Circus Report, July 27, 1981, Vol. 10, No. 30
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BARBARA BRAUN Page 4 July 27.1981 Royal Crown Circus Starfire Show Dates July 31-Sep 6 Lincoln. Nebr Jul 28-Aug 1 Topeka, Kans Royal Hanneford Circus ----OTHER DATES---- Aahmes Shrine Circus Jul 31-Aug 1 Williamsport.Pa July 31-Aug 2 Pleasant on, Ca Burr's Fun-0-Rama Royal Imperial Circus Jul 27-Aug 2 Providence,Rl Beatty-Cole Circus July 29-30 Aurora, Colo. July 30-31 Wilkes Barre. Pa. Aug. 2-3 Arvada Disney World on Ice Jul 31-Aug 16 New York,NY Garden Int'l Circus Swan Bros. Circus July 29 Leavenworth, Kans. Jul 27-Aug 8 Santa Rosa, James H. Drew Exposition 30-Aug 1 Waynesville, Mo Calif. Jul 23-31 Terre Haute. Ind. Aug 2-8 Valparaiso Canon & Barnes Circus TNT & Royal Olympic July 27 Carlyle, III. Jul 30-Aug 1 Ann Harbor, Foley & Burk Shows 28 Fairfield Mich Jul 27-Aug 8 Santa Rosa, 29 Mt. Carmel Calif. 30 Washington, Ind. Wenatchee Youth Circus 31 Bloomfield Jul 28-Aug 1 Wenatchee. Poco Plus... Aug. 1 Bedford Wash. to Sep 20 Des Moines, Iowa Castle Int'l Circus .-.-MAGIC---- Scon's Medicine Show July 27 Swift Current.Sask July 27-29 St. Joseph. Mo. Krystali 30-Aug 1 Joplin 28 Assiniboia Jul 31-Aug 3 Louisville, Ky 30 Stoughton Circus Arts Troupe Midwest Magic Conclave 31 Melville July 30-Aug 2 State College Jul 31-Aug 1 Milwaukee, Aug. 1 Moosomin Pa. Wise. Tip Top Shows - Blue Hoxie Bros. Circus Pf. Miller - Magic Time USA Jul 29-Aug 2 Green Lake, July 27 Burlington, Vt. July 27 Martinsville, Ind. Wise. 28 Ticonderoga, NY 28 Brazil Tip Top Shows - Green 29 Glens Falls 29 Terre Haute 30 Johnstown Jul 29-Aug 2 Cedarburg, 30 Clinton Wise. 31 Auburn 31 Lintpn Aug. 1 Mt. Morris Aug 1 Washington 2 Silver Creek Felix Snipes Hubler's Int'l Circus Jul 31-Aug 1 Con roe, Texas July 31 Frederick, Md. Aug. 1 Hagerstown The Palace Family MakR-A-Circus July 20-25 Vallejo, Calif. July 27 Alameda. Calif. 30 Gilroy 31 Watsonville Ringting-Bamum - Blue to Aug 2 Houston, Texas Rinijling-Barnum - Red to Aug 4 Inglewood. Calif. Roberts Bros. Circus July 27 Hiram. Me. PageS July 27,1981 PEOPLE Thanks To CLARK McDERMOTT and his Cold Nose A MESSAGE OF THANKS Five act worked the Roseville, Calif., Fair Just a month ago Slim passed through the July 1-5. Also appearing at the fair was the garden gate to the other side "where the illusion act of CHUCK JONES. grass grows green and tall, and there are no M1CHEALANGELO NOCK, 16 yrs. old. de- chains." buted in "The Nerveless Nock's Swaypole I am taking this way to thank all his Act" on June 27th at Tommy Bartlett's Wa- friends for their messages of love and sym- ter Ski.Sky and Stage show. This now gives pathy to me and our family. We are so the Nock's an opporunity to perform with 6 grateful for each one of you. sway poles at one time. Thank you a hundredfold. CANOBBIO, the Italian tent manufacturer, Lillian Lewis (Mrs. George W. 'Slim' Lewis) (his tops are used by Monte Carlo Festival 8107 Riverland Drive and other shows) has appointed SAL MUR- Redding, Calif. - 96002 ILLO, of Las Vegas, as his exclusive U.S. agent for the sale of his tents. BRUCE ANDERSON, high act, will be with the Garden-Johnson Circjsat Pleasanton, Ca. late this month. Also working the date will A SCHOOL SHOW be CHESTER CABLE and WINI McKAY. Oak View Elementary School in Fairfax, TERRY and OANUTA PARSONS recently re- Va., held its 13th annual physical education turned to the U. S. after spending time in Eng- show in nearby Robinson Secondary School land where they trained MICHAEL CRAW- fieldhouse. FORD for his work in the show "Barnum" Four hundred Oak View students, grades which is now playing in London. 1-6 under the direction of physical education teachers Jim Moyer and Cheryl Thompson THE AMAZING CONKLINS have been wor- performed a variety of activities before a re- king dates in Louisiana and will attend the ceptive audience of 2,000 spectators. Abbott Get-Together in Colon, Mich., next Activities included such circus acts as uni- month, which will be followed by show en- cycling, juggling, stilt-walking, rolling globe. gagements thru October. German gym wheel, tumbling, balancing, JIM HOWLE had a "One Man Show" of his quartet adagio, circus bicycle, pyramids, art work at a studio in Laguna Beach, Calif., Roman ladders, contortion, duo adagio and on July 17-19th. rota bola. MISS CONSTANCIA, leopards and jaguar; DORIAN BLAKE, illusionist and JERRY LIPKO'S Chimps will work the State Fair at JOE and BETTY NANO played the Emmett Nashville, Tenn., Sept. 19-25. Their