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5th Year March 29, 1976 Number 13

BFA Show AnnouncedA major change in the CFA's annual convention program was

announced last week by Dr. William E. Hooper, chairman. The annualevent, CFA's 50th, will be sponsored by the Ed Millette Tent ofDallas, Texas.

The Stebbings Royal European Circus, headed by Bill Stebb-ings, will be the official CFA *"~convention circus at Dallas onJune 9-12. The circus will beset-up at the Big Town ShoppingCenter in Mesquite, about fivemiles from the CFA's conventionheadquarters.

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On TourCircus Vargas opened its

1976 tour at Huntsville (Ala) onFeb. 25th and is currently inTexas, moving westward. This year

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Mid-America's Tour UnderwayTripoli Productions' Mid-American Circus opened its season

at Rio Grande Valley (Brownsville, Texas) on Monday, March 1st.Despite the fact that Dailey Bros., Fisher Bros, and Franzen Bros,had already played here, a strong phone promotion brought out ca-pacity crowds. On Sunday, March 7th, at McAllen, a third show wasnecessary to handle the people. Ipitch at 50c each. The program

was recorded in CR on March 15th.Music for the show is provided byMarie Loter at the organ.

Show times are currently at4 and 7, while weekend shows areat 2 and 4. During summer vaca-tion shows will be presented at 6and 8 p.m. on weekdays. Generaladmission tickets are priced at$2.50 for adults and $1.50 for

The show moves on two oftheir own trucks - a 35 ft. semivan with electric plant, workerssleeper and seats, plus a two tonflatbed which carries poles, can-vas and stakes. A privately ownedconcession trailer is pulled by aone ton concession stock van. General admission tickets are soldat a carnival-type ticket box lo-cated at the head of the midway.Twelve private units make up theremainder of the show's fleet.

On the midway is an elephantride operated by Neil Franzen;concession trailer, operated byHans and Margaret Fraunstein;MoonWalk, operated by Manuel King anda Reptile Exhibit, owned by JimDavis and operated by Wes Barton.

The big top is a 60 ft roundend with two 30 ft middles. Itand the 20x20 ft marquee are inpoor condition but will be repla-ced by new tops next month. Theshow has ordered a multi-colored80 ft. round top with one 40 ft.middle and a matching marquee.

The performance runs a full90 minutes under the smooth dir-ection of Manuel King, who alsohandles a color book and peanut

children. Jim Davis

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March 29, 1976 Page 3

HANMEFORQ Athens, Ga. Saturday, March 6, 1976Compiled by DR. PAUL E. FITZPATRICK

Tommy Hanneford - ProducerCharles Schlarbaum - Musical Director

Overture -This Is My CountryNational Emblem MarchI'm A Yankee Doodle DandySpecial Ending

Roman Ladder - Revolving LadderKidsApplauseIt's De Lovely"Go" Galop

Tajana's Tiger Act -Theme from "Shaft"Princess Theme from Per. MrktHindustanShangra LaOut of the EastBorn FreeLove Is a Many SplendoredKismet ThingBig Cage GalopHerman's Fanfare # 1

Fossett's Bounding Rope -Willow Weep For MeMack the KnifeWilliam Tell OvertureLisbon Antiqua

Basketball Playing Dogs. -College Fight Song Melodies

The Aerial Ballet -Lovely to Look AtSan Francisco Open Your GatesYou Ought to Be In PicturesCalifornia, Here I ComeYou Do Something to MeCalifornia Here I ComeHooray for Hollywood

Sanger's Riding Academy -Pony BoyHorsesLong Ranger ThemeWinter Sports Galop

Clowns - Wash Day -Grand Paw's SpellsFloating Down the River

Elephant Act -Burma PatrolDo I Hear A WaltzMerry-go-round Broke DownFuneral March of MarionettesInt'l Vaudvil MarchTemptationFunky JunkHouse of The Rising SunRock-a-bye BabyAviation Tournament March

— Intermission —Overture - Greatest Show on EarthSlack Wire and Rolling Globes -

Linda Cha Cha ChaChachita Cha ChaCan Can by Cole Porter

Hanneford Riding Act -Fanfare No. 1Fanfare No. 2Hey Look Me OverRhapsody in BlueJohnson RagGentle on My MindLittle Green ApplesSpinning WheelRock Tune - Title UnknownWho Tango

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ROUTESGarden-Johnson CircusApr 1-3 Waco, Texas

Carson & Barnes CircusMar 29 Copperas Cove, Tex

30 San Antonio31 Beeville

Apr 1 Rockport2 Falfurrias3 Brenham

Hubert Castle CircusApr 2-3 Yanktown, S.D.

