thecircusblog | June 26, 2010
Years ago this was one of the best forms of communication between agent and performer. These western union telegrams were as good as any contract. As a matter of fact this was your contract. This is a telegram that came from Bert Levey to the Quackenbushes, a well known agent that booked the A circuit. Many was the […]
thecircusblog | June 14, 2010
This is a scene from one of Frank Bucks serials in 1937 titled “Jungle Menace”. Later the title was changed to “Tiger Fangs.” Buck played Frank Hardy in the serial “A Rubber Tree Plantation Owner”. The girl, his co-star is Charlotte Henry. Many circus animals were used in these movies and performers as well.
thecircusblog | June 14, 2010
This very beautiful animal is the pride and joy of Jack Badal. Jack raised and trained this great gorilla. Ranar now lives in the Brookfield Zoo.
thecircusblog | May 29, 2010
This photo was taken of him on his jungle farm 1942. George Keller was known for his dynamic cat act,”Keller’s Jungle Killers”. He got his nick name “Professor ” because he was a college professor of visual arts at Bloomsburg Teachers College, Bloomsburg, Pennsylvania, This was before he became a cat trainer… most likely he thought it was safer in […]
thecircusblog | May 29, 2010
Roger Smith sent this article to me for posting in the circus blog ……….Thanks Roger. I can’t count the times I have had to shout out “keep those people back”. It is an animal man’s nightmare when the audience is to close to the ring…………… Remember Casey, how hard it was with the Chimp act. Read […]
thecircusblog | May 29, 2010
All the different names of show on this poster could be confusing, But this was just another way to advertise the show, sort of like an endorsement of one circus to another…….however they were all owned by the same company. 1938.
thecircusblog | May 29, 2010
A scene from “Darkest Africa” a serial shot by Republic studio and released in 1936.
thecircusblog | May 29, 2010
Odd thing about this movie, Republic studio released it in 1936, then later retitled it “King of Jungleland” and re-released it in 1948.
thecircusblog | May 29, 2010
This poster now hangs on my office door, but not for long as soon it will be covered with a special paper that will protect it until it is framed.
