Great London Circus
Posted By thecircusblog on September 19, 2012
George Matthews Great London Circus was owned by Sid Kellner. This was one of the best looking shows out on the road in 1975. The big top peaked out at 48 feet with 50 foot centers and 120 foot round ends. Dad and I had worked with Sid Kellner when he put out James Bros in the early to the mid 1960’s. He was a gentlemen and still is to this day. Never once did we ever have to worry about money then or when he took out The Great London. The 1975 season started out jammed up and continued on for most of that year until the beginning of fall. We were playing in Ohio, Akron Canton area. The weather took a turn for the worst, cold and rainy. Sid knew the end was near, he said to me we didn’t head south west soon enough. In a small apple orchard outside of Akron, Ohio the show and performers jungled up while Sid went west trying to book some fast dates. Everyone was willing to wait it out for a few weeks but things did not work out on Sid’s last minute booking tour….. It was all out and over. I headed west to Arizona and put together Henry Bros Circus. I talked with Sid over the phone every so often, sometimes for for an hour or more remembering the good old times.
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