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Ideal for Circus, Zoo or Theme Park A brand new 4 ring tent, European-style For info write: was built for the show by Bruno Tents of CIRCUS ATTRACTIONS Texas. It is red and white and all rolling Rte. 2, Box 232, Chino Grove. NC 28023 equipment has been painted and lettered to match this color scheme. An expanded program will be offered in- Ford Bros. cluding such performers as The Flying Lu- na*. Harry Locker, bears/lions. Pan! Anta- Ford Bros. Circus, which opened on April lek, Joe Schmidt, Ken Benson and many 12th at Conrad, Texas, is planning a western others. A feature of the program will be tour this season that will include a series of the show's four ring elephant display. dates in Alaska. After playing the Seattle area the complete circus will be put aboard a special boat for the trip to Alaska. The circus is managed by Gopher Daven- port Other staff officials include Joe Me Mahon, general agent. Jack Goble, supt, Gus Walker, mechanical supt., Jean Goble, THE CIRCUS REPORT It published each week by Don Marcks. 525 Oak St., El Cer rtto. Ca. 94530-3699 • Phone: (415) 525 3332 RICK JONES Subscription rates: $20.00 a year. Rates for SHOW DRUMMER Canada, Mexico and all overseas countries via surface mall Is $25.00 a year. 213-660-1776 for Messages Advertising rates: (per Issue) Minimum Ad Reid Bros. Circus - April and May $5.00; Quarter Page $15.00; Half P*ge$25; Full Page $40.OO (20% discount If the same Europorama - June and July ad runs two,or more times • no discount for the $5.oo ad). AVAILABLE MID JULY comedy car; Young elephants, Miss Bunny, Detroit Show Mr. Tony, Miss Marie; Mike, Little John and Carl, masters of balance; Marie France, dogs; by CLARENCE HASTINGS Vivian's Football Dogs; Burger's dogs; Bal- Forty members of the Robert S. Nelson ancing display with Les Michell and Dos En- Tent No. 21 CFA, of Detroit, Mich., atten- riques; Miss Jacqueline, trapeze artist; Los ded the 74th annual Moslem Temple Shrine Gauchos; Intermission. Circus, produced by Tarzan Zerbini, which The Plunketts, trampoline; The Los Ibar- ran from Mar. 19th thru Apr. 4th. ras, flying act; Clowns; Uncle Frank's Pork Every performance has been packed to ca- Chop Revue; Marshall's camels and llamas; pacity and it was a very good show. Musical Jurgins sword balance; Dionnes, perch act; director was Clement Toca and the ringmas- Low wire act; Christopher James, wire act; ter was Ernie McLain. Elephants; The Fearless Bauers and the The program opened with the National An- Nerveless Nocks, sway pole artists; Aux Re- them and was followed by a double slide for voir, entire cast. life by Miss Roverta and Miss Michelle. Then came the circus overture with Captain Circus and the Space Cannon. Twin aerial motorcycle acts featured Les Astros and The Meteors; Tarzan Zerbini, PEOPLE lions and tigers; Clowns; Johnny Luxem's DANISE WILSON, BERNIE SPENCER Wheel of Destiny; Mike and John in a wire and KATHY HURB, clowns with the Ring- walk; Los Commancheros, Los Navahos, Los ling-Barnum Circus were photographed by Cherokees; Scott's Unrideable Mule; Lenz a UPI photographer, and were pictured in Chimpanzees; Burger's Chimpanzees; Jorges papers throughout the country. Page 4 April 19. 1982 Hoxie Bros. Circus •-- OTHER DATES--- Show Dates Apr 12 Griffin, Ga. 13 Carroll ton CHS Convention Beatty-Cole Circus 14 Centre, Ala. Apr 22-25 Washington,DC Apr. 4 Deland, Fla. 15 Gunthersville Disney on Ice 5-6 Gainesville 1 6 Jasper, Tenn. 7-9 Albany, Ga. Apr 20-25 St Petersbrug 17 Trenton, Ga. Fla 10-11 Columbus 18 Ft Ogelthorpe 12-1 3 Athens 19 Cleveland. Tenn. James H. Drew Exposition H-15Greenville,SC Apr 20-25 Greensboro, NC M /\lll(*llAthen4s 16-18Spartanburg 21 Dayton Scott's Medicine Show 19-20 Hickory, NC 22 Crossville Apr 19 Laredo, Texas 21-22 Burlington 23 McMinnville 20 Kerrville 23-24 Danville, Va. 24 Murfreesburg 21 San Angel o 25-26 Lynchburg 25 Gallatin 22 Sweetwater Larry Carden Circus 23 Lamesa Me Gary's Shrine Circus Apr 23-25 Duluth, Minn 24 Colorado City Apr 23-24 Augusta, Me. oc 0 dess3 Circus Vargas Olympic Int'i Circus Great Wallendas Apr19-20lndio, Calif. Apr 22-25 Terre Haute.lnd 21-22 Victorville Apr 22-25 Terre Haute. 