4th Year May 12, 1975 Number 19

Circus Planned In Wash.A money-making circus has been proposed as a permanent

attraction at the former Expo *74 site in Spokane (Wash.) by arecent planning study. The proposal says the circus "big top"would be the former United States Pavilion.

An interim report by a Portland (Ore.) architect, hiredby the city of Spokane, says the proposed Riverfront Park PavilionCircus, when fully developed, will generate $9.4 million of econ-omic activity a year.

The report by Robert P.Perron says that 83% of the re-venue would occur off the parksite.

The pavilion, which thecity is seeking to acquire fromthe federal government, wouldinclude an ice skating rink, amovie theatre, games and variousother attractions.

Perron's report says thecommercial development in thepark will stimulate central bus-

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Faces ChargesGerald Pozen, owner of six

lions and a Siberian tiger, wholives in Indian Creek (111) asuburb Northwest of Chicago, hasbeen charged with violation ofthe Illinois Endangered SpeciesAct by the State Dept. of Con-servation. The charges weremade on the basis that he ownsthe tiger, which is listed as anEndangered Species and thereforecannot be owned by individuals.

Pozen is the founder of

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ROYAL BROS. OPENS '75 SEASONCanada's Royal Bros. Circus opened its 1975 tour yesterday

(May 11) at Stirling, Ontario, some 30 miles from their winterquarters. Show owners John Frazier and Al Stencill report the cir-cus will tour for 20 weeks, and possibly two additional weeks willbe added, if good weather holds out.

The circus will be swinging into new territory in WesternCanada this year, but will probably not go into British Columbia.Last year they played exclusively in the Eastern Provinces andwere the first tented circus to play in Newfoundland.

This year the show is us-ing the same green 100 ft. roundend top, with three 40 ft. cen-ter sections, that it used lastseason. Seating has been in-creased with the addition totwo new seat wagons, thus offer-ing seats for 2,000 people at

FOR SALEI have some circus scrapbooks ofnewspaper and magazine features,plus general show business booksthat I want to sell.

If interested please contact:

GEOFFREY HANSENBox 63

Orinda, Calif - 94563

Birth ControlThere's too many African

lions in the U. S., according reHarry Shuster, head of LionCountry Safari, the wild lifeparks.

"We've had to start our ownbirth control program," Shusterexplains. "We are vasectomizing103 of our male lions, mainlybecause there's a nation-widesurplus.

"In 1970," he ads, "when weopened up in California, lionswere selling at between $250and $500, and we launched abreeding program. It was quitesuccessful, because lions aver-

each performance.

The show's side show topis a 70 ft. round end tent withtwo 30 ft. centers. The cook-house is a 20 x 30 ft top. Thecircus is traveling on 12 showowned trucks, plus several pri-vately owned trucks and trailerunits.

An enlarged menagerie isbeing featured this season. Itincludes several elephants, ahippo, and various other ani-mals.

age about four cubs per litterand produce two litters a year.But now we've got more lionsthan we or the zoos of the na-tion can use."

A lion vasectomy takes ap-proximately 30 minutes.

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Kelly Circus Doing WellLate this month the Emmett Kelly, Jr. Circus will move into

the Six Flags park in Georgia, where they will stay until sometimein June. According to show officials business for the first portionof the year has been very good and there is every indication to ex-pect the second part of the year to be equally as good.

The show, which offers a 90 minute program, is booked almostexclusively in colleges and legitimate theatres, It is generallysold outright at a cost of $4,500 for two weekday performances or$5,000 for weekend or holiday bookings. An extra $1,000 is chargedfor a third show at any one booking. Special rates are offered forbookings of two days or more.

The circus, now in its 3rdyear, travels on three show own-ed trucks, plus several privatetrucks and trailers.

The circus personnel in-includes: —

Ed Migley - managerEmmett Kelly, Jr.Tony Reese - announcerDrek Rosaire - horse/bearBert ini Duo - high perchEtna - chimpsBruski - unicycle/jugglingAshton Family - risleyScalzo & Co. - magic

Clowns on the show includeJ. T. Theron, Little Midge, PaulKelly and Beano Venito.

THE FREDONIA's risley actis currently touring with thePeter Pan Show in So. America.

RAY GRANT (Magician) is re-portedly playing club dates inJapan.

