Circus Report, April 30, 1979, Vol. 8, No. 18

8th Year April 30, 1979 Number 18

Disaster AvertedA major disaster was narrowly averted when a disturbed youth set fire to the Big John

Strong Circus big top during a performance at Blythe, Calif., on April 16th. The incident occur-ed during the elephant act, about 5 minutes before the evening circus performance would havebeen over.

Witnesses reported the 16 year old youth had attended the matinee performance of thecircus, was drinking and causing a great deal of disruption and wanted to fight with everyonewith whom he came in contact. He also reportedly made open threats to both show people andthe sponsors - The Optimist Club - that he would return and take care of the show.

Some witnesses said they saw two orthree people throwing something on the tentand then running away as it burst into flames,The fire was at the far end of the tent, oppo-site the front door. The blaze was startedwith gasoline, some of which spilled into thetent and under a section of seats.

"It was like a wall of fire," said onespectator, "and everyone starting runningfor the front entrance." He credited circuspersonnel with preventing a total stampedeand said the elephant trainer (Ron Pace) kept

the animal under control and got it outside,away from the people.

An all points bulletin was issued bypolice for the youth, who had been identifiedby several local citizens. He was arrested twodays later at Parker, Ariz., and has been retur-ned to Blythe to face charges. He reportedlyhas a history of causing trouble and has a longarrest record.

No serious injuries or damage were re-(Continued on Page 19)

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Would you like to perform in schools?Send resume and glossies to:WISCONSIN BUREAU OF

LECTURES AND CONCERTSTilleda, Wise. - 54978

Phone: 715 - 787 - 3300

AttentionA theme park in the Rockies is looking for a tentedcircus that would like to have a permanent home.The show must be themed to the 1890's as is thepark.

Show owners or producers interested in such an op-portunity are invited to write for further details.Write to: "Theme Park", c/o Circus Report, 525Oak St., El Cerrito, Calif. 94530.

TKE FARRELL BROS, high wire stars recently film-ed a Guiness Book of Records TV show which is nowscheduled for airing on ABC-TV on May 20th.

BERNT WIRENGARD has obtained his "permanentvisa" and will be available in the States after the mid-dle of July. His father recently built a new breakawaypole for him.

LILLI and SVEN KRISTIANSEN have a new babyleopard about 3 months old. It will eventually beadded to the act.

CARL and JIM CONLEY, GERARD SOULES andSTEVE SCHUMAKER make up the partnership thatwas formed to operate "Circus Girard" for the up-coming summer season.

BOB-0 the Clown will be producing clown numbersfor the annual Shrine Circus in San Francisco duringthe weekend of May 4-6.

BILL WILLIAMS (Cotton Candy A Clown) has a partof his miniature circus on display at the library inSan Pablo, Calif.

FOR SALE6 yr. old Female, Asiatic Elephant -Completelytrained - Also 1977 - 27 ft. gooseneck trailer.Sold separately or together,Contact: JOHN BARBER

602-962-8695 or 602-946-5564

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ISMAIL!A SHRINE CIRCUS ... by Bill Galloway

After an absence of a year, George Hubler returnedto Buffalo, N.Y., to produce the 33rd annual Ismai-lia Temple Shrine Circus. Good crowds attended theApril 5-7 performances at the auditorium.

The show line-up included: Parade Spec; tigers pre-sented by Edca Schmitt; Hanging Perch, The Bertinis;Slide for Life by The Great Hubertp; Clowns in a Tugof War; Display with Sword Balancing by Mafalda. aOne Finger Balance, Karen Nyce and Bicycles "WithThe Edwardos; Rhino and Elephant, Roman Schmitt;Display with Aerial Lyre, Nancy Giordano, Head Bal-ancing trapeze. Trio Vasquez and Upside Down Walkby Olinka; James Zoppe's Rosinback Riders; Evy, theGirl in The Moon; Erna's Chimps and Nancy's Doves;The Flying Vasquez; Intermission; Albert and Jean-ette Rix, bears; Mr. Sensation, aerial; Tino WallendaZoppe, high wire; Roman Schmitt, elephants; ClownTooth Gag; Norbu, Gorilla Parody; The Four Sway-ing Stars, swaypoles.

On the show staff were: George Hubler, producer;Charlie Van Buskirk, announcer; Richard Rosio,band leader; Kay Baldridge, lighting; Bill Slater,prop boss; Peter Herczeg, head rigger and WayneLiikala, transportation.

Clown Alley featured: Bill Vaughn, producing clownwith Joe Sherman and Bubba Hastings.

IN MEMORIAMEDDIE FECHTER, noted close-up magic workerand sponsor of magic sessions, died on March 31,of leukemia in Buffalo, N. Y. For more than 40years he worked in his bar at the Forks Hotel,presenting magic and assisted by some of the bestclose-up workers.

THE Cl RCUS REPORT is compiled and edited byDon Marcks. 525 Oak Street, El Cerrito, Calif. -94530 - Phone: (415) 525-3332.SUBSCRIPTION RATE: $12.00 per year. Overseasvia surface mail is $20.00 per year.ADVERTISING RATES (per issue) Minimum ad$5.00; Quarter Page $10.00; Half Page $20.00 andFull Page $35.00 (ads on first come basis).

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SHOW DATESBeany-Cole CircusApr 30-May 2 Cape Girardeau,

Mo.May 3-6 Evansville, Ind.

Carden-Johnson CircusMay 4-6 San Francisco, Calif.

Carson & Barnes CircusApr. 30 Liberal, KansasMay 1 Garden City

2 Lamar, Colo.3 La Junta4 Trinidad5 Pueblo

Hubert Castle CircusMay 2 Watertown, S.D.

4-6 Minot, N.D.5-12 Winnipeg, Man.

Circus VargasMay Antioch, Calif.

Hamid-Morton CircusApr 28-29 Asbury Park, NJ

Holiday HippodromeMay 1 Sheboygan, Wise.

2 Two RiversHoxie Bros. CircusApr 30 Myrtle Beach, SCMay 1 Wilmington, NC

2 Havel ock3 Washington4 New Bern5 Kinston6 Goldsboro

Monte Carlo CircusMay 1-6 Detroit, Mich.

