thecircusblog | April 23, 2009
Best known as Hopalong Cassidy, William Boyd was featured on Cole Bros. Circus. He also starred in numerous motion pictures and his famous television series. One of his side-kicks was Andy Clyde, know as California. Dad and I did a Christmas show with him in 1956. One of the things I remember about him was […]
thecircusblog | April 23, 2009
1951 Program Cover….note the cost of only 25 cents. They employed a very innovative art and marketing staff.
thecircusblog | April 23, 2009
This is what you could call a real “armload.” It is obvious that Clyde Beatty loved his animals. It was a well know fact, that he took outanding care of all his animals.
thecircusblog | April 20, 2009
This was a young group of tigers that Clyde Beatty was raising for the act. He loved his big cats, whether they be lions and tigers. He raised many on the show and at winter quarters. If they weren’t in the act they were on exhibition. This is not Clyde Beatty in the photo but […]
thecircusblog | March 31, 2009
Notice the price of this program ……no doubt it became an autograph book.
thecircusblog | March 31, 2009
When I found this photo I remembered that Clyde Beatty did almost anything to create excitement. He was a one man show and his audience ate it up. That is what it’s all about.
thecircusblog | March 31, 2009
Here is a perfect photo of the “head carry” performed by Cheerful Gardener in the backyard of the Hagenbeck and Wallace Circus in the early 1930’s. There was the leg carry as well but it was preformed mostly by the women of the circus. In the 1950’s a motion picture called “Elephant Walk.” It was about a […]
thecircusblog | March 25, 2009
This is the front entrance of the Dr. Pepper Circus. I have never seen a banner line in front of a circus entrance before…..however it looks effective. Note the Dr. Pepper booth in front. Another Bill Strong photo.
thecircusblog | March 25, 2009
This photo was given to me by Bill Strong. The Dr. Pepper circus, which I personally never saw, but what I have been told was very successful and unique. This photo is a blow off of the circus. Any further information will be appreciated.
thecircusblog | March 6, 2009
A great photo of Clyde Beatty with Albert Fleet at the safety door. This photo was taken before Mr. Fleet had a chimp act. He started his career with the Clyde Beatty Circus and stayed with it for years. Clyde Beatty was noted for having a fighting lion act. His use of chairs, whip cracking etc. […]