New RulesOwners of exotic animals

are required to have an owner'sand transport permit for suchanimals within the State of NewJersey. Failure to comply withthe new law could result in afine and/or confiscation.

Circus acts expecting to bein New Jersey are asked to writ*for permit to: Endangered andNongame Species, State Dept. ofEnvironmental Protection, Tren-ton, N.J. All such requests areto include the number of ani-mals, caging used to transportthem, origin (captive born orwild caught) and the number ofany other such permits the ani-mal owner may hold.

T. E. Moritz of the Endang-ered Species Project says,"Thisdivision is concerned with thepublic's health, safety and wel-fare, and the welfare of thewildlife involved, particularlythe endangered species, such asleopards, jaguars, tigers, etc"

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Why?If a man chooses to destroy

himself, he has at least made achoice.

However, when he willfullydestroys beautiful living crea-tures,

Then other men must stophim, for animals cannot choose.

Why is it when man killsanimals they call it sport, butwhen animals kill man they callit ferocity.

George B. Shaw

EXCITING FAMILY FUNFeatured as part of the en-

tertainment at Circus WorldMuseum, in Baraboo (Wise.) thissummer are:

Bob Gibbs, animals; RosaGibhs, aprialist; the MorrocanWazzan family; the Volvo troupeon revolving ladders; Jimmy Wil-liams, clown; January, the mule;

Other attractions will in-clude Bip, Ori, an air calliope;a life-size statue of a Perch-eron,refurbished replica of aBarnum Side Show, a miniaturecircus, a petting zoo, lecturesand demonstrations of how ani-mals are trained and an acroba-tic school.

Admission to the Museum is$2.50 for adults and $1.00 forthe children.

Shows Draw WellThe Hiller Old Tyme Circus

presented by the Lamphere SchoolDistrict (Mich.) drew capacityaudiences on April 17-19 at theLamphere Gym in Madison Heights.The gym is affectionately called"Madison Heights Garden" by theHiller troupe of performers.

The show opened with aspectacular lighting effect tothe music of "1001 Space Odessy"Music for the entire show wasprovided by the 35 piece concertorchestra of Lamphere High

The program featured:-

Tournament of PerformersLeaps and Somersaults in the

Mini-trampFive girls on single trapezeDisplay of juggling and balance

featuring rolling globesA Clown GagAcrobatic display of tumblingAerial ballet - 3 aerial websClown Band - 6 peopleRolla Bolla - 4 boysAcrobatics (balancing) 3 girlsDouble and triple trapeze -

boys and girls - 5 displaysAcroabtics (balancing)UnicyclesTight wire - 4 girlsSwinging ladders - 9 girlsUncle Sam on 15 ft. stilts for

"God Bless America" finale

George Da Deppo

CIRCUS REPORT costs just $10.00a year - for a copy each week.

May 12. 1975

WALLY ROSS, elephanttrainer, has been at hisSouthern California homerecuperating from a boutwith pneumonia.

PHILIPPE PETIT, RBBBhigh wire artist, returnedto the circus at MadisonSquare Garden on May 8th.It was his first perform-ance since he fell duringrehearsals on Jan. 7th.

PIO NOCK, high wireperformer, was the subjectof a feature story in theToledo (Ohio) Blade of Apr,30th.

CLARK McDERMOTT, andhis Cold Nose Five, havebeen spending time in theSan Francisco (Cal) area.

SANDY DOBRITCH leftCircus Vargas early in themonth to handle some freelance work.

LEE "Curly" LLOYD, aformer Ringling-Barnum cir-cus clown, now lives inSpokane (Wash.) where heand his wife are house par-ents at the St. Joseph'sChildren's Home.

JOSIP MARCAN, wildanimal trainer, hopes toplay some independent dates withhis big group of male Africanlions.

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The girl on the horse, in the abovephoto, is Geraldine Hill, who was onthe Ringling-Barnum Circus in 1941.

TOM UPTON, circus photographer,plans to catch some shows in theCalifornia Valley area.