4 Chamberlain

Circus VargasMar 29-Apr 4 San Antonio,

Clyde Bros. CircusMar 30-31 Lake Charles,La

Cole All Star TV CircusMar 29 Ogdensburg, N.Y.

30 La Fargeville31 Alexandria Bay

Apr 1 Clayton2 Potsdam3 Grouverneur

Garden Bros. CircusApr 2-4 Kitchener, Ont

George-Matthews CircusApr 1 Parkersburg.W.Va.

Holiday HippodromeMar 29 Elmira Hghts, N.Y,

30 Rome31 Watertown

Apr 1 Auburn2 Salamanca3 Jamestown4 Erie, Pa.

Hoxie Bros. CircusMar 29 Titusville, Fla.

30 Ocala31 St. Augustine

Apr 1 Lake Butler2 Lake City3 Tallahassee4 Tyndall A.F.B.

Hoxie's Great American Cir.Mar 29 Palm Sprgs, No.Fla

30 Sandalfoot Cove31 Indiantown

Apr 1 Lake Placid2 Sebring3 Clermont

Hubler Int'l CircusApr 2-4 Amarillo, Texas

King Bros. CircusApr 4 Apopka, Fla.

Mid-America CircusMar 29 Rayne, La.

30-31 AlexandriaApr 1 Mansfield

2 Lufkin, Texas3 Henderson4 Longview

Polack Bros. CircusApr 1-3 New Orleans, La.

Sam T. Polack CircusApr 2-4 Denver, Colo.

Ringling-Barnum - Blue UnitApr 1-May 31 New York,NY

Ringling-Barnum - Red UnitMar 31-Apr 4 Charleston,

W VaRoyal Palace CircusApr 2 Exeter, N. H.

John Strong CircusMar 29 Corcoran, Calif.

30 Lindsay31 Exeter

Apr 1 Carruthers2 Lemore Navy Base3 Lemore4 Riverdale

....OTHER ROUTES

American Freedom TrainMar 31-Apr 2 Jefferson Cy,Apr 3-11 St. Louis Mo.

Clowns of America Convent'nMar 31-Apr 3 Richmond, Va

Royal Lipizzan ShowMar 30-31 Dallas, TexasApr 2 Springfield, Mo.

3 Columbia4 St. Louis

Royal Lipizzan Showto Apr 18 Rio de Janeiro

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March 29, 1976 Page 5

BILLY BARTON-ATTENTION ALL MAE WEST AFFECTIONADOS - The Fabulous

One guests on the DICK CAVETT Special, Monday, April 5th.Capturing the elusive La West speaks eloquently for thevett Charm. The show is called "Dick Cavett's Back Lot,

USA."

TREVOR BALE raves about theall new Circus World. 'This parkis wonderful to come and see,"pens Trevor, busy training hor-ses including eight young Arab-ians and an equestrian horse forthe Florida Tourist Attraction.

IRENE BALE and the girls goon the road without Trevor whoseduties confine him to Circus•World. Following a seven weekcircus stint the ladies join HOL-IDAY FOR HORSES in July.

ELVIN BALE is recovered frominjuries sustained this past win-ter when he was squeezed betweentwo horses and is back with hisaerial acts on RBBB. His wife,JEANETTE WILLIAMS BALE is doingwell with her equine presentationon the same unit.

MIKE (Kosco the Clown) NAUG-HTON flew to Miami for Don Fran-cisco's Shrine date (Mar. 10-14).He double-dutied as performancedirector....Cartoons sent by JACKBENNETT to CR and your scribeamusingly appreciated....HERBIEWEBER arrived in Cincinnati fromMexico City - has to- be the FIRSTbiggie jump of the season!...AN-.ITA VARGAS, glamorous slack wireartist, is IN1>EED back from So.America, has already spot-datedwith Castle.

