Circus Report, October 30, 1978, Vol. 7, No. 44

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October 30, 1978 Number 44

ELEPHANT SHOTPranksters shooting a high powered rifle wounded a 9 year old elephant at about 9 p.m.

on Oct. 6th at the Lancaster, S. C. Fair. The animal, one of four owned by Remo and IreneCristiani were appearing at the Fair with the World of Mirth Carnival.

Officials said the shot was fired from across the street and through a chain link fence,about 25 to 30 yards away from the elephants. About 150 children were standing around theelephants at the time, waiting to ride the animals.

The bullet struck "Schaunzi" passing through her ear flap and lodging in her shoulder. Shecollapsed immediately, but with the aid of a veterinarian and carnival workers the elephant gotback up on her feet. About six hours later she collapsed again.

Then in the early morning hours of Oct.7th (about 3 a.m.) all four elephants wereput into a truck and taken to the Universityof Georgia School of Veterinary Medicine atAthens, Ga.

After an extensive examination Dr.Thomas McDaniel said he would not try toremove the bullet. Probing for the bullet, hesaid, could do more harm than good. "Rightnow she is in stable conditon and doing fine.1

McDaniel reported that Schaunzi was

trembling and obviously in some pain whenshe arrived at the University. The pain, he ad-ded, was not enough to warrant pain killers,but anti-biotics (to fight infection) were ad-ministered.

Doctors were unable to get X-rays of theshoulder. Since they were unsure of just wherethe bullet was they were reluctant to begindigging for it.

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SHOW FOLKSby Clayton Wood

A new mayic show has entered the Las Vegas scenein recent months. Jacob Stamc, whose wife worksunder the name ot Aneta Vargas (one arm stand onslack wire) ''as. after manv months, introduced hisnew ilusior show at Circus C.ruus. HR is being assis-ted by his wife and son, Phillip, and is working un-der the -tame ol Vargas.

A ,HJI and a .'.aif ago, while performing at OldOn..i)<)i>. la. oli fl'.fl Ph.Hip spent a iot of time con-ferring with Billy Bishop. In addition to being tal-ent co ordmator at O.C. Bishup has a magic shop onthe rnali one level above the amusement park.

The act piays 8 minutes and has a unique close.Jacob teils me magicians from all over the Vegasarea have come in just to see :he closing number.Jacob says he has never known of any performerusing this ef fect : Jacob begins wnat appears to bea standard "Lady and Tiger" illusion. The gimic isthat Aneta disappears from the caoe and both Phil-lip and a full grown leopard appear, together. Thefirst time we have seen a human in the cage with aleopard.

In the Vargas tradition the equipment and ward-rode is superb. Much of it was especially built forthe act in California with additional trim and flashadded by Jacob.

Aneta is taking a short leave from the slack wirebut will return in the near future. Jacob said theyboth worked acts for a time, but the pace was backbreaking, so they dropped one.

Congratulations to Blanca Iberras who returned toOld Chicago recently with a new nusband. She ap-pears with the family in the flying trapeze and thetrampoline acts. He husband, Joe Via, has been anelephant handler with the circus and he and Blancaexpect to return to working with the big animals in1979

Iberras has signed a contract with Circus Ataydein Mexico for 1979. They will open in mid-Oecem-ber after leaving Old Chicago.

Rehearsals for the Sailor Circus began Oct. 9th inSarasota, according to Bill Lee who is in charge ofttir annual show. He said he expects about 250 stu-dents from the 4tn to 12th grade to sign up for the30 /ear old show.

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AMIN SHRINE CIRCUSjy Jim DavisJnseasonal cool temperatures and overcast skiesireeted the Garden-Johnson and Clyde Bros. Circuso the Rio Grande Valley of South Texas for the

31st annual Al Amin Shrine date.

This year's event was again held at Fiesta Park inHarlingen on Oct. 13-14, with four shows. Fridayevening performances were light, competing withocal high school football and the Saturday nightcloser drew a three-quarters house.