Moscow CircusMay 2-6 Houston, Texas

Sam T. Polack CircusMay 3-6 Toledo, Ohio

Ringling-Barnum - Blue UnitMay 1-6 Binghamton, NY

Ringling-Barnum - Red Unitto June 3 New York, NY

Royal Lichtenstein CircusMay 2 Springfield, Ohio

3-4 Dayton5-6 Cincinnati

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John Strong CircusMay 1 Colusa, Calif.

2 Red Bluff3 Anderson4 Oroville5 McClellan AFB

- MAGIC- -David Ginn - Magic Lecture

May 4-5 Flint, Mich.6 Gallon, Ohio

Reese Hinshaw IllusionistApr 28 Logansport, Ind.

Le Grand David - Magicianto July 1 Beverly, Mass.

Magic DayMay 4-5 Flint, Mich.

Prof. Miller & Co. Magic TimeApr 29 Mt. Pleasant, Pa.

30 UniontownMay 1 Winber

2 Bolivar3 Monroeville4 Manhall6 Rand, W. Va.

Tom Ogden - MagicianMay 4 Canton, Ohio

5-6 Grand Rapids, Mich- - - - O T H E R DATES- - - -Clowns, Inc.

May 2 Enon Valley, Pa.James H. Drew Exposition

Apr 30-May 5 Burlington,NCEthel's GreyhoundsMay 4-6 Rapid City, SD

Football Globe GallopersMay 1 Concord, Calif.

Gutis Family - Jungle ParodyMay 5-12 Winnipeg, Man.

Holiday On Ice - Int'l UnitMay 2-6 Mobile, Ala.

Holiday On Ice • Nat'l Unitto June 3 Mexico City

Ice Capades - Eastern UnitMay 1-6 Long Beach, Calif.

Ice Folliesto May 6 Seattle, Wash.

Ironberg's AnimalsMay 4-6 San Francisco, Calif

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Mr. Sensation - aerialistMay 4-6 San Francisco, Calif

John MacKay - ClownMay 3-6 Toledo, Ohio

Ed Russell - RingmasterMay 2 Watertown, SD

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to May 5 New Orleans, La.Joe Zoppe Family

May 6 Stonyford. Calif.

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SO MUCH interest is being shown in my novelPAST MURDER IMPERFECT and I am being in-undated with so many questions by performersand fans it becomes imperative to explain the sit-uation. First, there is more to this writing businessthan the mere act of writing a book. In fact, thewriting is the LEAST of it. Publishing is not unlikeShow Business. To that end, through influential andknowledgable New York contacts the book will even-tually be launched very much like a circus. The all es-sential details consume time. At the moment I ambusy editing and trimming the typescript by (Hope-fully) 70 pages. When the editing is complete, themanuscript will be copyrighted and returned to win-ter quarters (New York) where a concentrated effortis afoot to promote, publicize and distribute. In shortthe "front end" is being formulated so when theshow opens (publication) and goes on tour (distribu-tion) we will be assured of profit and success. Fromacceptance to publication a nine months incubationperiod is absorbed, which embryonic stages forcedcancellation of my Bentley California tour (I am al-ready three months behind my own schedule). Inanswer to the second question, will I retire from per-forming to authorship? Yes, partially. Once the bookis in circulation all professional appearances will besolely in connection with the book.

NOW .. .back to columnizing: THE ROAD TORUINATION • America's unbeautiful highways! In-terstate and major arteries in the mid-west, south,east, north and northeast, are in shambles. 1-65 be-low Louisville, 1-71 from Cincy to Cleveland, 1-90 toBuffalo (including the thruway), 1-80 North, ALL of1-80,1-70 from New Stanton west, are disaster areas!Excuses run the gamut from profound to silly. Truthis our highway system is in shameful disrepair, thename of the game being corruption in high places,with road and gas taxes being siphoned elsewhere(one good guess WHERE). Meanwhile .. .on thejump into Buffalo, NORBU blew two tires cut bychasm-like potholes, FELIPE VASQUEZ crackedthe side of his trailer, and HERBIE WEBER brokewheel bearings. In that this country has no masspublic transportation system (i.e. the Europeanrailways) and in that we're being penalized for own-ing vehicles by the Oil Conspiracy, the very least tra-

velers can expect are safe, serviceable highways whichat the moment, are neither and which are responsi-ble for most breakdowns and many accidents.

COURAGEOUS COMEBACK: Boquets to plucky.NANCY GIORDANO whose fall in Cincinnati twoyears ago smashed the gal to smithereens and whoreturned to the scene last year before she was com-pletely healed. Nancy is now a platinum blonde, isrecognizable as the "old" Nancy (which last year shewas not) and is doing a lovely and graceful aerial act.More than one Red Rose to this Sweetheart for Cour-age!

PRODUCERS and AGENTS take NOTE! Larry Joy-ner who performs as LAWRENCE GRANT, has onehell of a fine cat act, fast-paced, excellent props, un-usual routines, good comedy and fine equipment.Larry started out on a small scale last season withCircus Vargas but he is now ready to play any dateanywhere with a first-class animal act. He is havingtrouble getting the proper recognition and if he does-n't come up with dates after his tour in June, may beforced to sell his act. This would be a regrettable lossto the business. The act is just TOO GOOD to bethrown away and so this is a personal plea (Larryknows nothing about this and will probably be angrywith me for it) to do something NOW for an act thatdeserves it!

NO TROUBLE IN PARADISE: Those rumors thatJUAN and PATRICIA VASQUEZ are splitsville areNOT TRUE! The kids are buying a home. In order todo so Patricia is performing on the Ringling showwith her family's flying act (The Segreras) while hub-by JUAN works with his brothers. The couple arepooling their resources to purchase their home, andmalicious gossip is not making things easy for them:I hope this puts an end to it.SNAPSHOTS: TINO WALLENDA ZOPPE worked

in JAMES ZOPPE's riding act in Buffalo. Jimmy'snew rider could not arrive until later.. .FLYING CA-VARETTAS have been in the Far East with MICHAELEDGLEY's circus.. .BLINKO & MARAN are at CircusCircus in L.V.. .DORIS of FELLER BOYS and DODo (now retired) is expecting a baby.. .TOMMY andPOM POM DONOHO presented the elephant "BabyMike" on the MIKE DOUGLAS Show.. .MARLENE

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H A V E C O M E D Y C H I M P A N Z E E A C TAvailability from June 25th and Forward

Contact:A M A N O I S E N T E R T A I N M E N T S E R V I C E

2236 Shadow Oaks Road, Sarasota, Fla. 33582 - Phone: 813-371-6605371-6906

IN FLORIDA(The following information has been obtained froma report on recent changes in Wildlife Regulationsin the State of Florida).

