Norma Capell
Posted By thecircusblog on December 26, 2009
Norma Capell was the wife of Bob Capell. This photo was taken in the 1940’s somewhere in the midwest. Here is a jack pot……….. Henry Bros Circus was playing spot dates. Uncle Todd and Cliff, my Dad, booked a pretty good spot with their circus in New Mexico and they hired another circus family who did four acts to make the show a little stronger. Bob Capell came over to visit. Capell Bros circus was not too far away showing in another town. Just before show time my dad went looking for the organist to start the overture. Dad found him dead drunk and the drummer had taken off. Bob spoke up and said I got time, I’ll play the show. It didn’t sound too bad once you got used to “Ponnie Boy” and “She be Coming Around the Mountain”. Oh yes, the overture was about six bars of God Bless America….over and over again. I almost forgot, Todd and dad took turns on the drums when they were not doing acts. How would you like to do a Flying act to She’ll be Comin round the Mountain?………..It still makes me laugh when I think of it today. The name of the circus that my dad and uncle put together was fondly called “Donniker Bros. Circus.”
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