Welde’s Bear Act
Posted By thecircusblog on December 1, 2008
This is a photo of a perfect front leg stand by one of Mr. Welde’s bears.
Posted By thecircusblog on December 1, 2008
This is a photo of a perfect front leg stand by one of Mr. Welde’s bears.
Posted By thecircusblog on December 1, 2008
John Welde was noted for having one of the finest bear acts in the country. Other bear acts were Albert Rix and Hunkey Johnson.
Posted By thecircusblog on November 30, 2008
Mom and Dad did a television show with these guys. As a young man, I stood in the stage wings watching their act. They were one of the funniest musical comedy acts that I have ever seen.
Posted By admin on November 2, 2008
Siebrand Bros Circus ….the late 1950’s. Bob joined the show and did a comedy/magic and worked with Harry Ross, CoCo and Grace. All the clown gags were performed on the circus stage.
Posted By admin on November 2, 2008
Maricopa County Fair 2003. I wanted to pay tribute to the Native Americans people in Arizona, as well as the Southern and Northern tribes. The local native people donated their time to create a native village to display their different cultures. We were successful in hosting 15 different tribes.
Posted By admin on November 2, 2008
Chuck Burns was one of the most famous clowns in our business. He was the head clown in Ringling Bros., did motion pictures & television shows and then became entertainment director of Knox Berry Farm in Anaheim, CA.
Posted By admin on November 2, 2008
Rex did a show for us at the Maricopa County Fair in 2002. Rex is a native of Arizona, now living in Las Vegas, NV.
Posted By admin on November 2, 2008
Herbie Webber was famous for his “Slide for Life.” He also did a tight wire act. Herbie was a great showman….he did a bit in his act where he fell from the wire as he attempted to jump over an umbrella. The fall, of course, caught every one’s attention. He would attempt it again and succeed. On many occasions I saw a standing ovation.
Posted By thecircusblog on November 2, 2008
The Gentle Giant, bigger than life in every way. To my knowledge he never had an enemy.