NEWEST REPORT FROM THE FOX:JOHNNY & PATSY JORDAN the proudowners of a custom built 29 ft.gimmicky Winnebago, completewith micro-oven, built-in colorTV, and a LARGE bar. They took itto visit STEBBINGS circus, movingthe bus from trailer to trailer.Needless to say the bar was ex-tremely popular and VERY active!

GEE GEE ENGESSER had an ele-phant ride on the STEBBINGS cir-cus date in Sarasota...GEE GEE'smama was with her and the reportsare that fun loving, wise crack-ing Gee Gee was in TOP form....Understand that CAROL STEBBINGSis dating TRIPOLE GALASSO and itappears serious....KARL WALLENDA,hospitalized for kidney stonesavoided an operation when he pas-sed them during his first day'sstay, is up and running aroundwith as much ebullience as ever.

Reports via CARLA WALLENDA inPuerto Rico are that the EmmettKelly Circus is doing very poorbusiness, that JOHNNY WELDE gotbadly chewed in the leg by one ofhis grandfather's bears, thateveryone contracted Bongo BongoFlu - whatever that is...and IHOPE Carla didn't make it up!

JORDANS played Miami and W.Palm Beach dates prior to their

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STEVE WALLENDA, of the famoushigh wire family, is being treat-ed for blood clots on the brainat an Albuquerque hospital. He'sbeen having some problems sincean auto accident in Las Vegas.

BOBBY GIBBS will produce sev-eral acts and features for theCircus World Museum in Barabooduring the summer months.

RONALD G. BEAUDRY, of Salina(Kans.) worked with Hagenbeck-Wal-lace for the 1925-1926 seasons.He was a meat cutter and cookhouse worker.

DON BRIDWELL (Whizzer theClown)is back in full swing afterrecovering from a mental-emotion-al illness. He works with McCraryand Lordly/Dame agency Apr. 16 toMay 9th on Maine Shrine dates.

TONY and PIO NOCK, Jr. makeup the aerial number called 'TheJupiters." Pio's wife also per-forms in the act.

JAMES (Dutch) CRAWFORD helpedwith the Kaye Cont'l elephants atChicago early this month, whilebetween engagements.

RAYMOND DUKE is back workingadvance for Fisher Bros. He star-ted the season as producing clownon the show.

LES LEMOINE's wire act is offto Australia until the end of May

KAY ROSAIRE has reportedlyjoined Polack Bros. Circus withher lion act.

Both good and bad news ap-pears in the latest NCATB News-letter. The paper is publishedby Tom Wilds for the NationalCongress of Animal Trainers andBreeders.

NCATB reports there is a'Very strong" possibility thatcircus trainers and animal ownersmay soon be able to sell tigersand leopards across state lines.This will be possible under a newprovision of the Endangered Spe-cies Act of 1973, through thecreation of a "captive-bred,self-sustaining population" category.Although there are no animals un-der this listing at the presenttime, the Dept. of Interior isconsidering 17 or 18 animals forsuch a listing.

NCATB also reports that bythe end of this year or sooner,the Indian elephant will be list-ed as "endangered" and chimpswill be regarded as "threatened"animals. This means owners andtrainers will have to become aereof states having special regula-tions concerning such animals andthat no additional imports willbe permitted.

While it will be possibleto transport such animals acrossstate lines, permits will be re-quired for the sale of the ani-mals. Acts will be allowed to continue working, but will find itvirtually impossible to obtainnew animals or replacements.

March 29, 1976 Page 7

A Stop OrderAn animal dealer in Norco

(Calif.) has been ordered to"cease and desist" from furtherviolations of the Animal WelfareAct. The charges were brought toFederal Court by the USDA's Ani-mal and Plant Health InspectionService, on basis of complaintsin June 1974.

Ten charges were filedagainst William Hampton, whoagreed to the "cease and desist"order for seven counts, when threecounts, involving shipment of aBengal tiger, were dropped.

