Chico Del
thecircusblog | September 15, 2008
Chico Del was a friend of the Henry family. His act consisted of himself and one chimp. A great little act. Bottom right shows Chico doing a forehead perch with his chimp.
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The Crew
thecircusblog | September 15, 2008
From Left to Right: Mrs. Smith and her son, Ivan Henry, older Smith’s son, Mr. Smith and Cliff Henry. Once again, this was taken on the South of the Border Review.
Hanging Scenery
thecircusblog | September 15, 2008
Everybody pitched in to hang scenery on the stage which was directly in front of the grandstand. This shot was taken on the South of the Border Review. Clarence Smith was the producer of the show. I got paid a few dollars to help out, and it came in handy when I went back to […]
De Palo & Friends
thecircusblog | September 15, 2008
Mr De Palo came to visit the South of the Border Review. He was a producer and thought the show would be a hit in the Canadian Fair circuit.
Spats Warming Up
thecircusblog | September 15, 2008
Tubby & Spats were also on the South of the Border Review. The did acrobatic adagio. My Dad and Mom were with this show for full run of ten weeks, then back home to El Monte, Calif. In time for are Christmas shows.
One Finger Stand
thecircusblog | September 15, 2008
The Great Barton performing a one finger stand. Often we would do matinees between horse races one act at a time. In the evening we would do a full variety show. We did not put up the back drop, This would allow the racing fans to see the horses in the back stretch.
The Great Barton
thecircusblog | September 15, 2008
The Great Barton and his wife were part of the South of the Border Review, a show produced by Clarence Smith of Salt Lake City, Utah.
Learmont Chimps
thecircusblog | September 14, 2008
These chimps were owned by Ed C. Learmont but trained by a young man named Al Antenouchi. Al became one of the greatest chimp trainers in the business and was my hero when I was a young man. My father told me “you couldn’t have picked a better role model.”
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