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M« Miiiifi eiiHS fllljj 5th Year Ma> 2k, 1976 Number 21 Show Folds in Texas An anticipated circus day at San Antonio (Texas) turned out to be a disappointment for fans and show folks alike. In the midst of a steady rain Circus Galaxy folded in that .city on May 9th. Early this year announcements about the circus indicated it would rival the best shows on the road. Phone crews started their San Antonio promotion about two months ago. While they were vague about the show's name they were positive it was a "large tented show" with the best of everything. CFA's who saw the circus at Victoria described it as "a small show" with no show owned equipment. They called it strictly "a drum and organ show" with the Oscarian Family and some Mexican performers. Six performances were scheduled for San Antonio, but prior to the first show, performers were told they (Continued on Page 16) A VAILABLE fOP LIMITED ENGAGEMENTS HOLLYWOOD ELEPHANTS Contact JUDY JACOBSKAYE Suit* 519 • 1680 North Vine Street • Hollywood, California • 90028 Area Code 213 • 462-6001 Page 2 The Circus Report American Continental by MIKE SPORRER The 1976 circus season got off to a big start with the arriv- al of the American Continental Circus at Seattle, Wash. The May 1-5 engagement was sponsored by the Police Officers Guild, that organi- zation's llth annual circus presentation. This year's Bicentennial edition is a colorful one and is well presented. The center ring is new and all three are painted red, white and blue. The two end ring mats are blue with a white star in the middle, while the center ring mat is solid red. Most of the props are also red, white and blue. The band, under the direc- tion of Herb Miller, presents circus music as it should be heard. They do an outstanding job SIGNED FOR 77 backing the show. Producer Sam T. Polack has Before the show and during re-signed the Little Rock (Ark) intermission Bucky Steele offers Shrine for '77, and arrangements elephant rides at $1.00 each. The are being made for other repeats. show has a nice program book, al- Toledo, for Zenobia Shrine Temple so priced at $1.00. drew capacity crowds for 9 shows The performance here at the in four days (May 5-8) at the Seattle Arena featured:- Sports Arena. Pre-show clown numbers - Ringmas- The show program remained almost unchanged from Columbia, ter is John Miller Salute to America - special spec except that The Apollos and Kocka Eloise Berchtold - mixed animals Polids Troupe were added. Band- Miss Myoshy Amotte - hair hang leader Wm. Browning and announcer The Willettys - rola bola/juggl'g Jim Douglass, returned after a Saudi & Co. - balancing dice week at Lincoln for M&M. Dick Marko - rola bola Alec Sebastyen - trained dogs Rainbow Rhapsody - aerial ballet Les Blocks - high wire Miss Myna Moon - single trapeze Ken Wilier - one finger stand Clowns - The Carpenters The Flying Ibarras - trapeze Amazing Alain - sowrd balance Dick Franko - juggling Joe Lemke's chimps (3) Lottie Brunn - juggling The Burketts - rolling globes Ya Ya Awada - juggling Miss Mimi - single trapeze Clowns - The Wedding The Gasptirys - table comedy Barbara Tata - elephants (3) Los Sanchos - trampoline Bucky Steele - elephants (2) Suarez Troupe - iiding act Eloise Berchtold - elephants (3) — Intermission — Finale - all performers May 24, 1976 Page 3 Show Acts SHOW TALENT The Castle Int'l Circus per- I'he Coiiiviiiis Uuagic), of formances at Saskatoon (Canada) Colon, Mich., are touring with featured:- the Philip Morris show "Spirit of 76". In addition to Jerry and Overture - C. E. Toca - director Shirley Conk 1 in, the company in- Joe Hartman - African lions cludes: daughter Cindv; Mike lobe Clowns - The Cat and The Mouse and Paula Wilson, pi'..