23-26 Huntington Pk PBA Circus Ind. Apr 16 Brooksville, Fla ---MAGIC Coronas Circus 17 Newport Ritchie Apr 23 Little Rock, Ark 18 Lakeland Fechter's Frolic Ford Bros. Circus 19Sebring Apr 22-24 Canton, NY Apr 12 Conrad, Texas Ringling-Barnum - Blue Pf.Miller-Magic Time USA 13 Houston to May 31 New York.NY Apr24Langhorne, Pa. 14 League City 25 Doylestown II AMI Ringling-Barnum Red 16 Stratford Apr 21-22 Huntington, i17Whartof am n W. Va. 19 Houston Roberts Bros. Circus 20 Luling Apr 19Sebring, Fla. M n*dLJGUeC CitIjilyv Great American Circus 7LL7 rAld'-liuAlarhua Apr 21 Park Coast, Fla. 23 Nashville, Ga. 22 St Augustine • 24 Sylvester' 23 Folkston, Ga. 24 St Marys Sarasota Sailor Circus Apr14-17Sarasota, Fla. Hamid-Morton Circus Apr 20-25 Morristown,NJ Swan Bros. Circus Apr 23-25 Rancho Hamid-Morton Circus Cordova, Calif. Apr 20-25 Norristown.NJ Zerbini/Castle Circus Holiday Hippodrome to May 2 Indianapolis, Apr3Parkersburg.W.Va. Uid. - The Circus Report Page 5 This was the first opportunity I have had Speaking of.. to attend a Tommy Hanneford production by JIM PARKER and he is quite a producer. All show equip- ment was in excellent shape, including the The 1982 Egypt Temple's 17th Annual spec float and aerial production float Uni- Shrine Circus produced by the Hanneford que was the combination of illusion for Circus, Inc., of Sarasota, Fla., was held at Snow White and incorporating John Har- the Ba, front Center in St. Petersburg on riott's dressage act into that fairy tale pro- Mar. 25-26 and at the Curtis Hixon Hall in duction. Unfortunately, during the second Tampa on Mar. 27-28. show on Mar. 27th, Johnny's horse slipped Executive producer Tommy Hanneford and pinned him under so he suffered a bad brought in a strong show with some of the fall; however, like a true trouper, Johnny greatest names in circusdom. His staff in- went on but he was sore the next day. For- cludes Glenn Parkins, executive director; tunately for both he and the horse, it was Kay Parker, musical director; Philip Mor- not as serious as it could have been. The ris, ringmaster;Tony Curbelo, vocalist; Da- aerial production was done in a winter scene vis Jones, lighting; Dwight Hansen, supt; complete with sleigh bringing in the aerial Ray Orzak, c ttume designer; Wally Jones, star (Donna Armstrong) and was costumed producing clown; Keith KJIIinger, musical nicely with snow like effects (bubble ma- arrangements and Philip Morris, spec design chines). er and director. Tony Curbelo was the vocalist and although Line up of acts for Tampa included: Circus he has a terrific voice, in my opinion, he Overture by Kay Parker; Opening spec "Ev- sang forever - on and on. Within the first six erything Is A Circus";Ada Smi eye's Bengal acts during the Saturday morning show, he tigers and African lions; Princess Morning sang six times. Spec, Opening and Finale are Star (Dianne Hanneford), aerial excellence; enough for anyone, plus an aerial production Norbu, the Almost Human Gorilla; Display The single professional clown on the show of dog acts presented by George, Mary Ruth was Danny Chapman who did his usual out- Harriot and Weiner Harriott; Barbara Wood- standing come-in gags. It was obvious that a cock's new leopard act; Aerial production show of this size and class should have a featuring Donna Armstrong with four web clown alley, thus avoiding all those conces- girls; The George Hanneford Riding Act; sion pitches Philip Morris made to cover the Anna May with Ben Williams and Debra setting of props. Of course, Danny's years of Chapman; Magic/Horse production number experience make him one of the best come- - Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs featur- in clowns left in the business and regardless ing John Herriott as Prince Charming riding of whether he is out there by himself during Silver Cloud; Intermission, come-in or taking pan in the show's produc- Philip Anthony, Liberty horses;The Guer- tion numbers, he is very animated and gets ras, high wire act; Elephant display with the those laughs, a very hard working clown and Oscar Cristiam Elephants with Larry French, so deserving of being asked to go up to the the Woodcock Elephants with Buckles and Smithsonian Institute to work in the near Barbara; The George Hanneford, Jr.