booking Kelly, Jr. Circus at Las Vegas with their Lan- was handled by World Wide Attractions, Inc. celot Link Chimp Act, and are currently working the Boardwalk at Santa Cruz, Calif, LOTTIE BRUNN. juggler, reports she will be for SANDY DOBRITCH. working the Texas Dates this fall, where she D AVI! COPPERFIELD, illusionist, was the is to be featured in the center ring. co-host on the Mike Douglas TV Show for RICHARD HARRIS, vent act, was a guest on the week of July 13-17. the John Davidson TV Show the afternoon of PHIL KAVANAUGH and ROSA DOUGLASS July 14th. clowns, won a half page photo story in the ROGER duBOIS, high act, was featured in Arizona Republic during the CFA Conven- the July 3rd issue of the Providence (R. I.) tion in that state. Journal. The article by Bob Kerr was written when Roger played Kennedy Park at Fall Ri- ver, Mass. FOR SALE WON HORSE AND UPP CIRCUS CALLIOPE 1 - 43 Whistle Tangley, hand played calliope, with Spencer Turbine Blower and Seat. 2 - Mounted in custom built Warner & Sweasey Cir- cus wagon. One of a kind! Electric brakes, Rub- ber tires, Trailer hitch and wagon pole with horse equipment. Nice scrolled and lettered, with gold leaf carvings and banners. Ready for parades, Bal- ly or Collection. To be sold as one unit * Price: $10,900.00 Call: 216 -897 -8841 J. R. Senhauser R. D. 1, Baltic, Ohio 43804 + Also have extra *ct of 43 whistles for Tangley Calliope in nice condition - $2,000.00 Page 10 July 27.1981 Main Office Phone Toll Free: Box 74 1 - 800 - 824 • 7888, Ext. A-263 Barnesville, Pa. 18214 Calif. 1 - 800 - 852 - 7777 iseum in Louisville, Ky. Though you think Report each year that the Spec can't get better this year's "Circus on Parade" seems to out do LOTS OF ACTION IN MID-WEST them all. To the Circus Model Builder, the new Crimson-Mirror Bandwagon, complete BY DON SANDMAN with sunburst wheels is a great attraction. Circus Fans in Southwest Ohio, Northern Nadezda Romaniuk was not performing at Kentucky and Southern Indiana had a Cir- this stand. cus Spectacular between June 18th and TNT & Royal Olympic Circus played the June 28th. Town & Country Shopping Center in Colum- RBBB Blue Unit played Hara Arena in bus, Ohio. With the Tegges are The O'Briens, Dayton, Ohio, RBBB Red Unit was in Louis- and the Haucks. Clowning at this date were ville, Ky., and TNT & Royal Olympic was in Tim Tegge, Tim Miller and Angie Bowman. Columbus, Ohio. A few fans from this area Lee O'Brien was now working in the closing caught all three shows. spec. RBBB Blue was back in the area after play- This was the first open mall that TNT has ing in Cincinnati in April, but the show drew played and the weather held out with none good crowds to Hara Arena in Dayton. Be- of the shows being rained on, but the wind cause of the lowness of the building Elvin made the performers keep a careful eye out Bale had to skip the wheel of death and the for flying objects. This experience would be Duo Oobritch were also unable to perform. helpful to them since their next date was al- The show, being revisited by those who saw so outside, at Baraboo, Wise. it in the Riverfront Coliseum thought it was Circus Fans seen at TNT were Fred Pfen- belter here in the smaller arena. As usual ing, Jr., Ricky Pfening, Al Conover, Jake Miss Ursula Bottcher and her Polar Bears, Conover, Ed Jones, Jean Jones, Norman Charly Baumann, Elvin Bale, Bonnie Bale, Vodrey, Grace Sandman and the writer, The Fkying Seguras, The Flying Padillas, Don Sandman. The Grantcharovi, The King Charles Troupe, Louise Tegge and Tim again kept the Johnny Zoppe, The Guerreo Troupe, and show moving with their rollacking good The Gautier Family headlined an outstand- circus music. ing evening. RBBB Red with Gunther Gebel Williams, Mickey Antalek, The Flying Farfans, La Tos ca, Wally Naghtin, Sigrid Gebel. Tina Gebel, Lou Jacobs, Dolly Jacobs, The Flying Vas- PEOPLE quez. Marguerite Michelle, Henry Schroer, BILL RODGERS, of Tropical Bird Fame, Miguel Ayala, the Unas Troupe and the Car- flew to Ohio to visit his mother on her birth rillo Brothers played with Fairgrounds Col- day. Page 12 July 27, 19£ gers and leopards. Tommy Donoho and Report Pom Pom Scott worked the three elephants. The porredon Perch is still the hit of the FROM PACIFIC NORTHWEST show. Their grace and style won them the BY MICHAEL SPORRER Silver Clown at last years Monte Carlo Fes- tival. The 1981 circus season is in full swing with Be sure to catch them whun they are in the arrival in Western Washington of the Hu- your area, they have a nice show.