thecircusblog | January 2, 2015
As I remember Ted Dewayne….He was the man who trained and put more people into our business than anyone that I know of. He himself was a fine performer. Ted was given the nickname… “Pa Pa Bear.” I think the person that called him this is Ba Werkmister, a performer that worked with Ted. I […]
thecircusblog | January 9, 2010
The harness is on Lucy and she will soon start pulling the peaks on the tent one at a time. At the bottom of each center pole is attached a mud block with a pulley rope going though and stretching under the canvas to the outside and then connects to the harness chain on the elephant. The tent is pulled […]
thecircusblog | January 9, 2010
The storm is over and all you can do is get everyone on the canvas and start sewing and splicing broken ropes…. there is no time to waste. Hour after hour mending a tent until its done and strong enough to be put in the air. I still have my palm, canvas needles and bee wax. […]
thecircusblog | August 26, 2008
“Gyp” takes it easy between shows. She would roam about freely and partake of whatever greens she could find along with her daily rations of hay and grain. As some of the towns people look on, the child with the elephant is my Uncle Robert (Hap) Henry.