The order, a permanent in-junction, forbids Hampton from operating as a dealer without a USDA license* using substandardshipping cages; neglecting properstorage of feed and bedding foranimals; leaving monkeys outdoorswithout shelter; using substand-ard monkey cages; allowing hispremises to become dirty and fallinto disrepair; and letting man-

Tajana InjuredTajana, a featured star of

the Royal Hanneford Circus wasinjured on March 20th at Cincin-nati, but that didn't stop herfrom performing as usual. She wasfully recovered for the show'sengagement at Buffalo - Mar.25-28

At the conclusion of thetiger act, in the early show, Ra-ma, the black leopard, fell froman elephant, dragging Tajana withhim. She suffered bruises, tornligament and scratches. Hospital-ized for treatment she returnedfor the evening show.

That evening, at the con-clusion of the tiger act, Ramafell again and dragged Tajanawith him. This time she injuredher hand.

ure accumulate to the extent itbecomes a hazard.

Maximum penalties for viola-ting the order are $500 per dayfor each violation.

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*

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The Franzen Bros. Circus opened its season at Alamo (Texas)on Jan. 29th, just four miles from their winter facilities of thepast year. Playing under the Jaycee auspices, the show drew goodcrowds, reminding us of Little Bob Stevens' Sells Bros. Circus en-gagement here in the 1960's.

Rolling stock for the 1976season includes" a 40 ft semi vanfor elephant and lead stock; a40 ft semi flat for poles, seats,props, with a sleeper box; a twoton flat mounted spool and elec-tric plant pulling office/cook-house trailer; 35 ft gooseneckcage with small prop trailer (nwthis year); and four private carswith trailers make up the rest ofthe show's fleet.

Their big top, formerlyowned by Bill Voorheis, of Michi-gan, is in its third season andis still in excellent condition.It is a 60 ft round end with oneof the two 30 ft middles beingused. The top was made as a balering, but has been changed foruse as a push-pole this year. The20x20 ft marquee is also in goodcondition.

The 30x40 ft side show topis new this season and has a 50ft canvas bannerline with fourbanners, painted by Gary Hern ofDonna, Texas. Featured in theside show are: fire, magic, pup-pets, snake, baby elephant, sci-cilian donkey and llama.

The midway has the sideshow on the right, with Jim Davismaking openings, and the price is

50c for everyone. Paul Niebauerworks the inside.

On the left side is thesnake show, with a 35 ft. front,operated by Wes Barton and pricedat 25c each. The 16 ft. concess'ntrailer owned by Gary Franzen isspotted inside the big top.

A color book with souvenirprogram is sold for 50c just be-fore the program starts. Elephantrides are offered at the conclu-sion of each performance for just50c each. Advance tickets sellfor $1.25, while gate prices are$1.75 and $2.25.

The show program features:

The Clown Warm-upWayne Franzen - wild animals (3)Clown NumberPick-out horseAerial Web - Miss KatrinaBalancing actGoats - Wayne and Kathy Franzen

— Intermission —Wire act - Great RavelMagic act - PaoloTrained llamas -The ClownsSwinging ladder -Plate Spinning -Liberty Horse -The Clowns -Elephant - Wayne FranzenFinale Jim Davis

March 29, 1976 Page 9

TERRY CAVARETTA, aerialist, completed a 3̂ somersault on March 12and was successfully caught by her husband-catcher Ron Lemus. Thetrick was accomplished during an outdoor practice session at LasVegas, Nevada.

About ten people were watching the rehearsal and Sandy Dobritchwas in attendance with his movie camera and has it all recordedon film.

Terry and Ron are pictured above with Eva Dunleavy and Judy McCar-dle, who form the Flying Terrels, one of the feature acts now beingpresented at Circus Circus Casino in Las Vegas. Terry, now 23, hasbeen nominated for the Guinness Book of World Records as the onlywoman to consistently perform the triple somersault.

The exciting aerial team has appeared with the Billy Smart's Lon-don Christmas Circus and with the Buglione Circus in Paris. Theyhave also been seen on several ABC-TV specials.

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Michigan ShowEarly this montb-^CNarch 6)

the Patterson Bros ~ CUTcus, pro-duced by J. C. and Ida Patterson,played Kalamazoo, Mich, with avery entertaining show. Three perforraances were presented, whichkept everyone busy on this date.