The Wildlife Pet Advisory Council met with the LawEnforcement Division of the Florida Game Commis-sion on March 13, 1979, at Tallahassee, Fla. and theresults are as follows:16E-5.051 Wherever wildlife is maintained on pro-perty where the primary activity is not the exhibi -tion or commercialization of wildlife, the owner(s),custodian(s), or possessor(s) of such wildlife are re-quired to meet the requirements of this and othersections pertaining to the possession of wildlife aspersonal pets.Wildlife shall be defined as all non-domestic mam-mals, birds, reptiles, amphibians, including wildlifedomestic hybrids which are 25% or less domesticstock.Persons, firms or corporations possessing wildlifeused exclusively for exhibition or public sale andnot maintained as personal pets shall apply for apermit pursuant to section 372.921 Florida Sta-tutes.Persons possessing wildlife primarily for personaluse and enjoyment and wishing to exhibit their ani-mals only on occasion shall apply for a permit un-der this section.It is unlawful for any person to possess any wildlifeas defined herein whether indigenous to Florida ornot, unless authorized by a permit from the Execu-tive Director.Class I Wild Life, No Change; Class II Wildlife, NoChange (See previous lists for these animals).

Persons possessing wildlife other than Class I or ClassII as personal pets must obtain a no-cost permit fromthe director provided that no permit shall be requiredto possess the following:

Reptiles, amphibians, rats, mice, squirrels, ferrets,toucans, mynah birds, finches, hamsters, guineapigs, love birds, cockatiels, parrots, chipmunks,rabbits, hares, moles, shrews, canaries, shell para-keets (budgies), gerbils.

Note: Florida Game Com. Officer Capt. Kyle Hill,said he is trying to get into the regulations non-ex-piring permits for coons, possums, skunks, etc.;.aml2 year renewal type permits for Class III wildlife.This is Tentative.The provisions of this section shall not privilege pos-session of any endangered, threatened or otherwiseprotected species regulated by other chapters of thiscode.Class I and Class II wildlife may be possessed by pro-perly permitted persons only. To qualify for a permitapplicants must: (1)-Be 18 yrs of age or older; (2)-Have knowledge of and be able to provide properdiet, health care, and exercise needs to the animal.Must also have knowledge of animal's habits, sizepotential and lobgevity.

Note: The proposed regulations on the Wildlife PetLaw were approved by the Florida Game Commis-sion board on March 16,1979. They were finalizedat their April meeting and will become law as ofJuly 1,1979 and will be incorporated into alreadyexisting Florida laws.(While the regulations refer to wildlife pets, accord-ing to the above information the law will or couldcover lions, tigers, elephants, etc.)


SENSATIONAL TKETERBOARD TROUPEFeaturing 4 Man High

Have Some Availabil i ty May thru Mid-September

Contact:

A M A N D I S E N T E R T A I N M E N T S E R V I C E


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Strike ThreatA strike by pari-mutual clerks that has stopped horseracing in California, now threatens to disrupt opera-tion of the state's fairs. In less than a month the westcoast fair season will be well underway and strikingclerks have said they will refuse to work the fairs.

Fair officials have been discussing the possible effectsof the strike on their operations and generally feel itwould be better to close the fairs than to take achance the strike would force cancellation of theirracing programs."Horse racing revenue is what pays the majority ofour bills," said one official. "If our races are cancel-led then we might as well close down the fairs."

In 1976 a labor/management strike cancelled racingevents at the fairs, resulting in the loss of millionsof dollars. A 50% drop in attendance was also repor-ted, and the two together virtually crippled fair op-erations.

If the fairs are closed it will mean the loss of thous-ands of jobs for local citizens, plus cancellation ofcontracts with acts, musicians and shows that gen-erally depend on fairs for a large portion of theirsummer income.

CLOWNFor Clyde Beany-Cole Bros. Circus - 40 WeekSeason - Send resume and pictures in and outof make-up to:

CLYDE BEATTY-COLE BROS. CIRCUSP. 0. Box 1570 Winter Park. Fla. - 32790

MiscellaneousThe American Continental Circus was in Oakland,Calif., the weekend of April 27-29, playing for theannual Aahmes Shrine Temple in that city.

The Happytime Circus played an Easter weekend en-gagement at Sacramento, Calif.

The Sunday Oregonian (Portland, Ore.) of April 8thcarried a full page color photo story about merry-go-round figures, owned and restored by Carol andDuane Perron, of Portland.

The Garry Marchel Circus was seen at Ft. Myers, Fla.early this week. No other details are available at thistime.

- 2 G O O D C O N T R A C T I N G A G E N T S -

To book eastern U. S. for established Xmas Show and Circus. Mustbe capable of setting day and night room deals. Flat rate per town,plus commission on phone room sales. Price no object if you canproduce.

90% of past dates have been repeats. Easy resigning. This is a grow-ing outfit. Excellent opportunity for agents looking for a soundplace.

Especially interested in agents familiar with New York and UpperNew England states. Year round work in Eastern U. S.

Write:

A L L E N C . H I L L ,P R O D U C T I O N S , I N C .

3940 Rutherford Street Harrisburg, Pa. - 17111

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NOTES FROM FLICKVILLE ... by Willa Levolo

Just finished reading "Tom Mix Died For Your Sins"and the author missed some of Tom's most bafflingbehavior. Press Agent Lon B. Ramsdell, ahead of theSells Floto Circus, featuring Tom Mix, planned a bigsurprise for the movie star in Tom's home town ofOubois, Pa. When Mix saw the city band, town offi-cials and hundieds of people who had turned outfor the event, plus a huge banner hung across themain street saying "Welcome Tom Mix", Tom wasfurious. He figured the event would tarnish his wes-tern image. Later the surprise back-fired when LonRamsdell was fired. He went on to become pressagent with and for Harry Blackstone, the magician.