The performance included: Happy Holiday spec;Red Hartman, cage act; Cavanaugh's cradle; Gilber-(o, bounding rope; a whistle pitch; Cuccillo, tramp-oline; Rueben and Miss Joyce, juggling; Armondo,land balancing; Mogana, balance trapeze with afour girl aerial ballet; Llamas; Zapata Bros., highwire; Camels; Galumbo Duo, cradle; Elephants (3);Chin Biaze Troupe, balancing and the Flying Car-rolls.

Mark Anthony head the Clown Alley, providingthree numbers. Oonny Johnson handled the an-nouncing and Mike Pike was at the organ.

FRED R. REED, CFA Western Vice President, andhis wife, FIFI , are visiting friends and fans in theKansas Area.

BOBBY GIBBS, currently with the No. 2 Unit ofCarson & Barnes Circus, plans to go into Texas andhis home when the show shuts down for the winter

ALBERT BARNARD, Jr., president of the BetteLeonard CFA Tent, treated CLIFFORD VARGASand his staff to dinner in Wichita. Some 38 Fansattended the event, with Mrs. BETTE LEONARD,an honored guest.

MARIO MANZINI, escape artist, is planning an es-cape from 10 pairs of handcuffs, plus a locked andsealed barrel that will be thrown into the NiagaraRiver. He must escape before the barrel goes overNiagara Falls.

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THERE'S a simple explanation to the problemswith the "front end" of the King show which caus-ed that show to head for the barn early: There wasno front end. Soon after the opening in Georgia(where biz was good) the show was faced with a 17day lay off and thus began playing "lot and license"My source, on the show all season, remarks thatmanager WHITEY BLACK should be given a medalfor keeping the show afloat.

King had only one pro-rated week, towards theend, when it had 6 days open. Throughout the tour,ALL animals, private and show-owned were well fed,the cookhouse continued to serve hearty meals, andthe gas truck never missed a day.

A number of towns found billposters just hangingpaper. Some towns never received paper. On manydates phone crews had only two or three days inwhich to operate and thirty-odd dates, booked inJanuary, didn't get promoters until it was too lateto work the towns, or in some instances, never gotany promoters at all.

BAUER-HALL has been active setting acts for for-eign bookings including: the Espanas, Les Castros,Miss Elizabeth (Bauer), Co-Co and Cristiani's tramp-oline for the BILLY SMART annual Xmas TV spe-cial taping Nov. 23-26. The CRISTIANIS will alsoappear at Deutchlandhalle and at the Royal SwedishCommand Circus, Nov. 14-24, along with MISS LI-SA (trapeze). The Royal Command Circus plays 3days in Stockholm, 3 days in Malmo after the TVtaping. The Agency is also setting acts for CircusWorld Championships a TV special filmed in Lon-don under canvas. Taping is from Dec, 10 to 25th.

LAS VEGAS ITEMS: The gal who works withORESTO broke her foot and he has a temporar-yreplacement. . .PHIL & FRANCINE, with BabyOondi, filled in at the Hilton Flamingo for a weekwhen one of the specialty acts was ill. . .The STANEKS are rumored to be returning to Circus Circus(they are now in Europe). . .ANETA VARGAS doesnot do her wire act at CC during the winter monthsbut is doing a magic act with her son. . .The RE-BOUNDERS, a new trampoline act from Canada,are at CC where there is also a new comedy dog actSHUPI, worked by ERIC BRAUN, once a clown onRBBB who has been in Europe. . JACKIE BOSTOCK and Family are headed for Circo Atayde alongwith JOSIP MARCAN, the HARGITAS and theKNOPS (perch act). . .THE FERCOS, at The Dunes,have a new act with tigers...

Filming the CBS Annual Circus of Stars at Caesar's Palace Sports Pavillion (Las Vegas) were: Ronand Roxanne Whitfield, with 4 elephants, GaylordMaynard, Bob Yerkes' flyers, Johnny Luxem, theFtrges, who now have a new musical group called

the Acrobats, who play guitars on the trampoline,and Phil and Francine with Baby Dondi.

