thecircusblog | March 31, 2009
Bobby Berosini had one of the best great ape acts in existence. and so did PaPa Berosini. There was one man prior to the Berosini’s that set the example of training the great apes….. he was Reuben Castang. My father told me one day…”if you want to be a chimp man, there’s the example” and he pointed to Reuben […]
thecircusblog | March 31, 2009
What is that saying? ” A picture is like a thousand words”. In Vegas even a Rang is popular. Looks like they had the same Barber.
admin | March 31, 2009
Mack presented a fine dog act, one that accurately showed the talent of the German Shepard, as well as the old time military circus attitude. Mack separated himself from the rest 0f dog acts because of his superior training ability. Often trainers exploit their animals to present themselves. Mack never did that, the animal was alway’s the […]
thecircusblog | March 25, 2009
Mr. and Mrs. Tony Gentry with” Jiggs” discussing their contract in the back yard of the circus. Jiggs is getting ready to sign for another season. I met Tony when I was a young man. He was a man of many talents as he was involved in circuses, motion pictures and a good animal trainer. […]
thecircusblog | March 18, 2009
A circus family that embraced perfection. I saw them perform some where back east many years ago and am still am in awe of their performance.
thecircusblog | March 18, 2009
The Coronas were always inventing something different for their act. When you add mechanical ingenuity and dexterity ……the finished product is a great trick.
thecircusblog | March 16, 2009
Olga’s performance consisted of dancing and posing. Her act did not resemble anything like our lion acts of today. Photo taken at Luna Park Zoo in the early 1930’s.
thecircusblog | March 16, 2009
Olga Celeste with her leopard on her shoulder. Olga preformed at Luna Park Zoo. She performed there from 1925-1931.
thecircusblog | March 11, 2009
Dad and I worked with the Cassidy Girls many years ago. Above is their professional brochure.
thecircusblog | March 11, 2009
The rolling globe became very exciting when performed by the Cassidy girls as they would follow each other up and down the inclines. They would pretend to lose their balance and roll backwards causing the others to roll backwards also. This always excited the audience.