Loring Campbell, one of America's last surviving ma-gical stars of the Chautauqua tent shows, died atBurbank, Calif, on Jan. 11th. Loring refused to havea radio, television or newspaper in his home, sayinghe wanted no part of the woes of the world becausehe could do nothing to help it.

Almost as extinct as the Chautauqua tent is the"Glory Top" of the traveling evangelist. He didn'tcarry a canvas crew. The faithful of the area turnedout to put the tent into the air. Folding chairs andsome "blues" took care of the seating. The-aisle wascovered with sawdust and when the people went for-ward to be saved it originated the saying that theyhad "hit the sawdust trail."

Like nothing you've ever seen before!

The show that travels the countrymeeting people who are a littlebit different: vampire hunters...turkey trainers. . spaceship builders...dirt eaters...tax evaders...In short, it's a salute to your favoriteneighbor: the American eccentric!

(From time-to-time this program wil'feature various circus acts)

• 00From the producersof "Laugh In"

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BETTY WENDANY'SFUNS-A-POPPIN

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213-352-4277 213-352-2454

The CircusMar. 22-25 - Tadmore Shrine Circus, Canton, Ohio:

Sam T. Polack, producer; Al Dawliy, ringmaster andWm. Boom Boom Browning, musical director.

Overture; Lawrence Grant, wild animals; Frank andEstrelita, aerial; Clowns; Eugene and Aurelia, slackwire; Great Francarro, trapeze; Jack and Sandra Ful-bright, horses; Clowns; The Flying Vasquez Troupe;Miss Sandy, pony drill; The Vasquez Bros., trapeze;Little John, balancing; Clowns; Carmen Hall's Bab-oons; the Hortobogyi Troupe, teeterboard; JorgeResell, comedy car; Clowns; Lee and Jeanette Kee-ner, elephants; Nerveless Nocks, sway poles.

Mar. 30-Apr. 1 • Sandy Dobritch Circus at New Or-leans.

Lawrence Grant, wild animals; The Vasquez tripletraps; Oavide Zoppe, unsupported ladder; Clowns;Norbu, gorilla parody; Great Vashek, inclined wirewalk; Susan Sheryll's Royal Afghans; Clowns; Mr.Sensation, aerial; The Vasquez Flying act; Clowns;Johnny Zoppe's Rhesus Monkeys; Vashek Duo, aerialmotorcycle.

Apr. 3-8 - Osman Shrine Circus, St. Paul, Minn.National Anthem; Spec Parade of Circus Stars; Al

Youngman directing overture; Geronimo, high dive;Barreda's lions; Pat Davison, juggling; Ray & Yolanda,juggling; Doleful Dolts; Jerky Jester; Comical Come-dians; Joselito, high wire; The Elkins Sisters, aero anddogs; Francarro & Estrelita, cradle; Les Michels, balan-cing; Bridgette & Fifi, balancing; The Flying Lanes;The Jordanos, upside down unicycles; Ethel's Grey-

hounds; Clowns; The Dionnes, perch; The Patricks,rola bola; Larry French and Miss Carin, elephants;The Sensational Leighs, space wheel; Finale.

April 6-8 - Al Sihah Shrine Circus, Macon, Ga. - Pro-duced by Eddie Zacchini.

Overture; Ada Smieya, wild animals; Clowns; Car-men del Molino; Gina's Leopards; Jano's chimps;Cook's comedy car; The Runkett Family, trampo-line; Clowns; Christa's canines; Walton's llamas; Su-san's Afghans; Miss La Vonne; The Flying Gaonas;Clowns; King's elephants; Christopher James, wire;Clowns; Zoppe's Rehsus Monkeys; Los Castros, highwire; The Francisco Troupe; The Hungana Troupe;The Great Vashek.

April 7 - Circus Odyssey, North Adams, Mass.Burger's dogs; Miss Aerialetta, trapeze; Carlos wire

act; Lottie Brunn, juggler; Crawford and Gloria, ma-gic; The Rolling Diamonds, roller skaters; Jo Ann &Sunny, seal act; Diana, foot juggler; Burger's chimps;Carlos perch act; Clowns; the Wonder Bears.

Emmett Kelly, Jr. Circus, Akron, Ohio.Nancy Kelly, ringmistress; Emmett Kelly, Jr., circus

clown; The Pinsons, dogs and horses; Miss Tayna,hair hang; Billy Earl, ventriloquist; The Barrens, bal-ancing trap and hand balancing; The Vasquez chimpact; The Navarros, unicycles, web; Terry O'Brien,wire; Bonnie & Clyde, musical novelty. (The showswere dedicated to the memory of Emmett Kelly, Sr.)

THE ROLLING DIAMONDS, roller skaters, havebeen signed to appear at Kenny wood Park July 9 to29th. The booking was arranged by Bauer-Hall.


flnnoucementThe new address for Mr. Nino Santos Is:

Mr. Nino SantosCalle 534 Numeru IILa Canada, Valencia, Spain

As an American Citizen, Mr. Santos invites for hisconsideration, any and all offers for the remainderof the 1979 season.Please restate any recent offers that may have beensent to his old address.

NEW FORMAT by Billy Barton

(Exclusive).. .Canadian Impresario Ian M. Gardenofficially announced that he will tour a big top unitstarting May 1st, using the George Hanneford tent,to which a second middle piece will be added. Theunit will play three weeks under this format beforereturning indoors for two weeks of major arenadates. The show will then re-emerge to tour undercanvas until late fall, laying off the week of July 9-15, when the Hannefords fulfill a prior commit-ment to Bentley Bros. Circus at Cincinnati, Ohio.

