thecircusblog | August 24, 2011
This photo of Al Antonucci goes back to when he started his own chimp act. The date is unknown to me, but it was some time around the early 1950’s. A personal note, if you don’t mind. Al was one of the finest people I have ever known, and between Al and my Dad, I […]
thecircusblog | August 24, 2011
Hollywood Novelty Elephants, Zetta, Peggy and Dorothy. This photo is a first for me because I discovered that Ed Widaman’s wife, seen here, actually worked the act. Previously, I only saw Ed doing it, while his wife would do just the styling and some of the posing tricks.
thecircusblog | August 24, 2011
This 1954 photo of Payo & Mai was taken at a studio in New York. It’s a great publicity shot. Most of their work was in the night club circuit, Fairs and variety shows.
thecircusblog | August 24, 2011
thecircusblog | August 24, 2011
This is a very rare photo of the Siebrand Bros Circus. I am guessing that this photo was taken just after 1945. At that time, they had a six-piece circus band. Through a magnifying glass I could only recognize Mr. and Mrs. Clark. They had the dog and pony acts. This photo is part […]
thecircusblog | August 24, 2011
As I post these different pictures of performers, I am totally astounded by how many fine acts there were in the years past. I sometimes stop and look around my office and I see box upon box filled with show biz photos and wonder if I will ever complete this task of posting and writing […]
thecircusblog | August 24, 2011
Now here is an interesting act; one like I have never seen before. Juggling, of course, but what is he balancing on?
