thecircusblog | May 14, 2011
They started Bentley Bros Circus in 1977 and it closed in 1999. By all reports they had a fine show. Tommy came a long way, from washing dishes on Hagenbeck & Wallace Circus learning ever act he could and then to owning a successful circus. Indeed he will be remembered as one of the great […]
thecircusblog | May 11, 2011
I thought I might give my friend Clancy a little plug. He knows our circus business inside out. I am sure he can help us all with our INCOME TAX.
thecircusblog | May 8, 2011
This is my little Chihuahua. She doesn’t bite, kick, scratch or try to knock me over. She is four and one haft pounds of pure love.
thecircusblog | May 8, 2011
More great circus posters. My collection keeps growing thanks to my friends and my son’s that are always on the look out for anything concerning the circus.
thecircusblog | May 8, 2011
This will make two posters that I have now of Ringling Bros, “Army of Clowns”
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 | May 8, 2011
This is a Harry Quillen photo shot in 1943 on the Escalante Circus. It lasted for a season plus a few months the following year. The war had a great deal to do with the closing of the show. During the war circuses of all types were combining or closing and performers scattered, as did […]
thecircusblog | May 8, 2011
See if you can recognize some of these performers. Herb Weber, Chata, Melonga, Mary Henry, Cliff Henry, Landon Midgets, Henry Escalante, Lalo Escalante, Phil Escalante and the Gutierrez family.
thecircusblog | May 8, 2011
From left to right Alicia Gutierrez, Mary Henry, Johnny Gutierrez. Maurice, Cliff Henry, Connie Gutierrez. After the Escalante Circus folded, many of the performers went to the 101 Wild West Show & Circus.