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Business All OK In Texas b>-TOM TNABINETTEAlthough Texas has v.ore rhan its shn ie ot f - i reuses r.hiy sea-

son business on the whole seeir.s to v>e holdi:ip - ip very well for allshows plavinp. w i t h i n the s t a te . f " ~ " " •

Mar. 21 - Paris, Tex;is - Car-Mar. 1 - Denton, Texas - M i d ! son & Barnes Circus - two f u l l

Aii.erica Circus - thrre shows 'lue houses (oponinr. day)to heavy advance saU>s. Ma,.f 22 - McKinney, Texas -

Mar . 11 - Rockwell, Texas - .Carson & Barnes C i r c u s - two bi»-Fisher Bros. Ci r rus - 'wo f u l l : straw houses.

houses. Mar. 2/4-2'- - Arlington, TexasMar. 11 - V.il lov M i l l s , T«cas|~ Gatti-Charies - business was

- C l a r k f, D - i i l c v C i r r u s - Two exceptionally p.ood despite s<»npstraw houses. | wen t IIP I •

Mar. 12 - kovi ••• City, Texis -' AP r i l 2S ~ Henrietta, Texas -Franz-in Bros. C i i r u s - straw C.,rson & Barnes - three new ele-housps ar both shows. - p h a n t s joined the show (a male

l and 2 female Indian bulls). Bus-Mar. 12-13 - H u ' * * , T.scns - iness was off .

M ^ d A; . • • l i r a Cirrus - scheduledfor fou i < h « > w s and extrn po t t or- ' April 25-27 Wichita Falls,

' ,nPfl was i».MuiiPd. j Texas - Carden 6, Johnson - play-ed for local Shrine club with

Mar. 14-15 - Carrolton, Texas. blisin0ss, ' l - sp i te hif.h wind- Mi I Mnerica Cirrus - a nuddv lus r n i n and h a i l >

l« j t t " : f t >.« r :1 1 houses.A p r i l 26 - Plectra, Texas -

M.-.r. 1« - Murphy, T-:as - i Carson j, Bames Citcus - Busines?u iltPrs Circus - full was off ns rhp show was nlt by a

houses ! "r both shows (openingday). I

stoi: .

Mar . 11 - r . , i , o M i l l s , Texas ! ..AJrl1.28 " !TlnCetO11' T<MC"- Fisher Bros. C:rcus - a smallr"1 ( > j ' town ,r,J fail N.siness.sriovfl to packed housei i

C l h C l ' S PLANS (Contin-^d)d is t r ic t development ro

!- io« iuce a bio?.der tax. He savsit w i l l cost S/4.7 m i l l i o n to re-f o m l i r i o n the pavilion.

poi lions of the riv-

wi l l open this spring, Perronsays f h e main park area won't hnready for dedication until Julyf t , 1976.

The report does not indi-cate who would f innnce the pro-

. • r f t o n t park on the Expo site posed ciicus.

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BOBBY CLARK (Magician) wasin San Francisco (Calif.) for aspecial show on May 7th.

JOYCE RYAN is presentingher fire baton, whips and ropenurobes with the current RudyBros. Circus tour.

GRIMALDI, nusical clown,was injured when he fell offthe front of the stage during a

Acrobat Who Asked Me to JoinCarnival Was Burt LancasterSmall-town bov Dusan (la-

Rich. 14, watched in fascina- 'I took a l ik ing to him .milhe took a l ik ing to me. Whi le

t.on as two traveling aero- he and Nick wcre in town jbats practiced the i r carnival ncvcr nilsscd a chance toact in the summer of 1940. watch them rehearse. And

"That was the f i r s t t ime I'd then, out of the blue, he askedever hud the oppor tuni ty to me to come with the showsee real entertainers in the when they moved on.flesh. 1 was ama/ed," said Ga- "I ran home to ask my par-gich, who grew up in Madison, cnts. Rut my father, an old-IllRiver

"So I went over to the tal l not. You get your education.'one and struck up a conversa- "Hurt and Nick moved on.

name was sent me some pictures fromSt. Louis and that was the last

circus perfomance in SouthernCalifornia on April 30th.

LOU JACOBS and SPARKY, cir-cus clowns, were among those whowere shown in a special Clownfeature on Captain Kangaroo'sTV Show on May 7th.

HARRY ELMS hns b*>en worMn*advance promotion for Wallace &Rogers Circus which is now ontour in British Columbia.