Expectations are to augment the normal Gardenroute with a plethora of Ontario malls and shoppingplazas, playing split-weeks, and following a patterndesigned very successfully by Clifford Vargas. Tothis end marketing director and promotional con-sultant Frank Curry, who inaugurated marketingfeatures the Ringling organization is now employingand whose office is in New York, has been engagedto construct highly complex promotional tie-insthat are part and parcel to an operation wherephones are eliminated and a major front-end cam-paign becomes all-essential. Mr. Curry is also direct-ing the Maple Leaf Gardens engagement when Tor-onto will have the Shrine Circus competing at thesame time at the Fairgrounds Arena.Meanwhile a second unit, opening May 7th, willplay six weeks of arenas in another area of Canada.

iflf J%N 1 - Can use Circus and NoveltyActs, Animal Acts of all kinds for Sept. 8thnear San Antonio, Texas. Any act near or go-ing that way contact:

BOB ATTERBURYA f. c/o Hamid

608 North ClermontMargate, NJ - 08402

On this unit will be the Fornasarie Family, theYoung Troupe, the Hawthorn lions and tigers andbaby elephants, worked by Lou Regan, the ChrisAlberti Duo, and the Winn Troupe.Frank Dailey, long-time staffer with Garden, will bethe superintendent on the tent show. Musical direc-tor Charles Schlarbaum will have combinations onboth units. Tuffy Nicholas is concession manager,and Reggie Armor has been named manager of thetenter. Ian Garden will be on hand most of the timeto check out the new operation, while partner ElliotAbels will oversee the six week arena tour. Talenton the tenter will include: The Hanneford RidingAct, elephants, dog act, pony drill and mixed g'roup,Princess Morningstar, the Hollywood Liberty Hor-ses, Miss Ruth Ann, Sebestyen's Poodles, the Vick-inas, the Aquilars, Rumpy, an un-named cat act,plus several productions, aerial ballet, opening andfinale. Spot-dating the building route are the Sway-ing Stars, Miss Evelyn, Les Blocks, Gasberry & Co.,Alain, the Venturas, the Flying Lar-Rays, and Ed-die Schmitt's tigers.In addition to the twin touring units, Ian M. Gardenis also technical advisor and chief supplier of talentto the top-rated Canadian TV series "Circus!" whichtapes periodically throughout the year until late fall.He will also produce the Thrill Circus for the TroisRivieres Fair in Quebec for six days beginning July28th, a date held by Garden for many years. Sep-arate talent will be booked into this engagement.

E L E P H A N T A C T A V A I L A B L E

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REPORT

Sponsored by Trebor Enterprises (Bob Tre-bor) the name only organization B.A.A.M.(Bay Area Association of Magicians) heldits First Annual Convention on April 8th,in Oakland, Calif. The setting was the idealVeterans Memorial Building and the affairwas such a success that future ones seemassured.Events started at noon with a lecture byArnold Furst and a later one was by Hi-ram Strait. A magical auction was fast andinteresting and about ten dealers displayedtheir wares. The Close-up Session in twosmall halls featured excellent routines byDarryl Martinez, Bob Kuhn, Hiram Strait,Gerry Griffin and Duane Rrckman.

One mistake was a late lunch instead of anearly dinner and this resulted in those wan-ting dinner to get smaller portions of agood meal.A previnv act pleased many being "A Flightof Fantasy" with Charles (Alvarez) and Co.And the day's events closed with a showm.c.'d by Jay Malbrough. Acts were MarshMagoon & Co., Trebor, The Shadow (SteveNelson), Rick Mang, Palmer (Palmer Tilden)The show was short and above average ininterest with just a little duplication.

A surprise was the awarding of Certificatesof Merit to several who aided in producingthe event and the awarding of "Fellowships"in B.A.A.M. These went to: Arnold Furst,Lloyd E. Jones, Mariano Palhinha, Slydini(who got a rising ovation and added pres-tige to the gathering). Jay Malbrough wasdeclared Magician of the Year.

Well over a hundred took part in the inter-esting day and although an early claim wasmade, "we'll make mistakes," few of themmarred the day.

Bob Trebor deserves praise for a lot ofwork and a "shot in the arm" for a lagging

CONVENTIONPerformers signed to appear in shows present-ed during the 1979 Pacific Coast Associationof Magicians Convention in San Francisco, onJuly 11-14 include: John Fedko, Trevor Lew-is, Roger Crabtree, Kohl & Co., Jef f Wawrzas-zek, Larry Thornton, The Spangler Kids, PatPage, Paul Diamond, Peter Kersten, MartinNash, Marc Harden, Denny & Lee, Tony DeRose, Bruce Spangler, Rudy Hayden, El Ma-tador and many others.

The convention will be held in the Jack TarHotel and registrations are $40 for non mem-bers, $35 for PCAM adult members, and $20for those under 15 years of age. Reservationsshould be mailed to: Robert Kuhn, P. 0. Box12448, San Francisco, Calif. 94112.

The convention committee has offered to bringthe F.I.S.M. contest winner from Europe forits first American appearance following thatconvention.

The 14th F.I.S.M. World Magic Convention isset for June 26-July 1 at Brussels and offers ahuge arrary of the world's top magicians, per-forming in both shows and lecture events. Theevent will also include a world-wide display ofnew magic by dealers from everywhere.

Some of the top magicians who will be appear-ing at the convention are: Marvin Roy (USA),


magic area. He is fortunate in being able toobtain the use of the excellent facilities (abig stage, ample dealer space, meal services)and the cooperation of so many. Too, allevents for only $10.00. A bargain for agood day of magic.

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Last year ended with a busy circus season for theTampa (Fla) area, with Hoxie Bros, playing here onOct. 31st, and followed by the Beatty-Cole Circuson Nov. 13-15. The annual Show Folks Circus washeld at Sarasota on Dec. 9th, with the George Han-neford Circus playing at the Circus Hall of Famefor the winter and Magic Odyssey at the Red Car-pet Inn. Also playing the area was the Lin-RichAnimal Circus.The 1979 season got underway with Ringling's RedUnit at St. Petersburg on Jan. 2-7 and the Blue Un-it at Lakeland on Feb. 2-4. The Carden-JohnsonCircus played St. Petersburg Mar. 28-29 and TampaMar. 30-31.Coming up will be an appearance of the Royal Lich-tenstein Circus, Ice Capades, Holiday On Ice, RoyalLJpizzan Stallions, Blackstone the Magician, RoyalAmerican Shows, the Florida State Fair, Fun CityShows and the Mighty Bluegrass Shows.

The March 1979 issue of "Airman" magazine carrieda 5 page photo story about the Peru, Ind., studentcircus.

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GINA USHLER and BETTY BARTHOLOMEW fromthe Jack Bell Tent CFA presented a spring boquet tothe performers of the American Continental Circusduring their Easter Day performance in Seattle, Wash.

