Sunday, July 27, 2014

Super Circus #8


Another top act that is preserved in its entirety on a Super Circus kinescope is the Justino Loyal Troupe. 

Posted by Buckles at 7/27/2014 05:40:00 AM

2 comments:

Unknown said...

During this appearance on SUPER CIRCUS, one of the Loyals’ horses slips and goes down. Since it was a live broadcast, this mishap was seen by the TV viewing audience. Fortunately the horse got up right away and the act went on without a serious pause. Another on-air mishap that I can remember seeing on live TV occurred during an episode of THE JACKIE GLEASON SHOW during a parody of a silent movie slapstick comedy. Gleason, playing a “Peck’s Bad Boy” type character, was using bags of flour to create havoc at a posh wedding. While running through a doorway, he unexpectedly slipped and fell. The curtains abruptly closed and, after a brief pause, Art Carney appeared and made a brief comment about all the mess the skit had created. Then, without Gleason appearing to delivery his customary closing remarks, the program abruptly ended without any further explanation. The next day we learned that, when he fell, Gleason had dislocated his right foot, torn ligaments and fractured a leg.

27 July, 2014 10:49
Rick Purdue said...

Wrong. That is the Alberto Zoppé troupe.

27 July, 2014 11:03

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