GEORGE "keel" WHITE, formercircus side show man-ager on many shows,recently returned tohis Southern Califor-nia home after a va-cation in Florida.

l., just across the Mississippi country type immigrant fromiver from St. Louis, Mo. Yugoslavia snid, 'Absolutely

tion. He said hisHurt Lancaster . .

Today one of the biggest I heard from them Then, af-namcs in Hollywood, Lan- ter the war. I went to see acaster before World War 2 was movie called 'Brute Force.'just another small-time circus 'Hey,' I said as my old friendand carnival performer, .trav- i-ame on the screen, 'that'seling from town to town with Burt Lancaster, that acrobat!'his acrobat partner. Nick "All my friends kidded meCravat. To young Gagich, how- about it. They all knew he'dever, Lancaster was already a asked me to' go along withstar of the first magnitude, h im. They said I might have

"He was a real performer," ended up in Hollywood, too.recalled dagich. now 48 and a a big star like him — insteadpolice detectiveGranite City, 111.

in nearby of a cop "— [DWARD B. CAMLIN

MiscellaneousEffective March 30,

1975, the Governmentof Mexico imposed a35% tax on the earningsof all foreign acts ap-pearing in that country

The action followsthe similiar tax thatwas imposed on foreignnets working in Canada.However, the Canadiantax is only 15% of theperformer's wages.

Tho Pickle FamilyCircus was presentedat a San Francisco(Calif.) High Schoollast weekend - May9-llth.

ROUTESAllen's Pet Zoo

May 14-18 Bakersf ' ld, Cal

Beatty-Cole CircusMay 12 Manasas, Vn.

13 Me Lean14 Aberdeen, Md.

15-26 Philadelphia, Pa

Carson & Barnes CircusMay 12 McPherson, Tex.

13 Hoisinj-.ton14 La Crosse15 Plainville16 Norton17 Hays18 Smith Center

Hubert Castle Circus - BlueMay 12 Estavan, Sask.

13 Moose Jaw14 Swift Current

15-16 Medicine Hat,Alb17-18 Lethbridge

Hubert Castle Circus - RedMay 12-15 Thunder Bay.Ont

Circus VargasMay 12 Pueblo, Colo

13 Boulder14-19 Denver

Garden Bros, CircusMay 12 Guelph, Ont.

14 Bracebridge

Gatti-Charles Amer. Cont'lMay 13-15 Seattle, Wash.

Great Y CircusMay 16-17 Redlands, Cal.

Hamid-Morton CircusMay 12-17 Pittsburgh,Pa

Royal Lipizzan ShowMay 16-18 Troy, N.Y.

Rudy Bros. CircusMay 12-13 Yuba Ci ty , Cal.

15 Auburn17-18 Bakersfield

Soils & Cray CircusMay 12 Vemon, Texas

13 Burkburnett14 Lnwton, Ok la .15 Altus16 Magnum17 Elk City18 Weatherford

John Strong CircusMay 12 Marianna, Calif.

13 Enroute14 Santa Barbara

15-16 Anaheim17 Santa Ana

18-19 Newport Beach

Voorheis Bros. CircusMav 13 Whittemore, Mich

OTHER ROUTES

American Circus Poster ExpoMay 18-June 15 Winona.Minn

American Freedom TrainMay 14 Cleveland, Ohio

Black Oak Arkansas ShowMay 11 Long Bearh, Cal.

14 Honolulu, Haw.8 San Francisco,Ca.

James H. Drew ShowsMay -17 Marmet, W. Va.

Ice FolliesMay 13-18 San Dingo, Cal.

Rose City RidesM.iv 11-17 Har-v/ocfor Mo

Palace, Chirapo(Rcvievccl Friday Afternoon. Jan. 3 t )Clyde Beatty. famous circus performer,

and his elaborate wild animal presenta-tion, using n mixed group of 25 lionsand timers. Is headlining the current bill.Due to the large steel arena occupyingthe entire stage It was necessary to bookall supi>ortlng acts :hat worked In one.Even tho Clyde linger did his act on aplatform over the orchestra pit beforeBcatty. there was a long stage wait be-fore the curtains part^t! on the animalact. Beatty no doubt Is f inding It ratherawkward in playing his animals on tbevaudevil le «fa»e

Vcrnon r t . i l ! i>> i t rn and Companyopened w i t h \vrnon plivlnr; Nnlt.nn hissax. Pete Kluc and t in - Mnxwel l Sl'-ternfnllowi-d w i t h a »np routine t h a i wasspeedy In It.s execution, and H 'Miburndid another fas t sax solo Closing thetwo men nnd four women comprising ftsax nextet did Tiger Rao. leaving to anice hand.

