thecircusblog | May 4, 2010
Armida on the tight wire. As time goes on you lose track of your friends …and so it is in our business also. I was involved in a TV series in the early 1960’s called Greatest Show on Earth with Jack Palence. On one of the show the script called for two wire walkers, myself and Armida. It was […]
thecircusblog | May 4, 2010
This was Ezra’s bib overalls and straw hat and this was his wardrobe. Ezra did two acts on the Siebrand Circus. Comedy mule and acrobatic roller skating. Both of his acts were on a light country comedy satire, almost with a Will Rogers attitude. He would use a microphone for a lot of his one liners, but […]
thecircusblog | May 4, 2010
In 1950 the Siebrand stage was very small….10 by 30 long and was used only by such acts like Ezra’s. In front of the stage were two rings. It was called a side wall circus and had stringer seating. Ezra is jumping from the platform with his skates on—-unreal ! He would hit the stage […]
thecircusblog | May 4, 2010
Mule—- was Ezra’s mules name. He said that he was going to name his mule after his first wife, but he changed his mind because he didn’t want to offend his Mule. His act was filled with tricks jokes and funny one liners and the audience enjoyed the simple humor. My Dad and Ezra were good friends […]
thecircusblog | May 4, 2010
Now here was a character……. Harry Froboess. This guy was a practical joker and was always up to something. He was even worse than Frenchy Manning. Harry did several different aerial acts from high pole to casting. Harry was in the Olympics and was a movie stunt man before he became a circus performer. In this photo […]
thecircusblog | May 4, 2010
In 1950 George Fest was the total band on the Siebrand circus. He sure could play the organ. In his younger years he played in churches and theaters back east. No matter, he could play it or fake it.
thecircusblog | May 4, 2010
Arturo Gutierrez ….what a performer! He did bounding rope as seen here, tight wire and slack wire pulse and about five other acts. The Gutierrez family were from Mexico and between his brother and sisters they could do 15 different acts. Our family and theirs worked many seasons together on the Siebrand Circus and the 101 […]
thecircusblog | May 4, 2010
Johnny Gutierrez, like his brother Arturo, was a skilled performer. This is called “The Drunk”. Johnny got a lot of laughs in this part of his act. He would do a series of very difficult tricks all the while acting as a person that had just a little to much to drink. Photo taken in the early […]
thecircusblog | April 20, 2010
If ever there was a circus fan most definitely Tex Ritter was it! He is with Jimmy Golfs mother in this picture. Jimmy was the drummer with the Siebrand circus. Tex just happened to be doing one of his song promotionals at a music store. Jimmy and his mother were at the store buying sheet […]
thecircusblog | April 20, 2010
The Arizona State Fair front gate is no longer in use because the street it faces is McDowell, a heavily traveled street. This photo was taken in the fall of 1949. In the 30’s 40’s and early 1950’s it had horse racing and a few years later…. auto racing. But it is best known for […]