The Gatti show was in town and attracted beau-coup visitors including Jim Swafford, Bob Dover,Senor Antonio, Peggy Williams, Feller Boys andDodo, Sandy and Michelle Oobritch, Aneta Vargas,Yenda Smaha, Lubin Stoyonoff, Pauline and AndreToth, Raul Prada, the Bickmores, Daniel Acosta,(now walking with a cane), the Chinese Acrobatsfrom the Liberace show and scads more.

New performers on the Gatti show, which closedOct. 12th at Las Cruces (NM) were: Marcan's lions,Ed Drake, elephants. I'm told that clown DEL MO-RAL will start up a new double perch act using adwarf as a topmounter.

SNAPSHOTS: DUTCH CRAWFORD took overthe Hoxie herd when JOHNNY WALKER, Jr. leftthe sho *. . .RAY DIRGO designed new letterheadsfor BR-.DD FRANK, who with SHEILA, visited theHERRIOTTS recently at Circus World. . .ALEX SE-BASTYAN plans to take his dog act to Europe ...TREVOR BALE is recovering from a serious canceroperation. . .The GUNGAS are no longer with theHoxie show and were replaced by the CAMPA fa-mily. REX HORTON's bears and GRANMAR wereon the show filling in. . .DAVID CHABIRA did ad-vance clowning for Bentley Bros, in Dubuque. . .The SHRINE CONVENTION in Indianapolis helda lengthy session over Animal Welfare Laws whichI hope was effective. . .Femme clown MARY WISEis now reportedly connected with the National Gal-lery of Art. . .ANTAR WAZZAN and family leftHoxie long enough to film the Star Wars HolidayTV special in Hollywood which airs Nov. 17th . . .GARY HENRY is on the Hetzer tour. . .Chancesof a 3rd Gatini unit seem slim. . .DAVE MILLERwill be the organist on RON BACON's holiday tour.. .Organist VIRGINIA LEE FENTON makes theBentley Bros. Xmas shows on the West Coast and,finally, clown STEVE KNOTTS was seen on theHoxie lot in Atlantic City.

SOME NEWS FROM TEXAS: GEORGE COR-ONA worked the Gyro-Wheel for the first time sincehis fall 11 months ago. . .GLORIA, ANITA andBONNIE BALE are presenting three rings of horse-manship. . .THE LIVING STATUES, from SouthAmerica, painted silver, and performing slow-motionacrobatics on a stage which changes light colors, is ahit. . .WADE BURCK is using 7 roll-over tigers.. .BUCKY STEELE joined in Houston to replace anelephant act that had to leave. . .Some of the talentincludes: Ruth Hill, Coronas, Fornarsaris, Aquilars,Vickinas, Franconi Duo, Dolly Sisters, Navarros, LosLatinos, Fossett's Swaying Stars, Rocket Car with

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SHOW FOLKSby Clayton WoodOld Chicago amusement center has begun a policyof using name music groups each weekend in ad-dition to the Circus, puppet show and magic show.Some of the upcoming groups include: Rex Allen,Jr.; the Kingston Trio; Andrea True Connection;The New Christy Minstrels; Peter Guenn and Ber-lin Husky.A new stage has been constructed for the groupswith seating (or several hundred people. All of theextra entertainment features will be included in thegate price.

Recent visitors at 0. C. included the Bruski Family,and the Menendez Family, with Oino and Anita, whojust'finished a summer long tour with Gatini in Can-ada, and were on their way home to Sarasota.

Elenore and Lloyd Fengel recently returned to OakPark (a Chicago sub) after spending a couple of weekswith Franzen Bros. Circus. Lloyd plays trumpet inthe band and has been on and off the show severaltimes during the season.

John Broeker, of Elgin, III., spent time with Fran-zen Bros, during the season, building props, doingelectrical work and assisting Franzen in many waysincluding working "Oka" the elephant.

Franzen Bros, will reportedly play a long season,not closing until early December.

MailroomThe Post Office this past week returned mail forthe following people, saying they were unable todeliver it.