- Tom Lyons Deborah, Sarah, Wendy, Chellow - the Spanish web Lalos - rola bola Elizabeth - hair hang The circus clowns Miss Karen - Golden Moon Cline's circus elephants The Bisbini's - unsup. ladders Bucko, the Mule Rito Bros. - trampoline The Tabaks - revolving perch Sarazochil - sword balance Rachel - cloud swing The Circus Clowns The Galambos - cradle act Marhal's Camels and Llamas The Vickinas - risley/acrobatics Milonga's liberty horses Karl's French Poodles The Robertos - flex pole The ciicus clowns The Aguilars and Martinez Trio - Pablo Rodriguez Troupe - hor.ban perch pole acts The staff included: The Navarros Al Dawley - ringmaster Les Fantasias - revolving ladder Pablo Martinez - prop supt. Anita Vargas Prof. C. E. Toca - musical dir. — Intermission — David E. Burch - electrician Miss Doris - rolling globes Gene Randow - producing clown Tiro Bros. - juggling Robert Dunham - eques. Dir/mgr YOUR OFFICIAL nf&( '*. i U / i:: r% litic Philip Morns 0 COSTUMER' Everything from "j Ik |'^ uniforms and flags, < '" . to astronauts. 3748 Monroe Ro.id V Charlotte. North Carolina 282O5 SEND S2.00 FOR A COMPLETE CATALOG. Clyde Bros. - Blue Unit Hoxie*s Great American May 25-26 Brantford, Ont. May 24 Penns Grove, NJ ROUTES 27 Catherine 25 Pittsgrove Twnp Beatty-Cole Circus 30 Windsor 26 National Park to May 31 Philadelphia, Pa. Clyde Bros. - Red Unit 27 McKee City Berosini's Circus May 24 Dallas, Texas 28 Blackwood May 25 Lafayette, Ga. 25 Fort Worth 29 Magnolia 27 Calhoun Europorama 30 McGuire AFB 28-31 Chattanooga, Term May 24 Port Angeles,Wh. Kaye Cont'l Circus Carson & Barnes Circus 25 Bremerton May 28-29 Jackson, Miss. Mav 24 Johnson City,Tenn 26 Coeur d'Alene,Id King Bros. Circus 25 Morristown 28 Moscow May 24 Brandon, Miss. 26 Crossville 29 Lewiston 25 Canton 27 Cookeville Franzen Bros. Circus 26 Grenada 28 Sparta May 28 Washburn, 111. 27 Oxford 29-30 Oak Ridge Garden Bros. Circus 28 Tupelo Hubert Castle Circus May 24-26 Morristown, NJ 29 Cornith May 25-26 Lethbridge, Alta 27-30 West Orange 30 Adamsville, Tenn 27 Medicine Hat Hamid-Morton Circus Lewis Bros. Circus 28-29 Red Deer May 28-31 Elmira, N.Y. May 24 Monroeville.Ala Circus Kingdom Happytime Circus 25 Gilbertown May 25 Elgin, 111. May 26-31 Vacaville, Cal. 26 Silas 26 Chicago Holiday Hippodrome Mexico Int'l Circus 27 Colon, Mich. May 24 Fort Dodge, Iowa to May 30 Los Ang, Cal. 28 Haslett 25 Des Moines Mid-America Circus 26 Ottumwa May 24 Muscatine, Iowa 29 Owosso n 30 Pinckney 27 Marshaltown 30 Decatur, 111. Circus Kirk 28 Muscatine Moose Lodge Circus May 25 Bartonsville, Md 29 Peoria May 23 Boise, Idaho 26 Annandale, Va. 30 Rock Falls Polack Bros. Circus •x re 27 Woodbridge Hoxie Bros. Circus May 29 Fairfield, Cal. 28 Alexandria May 24 Gibson City, 111 Ringling-Barnum - Blue Unit ° 29 Falls Church 25 Pontiac to May 31 New York, N.Y. 30 Chevy Chase 26 Ottawa (More Routes on other pages) Circus Vargas 27 Genoa May 25-26 Corona, Calif 29 Romeoville 27-31 San Diego Page 5 BILLY BARTON THE BAROMETER FOR 1977 PREDICTS a dramatic re shuffling of routes and dates, with the older shows losing out to the newer ones coming up The reason? Complacency. The climate of competition demands constant vigilance, constant improvement It's harder to STAY on top than it is to get there! A phone interview with master elephant trainer MAC MacDONALD informs me that his new elephant act is booked at Lion Country in Atlanta for the summer. TOM and POM POM will pre- sent the act Due to late mail and columns being written weeks in advance the following tidbit is tardy BUT WALLY ROSS is still floating on Cloud 9 after assisting voluptuous CHARO on and off the lead spec elephant when Circus Vargas played Burbank (Calif.). MORGAN and JACKIE ASHTON touring with Stebbings, ditto daughter GOLDA and her hus- band ROBERT MELUZZI. Jr REX WILLIAMS at