thecircusblog | July 27, 2009
P.T. Barnum Show poster before he combined with James Bailey. It is said that Barnum coined the phrase “A sucker is born every minute.” I have been told by a good authority that it was not he but Adam Forepaugh that first said it. It really makes no difference but I think it fits with what our politians would say today. I […]
thecircusblog | July 27, 2009
I am digging through some old posters that I have….some are so old I have to tape them together. The above poster is a photo of a photo.
thecircusblog | July 27, 2009
On the left Pete and on the right Hike….. The Siebrand Bros. These two men and their brother Sam created one of the finest combined Carnival and Circus Shows on the road and prevailed for over 50 years.
thecircusblog | July 27, 2009
Kurt Anden Schmidtona had a second act on the Siebrand circus in 1953. He and his daughter Tina did a very strong hand balancing and head to head act. Tina had perfect control of herself. She and Kurt, her father, practiced every day without fail. Tina was an excellent performer. I heard not to long ago that she […]
thecircusblog | July 27, 2009
Anden had a mixed group of dogs when I saw his act. As you can see in this photo, the act was quite different than other dog acts. He did a lot of head and foot balancing with the dogs, even though it was worrisome to the audience to watch the tricks they did enjoy […]
thecircusblog | July 27, 2009
Anden’s poodles at Radio City Music Hall. Photo taken 1951. During the 1952 season they were with the Siebrand Bros Circus.
thecircusblog | July 27, 2009
I know she was an aerialist but I don’t remember the family name. Can someone comment??? Read the Casey Gibbs comment below, Thanks Casey.
thecircusblog | July 27, 2009
A beautiful and very unusual act! Please read the comment from Joanne Pinsin.
thecircusblog | July 23, 2009
Mel trained this lion for motion picture work. To his surprise and much to his financial good, this lion became one of three lions that were the M.G.M. logo at the beginning of their movies. SEE COMMENT BELOW.
thecircusblog | July 23, 2009
This act was one of the funniest acts I have ever seen. Their comedy was fast and furious.In the mid 50’s we worked several fairs together. They were a tough act to follow. This photo was taken on the Gatti Circus in 1971.
