thecircusblog | May 19, 2010
A great friend. We spent a season together On the Hubert Castle circus. What a musician this man was! He never missed a show nor rested during one. I gave him the nic name “Leather Lips.” Not to long ago I found out that he is no longer with us, I bet he is giving Gabriel […]
admin | May 10, 2010
Information and photos from 1962 edition of Amusement Business. I posted this article in remembrance of Bill Strong.
thecircusblog | May 10, 2010
This is a lithograph from P.T. Barnum,1881. It is called “The Lot Scene”. It is part of my collection of old circus photo’s and litho’s
thecircusblog | May 10, 2010
This was a publicity shot for Clyde Beatty’s appearance with Ringling Bros, Barnum & Bailey Circus in 1932. He only appeared just for the New York Madison Square Garden date. After his engagement he would return to Hagenbeck & Wallace Show. Beatty appeared two more times with R B,B and B 1933, 1934. As time […]
thecircusblog | May 10, 2010
thecircusblog | May 10, 2010
This is a very early photo of Clyde Beatty. It was taken in 1926 0n the Hagenbeck & Wallace circus owned by the American Circus Corp…. Bert Bowers and Jerry Mugivan. In 1928 the show was sold to John Ringling. Actually the following is is a little known fact. There was a dispute between Ringling […]
thecircusblog | May 10, 2010
Clyde Beatty’s comic book cover. It came out in 1953 preceding his motion picture “Perils of the Jungle”. In 1954 the Lippert motion picture company produced “Ring of Fear”, starring Clyde Beatty and Micky Spillane.