Lisa HenleyG. W. Peterson

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G. H. ROBBINS, who died at a hospital in St. Tho-mas (Canada) on Sept. 28th, was the last survivingwitness to the death of P. T. Barnum's elephantJumbo in 1885. The huge animal was killed by apassing train.

JERRY LIPKO reports he has purchased Charliethe TV chimp from Animal Kingdom in Chicago,which will enlarge his comedy act.

ARTHUR BARRETT was in Chicago (Oct. 6-9) toattend the tribute to James A. Bailey at the CoboHall Arena on RBBB's Red Unit. Art showed thenew color book that he and GEORGE DA DEPPOare marketing and got great reaction from the cir-cus concessionaires.

HELEN WALLENDA is chairman for the Showfolksof Sarasota's Octoberfest which will be held at theClubhouse on Nov. 4th.

MICKI FREEMAN recently spent some time visiting her son in Canada.

HUB HUBBELL and his trick horse "Okie" are inMontana working on a new movie.

GEORGE LINSEY, BILLY THUNDER CLOUD andLIPKO's Comedy Chimps were among those actsworking an Oct. 15th date at Burlington, Vt.

JACK BENNETT visited Kelly Bros. Circus earlythis month and reports that JOHNNY MARIETTAwas also on the show lot. Kelly Bros, closed forthe season at Bristow, Okla. on Oct. 20th andwent into the barn at Tulsa, Okla.

DOC HENDERSON, RBBB's vet, plus EMMETTand EVIE KELLY attended the October meetingof the Emmett Kelly CFA Tent at Hagerstown.Md.

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HELEN WALTERS writes she is planning to attendthe Carson & Barnes Circus performances at Paris,Texas on Nov. 1st. She recently visited the Int'l AllStar Circus where she visited with MINES RUCKERand JIM N O R U M A R K .

MARIO MANZINI. escape artist, was recently fea-tured on the Guinness World Records TV Show andalso worked a promotion at the Marriott Hotel inHunt Valley, Md.

WALT KING and his elephants, plus PHILIP MOR-RIS, of Morris Costumes, received lots of publicitywhen the elephants arrived at the costume shop tobe fitted for new blankets. Other animals being fit-ted were King's pony, llama and camel.

BABE WOODCOCK, mother erf BUCKLES who iswith the Ringling Blue Unit, has sold her home inHugo, Okla. and moved to Ottumwa, Iowa, whereshe will live with two sisters and a neice. Babe andher sisters, NELLIE and GRACE, grew up on theirfolks show "Orton Bros. Circus." The town ofOrtonville, Iowa, was named after their circus.

My Sincere ThanksTo all my dear f r iends , Brotherand Sister Performers , Directors,Circus Fans, and Friends in manyparts of the world .

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He's FinedA Provincial Court at Toronto, Ont., Canada, hasfound a circus promoter guilty of fraud charges.Gary Sanderson, of Toronto, was fined $20,000on Sept. 28th, with an option of two years in(ail.

A spokesman for the Ontario Ministry of Consu-mer and Commercial Relations said the circus pro-moter had operated in Toronto, Oshawa and Cam-bridge.

The circus reportedly was produced to raise moneyfor service clubs. Phone calls were made to sell fa-mily tickets "to send underprivileged children tothe circus." The spokesman, Larry Grossman, said"about 90% of the money collected never reachedthe service clubs, but instead was pocketed by thepromoters."

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A Mix UpSome 40 children were disappointed when they wereunable to see the Rmgling-Barnum Blue Unit at theSeattle Center Coliseum last month, because of aticket mix-up.For the past four years, the Love Israel family hasbeen taking children who can't afford a ticket tothe Ringling Bros. Barnum & Bailey Circus at theColiseum. The circus let them in free because theLove family, like the children, don't have muchmoney.When the religious family and about 40 childrenshowed up for the 5 p.m. Sunday show, theywere told tickets were not available. The group hadoriginally planned to attend the circus on Fridaynight, but because of a mix-up decided to go onSunday."There are some performers we know and they letus through another entrance," Serious Israel said,(the Love family members take a new first nameand use Israel as a last name). "But the managerbecame really uptight," Serious said. "They toldus if we didn't have the money, then we didn't•get in."

