Tuesday, March 05, 2019

VINTAGE #2


Posted by Chic Silber at 3/05/2019 01:30:00 AM

5 comments:

Chic Silber said...


Richard Reynolds likely

knows when this was from

05 March, 2019 09:49
Don said...

This was the 1933 edition of RBBB. Chris Berry wrote a fascinating article in BANDWAGON last year about the background on the Ringling show returning to play Baraboo in their centennial year

Don Covington

05 March, 2019 20:45
Chic Silber said...


Thanks Don but wouldn't

Golden Jubilee be 50 years

05 March, 2019 21:25
Roger Smith said...

Good point, CHIC, for a guy 76. I have questioned why 1933 if the boys are considered to have kicked things off in 1884? The highly collectible Gold Cards, honoring the 7 big names in the title, and selected performers, were prominent, or at least still used, in 1934. So what is the official 50th year, '33 or '34?

CHRIS'S exquisite work details Baraboo putting in for RBB's return for '33, and Sam Gumpertz agreeing. The town was still smarting over the show's move to Bridgeport. Turns out, the show went "home" for a one-day stand, and Baraboo celebrated their fleeting moment as best they could.

06 March, 2019 14:27
Don said...

I stand corrected. Fifty it is.

Don

06 March, 2019 22:57

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