Monday, June 20, 2016

#14 Cole Bros.


7 comments:

Chic Silber said...


All 10 of the Cristianis

No idea who holds the ball

Only the youngest "Corky"

Corcaita remains with us

Pete's funeral mass will

be Friday at St Martha's

Charles Hanson said...

Chic......Cosetta and Chita are not in this photo...So it is only 8 of the original Cristiani Family.

Charles Hanson said...

Chic....Two of the sisters, Cosetta and Chita are not in this photo...So only eight of the original Cristiani Family. Corky and Ortans are shown....The other two women are June Cristiani (Lucio's first wife) and La Louisa (Daviso's wife).

Chic Silber said...


Thanks Charles as my error was

based solely on the head count

& not on recognition

Charles Hanson said...

Completely understand Chic.....The Cristiani Family was in Macon at Central City Park when I was a small boy......What a family......Once you saw them perform, you knew you had seen the best. The Cristiani name will always bring back great memories of long ago....And a much more simple time when the circus was the circus...With a tent, live band, sideshows on the Midway and even elephants. Where did it all go?

Chic Silber said...


I met some of the family in the

early 60s while visiting their

Cristiani Wallace Show & then

again some years later when I

brought some lighting equipment

to their United Nations Circus

not very long before it closed

I got know Lucio fairly well

when he assembled the Riding

Franconis for the Beatty Show

Chic Silber said...


I am grateful every day Charles

to have been around & involved

in both circus & the legitimate

theater when it was all at a very

high point in live entertainment

Not likely to ever be again