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Some of the children had come from as far awayas 50 miles, he added. "They were really disap-pointed. A lot of the performers were upset too,"he added.

The Nile Shrine Temple of Seattle, Wash., has announced they will return to a Shrine promotedCircus in 1979 and have signed a contract withHubert Castle to produce the show on March 23to 25th. The circus will be presented in the SeattleCenter Coliseum.

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TALENTThe program presented by the Royal HannefordCircus at Knoxville, Tenn. (Oct. 6-8) featured:Julie Ventura, slide for life; Circus overture; StarWars opening; Princess Tajana, tigers; Pablo Rodri-guez, aerial bars; Wally and Cheryl, wash gag; Ba-by Ina, Christina's Chimps, Sabu; Vince Carmen,magic; The Anthonys, comedy tables; The Dime-das, unicycles; Champagne web number with LouAnn Jacobs; Les Blocks; Verio Vinito; the DielkasSisters; the Hanneford Family Riding Act; Irene,Tongo & Co., gorilla parody; The Wizard of Ozspec, featuring Nellie Hanneford as Dorothy.After intermission came: Miss Elizabeth and MissDeana, hair hangs; The Ventura Duo, aerial; TheOlmeda's Spanish Horse Fantasy; Les Blocks, highwire; the Hanneford elephants; Mark Karoly, can-non act, Finale.

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Suit FiledActress Nanette Fabray, who was struck by anelephant while working on a film, has filed a suitin Los Angeles (Calif) Superior Court against thetrainers and owners of the animals.

Miss Fabray, 58, was hospitalized with a severeconcussion and back injuries after the Oct. 31,1977, incident.

She was on location filming "Harper Valley PTA"when one of three elephants used in the scenestruck her in the chest with his trunk and senther tumbling backwards.

The suit filed by attorney Leo J. Biegenzahnclaims the trainers and owners knew or shouldhave known that the elephants, leased to AprilProductions, Inc., for the film, were "of viciousdisposition and ... were likely to attack and in-jure human beings."

Mis-ce/faneourThe Budweiser Clydesdale team of horses recentlymade an appearance at the Warwick Mall, in War-wick, R. I.

JEWELL NEW, Ringlmg-Barnum Blue Unit liontrainer, was featured in an article in the DenverPost (Colo) on Oct. 7th.

REX MORTON (bear act) visited Circus Vargasduring that show's engagement in Oklahoma City.

JOE MYERS who clowned with Mix Bros. Circusreports that most people on the show receivedonly a part of the money they had coming whenthe show folded. He and his wife spent the rest ofthe season with Roberts Bros. Circus.

STEPHANIE SHAW, of the Wallenda Circus, wasfeatured in an article by MARK A. STUART inthe Record, at Hackensack, NJ on Oct. 8th.

AUSTIN MILES, the show business chaplain, re-ports he plans to work as ringmaster for the AutMori Grotto Circus next year, which is held inMarch.

ALLEN BABCOCK, along with BILL and EDDIEBACKSTEIN visited the Carson & Barnes Circuson Oct. 4th, near Belleville, III.

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The Circui Report Page 15

BAILty MARKERThe program marking the dedication of the JamesAnthony Bailey historical marker at Detroit, Mich,was held at Cobo Hall on Oct. 7th, while the Ringling-Barnum Red Unit was playing there.

The event got underway with a cocktail party inthe Banquet Room, which was decorated with cir-cus posters and several floral pieces designed byCFA James Piehl.The 6 p.m. dedication was held at the entrance toCobo Hall, with comments by Jerry Roe, MichiganHistorical Commission, Hudson Mead, past presi-dent, Michiagn State Historical Society, and IrvinFeld, Ringling-Barnum Circus president.The elephant "Nellie" directed by Gunther GebelWilliams handled the unveiling of the marker. Ac-ceptance remarks were made by Charles Hagler,president, Michigan Historical Commission, Lt.Gov. Damman and Rep. Ernest Nash.The dinner and program were presided over by theHonorable Peter B. Fletcher, with a prayer by Fa-ther J. Challancin. The group was officially wel-comed by Jerry 0. Roe, co-chairman of the JamesA. Bailey Society and Lt. Gov. James J. Damman.

