thecircusblog | May 1, 2012
Mel was the head trainer at Jungleland and World Jungle Compound for several years. I don’t want to confuse you but both names are the same place. Different partnerships in the business made for different names, but in the end it still belonged to Louis Goebel. Now back to Mel, he was constantly training young […]
thecircusblog | May 1, 2012
Mel was always working with his cats. His type of training was geared toward the motion picture business and he surely did a lot of it. Just about every movie made with a lion, leopard or tiger was with Mel and his cats. The circus wagon in this photo was one of many that Louie […]
thecircusblog | May 1, 2012
Dick is working on a trick promoting the 4th of July at Jungleland…. or at this time World Jungle Compound. The idea was for the tiger to carry the firecracker in his mouth and to put it down on command. This training was for a newspaper ad. This photo was taken in 1965. The area […]
thecircusblog | May 8, 2011
The tiger in this photo is Rajah, one of her lead cats and most likely her favorite. This is a very old picture of Mabel, I am thinking some time in the 1930’s. This photo is from her book Hold That Tiger written in 1938. Thanks to Mary Jo Knolls Winter, I now have the […]
thecircusblog | April 12, 2011
At the time of this photo Chet was the head trainer at Jungleland. Roy Kabet and Tex Scarborough were the managers of Jungleland.
thecircusblog | April 12, 2011
Chet Juszyk and Mable Stark Jungleland Compound 1963. I will remember Chet, He was one of the best……………..Passed away at 81 on January 9, 2011.
thecircusblog | March 18, 2011
He learned his and honed his skills well. Roger dedicated himself to the arena where he created a fine cat act. Jungleland, Thousand Oaks, Calif,1967.
thecircusblog | March 18, 2011
Roger Smith on the big stage at Jungleland. He was very proud of the his two pedestal’s on the floor, just in front of him, they once Belong to Clyde Beatty and like Beatty Roger had a fighting cat act. Randy thank you for your comment……….. Roger is a great guy! He now lives in […]
thecircusblog | March 9, 2011
There will never be another like him. Pat Anthony, 1953 Jungle Compound, Thousand Oaks, California………… Please read the comments made by Wade Burck.
thecircusblog | September 20, 2010
I met Frank only one time. He came to visit Wally Ross at Pacific Ocean Park, Santa Monica, Calif, the summer of 1956. Dad and I were working the chimp act. While we were there Wally taught me how to work with the Dolphins in the Sea Circus. It indeed was a experience I will never forget. Nolly Tate and […]
