Monday, March 16, 2015

50's RBBB #7


5 comments:

Chic Silber said...


Col. E T (Edwin Trevor) Bale was

known as Tommy to some family

Chic Silber said...


Never saw him in a top hat before

I 1st saw him in a turban

Chic Silber said...


& or a pith helmet

Roger Smith said...

Col. Bale was elegant whatever he wore. There is one photo of him of the RB canvas show, wearing a duplicate of the traditional Clyde Beatty wardrobe--all white, with a pith helmet, short-sleeved military shirt, jodphurs, and high black boots. He always filled the bill in looks, and his acts were first class--cats, haystock, unicycles, everything he did. His children carried on his legacy of excellence.

Chic Silber said...


Trevor was Danish but had spent

much of his early working career

in England where he met & married

Irene who had been been a dancer

in the West End productions

3 older children were born in

England & Bonnie was born here