After the story of James A. Bailey was told by

Herman Brandmiller, immediate past president ofthe CFA, George DaDeppo, co-chairman of theJames A. Bailey Society, introduced Irvin Feldwho told about his experiences with the circus.Kenneth Feld also talked about the circus and itsfuture plans such as the Monte Carlo Circus tourand the tented show that will tour in Australia.

Presentations were made to Mr. Feld by: RickSimonson, administrative assistant to Sen. DonaldBishop, David Carpenter, Joel E. Warner Top CFA,and Jerry Roe. Mr. Feld also received a proclama-tion from Governor Milliken, presented by the Lt.Governor, and a Resolution from the House ofRepresentatives, presented by Rep. Ernest Nash.

All members of the James A. Bailey Society re-ceived membership certificates and a commem-orative coin. Following the program they attend-ed the circus performance as a group.

Special acknowledgements go to: George DaDeppo,Bailey Society design work; Judge Dale Riker, de-corations; James Piehl, floral decorations; SaraleeHoward, Michigan Historical Commission, markertext; William Finan and Richard Zimmerman, Co-bo Hall; Paul Howland, histories of Mr. Bailey andMr. Feld, Rozanne Brown, Cobo Arena, and NiniFinklestein, Nat'l Press Rep., Ringling Bros. Bar-num & Bailey Circus.

Now Booking For 1979ALL FIRST CLASS ACTS

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Also featuring Grace and Beauty on a Cloud Swinging Act - MISS BONNIE BALE— Can also be seen on the Texas Shrine Dates —

For 1979 Bookings I also have COL. E. T. BALE and his Famous Long Rein

Dancing Stallion "STARDUST" and the Stallion "SOLOMAN".

All acts can be booked as a package deal or as an individual act

Write or Call: OrW. B. HALL III Col E. T. BaleBauer-Hall Enterprises R. R. 1 - Box 981138 Frog Hollow Road Venice, Florida • 33595Churchville, Pa. - Phone: 215-357-5189 Phone: Anytime 813 - 488 • 1991


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THANK YOU D. R. MILLER, ofCarson & Barnes Circus, for a verysuccessful 1978 season.

We are looking forward to 1979


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October 30. 1978

Generally speaking tolks tend to think of MadisonSquare Garden and the Ringling Circus as alwayshaving had a togetherness. However, it is frequent-ly forgotten that other shows have played the Gar-den, many long before the Ringling Circus wentthere.

Madison Square Garden got its start in 1836 whenthe City Council of New York set aside 4'. acresof land at Broadway and %th Avenue, as a park. Itwas named for James Madison, the fourth presidentof the United States, who had recently died.

The New York & Harlem Railroad used the parkfacilities to house their horses, later P. T. Barnumwintered his elephants there. Buffalo Bill's WildWest Show played an extended engagement in thepark, even brought in a huge Minstrel type featureas an added attraction.

At one time the Forepaugh & Sells Circus called ithome and even featured the Garden in their adver-tising. Special lithos were even made by Strobridgeabout 1900 for the show, which depicted the Gar-den in all its glory.

For years the Garden was used as the opening datefor the Ringling Circus and one year Sells FlotoCircus beat them to it. That prompted the Ringlingpurchase of several other shows, which eventuallyled to some financial problems for John Ringling,as a result of the depression.

Operating as a tent show the Ringling Circus alwaysopened its season at the Garden each spring, thenwent on to play across the country under canvas.But when the "Big One" became an indoor showit continued to play the Garden, but but that dateis no longer its opening engagement. Instead theyopen in Florida and the New York stand, thougha long one, is |ust another stop on the route.

FLASH !Bob Harrison, a program director with the RinglingBarnum Blue Unit, was injured along with four lo-cal citizens during the evening circus performanceat Chicago on Oct. 18th. The injuries occured whenan elephant failed to make the turn at the end ofthe building and instead ran through a barricadeand into a group of people.

