The Zavattas
Posted By thecircusblog on August 23, 2009
Monte and his father Oglie 1959, Siebrand Bros circus. The Zavatta Family were with the Siebrand circus two or three seasons. They had two acts…. a comedy unsupported ladder and a dog act. The dog act was quite different than other dog acts. Oglie was a self taught electronic genius. He put his talent to work by building miniature cars, trucks and a plane that were all electronically controlled. Along with a few basic tricks, the speciality of the act was these dogs operating the miniature vehicles,without question a big hit with the audience. This photo represents circus family ingenuity. Monte’s mother became ill and couldn’t preform in the comedy ladder act. Monte had to learn the act almost overnight and took his mother’s place. After a few weeks Irma Zavatta came back to the act and Monte was the family hero. Soon I will be posting more on the Zavatta family, along with Geno Zavatta the younger brother……….Thank you for your comment David……… More photos to come.
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My name is Ivan M. Henry and I am the 4th generation of a circus/show business dynasty. I hope you enjoy the blog.Comments
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My God, Ivan, where did you come up with these photos. The picture of Monte and his Dad are exactly as I remember them. What a blast from the past.
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