YVETTE trained the talking dog that is a feature ofthe Sam Bocklich Magic Show, working in the Sacra-mento, Calif, area. The dog also does an E.S.P. act.

DON MARCKS is puuting his magic show togetherfor some upcoming summer dates. The show is ex-pected to offer some new innovations.

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books"The Little Shadow Catcher" by Thomas M. Heski.Published by Superior Publishing Co., of Seattle -$14.95.Historians will surely enjoy this book about DavidF. Barry, an early day photographer whose picturesrank him with the best of that era. He spent 30 yearscarrying his camera and equipment across plains andmountains, recording history as it happened.

Indians, ranchers, thieves and soldiers, he knew themall.and photographed them too. The book includesmany never before published pictures, plus severalphutns he took of Buffalo Bill Cody, including thatfamous "last performance" photograph.

MAGIC CONVENTION (Continued)Yutaka Kikuchi (Japan), Fantasio (Argentina), NicNiberco (Holland), Ali Bongo (England), Gerard Ma-jax (France), Viggo Jahn (Denmark), G. Buckingham(England), Peter Kersten (East Berlin), Eric Ward(England), Mr. Cox and Annabelle (Germany), GilDann and Dany (France), Richard Ross (Holland),Fred Van Buren (England), Di Sato, Pierre Brahma,The Morettis (Germany), Otto Wessely (Austria), RoyGardner and Wittus (Germany) and many others.

I ectures will be conducted by: Peter Kersten, JohnCornelius, Niberco, G. Buckingham, Howard Schartz-man, Edward Liebenow, Claude Rix, Guy Lammer-tyn, Rovi and others.

Pink P'nth'rProducer James R. Nordmark, president of Nordmarkand Hood Presentations, has announced the additionof the internationally known cartoon character 'PinkPanther' to the Nordmark stable of fine family enter-tainers.A sub-leasing arrangement with the Boston firm hold-ing the live performance rights to the Panther hasjust been completed. Nordmark now has the exclus-ive rights for appearances of the 'Pink Panther' jn cir-cuses, ice shows, and an illusion or magic show.

The panther will make his Nordmark debut with theN & H flagship production "International All StarCircus". The debut is expected in four to five weeksdepending on the time required to design and manu-facture the costume. Plans now call for the use of thepanther in the show's magic and clown sequences, aswell as cameo appearances throughout the show, toprovide theme and continuity. "After experimentingwith the panther on the circus we will know when,and how, to work him into the ice and magic units,"Nordmark said."It's fitting that we should start the panther out withthe circus," Nordmark added, "that's where thiswhole organization began in 1966. It's the successfulinnovations we've carried out on the circus that havemade everything else possible."

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It was a surprise to read AB's report that the BeanyCole Circus had financial trouble in getting back outon the road for the season. Maybe the problems fac-ed by the two smaller shows drained too much offthe reserve funds before they were sent back into thebarn? It is encouraging to read that the show is nowdoing SRO business at almost every engagement. Justcan't imagine a season without the Beatty-Cole circuson tour.

Mike Martin, nationally known magician, is current-ly performing aboard a cruise ship out of Florida. Heentertains four nights a week and also provides a 3piece dance band for the cruise ship. Mike, who anti-cipates a good 1979, is trying to locate Evy and EdKaroly, who are with Circus Genoa with their dogact. They can contact Mike at: 11950 - 107th Ave.

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North, Largo, Fla. 33540.Carson & Barnes are still fighting rain and mud as

this is being written. They are using the old tent un-til better weather. Previous reports that the showwas carrying only 20 elephants were in error, theyhave 27 bulls on the show. Several times the showhas had to lease a big tractor to pull equipment offthe lot. This year the show has a new double spooltruck.

We are sorry to learn that "Okie" Carr has suffereda broken leg and is on crutches. Okie is an elephantman on C&B. He hopes to have the cast off by May10th anyway.

Louisiana Purchase Garden & Zoo officially openedon Easter Sunday (Apr. 15). A delay in getting repairwork done on the train and boat caused the late sea-son start. On hand for the opening and to greet thechildren was DODO the Clown, resident of LPG&Zfor the past 6 years. The Zoo plans a special Zoo -Dayat the end of May and is still looking for two rideelephants, someone who works for a reasonable feeand has insurance. In all there is 4 or 5 days wark.

The Insurance Company of Warsaw is using the Fly-ing Lantony's in a nation-wide commercial, bell Tele-phone is using a clown in a commercial and severalother companies are using circus themes or back-grounds.

Watch for a big announcement in the change of amajor city to another circus producer.A very unique ad was run in the Canton papers for

the Tadmor Shrine Circus. In bold block lettersabove the Shrine Circus cut were the words "HaveWe Got A Circus For You". A total of eight perfor-mances were given with good attendance (see theprogram elsewhere in this issue).

The Ohio newspaper "The Repository" ran a frontpage story during the Canton Shrine date called "Big-gest American Circus Star Lives in Stark" (Stark isthe county where Canton is located). It was a storyabout Lee and Jeannette Keener and daughter Tanyawho handle the Diano elephants. It was completewith photos including pictures of the big elephant"Tommy". It has been reported that Lee and familyplus the elephants will be at Shreveport, La. for June1-3. So local fans ought to be sure and catch the show.A good announcer and music can make a show a top

notch performance and there are many top-rated an-nouncers in the business. They include Count Nicho-las, Al Dawley, Roger Boyd, Ed Russell, Lucky Lara-bee, Parley Baer, Tim Holt, Kit Haskett, Jim Royal,Phil Morris, Senor Rai, Gary Strong, Bill Boren, JohnMiller and many others.