KRICKER JAMES will play the part of Barnum ina special Oct. 30th program at Worcester, Mass. Theprogram, sponsored by the United Cerebral PalsyAssociation, is called "The Illustrious Return of P.T. Barnum".

WALLY LEE, STAN KRAMIEN and ORMAND MeGILL, magicians, are working in the San Francisco/Oakland area during Halloween.

WAYLAND FLOWERS and his unusual puppets areappearing at the Sahara in Reno.

TINA LENERT, mime performer, DIANA, the En-chantress, magic, BERNIE BURNS, musical comedyand the DENNIS OONNEHEY DANCERS sharethe stage at Harrah's Tahoe Club in a review called"Sorcery 79" booked by BETTY KAYE, agentfrom Sacramento, Calif.

WES STALLINGS, ventriloquist, was featured atan evening service at the Calvary PresbyterianChurch in Berkeley on Oct. 22nd.

The Garden has always been well known for itsmany sporting events, as well as such features asice shows, political rallys and a host of other spe-cial events.

It is a focal point for entertainment and sports andto most people, at least in the East, it is and alwayswill be "the center of the universe."

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The Great American Circus closed its 1979 tour atCairo, Ga., on Oct. 25th, while the Hubert CastleCircus ended its current tour at Utica, N.Y. onOct. 28th.

Ringling's Red Unit will complete its 1978 tour atNashville, Tenn., on Nov. 19th, and the Blue Unitwill close for the season at Nassau, N.Y., on Dec.3rd.

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Collectors and model builders will be interested ina new item appearing on the shelf in toy shops,hobby shops and other stores for the Holiday sea-son.A y»" scale model plastic kit of the Budweiser bigClydesdale team and wagon is now being marketed.The kit sells for about $20.00 and consists of eighthorses, all harness, a wagon, driver and dot;.

Florida's Dade County Zoo has been negotiatingwith the S&H trading stamp firm about the pur-chase of three gorillas. They would like to obtaina male and two females for their new ion.

Billy Barton (continued)Oscar Garza, Cuneo's wild animals and elephants,Garden Johnson elephants, Cristiani's elephants, theBale Sisters, Victor Julian, Rex Young (producingclown), Huberto, Dime and Connie Wilson, Joe Sher-man, John Mac Kay, Fred Lavine and Chris Bricker,plus vjcalist Ernie McLean and bandleader Al Young-man.

The Sells & Gray cookhouse was enroute to theBeatty show after its cookhouse burned, when themotor in the tractor burned out and finally theKing cookhouse arrived.

NANCY GIORDANO, who appeared this seasonwith Europorama, has had the steel rod in her legand hip removed, and furnished me with this hu-morous account: "My doctor is a 'sourpuss', con-

•vinced that all aerialists are insane, so on the eveof my operation, with the stopper from a bottleof iodine, I drew lines across my rear where I wan-ted the incision. After all a girl must be careful ofscars when she wears a bikini! They tell me hysteriaerupted in 0. R. No. 6 when the sheet was pulledback exposing my rear and Dr. Sourpuss FINALLYcracked a smilel"

See you down the road, luvs.

Equestrian Acts NeededArena Productions, Inc., 'producers of

THE R O Y A L L I P I Z Z A N STALLIONS SHOW

is looking for new and d i f f e r e n t equestrian acts for

their 1979 and 1980 t o u r i n g season

— M i n i m u m of 30 weeks work per year —

— 2 Year Contract —

No liberty acts or bareback acts please

Interested in High School, Comedy and Dressage Only

Please send pictures, resume and information immediately to:

GARY LASHINSKY - Arena Productions, Inc.922 Quarrier St., East - Suite 400

Charleston, W. Va. - 25301

Phone: 304 - 346 - 0703

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C I R C U S P E R F O R M A N C E F E A T U R E SBox 225