The show featured:-

John Friday - announcerHenneberry Family - musicMichael's trained dogsHenneberry - magic and trunk illsWayne "Peanuts" Owens - balloonsAmandi Michaels - contorion/rola"Peanuts" bottle balance bolaThe Harris Duo - trampoline

— Intermission -Erv. Lang - chimps"Peanuts" -• balloon figuresMiller Bros. - aerial cradleMichaels - Senzany Comedy numberHenneberrys - unicycleMichaels - jugglingMiller's gorilla

.... Kaye Scheiman

MiscellaneousFranzen Bros. Circus won a

nice cover story with photos inthe Yoakum (Texas) Herald fortheir Feb. 28th date there.

Circus Vargas plays San An-tonio March 29-April 4, whileCarson & Barnes plays the samecity on March 30th.

Gangs roamed the parkinglot of the Cincinnati Gardens,breaking into and looting carson March 20th. Luckily they did

Show ProgramThe program presented for

the Elf Khurafeh Temple at Sagin-aw (Mich.) on Jan. 16-20, was pro-duced by L. N. Fleckles and fea-tureds-

Spec •- "Enchanted Year of 1776"The Pharoahs - aerialistsGuy Gossing - tigers (13)Saturnaires - space shipMickey's ChimpsTony Steele - dive of deathMile. Louise - dovesAl's Liberty PoniesLena's caninesHerman & Petunia - comedyWorld Wheelers - unicyclesTribute to 1776 featureThe Rock Smith Flyers— Intermission —

Martin & Steelers - jugglersThe Aguilars - high perchLucky Bros. - comedyTibor Alexander - dogsAl Vidbel - elephantsJoselito •- high wireThe Vickinas -- foot jugglingEddie & Eddie & Co. - comedyThe Amandis Troupe - teeterboardZoppe's Arabian RidersThe Quassars - space rocket

The staff included:-L. N. Fleckles - executive dir.Dorothy Winn - gen. mgr./direct.Al Youngman - musical directorCol. Lucky Larabee - ringmasterHans Rode - prop bossHappy Kellems - producing clown

not get into the show folksequipment.

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Pan AmericanFeatured in the Pan Ameri-

can Circus presentation for theMahi Shrine at Miami (Fla) on Mar10-14 werei

Kay Rosaire - lion actRing Sisters - comedy duoGeronimo - death diveLa Mafalda - sword balancingKOBCO & Co. - the long shirt

• Rene & Michele - slide for lifeJohn Herriott - Hoxie's elephantComedy gag - Hair GoneThe Jordanas - aerial cycleThe Aftons - trampoline

— Intermission —John Henry - incline wire walkMary Ruth - animal cavalcadeFransico Bros. - gunslingersThe Jerickos - elephant leapsZamperla's Roman RidersLes Lemoine - aerial motorcycleSuper Spec - Happy Birthday to

America

At the conclusion of the per-formance, Mafalda's horse wasspooked by the fireworks, threwher and she was rushed to a hos-pital, but returned the next day.

Seen backstage during the bigshow weret Hoxie Tucker, JohnnyZoppe, Dave Hoover and family,Charles Corona and Mary Mijares.

Mike Naughton

GARY THOMAS will travel withSells & Gray Circus this season,working the show's elephants.

CIRCUS VARGAS (Continued)

the show is dropping many one daystands and extending its otherengagements.

The program features:-The Circus SpecAdele & Gorey - Gorilla parodyThe Flying LantonysWally Naughtin - bearsFrank & Estralleta - aerial perchSir Wm. Baker - liberty horsesVashek - inclined wire walkThe Antwans - one finger standClowns - Johnny & MohammedArturo Segura - bounding ropeMile. Nicole - single trapsThe Klementis - bicycle actPat Anthony - wild animalsThe Circus ClownsAntonio, Francarro and Magalli -

single trapeze displaySimon's ChimpsBarbara Ann, Lillian and Loni -

foot jugglersThe Vashek Duo - aerial motorcyc.Wally Ross, Clark Craig and De-

wayne LaBeau - elephantsPatriotic Finale

The performance is backed bya 12 piece band under the firec-tion of Jim Gibson. Announcementsare handled by Mike Gorham. Headelectrician Lacy Toth is assistedby Rodney Myrop, and the propcrew is supervised by Bob Ford,assisted by Bruce Barb.