Chnrlle Mel«on started with a coupleof gacs. snn-T a «on- Itanilnlph Strrct;did a monolng on the t r a f f i c situationnnd then introduced Mlws Irmanette.who rend, red a violin mc-dley, runningfrom beautiful circle music to brightsyncopation. Melson traded reparteewi th a girl stooee with a harelip de-livery that couldn't be understood, indthe act elosed wi th Melson singing.Irmanette pi ivlng and the stooge danc-ing Two hows.

Ella Logan, petite Scotch gonrstre^s,had a bit of touch luck In the. nextspot when the p -a. system went deadafter her first song. Sirtnjr It. However,she overcame the diff icult ies withoutthe aid of the mike and socked overGood for Nr>lhinm-Jne In dramatle style:7 tost Mv kh'/'hm. a Scotch Nontr. andencored with Allcf. Bhir Gntrn. She hasa fpnrkl lng p»rsonnlltv nnd certainlycan sell her cones. Three bows A hit.

Clyde Hacer had the customers IniiRh-Ing continuously In the nett-to-eios'tiRspot with his hllnrlouR "pitchman" spiel.The monolog Is a mRRierplece of l l v kindand like olrt wine it Improves with age.Whnt more can be said 1 A hit

Clyde Beatty put h i < lions and tleersthru their pares In th r i l l i ng stvle. thothe act didn't serm a* effective on the•tage a» It la In the cirrus ring. Beattyputs his usual showmanship Into actionand manages to Inject a C'-rtnln amountof suspense Into the proceedings, par-ticularly dur'ng the tlcer roll-over trick,but as a whole the llonn are too well-mannered to make the thing look hardfrom the- front, probably from doingfour and five shows a day. Good hand.

F. LANGDON MORGAN.

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May 12-17 Pittsburgh,Pa

Hoxie Bros. CircusMay 12-13 Indianapolis,

14 Brazil Ind15 Lawrencev'lp, HI16 Flora17 Mt. Vprnon

Lewis Bros. CircusMay 12 Williamsb'g.Ky

13 Hyden14 Hazard15 Prestonburg16 Salyersvillo17 West Liberty

Mid America CircusMay 12-13 Warr Acres,Okl

14 Tulsa15 Springfield,Mo

16-17 Lees Summit

Polack Bros. CircusMay 17 Eugene, Ore.

Ringling-Barnum - Blue UnitMay 13-16 Boston, Mass.

Ringling-Barnuro - Red Unitto May 26 New York, N.Y.

Royal Bros. CircusMay 11 Stirling, Ont.

Rose City RidesMay 13-17 Harvester, M < > .

Frankie Vallip ShowMay . 13 Firchburr,, fclnss

16 Nanuet, N .Y.17 Uniondale

40 Horse HitchMay 11 Baltimore, Md.

18 Lombard, Ky.

Win PlaceIn Sunshine

LOS ANGELFS (AP) — Kliand Sally, the I»s Anjjeli-sZoo's two valuable adult oran-gutans, havi- been releasedinto their new outdoor exhibi tafter spending ei^ht years in-side a padlocked cage out ofpublic view.

The two orangutans were ondisplay in I he old Ijos Angeles'/MO, but uere placed in a.small cage in the new zoohealth center because properhuldmj; faci l i t ies were notavailable, /.oo officials said.

Their new quarters is alarge, moat surrounded enclo-sure. They will stay there

'unti l a proposed private vil-lage for all (he ?oo's apes iscompleted in about five yearsat an estimated cost of (5million.

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Pictured above and to the left are Phil Isser, manager of theWorld of Mirth Shows concession dept. many years ago. The otherman is Max Linderman, who operated the show.

The man on the right above is C. E. Duble, tror.bonist with manyshows. The picture was taken at Virtoriaville, Quebec in July1('12. For many years Duble was with the Mighty Haag Shows whichhe called "a show with some fine parade wagons, nice spread ofranvas, two rings, a stage and a good looking trained paintedcanary yellow with silver lettering."