Sulphur Springs, Arkansas • 72768

Phone: 501 298 3402


: ^>RBBB's BLUE UNIT TRAINby Mike SporrerThe following tram order ts the Ringling-BarnumBlue Unit train as it arrived in Seattle, Wash., onSept. 11 (9 a.m.) from Portland, Oregon, a run of183 miles.828 • Burlington Northern Motor Unit800 - Burlington Northern Motor Unit133 - Hones132 Horses131 Elephants130 - Elephants134 • Concession Supply and Laundry

(ex 148 • added in Oklahoma City)135 • Concession Oept. and Ice Maker136 - Shop Storage and Concession Oept.137 - Animal Men138 - Concession (aluminum car)139 • Concession140 • Performers (aluminum car)141 • Foreign Work Men (Motor)142 • Bulgarian143 • Bulgarian144 • Bulgarian145 • Polish146 • Polish

147 • Polish, Hungarian, Romanian148 - Staff149 - Performers - Show Girls and Clowns150 - Performers - Show Girls and Clowns151 - Pie Car152 American Work Men (Motor)153 • Staff154 • Woodcock and Williams155 • Bobby Johnson and Bob MacDougall156 • Charley Baumann and The Gaonas157 • Baker Brown (Hickory Creek)

All wagon poles to engine -120 • Flat Car (run car)

Green pick up26 Rubber ring mats/arena cage

8 Clark24 Aerial Rigging38 Aerial Rigging

124 - Flat52 Pie Car, Jr.18 Wardrobe15 Wardrobe48 Spec Floats16 Wardrobe and Office

123 • Flat7 Clark

(Continued on Page 23)

CircusWilliams

WILL BE BACK ON THE ROAO IN 1979

AFTER A FEW YEARS OFF THE ROAD

WE WILL GO OUT FOR A 1979 SEASON

Can use man and wife team doing two or

more acts. Web and ladder OK.

TERRY MYERS PLEASE CONTACT US

NOW BOOIIIIFOR 1979 SEASON • All typesof acts. Also unique Side Showattractions.Send litt of show experience withcurrent photo and lowest salaryrequirements.

CARL E. CONLEY

2635 Norton RoadKent. Ohio 44240

P. O. Box 1570Winter Park, Florida - 32790


Accomplished Circus, Variety Show,and Restaurant Organist

Widely experienced, mature, now booking and at liberty Tor late 1978, and/or1979 short term, Christmas, New Years and School dates and shows.Please contact : Musician, P. U. Box 161. Dyer, Indiana • 46311.Send details with answer, including phone number. Above party may be reach-ed at: 219 • 845 - 1292. Prefer South or Southwest areas — Have equipment,will travel with proper remuneration.

RBBB BLUE UNIT TRAIN (Continued)30 Elephant and horse top poles/canvas5 CMC Jimmy

22 Ring Stock Dept.19 Elephant Dept.

122 - FlatClark (large)

25 Ring curbs/flat rubber mats27 Wardrobe

Yellow bus121 - Flat

Bbw50 Concession Dept.

4 Meat Freezer truck51 Concession Dept.

127 • Tunnel Car14 cat cagesBales Rocket

126 • Flat6 Clark

23 Elephant Dept.28 Trunks46 Elvin Bales wheel (new logo)41 Wardrobe

125- Flat17 Wardrobe

21 Wardrobe20 Wardrobe29 Clown Dept.

Air Compresser

119- FlatUna Mug

11 Shop (Old No. 43)42 Wardrobe37 Cat Props44 Spec Floats

Safari

128 - Tunnel CarSpec Floats (9)Generator (1)

36 Elephant tubsWagon not lettered or numbered

129 - By-level carSpace for 5 carsCages (20)

31 Cat props

10526 • Burlington Northern Caboose

The train make-up consists of: 8 Flat cars (119-126),2 Tunnel cars (127-1281. 1 By-level car (129), 4stocK cars (130-133), 1 Concession supply (134), 22coaches (135-156), 1 Private car (157) • for a totalof 39 cars.

COSTUMESAnything From Animal

Costumes to Miniature Cars

tuttdot

Largest Store Of U s lype In The WorldWrite To 310R Monroe Road

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