thecircusblog | September 2, 2009
Behind the camera, Bob Emrico doing the camera gag. As we all know the camera bit is old one, but Bob’s one liners and often with a double meaning would keep the adults laughing while the kids were wondering why. Bob was on the Siebrand circus for many years until his health declined.
thecircusblog | September 2, 2009
Ray and Yolanda did hand balancing and juggling acts. Both acts were quite good. When their son Michel was old enough they put him into the act. They were with the Siebrand Circus for 2 or 3 seasons in the mid 1950’s. Later they went back to Canada. I want to thank Lauren Fairchild for […]
thecircusblog | September 2, 2009
Eastern cities like Chicago, St Louis and New York were a haven for night club and theater performers as well as some western venues. But the east was the melting pot and many of the single circus acts like Jan Latin, The Royal Rockets, Pancho and Danita Roche are seen in this photo… top left.The 20’s, 30’s and 40’s were the […]
thecircusblog | September 2, 2009
What a wonderful couple. They were a permanent fixture on the Siebrand circus for over 40 years. Mr. and Mrs. Clark had a small animal menagerie that displayed monkeys, one baboon and a very large chimpanzee. The menagerie was housed in a semi-trailer that opened up for a zoo-like appearance. A tent and side wall […]
thecircusblog | August 30, 2009
Just when you think you have seen it all! Rudy Mueller was on the Siebrand circus for a short time I believe it was the season of 1950, Before him there were the Miller Elephants. The Siebrands …Pete and Hike both said a circus is not complete with out elephants….. I agree…. This photo was taken at Rudy’s […]
thecircusblog | August 30, 2009
ALWAYS SOMETHING DIFFERENT Rudy Mueller was like all good animal trainers. Do what people do not expect and be smart enough to take advantage of the animal’s natural instinct. One never sees a bad animal act….just a bad animal trainer.
thecircusblog | August 30, 2009
In 1953 on the 4th of July we played Butte, Montana. It was a pretty strong date for the show. In the far background of this photo can be seen the Anaconda copper mines and smelter which Butte is famous for, The copper mine was in full production and the town folks had money to spend. One of […]
thecircusblog | August 30, 2009
Ed Widaman, Zetta and baby Peuya. This is something elephants love to do….play in the water and if you let them, they would make a day of it. This is the very brook I wrote about in another post. This brook ran behind the lot we played in Butte, Montana. It was a little wider and […]
thecircusblog | August 30, 2009
This man was extraordinary. In this photo he is entertaining at a veteran’s hospital and he himself only has one leg. What an inspiration for those men. He too was a prefromer with the Siebrand Bros circus. Photo taken in 1951.
thecircusblog | August 30, 2009
Al took one of the children from the audience that were there to visit a relative who was a patient. It was quite impressive and of course the kid loved it. Entertaining the veterans and their families was an honor. I myself have done many hospital shows,and I bet those of you who are performers have […]