STANLEY and MARY GILL, for-mer RBBB stars, now live in Aus-tralia where Stan is managing acircus.

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BILLY BARTON (Continued)

trek westward to join Sara Polack....a Wallenda wire act playedthe same dates with a cast inclu-ding Delilah, Terry and Baba mak-ing their debut together...Ital-ian agent AURELIO BOGINO broughtthe TONI BROTHERS, owners ofItaly's largest circus, to Sara--sota. Their show, I'm told, isbuilt on a semi. Presto! It opensup and there's the circus! Un-fortunately those are the onlydetails available....from numberone spy - THE FOX.

Now I Know Spring is here!ANDY ANDERSON, husband of JennyWallenda, made his annual trek toopen the rides at that New Yorkamusement park.

One of the Original BARBETTElovelies, BRENDA JONES CUTTIN,visited to fill me in on her ac-tivities. For several seasons shetoured with LARRY RUHL on HolidayOn Ice - in Europe and SouthAmerica where the team performedthe MICHELLE & MICHAEL AerialPerch. Brenda then joined DISNEYON PARADE where an accident caus-led a shoulder separation. Two op-jerations and a trip to Englandand the arm is like new. LovelyBrenda will be back post haste. I

BARON VON UHL replaced PATANTHONY on Kaye's Cont'l in Chi-cago... Pat is with Vargas...HAPPYand KAREN DAVIS now living in Cin-cinnati...he does a trampolineand comedy car....IRIS KEPPO working like mad on web costumes forEUROPORAMA opening in June...SU-

SAN BRANHAM (The Tiffanys) doing"drag" in reverse - playing a"Keystone Kop" for yours truly atthe Cincy Shrine date.

Over the years a story cir-culated that MARGO, film name ofthe "thirties" and featured inthe original LOST HORIZON, is anEscalante. After tracking thestory down through Phil & BettyEscalante and Herbie Weber thestory turns out to be pure fabri-cation. Margo's actor-husband ED-DIE ALBERT was a friend of theEscalantes, practiced with them.That's all there is to the storyand I'M disappointed!

Enroute east from Sam Pol-ack *s western dates PRINCE NAJVEZstops over in Kansas to playDodge City (Apr. 9-10) and Good-land (Apr. 11) for GEORGE HUBLER.....ROSA GIBBS is still ill fromthat deadly virus infection ofalmost a month ago!

A very late report came inthat JOSE BARRADA was severelyinjured when attacked by one ofhis bears at the Clyde Bros, win-ter quarters in Edmond (Okla.)Seems he had been feeding thelions and the scent of the lionswas still on him. When he went tothe bear truck, this particularbear (a tame one with cataracts)recognized only the lion smelland NOT the man. The bear clawedJose and cornered him in thetruck. The savage mauling contin-ued from the truck to the groundwhere the two, animal and man,rolled over and over. Jose's son

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A DisappointmentA last minute change of

plans left many disappointedpeople in the area of San Pablo_(Calif.) the weekend of Mar.19-21

According to officials ofthe El Portal Shopping Center, acircus, complete with animals,had been engaged to appear as afree attraction. At the last min-ute the circus was cancelled andthe center substituted a "Weave-in-of-the-Green" program.

BILLY BARTON (Continued)

managed to pull the enraged bearfrom his father.

On the winter dates theson substituted for his fatherworking the animal acts and, Iunderstand, Jose is now well onthe road to recovery.

Castle's Int'l opened inDayton while Royal Hanneford wasin Cincinnati, 41 miles distant.On top of that RBBB opened inCincinnati two days after Hanne-ford Shrine date closed.

CLASSIC CIRCUS PUT-DOWNStOne of my favorite involves thelate clown BILLIE BURKE and theirascible GEORGE HANNEFORD, Sr.The late Mr. Hanneford was fondof bursting into the clowns' dressing room,show after show, rasp-ing the same worn line: "Anybodyknow where I can get some freshfruit?" - until one day BILLIEBURKE turned and snapped, "Whydon't you try your family tree!"