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Fecal and food wastes shall be removed from cagesand dens daily. Large pens and paddocks with dirtfloors shall be raked every three days and the wasteremoved. Hard floors shall be scrubbed and disinfec-ted at least weekly.Waste shall be disposed of through septic tank orsewage systems which meet local standards, or mustbe stored until it can be properly disposed of. Wastestorage containers must prevent contamination orleakage of contents or gasses. Open sewers, dumps,ditches, or other open air system shall not be allow-ed, nor shall any system which results in the releaseof excessive noxious odors, or attraction of insectpests.Cages, pens and paddocks shall be designed to pro-vide adequate drainage of the enclosure. Standingwater shall not be allowed except in the case ofspecies requiring water for wading, submersing orswimming. Pools provided for any wildlife shall becleaned regularly so as to insure adequate waterquality.Wildlife may be possessed by qualified persons only.When'wildlife is found in the possession of unqual-ified persons, it shall be the responsibility of theowner of said wildlife to place it in the care of qual-ified permitted persons until such time that ownermeets requirements for permits under this section.Failure to place animal with qualified permitteewithin 30 days shall be considered a violation.It shall be unlawful for any person, firm or busi-ness to sell, exchange or give away any Class I Wild-life to any Florida resident receiver unless such re-ceiver can provide documentary evidence of beinglawfully permitted as required by Section 372.921or 372.922 Florida Statutes. Seller must maintaindocumentary evidence and Florida permit numberin his records and make them available to inspectionupon request of authorized Commission employees.Any person authorized by the Commission to con-duct general research, captive breeding projects orrehabilitation centers shall be exempt from the per-mitting requirements of this section.

There is created a wildlife pet council which shall consist of seven members designated by the Commissionto serve as advisory board and to develop minimumand maximum standards for wildlife kept as personalpets. The Council shall be comprised of representa-tives from individual pet owners, pet owners assoc-iations, vets, and others as designated by the Com-mission.

All Class I wildlife possessed prior to July 1, 1975,shall be subject to the permitting and safety pro-visions of Class II wildlife provided they are regis-tered on or before Dec. 31,1975. Acquisition ofClass I wildlife after the effective date of this sectionshall be a violation of the provisions and the retro-active clause shall be rendered non-applicable.Owners of wildlife must be able to provide satisfac-tory caging facilities as specified by law. Class I andClass II wildlife must be housed outdoors or indoorsin facilities which meet the specified requirements.Owners must be able to maintain animals in an "Ap-propriate neighborhood". They may not be posses-sed or housed in multi-unit dwellings, etc., or in anypremises containing less than one-quarter "builder's"acre, which is 8,750 sq. ft.Indoor and outdoor cages must meet minimum re-quirements for humane safety. Strength and size ofcages must be constructed in regard to the animalssize, etc. Cages must provide maximum safety forfor the public and prevent accidental escape.Class I and Class II animals shall not be chained out-doors unsupervised, nor shall it be exercised in resi-dential or business areas except on the owner's pro-perty, and other property on which prior permissionhas been granted. Wildlife being exercised must be restrained so as to prevent escape.Wildlife exposed to the public must be under ade-quate supervision and reasonable caution shall berequired to protect the public from injury. Failureto provide public protection is a violation.

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RICK LEGG, who recently toured his own magicshow, plans to continue his clowning work, as wellas his magic productions.

JEFF "Corky" DAVIS has left the Royal Hanne-ford Circus and has purchased 8 tigers and a fe-male lion and is starting to break in a new catact. A contract has been signed with a major parkwhere his act will be presented next summer.

VICTOR, the Rasslin Bear, HALL's Baboons, MARVIN ROY (Mr. Electric) and PAUL FIDLER, illu-sionist, worked the Mar. 31 •Apr. 8 Sports Show inLos Angeles.

POPO, the Clown, will leave the west coast onMay 8th for a tour of the South Pacific and theOrient.

MARK ANTHONY, clown, left Circus Vargas and isis planning to return to Florida where his traileris stored at the home of WAYNE SCOTT, knownas the Clown Shoe Man.

BILLY BARTON (Continued)CAVARETTA is flying with the FRIELES. MELWARKMEISTER is catcher, and BETTY WOODS isfeatured. Betty, by the way, is heavy into real estate,will soon have her own company and owns a fourplezapartment dwelling in Vegas (Good for her!).. .BILLYWOODS is in Reno catching in a flying act.. .BRUCEWARNER bought JOHN BENAKA's trailer (John pa-cked in his make-up).. .Clown BILL VAUGHN, whoweighs 250 Ibs (at least) knocks audiences out whenhe does a wild flip-flop during his clown "come in"(me too).

NOW, THEN, BOOM BOOM, top that!.. SEMONand SUSAN bought 2V? acres complete with houseand small lake across the street from the SarasotaShowfolks Club. The property formerly belonged toLOUIS TABAK... JOE SHERMAN (another of the"Belly Brigade") who felt lousy all year finally hashad a kidney-stone operation and now feels fit as afiddle (a bass fiddle). Seys the operation is very sim-ple and painless nowadays (next to the gas prices al-most ANYTHING is painless). Joe is making datesforSAMPOLACK.

BIG QUESTION: Will SUSAN ZOPPE win thrt fif-ty-buck bet with husband DAVID t? (She says thewill, but I won't be able to give you the answer un-til June).

SEE you down the road, luvs.


AMERICAN CONTINENTAL CIRCUS... by Betty Bartholomew

The American Continental Circus played Seattle,Wash., on Easter weekend (Apr. 13-15) to small butenthusiastic audiences.The show started with the usual clown warm-up num-bers and elephant rides.

Back again this year was John Miller, one of circus-dom's most colorful ringmasters. His enthusiasm andshowmanship draws the audience and catches themup in the excitement of things to come. From hisstirring rendition of the national anthem to his finalsong, his golden baritone adds a great deal to the en-tire production as he sings background music for anumber of the acts.

Starting off the show was Marcan the Magnificientwith his 12 lions. The act was fast paced and wellput tJnother. He was followed by the Young Duo

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After a clown stunt came the ever-popular LemkeChimps, followed by an outstanding group of jugg-lers and equilibriusts, the Hargitas. The audience wasthen treated to the heart-stopping high wire act ofthe Guerreros and the unusual sight of a woman un-derstander in the two-man high.

Following, in fast order, were the Willetty's, andcontortionists Miss Heidi and Miss Tina, a clownact. Bill Brickie's Poodle Fantasy, plus the web girlsand single trapeze artists Evita, Asliton & Mia presen-ted the final acts prior to intermission.

The liberty ponies of Miss Nadia and Drake's AfricanEnsemble, of elephant, chimpanzee and dog, startedoff the second half.Next on the bill was the giant gyro wheel with Sr.Zamudio walking the wheel blindfolded. After thebalancing artistry of Ken Wilier and Jose Franciscothe Charles Troupe took over the center ring withtheir sensational teeterboard act climaxed by adouble backward somersault to a four man high.

