Wednesday, December 12, 2018

COWBOYS


Posted by Chic Silber at 12/12/2018 12:14:00 AM

4 comments:

Charles Hanson said...

Sort of related: I saw Hank and Sandra Thompson in the sideshow on King Bros. Circus. Hank threw knives at his wife as she spun around on a solid wheel. As a young lad, this was quite impressive....This was in early fifties that I saw them...

12 December, 2018 18:43
Chic Silber said...


We had a knife throwing routine

in the recent Broadway revival

of "Annie Get Your Gun" with a

stunning actrss Nicole Snelson

standing spread eagle in front

of a teepee with Andy Palermo

as the Indian knife thrower

I designed & built 9 gimmicks

that popped the knives from

behind as Andy palmed them

The knives in his fan array

were captive as they were

riveted at their points so

they could close 1 per throw

I taught him the downstage

arm overhead motion which

allowed him time to keep

palming the same knife as

he used his upstage hand

to manipulate the fan

I still have those gimmicks

We had many circus elements

including a unique trapeze

12 December, 2018 22:56
Chic Silber said...


My Playbill credits were

"Circus Rigging & Special Effects"

12 December, 2018 23:01
Tony Greiner said...

I'd be proud of that one if I were you.

13 December, 2018 00:45

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