See You down the road, luvs.

CFA PLANS (Continued)

At the same time it was alsoannounced that Merle Evans hasbeen signed to direct the 92 mem-ber Dallas Symphony Orchestra ina professional circus (brass)bandprogram of circus music under a3,000 seat circus tent. The con-cert will be presented at theNorthpark Shopping Center, adjoin-ing the CFA convention hotel, onWednesday evening, June 9th at 8p.m. It may also be presented onJune 10th. Circus acts are nowbeing contacted in hopes they canperform as a part of the concert.

The switch to the StebbingsCircus was made when local spon-sors were unable to obtain a con-tract from a previously contactedshow.

CIRCUSActs Wanted

PLEASE SEND

PHOTO AND RESUME

TO

Bertolino Agency80 Boylston St.

Suite 208Boston, Mass. 02116

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MUSICAL SCORE (Continued)

Jealousie TangoJolly Robbers Galop

Magic/Illusion Act -TaurusSoulful StrutFine and Dandy

Planet of The Apes2001 Space Oddysey

Tongo and Irene - Gorilla ParodyBlack Magic WomanSunnyRunning WildTiger Rag

Billy Barton - cloud swingWarsaw ConcertoPink Panther ThemeSitting BullHawaii Five-0 ThemeSpecial Finish Music

Bicentennial Finale -Grand Old FlagYankee Doodle DandyAmerica The BeautifulThis Is My Country

The BandMusicians appearing with the

Royal Hanneford Circus include:

Chas. Schlarbaum - leader/trumpetJerry Maas - organBryan Maas - drumsJim Cornell - trumpetDr. Fred Detman - baritone hornHorst Geyer - bassDr. Clyde Noble - trumpetRobert Peckham - tromboneDr. Chas. Douglas - tromboneCarter Stanfield - tromboneMike Smith - bassRobert Craddock - bass

FOR SALEONE FEMALE ASIAN ELEPHANT

11 years old, 7 ft. tall -Does more than any 3 act can,

$ 15,000For Information Call

(702) 358-2233 - Ext. 3317Or Write*

P. 0. Box 680Sparks, Nevada - 89431

Date CancelledThe Hanneford Circus has

cancelled its Commack, L.I., en-gagement scheduled for Apr. 17-23

Reports are vague and var-ied, but the story being repeatedthe most is that the building hasbeen declared Bankrupt and is nowclosed. _

COL. LUCKY LARABEE and wifevisited the Kaye Cont'l Circus inChicago enroute to an engagementat Cincinnati.

STAN KRAMIEN will have threemagic shows on the road startingin June, with THE GREAT VIRGILand MARK EVANS.

JUGGLERSFor the finest in

JUGGLING CLUBS

Write: Jack MillerStar Route Box 147-BBuffalo, Missouri 65622

March 29, 1976 Page 15

WANTEDFamily act doing two ormore numbers - prefer lowwire, but not necessary

Experienced Concessionmanager and butchers

Also other useful people

JOHN LEWIS - LEWIS BROS. CIRCUSBox G - Route 1

Bridgeport, Alabama - 35740

Phone: (205) 495-3295 after 7 pm CST

Gene Christian, advance agenthas been admitted for treatmentsat a Breath Center because of alung infection. If treatments aresuccessful he hopes to join LewisBros. Circus later in the year.

DO-DO, the Clown, worked withthe Al G. Clark-Dailey Bros, atJonesboro, La. on March 17th, andwas well received.

Charles Koehler, who operatedDixiana Circus some time ago, re-ports his mother is seriously illand has been hospitalized.

Fisher Bros. Circus, current-ly operated by Johnny Frazier, iscarrying three elephants, one ofthem leased from Dorey Miller.

Despite reports to the con-trary there have been no firmcontracts set for RBBB's appear-

COMMERCIAL ART WORK - Businesscards, letterheads, envelopes,etc. Write: Beverly Allen, Box91, Pixley, Calif. - 93256

Phone: (209) 757-3501

ance at Monroe, La.s Civic Cen-ter for this year.

