thecircusblog | September 26, 2009
EVERYTHING IS OK……………… DON”T WORRY. I thought I would throw a little fun at you. I was asked what the meaning of the Indian Chief in the picture was. I don’t know but this square test pattern was used in the 1940’s and 1950’s to line up a TV picture. Also, at the end of a broadcast day which […]
thecircusblog | September 26, 2009
Kerby Grant as Sky King and Penny Singleton. She later became the A.G.V.A. president. Kerby Grant also was a guest star on many circuses. He did not ride in on a horse or rope or shoot a gun, but he did have a way with words and he spoke always about America and education and doing the right thing. […]
thecircusblog | September 26, 2009
This has nothing to do with the circus but I thought you would like to see the cartoons that many of us enjoyed in the 1950’s. DO YOU KNOW WHAT YOUR GRANDCHILD IS WATCHING NOW?
thecircusblog | September 24, 2009
I started collecting circus posters when I was quite young. My dad said ………. It’s a good hobby for you it will keep you out of trouble. They were easy to find in the 1940’s, 50’s and 60’s ….who wanted them after the show has left town. I even have different kinds of show arrows and circus news ads. The […]
thecircusblog | September 11, 2009
This photo was in the Amusement Business Feb ,15, 1964., I remember it as the “Billboard”.
thecircusblog | September 11, 2009
Yvette was a southern California based act. She had two or three different animals acts and did very well . Her acts were clean and could be worked anywhere. The last time I saw Yvette was in 1959. Bill Strong made a comment…………. Thanhs.
thecircusblog | September 9, 2009
I just found this old article and I think it is important that I post it. May we never forget our fellow performers.
thecircusblog | September 8, 2009
The Ringling Bros. and Barnum and Bailey Circus (Sarasota, Florida) originated with Charles Ringling (1863-1926). Ringling was born in McGregor, Iowa, one of seven sons. The name “Ringling” was an anglicization of the German family name “Rungeling.” Charles, with brothers Otto, Albert C., Alfred T., and John, presented their first circus in 1882 at a […]