A Real Crowd PleaserThe Emmett Kelly, Jr. Cir-

cus played at the BloosmburgState College, in Bloomsburg,Pa.on May 3rd. They gave two shows,nt 3 and 8 p.m., with both showsamounting to a two-thirds house.

The performance, which rantwo hours, featured:-

Overature - "When You're Smil-inj-," by circus band

The Bronski's - unicycleHanging perch number

Emmett Kelly, Jr. - balancing afeather on his nose

Magical SplendorThe Clowns - levitationToni, the Wonder Horse— Intermission —

Chimps - Susie (4 yrs old) plusTillie and Philip (2̂ yrs)and Maurie (St. Bernard dog)

Clowns and Comedy TankGentle Ben, the BearBronski's - balance poles on

unicyclesThe Clowns - Wash DayFoot Balancing Act

Eugene Mascioli

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The above picture was taken on Russell Bros. Circus in1942 for publicity purposes. With the little girl is thefamous seal "Slicker" who appeared in each show program.

The Circus Report

Compiled by

PAUL E. FITZPATRICK

with the help of

JOE EDDY

The Hoxie Bros. Circus set up on a tight lot for their dateat Mountain City, Ga. (Apr. 19) adjacent to Clayton. A smallcreek separated some of the trailers and the cook tent from themajor portion of the circus, with the side show backed right upto the creek bed.

It was a cold day, with a threat of rain, which never came.By sundown the temperature was in the 40's and attendance amount-ed to a half house for the matinee, with a slightly larger crowdfor the night show.

They have a new, two cen-ter pole big top, which is red,white and blue and uses balerings. They have excellent light-ing and plenty of red seat plankswith no reserved seats. All theequipment looks fresh and new,

Curtains PerformersEntrance

painted red, white and blue withthe American Bicentennial motif.

The side show banners arepanels which fold out from truckonits. The office wagon has fold-out wings with the prices clear-ly marked and there are two tic-Ket windows. The marquee is aplastic top.

The band is placed on theend of a flatbed trailer at theperformers entrance. Plastic curtains are suspended from thetruck trailer to provide cover-ing at the performer's entrance.

The show's musicians are:Joe Eddy - drummerMary Percy - organistBob Amato - 1st trumpetRick Percy - 2nd trumpet

Musical score for the cir-cus performance ist-

Spec - Billboard March

THE CIRCUS BACK YARD

Zo Anna's Roman RidingEcuyere (Rider)

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May 12, 1975 Page 13

HOXIE BROS. (Continued)

Swinging LaddersHello DollyThe Way We WereJeanOde Kas

Mary Ruth's Dogs and PoniesThis Could Be The Start of

Something BigEverything is coming up RseAlabama JubileeEntertainer RagLes Joyeux FoutballeursFox Trot - MandalayLove Theme from Apartment

Color Book Pitch

Miguel Ayala - wire actMombo Jambo

Head BalanceMalaguanaUp in the Clouds

Clown number

Balance Traps and JugglingCariocaNegraLady in RedEl Cumbanchero

Menage act - horsesGirl I Left Behind MeCamptown RacesBeautiful DreamerOle SusanaHow The West Was Won

John Herriott - riding "Ameri-can Anthem"

American PatrolStephen Foster MedleyYankee Doodle

Clown Gary and MuleCamptown Races

Magic/Illusion ActT' ChangChinese Interlude

Balloon Pitch

John Herriott - liberty horsesMarching WorldRed RoverHuntressThe Things We WereDouble Time GalopBefore the Parade

Clown number

| Aerial Web and TrapezeForever Chasing RainbowsWeb Climb (original music

arr'ged by C.Schlarbaum)Look to the Rainbow

Miss Chandler - single trapezeTonight

The Sponsors Thank You Message

The Circus clowns

Margarita Michelle - hair hangSophisticated LadyThe StripperWatch What HappensHawaii Five-0Saber DanceDrums in My Heart

John Herriott - elephantsElephant OrientalBaby Elephant WalkJungle DrumsBurma PatrolTurkey in the StrawKanish March

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NO SUCCESSAn attempt to arrange a

meeting with California's Gover-nor Edmund G. Brown, Jr., todiscuss the effects of the re-cent California Animal Law, hasfailed.

