Circus Report, May 31, 1976, Vol. 5, No. 22
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5th Year May 31, 1976 Number 22 An animal exhibitor, with headquarters in Westland, Mich., has been served with a 15 count charge that he violated the Ani- mal Welfare Act. The USDA says that Walter D. Mayer's facilities were inspected on four different occasions and deficiencies were found during each visit. The charges include eleven Pushing Ahead counts that allege violations in- Late last week it was announ- cluding inadequate storage of ced that San Antonio's Non-Com- feed and bedding, cleaning, re- missioned Officers Assc. was pairs and trash disposal, and an sponsoring four circus perform- inadequate number of trained ances, featuring acts still left caretakers for the animals. USDA in San Antonio after Circus Gal- charges also include that monkey axy folded early in the month.The houses and cages were poorly show, reports indicated, would (Continued on Page 13) (Continued on Page 12) AVAILABLE FOR LIMITED ENGAGEMENTS JACOBS HOLLYWOODContact ELEPHANTS JUDY JACOBS KAYE Suite 519 • 1680 North Vine Street • Hollywood, California • 90028 Area Code 213 • 462-6001 Page 2 The Circus Report Toledo Shrine ,by DON and MARTHA SMITH The performance produced by Sam T. Polack, for Zenobia Temple ShrinerSf was one of the best shows seen in quite awhile. Starting with an opening Spec containing Bicentennial floats, the acts in- cluded the following stars: Jerichos, comedy leaps; Gossings CIRCUS VISITORS tigers; The Apollo Duo; Clowns; Visitors seen on the Sells i Pam Rosaire's dogs; The Villams, Gray Circus lot in Georgia inclu- jugglers; Prince Najvez; De Mille ded: Floyd King, James Cole, Mr. KAO Troupe and Kalmus Duo; Geron-& Mrs. Joe McMahon, Jimmy Harr- imo, dive; Anderson's Liberty ington, Marijo Couls, Dick John- Horses; Rosaire's chimps; The son, Inga Williams, Hal Haviland Jordanas; Poldis Troupe, swing; and-the Ayala's enroute to Bara- the Diano elephants; Finale spec. boo. The announcer was Jim Doug- Visitors at the Great Y Cir- las and the 12 piece band was cus in Redlands, Calif., included directed by Boom Boom Browning, Francis Smith, of Spokane, and in fast pased musical selections Tom Lehman, of the Cal Tech Fam- that accurately cued every act, ily Circus. and worth the cost of admission to any Circus Fan. Every act was West Coast Show excellent and the wardrobe was Acts currently being featur- fresh-looking and in good taste. ed on the Reid production of the The Villams were truly outstand- Grand Circus Safari include: The ing with their lightning fast Rhodins, plate spinning; clowns, juggling and acrobatics, and nev- the cannon; Anden's Poodles; the er missed a trick. Five clean and clowns, a spike chair; Fess Ren- neatly dressed clowns appeared olds, brahma bulls; Brian and several times, but were not iden- Leslie, chimps; Clowns and dog; tified by name, but they deserve Diane, single traps; Comedy Bra- lots of credit. hma bull; clowns, water gag and The Prince Najvez act con- Dave Hill and Brian Fawcett, ele- cludes with several bursts of phants. fireworks and the dense smoke < hung over the seats during the 15 AVAILABLE minutes of intermission. Many in the audience complained because Experienced Elephant Man it bothered them and their chil- . DWAYNE LEBEAU dren. The irony of it is that a c/o C.T.D. - P. 0. Box 3941 half dozen announcements are made El Monte, Calif. - 91733 during the show that "No Smoking .Is Allowed In the Building." May 31, 1976 Page 3 A Hall Show The Circus International, owned and operated by Gary and Trude (Luvas) Strong, was caught during its three day engagement at the fashionable Valley Mall in Hagerstown, Md. (May 13-15). A stage with tent-style WANTED: Extra small ponies for backdrop and a ring in front pro- new liberty act. PRICE MUST BE vides the setting. "Footlight" RIGHT. Contact: 'Hal Haviland style color lighting is used, (King Bros. Circus) oer route. running full circle, inside the ring curb and other color light- ing effects are integrated into the stage and backdrop. Props for Madame Trude Luva< Watch for a complete review Poodle Fantasy are mirrored, the of the big Beatty-Cole Circus in dogs well-groomed, and the act an upcoming issue of Circus Re- has the immediate approval of port. It's a story you will want small-fry who, with their mothers to read. make up the bulk of daytime au- Other special features in diences. each issue, too. So don't miss a Gary Strong, ringmaster for single copy. circuses in the past, takes up- the same duties here, announcing favorably impressed first class and pacing the program, also do- malls through-out