The fast moving Suarez Troupe delighted the aud-ience with their skill and comedy and Rubin Suarezdid an amazing backward somersault from one gal-loping horse to the other.

Although Ashton was unsuccessful in his try for thetriple (he slipped from the catcher's grasp) the Fly-ing Wilastons still presented a tremendous exhibitionof skill and coordination. The execution of the pas-sing leap and twisting somersaults were flawless aswas the forward somersault, a trick not often seen.

The show ended with the American Continental Cir-cus Elephants being presented by Murray Hill and theaudience was left wanting more and anticipating thecircus' return next year.

ARTHUR ZANDER writes he recently caught ZeeZoo the Magic Clown's show which was a 30 minuteprogram, plus a cartoon film, presented in Cheyenne(Wyom). Zee Zoo is a magic dealer from Denver.

ADEN LOWRY, Kansas State Chairman for CFA andhis grand-daughter BOBBIE, celebrated their birth-days at a joint party in Sedan on April 14th. Twocakes, one decorated with clowns and balloons andone with roller skates, were a part of the event.

JERRY BOOKER had his animal shows busy duringthe Easter season playing shopping centers in theCentral California area. One spot he has played for14 years.

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MiscellaneousReports from Washington indicate that the nation'smotorists used 320.5 million gallons of gasoline perday last year, an increase of 11 million gallons or 3.6per cent more than in 1977.

The 1978 daily consumption has been estimated at12.2 per cent higher than in 1975.

Three states and the District of Columbia reporteddecreases in gasoline use during 1978, compared tothe previous year - Alaska cut back 5.9 per cent,'Delaware 0.2 per cent and D. C. 0.7 per cent, withIowa at 0.3 per cent.

An increase of 15.7 per cent was reported in Mon-tana, while Nevada reported a 9.7 per cent jump.

About 20 states increased their consumption of gaso-line from 3 to 6 percent.

GARY HOLVECK and Family, magic and illusionact, is touring with Showtime Follies and not theHoliday Hippodrome show as was previously report-ed in this paper.

MailroomThe Post Office has returned Circus Reports mailedto the following people, saying they are no longerable to deliver them as addressed.

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April 30, 1979

SHOW VISITS ... by Harry Kingston

The writer and Tex Dreyfus joined the Carson & Barnes Circus at Georgetown, Texas, for a week's vaca-tion. We were in rain and mud for days, at George-town the show had a beautiful lot, but the rain surecame down. That night when the show was loadingup the leopard got out of its cage and was run intoone of Manuel King's pit shows where it was captur-ed. Then it was on to Austin.

There, more mud and rain was encountered. TheCFA Dory Miller Tent No. 120 held a meeting atAustin and among those on the lot were Bubba andMrs. Voss, plus Leland Antes and his wife.

At Killeen we dated the Bill Hames Shows carnivaland another small carnival was playing a shoppingcenter in town. So that city had two carnivals anda circus all in one day.At several spots tractors had to be brought in '.a getthe show moved off the lot. Once the tractor boggeddown and so elephants were put to work rescuing it.The show moves well though and looks good inci ispresenting a strong program.

A previous report in CR indicated that Lucy Loyalwas with Fisher Bros., which she was prior to theC&B opening. But she is still the star of this show.

At Universal City, another muddy lot, Ralph Hart-man visited the circus.A|so saw Beatty-Cole at Mobile (Ala) where theywhere they were set-up alongside a shopping center.Everything about the show was first rate and Mrs.Edna Antes makes visitors feel at home. Crowdshave been good everywhere with some dates draw-ing straw houses for each performance. In additionto Mrs. Antes, the show's office keeps Billy Griffin,Harry Hammond, and Hans Ruwill busy. Oh, yes, onthe day we visited Harry Anderson of the EnquirerPrinting Co., was also visiting.

BOOK"Victorian West" by Lambert Florin. Published bySuperior Publishing Co., of Seattle - $14.95.

This is another book that is sure to please the histor-ian for it is filled with pictures of fine old homesand buildings of the west. Florin has photographedthese beautiful old buildings for all to see and enjoy.They just don't build them like that anymore.

Turning the pages of this volume is like a trip throughthe past. Yet many of these buildings still stand andare or have been preserved by those who want to seesome of the nation's historic buildings saved. Unfor-tunately, some of the buildings have been demolish-ed for freeways and other construction, but they aresaved through Florin's photographs.


MiscellaneousA reward has been posted for information leading tothe arrest and conviction of vandals who killed twoRhesus monkeys and injured seven others at a Parkin Ada, Okla.

"Bunny" an elephant with the Carson & Barnes Cir-cus took an early morning stroll on April 13th andbroke down a fence and damaged a garden beforebeing recaptured by circus employees.

At Claremore, Okla., vandals ramsacked a pet hospi-tal, then set fire to the building, causing the death often animals which were being kept there.

TRAGEDY AVERTED (Continued)ported by circus personnel. One portion of the bigtop was damaged, a section of sidewall was destroy-ed and a section of seats were damaged. However,quick work on the part of circus personnel prevent-ed what otherwise might have been a real tragedy.

One young girl was injured and sent to the hospital.She was later released after being treated for a leginjury.

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JOHN STRONG CIRCUS ... by Bob McCall

The Big John Strong Circus played five towns inArizona in early April with members of the RolandC. Butler Tent CFA, attending shows in three com-munities.

Members attended shows in Coolidge, Prescott andKingman. In Prescott, CFA'r John McGinn hostedJohn Strong and members of his show to a home .cooked dinner. Sixteen CFA members were on handto assist McGinn. After the evening performanceMcGinn and his wife, Barbara, served coffee and-cake to the circus personnel during teardown.

Members of the tent plan to attend several of theshow's performances when it swings back throughArizona again in late May, heading east.

BENZINE the Clown is recuperating at home afterspending time in the hospital. He would enjoy cardsand letters. Write him at: 12064% Hoffman Street,Studio City, Calif. 91604.

PAUL DRISCOLL, magician, is the subject of a spec-ial feature article in Abbott's "New Tops" magazineof April 1979.

W A N THave Semi-truck and trailer - Looking forright deal on an elephant - Lease option,or short term pay-off.

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