry La Marr Razorback
Minnie LaPell Circus Specialty
Jack Leslie Razorback
Walter Lewis Razorback
Tom Lomas First Artist
Jim Mardy Circus Specialty
Ray Miller First Razorback
Victoria Miller Circus Specialty
The Nazfys Circus Specialty
Dr. Ostermeier's "Doheos" Circus Specialty
William Parker Razorback
Jack Phillips Razorback
A Robins Circus Specialty
William Selig Circus Specialty
Arthur Sherwood Circus Specialty
Fred Spear Second Artist
Lomas Troupe Circus Specialty
Olivette Tyana Circus Specialty
Frances VanRitter Circus Specialty
Solon West Razorback
Cliff Whitcombe Razorback

13 November, 2013 09:56
Ole Whitey said...

The old Hipp was greatly remodeled to accommodate Jumbo, which made it possible for Cole Bros to play there in 1937.

The Hippodrome was on Sixth Ave in the block south of the Algonquin Hotel of round-table fame. At one point it was called Keith's Hippodrome, but I don't know if B F Keith built it. Chic: How about it?

13 November, 2013 10:25
Chic Silber said...


The Hippodrome Theater stood in New York City from 1905 to 1939

The Hippodrome was built by Frederick Thompson and Elmer Dundy, creators of the Luna Park amusement park at Coney Island. The theater was located on Sixth Avenue, between Forty third and Forty fourth streets. Its auditorium seated 5,300 people and it was equipped with what was then the state of the art in theatrical technology.

The theater was acquired by The Shubert Organization in 1909.
In 1923 the Hippodrome was leased to Keith Albee, which hired Thomas Lamb to turn it into a vaudeville theatre by building a much smaller stage and discarding all of its unique features. The most popular vaudeville artists of the day, including illusionist Harry Houdini, performed there.
In 1918, on a brightly lit stage Houdini made a 10,000 pound elephant disappear. He created a sensation. When Houdini fired a pistol, Jennie vanished from view.

13 November, 2013 19:41

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