A letter received by CircusReport, from the Governor's of-fice reads:-

"I am sorry, but the Gover-nor's schedule does not permittime to meet with you.

"I suggest you continueyour discussions with the Dept.of Fish and Game. They havefirsthand knowledge of the lawand how it will affect you andcircuses in this state."

Efforts to obtain clarifi-cation of the law and answersto several questions of majorimportance to circuses, pettingzoos and private animal owners,from the Fish & Game Commissionhave brought no response.

Circus Report shall contin-ue in its efforts to obtain mortinformation about this law andwill provide readers with newsas quickly as it is received.

MiscellaneousWallace & Rogers had a big

day at Winslow, Wash. They werethe first circus to ever playthe town.

A Nice VisitWhen show folks want to go

visiting it isn't always easy tofind a baby sitter to stay withtheir animals. So when Mac andPeggy MacDonald wanted to seethe Mid America Circus, and anold friend, Parley Baer, theyhad no one to stay with theirpet elephants - Kimy, LittleMac and Toto.

As a result they loaded allthree into the truck and droveto the circus lot at Temple,andarrived announced. Their animalswere staked out along with theMid America Circus animals, allto the surprise of the Baers.

After a full day of visitingMacDonald loaded up his threeelephants and drove back home.

Tom Inabinette

THE: CIRCUS HEPORT is published•very Monday by Don Harcka, 525Oak St . , £1 Cerrlto, Ca. 94530.

Subscription rat«a arai $5.00for six Month*i 110.00 for th*full year. Air Mall service !•12.00 extra (Oversee* Rataa up.on request)*

HOXIE BROS. (Continued)Arche de TriumpheBeautiful Lady in BlueSchirmek

Finale - Entire show personnelStars and Stripes Forever

Walk-outYour A Grand Old Flag

Mav 12, 1975 Page 15

sawdust (railThe National Cancer Soc-

iety is using shots of The Fly-ing Gaonas in their national TVadvertising. The closing sceneshows Tito as he gets his bloodpressure checked.

Among the center ring actson the Beatty-Cole Circus thisyear are the Aerial Glorions,featuring iron jaw and cradle.

Do Do, the Clown, is nowappearing at the La. PurchaseGardens and Zoo in Monroe (La.)on Sundays. On April 20th he ac-tually greeted 2,000 children.

Dallas circus fans havealready seen more circuses thusfar this year than for the en-tire year of 1974. The shows areMid-America, Carson & Barnes,Clark & Walters, Franzan Bros.,Sells & Gray, Clark & Dailey.

This reporter has reviewecthe 1975 program of the Gatti-Charles Cont'l Circus and findsit is an excellent item. It issure to be a collector's item.

It's now official, theHanneford Family Circus has op-ened and will produce a realtent show. George Hanneford, Jr.is president and E. J. McDanielis vice-president and out frontbooking. Their color scheme isred, white and blue and the pro-gram is a strong one.

Pio Nock appeared on TV's

SATISFYING SHOWSeveral circus acts were

included in last month's annualPhysical Education Show at OakView Elementary School, in Fair-fax, Va. It was the first timethat circus acts had been inclu-ded as a part of the demonstra-tions and they included: platespinning, pyramids, tumbling,gymnastics, Roman ladders, jug-gling, rola bola and unicycles.

The show, involving morethan 700 students and attractingsome 3,000 spectators, was dir-ected by Jim Moyer, of Oak ViewSchool, the physical educationteacher, who spent several dayslast summer with Jim Smith andthe Hamilton (Ohio) Mini-Circus,^earning circus skills.FACING CHARGES (Continued)PEACE (Preservation of Endanger-ed Animals from Continued Extin-ction). He shows his animals aslecture programs for schools ofthe area.

If Pozen is found guilty,he could be fined as much as$1,000 and/or imprisoned for upto one year. He will also losehis animals.

"To Tell the Truth" on May 1st,and all panel members selectedhim as the guest.

Billy Griffin, formerly onFisher Bros., Lewis Bros, andBarnes & Daily, is now in theoffice on the Beatty-Cole show.

M. L. Dupont