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Koko and Grace did numerous clown numbers. They also teamed up with Harry Ross. The funniest part about Koko and Grace is that KoKo could not hear, and Grace had to yell at him on the stage to direct as to what to do next. The audience loved them.
Posted By thecircusblog on September 5, 2008
Harry began working in vaudeville with a hand balancing chair and table act. It wasn’t until later that he started doing the same act only as a clown. He created a lot of comedy in this act….people loved him. For those who knew him, his favorite expression was “you believe that, don’t cha?”……..May God bless Rossie.
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Posted By thecircusblog on September 5, 2008
Helene perfomes rings, traps and a neck swivel on the Siebrand Bros. stage. There were also two circus rings on either side of the stage for ground acts and large animals. Her husband Eddie had a dog act one of three on the circus.
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Eddie Hendricks performing a leap over an umbrella on a tight wire. His wife, Helene, is holding the umbrella. This photo was taken on Siebrand Bros. circus. Photo 1955.
Posted By thecircusblog on September 5, 2008
Here the Landons are performing just one of their many tricks. Mr. Landon would place Luis on his head and run aound the ring.
Posted By thecircusblog on September 5, 2008
The Landons were from Argentina and performed a great hand balancing act. Victor & I became friends….I thought he was a kid like myself because of his size. I spoke Spanish and English, I became his English teacher.
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Blackie, the Manchester Terrier is performing the wire walk.My Mom and Dad on the Yankee Patterson Circus, The stage name of the dog act Henry’s K 9 revue. 1943.
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This picture was taken just before the show….waiting for her announcement.Yankee Patterson Circus,summer of 1945.
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Esperanza thrilled the audience with a foot revolve… on a ball bearing crane bar, Her shoes were placed in slots, then she would dive forward and do numerous revolutions. She did this stunt about 28 feet up in the highest part of the big top. 1946.
Posted By thecircusblog on September 5, 2008
The Escalante Circus was a small show, but it spawned some of the greatest circus performers in the country at that time. Notice on the far right a man in a dark suit. His name was Herbie Webber, a tight wire performer known for his “slide for life” act. Also is Melonga, Chata, Henry, Lalo, Escalante the Landon’s and my Mom and Dad.