Myrtle Beach with an elephant ride for the season FELLER BOYS and DO DO's wire rigging snapped at its anchor in Columbia (SO. Luck- ily they were not on it at the time The MANUEL NAVARROS bought a home in Sarasota. Understand that "friendly" poker games may be outlawed at Showfolks...NOW...if I could only print the reasons why' Hint: "rough and tumble" action straight out of the film classic DESTRY" PAUL PUGH, not only the director of the Wenatchee Youth Circus, but its bandleader Composer BARBARA TAGGART has written a lengthy composition, PAN AMERICAN FAN- TASY, now being arranged for smyphony orchestra. DON FRANCISCO are you paying attention? HERRIOTT FAMILY really leap-frogging this year" Thus far they've hit Venezuela. Kellner, Hubler, Zacchini before I gave up tracking them! TERESA (Morales) MATCHETT is with Hoxie's Great American Circus. Remember her heel-and-toe trap act? One of the greatest! TIFFANYS (Charles and Susan) no longer with TONY STEELE...Tony had WALTER PATTERSON (catching) and the great FAY ALEXANDER (leaping) in his act recently WALT KING and his crew are toting around parts for his classic vintage Rolls, being restored to its ori- ginal platinum finish. When the fine wood panelling is reworked and the leather interior completed, the car's value will be in excess of 540,000. The DANNY CAREYS (hand balancing) were left homeless during the Lincoln run when their trailer, due to faulty wiring, caught fire, burned to the ground IONE STEVENS and DONNY MAC INTOSH (Is THERE a WILDER couple?) hardly found time to run the concessions on M&M, they were so busy dishing it up in the backyard! OSCAR CRISTIANI says NOBODY has bought his elephants and he has NO immediate plans to-sell them JACK NORMAN suffering from an infected foot SUE and AL DAWLEY, now with Castle, visited Garden-Johnson enroute, report the BAR RADA Bros., between them, work - are you ready • lions, bears, chimps, camels and Jose does a knock-out high wire act! PHIL & FRANCINE and BABY DONDI played a string of one- nighters with EMMETT KELLY Circus, ditto TONY & IRENE FOSSETT.
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  • Tuesday and Wednesday, February 6 & 7, 2007

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    Tuesday and Wednesday, February 6 & 7, 2007 Fine Arts Center Concert Hall PRODUCTIONS ÉLOIZE, COLUMBIA ARTISTS MANAGEMENT LLC AND NEDERLANDER PRESENTATIONS, INC.. present Starring artists-acrobats-singers-dancers Jocelyn Bigras, Oksana Burliy, Jean-Philippe Cuerrier, Stéphane Gentilini, Catherine Girard, Krin Maren Haglund, Sandrine Merette, Nadine Louis, Bartlomiej Pankau, Jonas Woolverton, Jacek Wyskup Set Design Dolores Heredia Guillaume Lord Moving lights programming Costume Design Nicolas Descoteaux Mérédith Caron Make up Design Lighting Design Suzanne Trépanier Martin Labrecque Assistant Director Head Trainer Roch Jutras Krzysztof Soroczynski Assistant Director & Stage Manager Music Composer & arrangements on recorded Patrick Loubert soundtrack Creative Producer Maria Bonzanigo Julie Hamelin Music Composer & arrangements for live music General Manager Lucie Cauchon Jeffrey M. Markowitz Lyrics Executive Producers Daniele Finzi Pasca Jean-Jacques Cesbron Creator & Trainer for “Roue Cyr” act Julie Hamelin Daniel Cyr Cirque Éloize’s artistic direction Acting Preparation Jeannot Painchaud The duration of the performance is two hours including intermission. The use of any recording device, either video or audio, and the taking of photographs, either with or without flash, is strictly prohibited Sponsored by Bank of America, El Dialogo, WRNX 100.9 and Hampshire Hospitality Group SCENES Cirque Éloize Rain Prologue Tumbling Juggling Banquine & Russian Bar Strong Women Shoes Strong Men Duo Trapeze Juggling Bottles Roue Cyr Teeterboard INTERMISSION