This reporter will be bookingdates for Stebbings Royal EuropeanCircus. Interested sponsors cancontact me at: Box 6131, Monroe,La. or call (318) 343-0237.

Arthur and Bea Stone., are outahead of Dailey Bros, handlingpress and putting up lithos. Attimes they join the show to do abit of clowning.

Tom Bracewell is working someadvance for Lewis Bros. Circusand already has several Alabama

towns set. , M. L. DUPONT

FOR SALEONE FEMALE ASIAN ELEPHANT

11 years old, 7 ft. tall -Does more than any 3 act can.

$ 15,000

For Information Call(702) 358-2233 - Ext. 3317

Or Write:P. 0. Box 680

Sparks, Nevada - 89431

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Chapter TwoSouth America! Take It Away!"

A TALL, GOOD-LOOKING young man strolls jauntily intothe Houston Auditorium. "Hey?" he calls, "anybody know where Ican find a flyer with a lot of talent for a little money?"'Try Fay," a voice pipes up.

"Fay who?" The man shifted thebriefcase under his arm.

"Fay Alexander. That littleguy over there pulling on therope."

Jerry Wilson, owner of theGran Circo Americano, strolled ov-er to the prop hand. "I need aflyer . "

Fay looked at him. "I need ajob."

Wilson's eyes scanned thethree flying riggings suspendedoverhead, two of which belonged toArt Concello. Flying act peoplelike Eldon and Joanne Day, Red andJeannie Sleeter , Bones Brown andJoe Romelette were milling aboutthe arena.

Fay noticed Wilson eyeing theriggings. "Which one do you wantme to try?"

A flyer Wilson knew walked up."Don't waste our time, Jerry, takehim. He's good."

Two days later Fay Alexanderleft Houston for Guatemala City.

GRAN CIRCO AMERICANO was a

tent show that played the capitolcities of Central America, stayingfour weeks in each. Fay had beenpromised a hundred dollars a week,paid transportation from city tocity and his only duty was to fly.

"I flew all right. First, wedid a FULL comedy flying act ingreasepaint makeup. Then we strip-ped out of the comedy clothes andwith the makeup still on, did aFULL straight flying act!"

Fay was in his twenties and inperfect shape. "I almost crawledfrom the tent, my tongue hangingout," he sighed, remembering. "Allthose comedy falls into the net,climbing up the ladder, and I wasthrowing doubles in the straightroutine. My hands were like ham-burger."

The bright promise of CentralAmerica clouded right off. "Jerryhad told me stateside not to worryabout the contract, his wife wouldmake one up in Guatemala City. Shedid. In Spanish. Now...I can'tread Spanish, but like a fool Isigned it!"

He is still upset when hethinks about it.

"First of all I lost money on(Continued on Page 3)

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the exchange. I had to pay my own |transportation, and had to work inproduction. It took almost everycent just to exist. I was downthere four months and wound upbroke."

An embittered Fay was nowdesperate enough to try anythingto escape. "I didn't drink at allin those days, but I went out andgot drunk and didn't show up forthe act."

Jerry Wilson, fired with an-ger, went up to young Jimmy Her-rington who did a single trap actthe first two weeks of each en-gagement, left, and went to thenext town the last two to handleadvance.

"Find that son-of-a-bitch!"Wilson exploded.

Jimmy and Fay roomed togetherto cut expenses. When Jimmy re-turned to the hotel, Fay was there

"Look, Jimmy....I've been gi-ven a lousy deal down here. Hepromised me one thing, handed meanother. I'm working my ass off.I don't have any money. He gave mea contract in a language I can'teven speak, let alone read. Now,I want out! I want to go home!"

Jimmy convinced Jerry Wilsonthat he should release Fay. "Buthe can damn well pay his own wayhome," Wilson said, storming outof the office.

Fay wired home for a hundreddollars, ended up with sixty-five

after the exchange. "I had a littlemoney put by, maybe sixty dollarsto add to it. I flew to Miami andtook a train to Los Angeles. Wouldyou believe that when I arrived atthe depot in L. A. I had exactlyone dollar left?"

(To Be Continued Next Week)Chapter Three in

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