George Bronaugh and Company
Posted By thecircusblog on August 20, 2009
Looks to me to be over 120 feet to the top of the sway poles…..too high for me. In the mid 1950’s my Dad bought a single high pole from Ken and Emalee Burdick who had retired from show business. My father thought it would be a good act for me. I already did rings and a pretty fair trapeze act, So lets go higher. We put the rigging up ….all was safe and secure and with that I started up the pole toward the crain bar. When I got to the top I looked down, and then I came down and said to my dad, “it’s a very nice view up there but I’ll stick with the chimps!” So you see this type of act is not for everyone. I give all the credit to those that do this act like George Bronaugh.
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