the mid-west, ing juggling, rope spinning, south and east and is used as an whip cracking, etc. A young man,annual promotional device by in- Cleo, interjects the performance dividual Mall Managements with with European-style clowning, ma- the Strong troupe making radio gic, featuring doves, flowers and TV appearances in addition to and silks, and makes an appear- presenting their "family circus" ance as the Little Kid in a ser- several times a day. The program io-comic trapeze specialty. runs between 30 and 45 minutes. Strong's Int'l Circus has Billy Barton "The Bale Family" ELVIN BALE and JEANETTE WILLIAMS The Worlds Most Fabulous Thrilling Acts With RBBB Circus Col. E.T. Bale's Continental Horses At RBBB Circus World - Haines City, Fla. Dailey Bros. Circus Holiday Hippodrome (Cont'd) June 1 Wind Lake, Wise. June 4 Pekin, 111. ROUTES 6 Kewasken 5 Galesburg Beatty-Cole Circus Diamond S Rodeo Wild West 6 Decatur June 1 Norristown, Pa. May 31 Lenoir, N.C. Hoxie's Great American Cir. 2 Reading June 2 Knoxville, Tenn. May 31 Spotswood, N.J. 3 Allentown 3 Oak Ridge June 1 West Portal 4 Hazelton 2 Long Valley 5-6 Scranton Europorama May 31 Boise, Idaho 3 Branchburg Twp. Berosini 3 Ring Circus June 1 Twin Falls 4 Brookside June 1-6 Marietta, Ga. 3 Butte, Mont. 5 Perth Amboy Garden-Johnson Circus 4 Great Falls Hubler Int'l Circus May 31 Lamar, Colo. 5 Helena June 4-6 Cedar Rapids, Iwa 6 Bozeman June 2 Pampa, Texas Hunt Bros. Circus 3 Borger Fleckle's Tnt'l Circus May 28 Smyrna, Dela. 4 Perryton Jun 4-11 E. St. Louis, 111 29 Delaware City 6 Santa Fe, N.M. Franzen Bros. Circus 31 Linwood, Pa. Carson & Barnes Circus June 1 Coal Valley, 111. King Bros. Circus June 1 Kingsport, Tenn. 3 Stillman Valley May 31 Lexington, Tenn. 3 Galax, Va. 4 Milledgeville June 1 Milan 4 Wytheville 6 Somonauck 2 Dyersburg 5 Glasgow Garden Bros. Circus 3 Fulton, Ky. 6 Fisherville 4 Mayfield May 31-Jun 6 Trenton, NJ -5 Circus Kingdom 5 Murray n Hamid-Morton Circus K* June 1 Oberlin, Ohio 6 Fort Cambell H June 2-6 Boston, Mass. 2 Madison Kirk Bros. Circus 2 3 Conneaut Happytime Circus June 4 Washington, Mo. 4 Girard, Pa. June 3-6 Ukiah, Calif. 5 Kirksville 5 Waterford 6 Fort Madison, Iwa 6 Angola, N.Y. Holiday Hippodrome Mav 31 Dubuque, Iowa Polack Bros. Circus Circus Varp,as June I Burlington June 5-6 Long Beac:., Cal. June 1-3 Carlsbad, Calif. 7 Quincy 4 Cedar City, Utah 3 McComb, 111. (More Routes on other pages) 6 Boise, Idaho Page 5 BILLY BARTON • • • • musical show called ROMAN NIGHTS leave it to I WOULD LIKE to acknowledge the hospitality ex- those clever Zoppes to come up with a new rmkle! Joe, tended to me by show owners and producers when I Peggy, Roger and company are adding - GET THIS • a walk onto their lots or into their buildings on behalf of chimp to their riding act* CR. True, most of these people are friends of long standing, nevertheless • without their open-door policies, BRADD FRANK tells me his mother PATSY has re- their "tell it as you see it" carte-blance freedom, my covered from her recent operation and is back m action contributions to CR would be spares or dull or both. on the COMMERFORD & SHEA units. That show, inci- So, on behalf of Circus Report, Don Marcks. and my- dentally, has some FANTASTIC miniature circus wagons self, our thanks to one and all! HOXIE's big show has been blessed by great weather, not one muddy lot and only one day of heavy rain - I I'm sure readers think I make some of my stories up should say night since it happened after the show was I don't have to. Show people, God love 'em, are the over. craziest crazies in the world. Example: To amuse their baby elephant, DONDI, Phil and Francme play hide-, PAMELA ROSAIRE is a busy gal. She makes the and-seek with her. They hide, and Baby Dondi goes Wallenda, Bill Kay and Texas dates this year and is looking for them, trumpeting wildly! signed with Castle for '77 EMIL GOETCHI (De Millel plans a new magazine patterned after Europe's famed JOHNNY WALKER helped get my "radar" going to ECHO - to run semi-annually Understand midget resume "tracking" on the HERRIOTTS. They are with clown JUNE DEWSBURY is working for friends in the DIAMOND S RODEO, and so are newlyweds Mr. California. and Mrs. Johnny Walker, Jr Someone told me GEE GEE (Engesser) is in Canada....REE and ANDRE GEORGE HUBLER contracted TOMMY HANNE- SWEITZER (Marco Polo) now touring with DISNEY FORD's package for a run of dates in Kentucky, ditto ON PARADE m South Africa. Wonder if PELUZA is on SANDY DOBRITCH for his Super Circus tour Comic the show? BOBBY KAYE's rapid recovery is being Impressionist FRANK (Nursie) RODERICK, well known hailed as a medical miracle.