Wednesday, July 25, 2018

CLOWN PAPER #11


2 comments:

Chic Silber said...


A version of this image was

on a framed mirror given as

a Feld Christmas gift 1 year

I have it in my NY office

My favorite similar gifts

include the leaping tiger

red framed mirror & the

Lou Jacobs framed clock

Roger Smith said...

As noted here on other pages, this is Felix Adler. Certain clowns were asked to work up faces other than their trademarks so the show might claim a bigger Alley. Personnel Director Pat Valdo made these approaches. He started out as a classic whiteface, but was so personable and respected on the lot, John Ringling gave him the promotion. Like Merle Evans, it was said of Valdo that he never made an enemy.