DONNA "Twirlee" McBRIDE Page 2 April 13, 1981 Joseph C. Reisinger ACTS - Are you listed with us ? ATTORNEY AT LAW DWIGHT DAMON Entertainment Law - Civil Trials - Immigration Entertainment Unlimited For Free Consultation or Appointment Lane Manor, Box 685, Merrimack, NH 03054 Call: 415 -472 -1050 603-424-3341 More Setbacks said Harrison. "But if someone wants to keep that kind of pet and contain it on their own PETS MUST GO. property and it doesn't bother me, I don't by Sean McCann, staff writer for the Toron- have any problem." to Sun, as reported on March 10, 198 J). "People should retain the right to own an ex- otic pet so long as it's not bothering anyone Amid roan of disapproval, owners of exotic pets in Scarboro (Canada) were told to get else." rid of them. But Controller Carol Ruddell said, "I scare easily and I don't want to be walking along The Scarboro Council approved a by-law out- a street and be confronted by a lion, clawed lawing the keeping of certain kinds of animals ordeclawed." as pets, including kangeroos, gorillas, monkeys, skunks, weasels, otters, badgers, ostriches, hy- Although the council approved the by-law, it enas, most snakes, elephants, seals,, walruses, has no idea how to enforce it and action will eagles, hawks, owls, all bats, all crocodiles and be taken only if a complaint is filed. alligators. Those who own exotic pets were told they Violators will face a maximum $2,000 fine. can destroy them or call the Metro Zoo or One victim of the ban is the 110 Ib. lion, Hen- the Ontario Humane Society, who would help provide new homes for the animals. ry, Jr., whose owner. Henry Skritek, made a last ditch effort to thwart the council's deci- sion. Skritek told the council that there is "no pub lie call for harsh exotic pet laws" and it "is designed to kill exotic pets which now share the love and;affection of Scarboro families." PEOPLE But Bill Valliere, general manager of the en- BOB and LOU FLOWERS STODDARD each dangered animal sanctuary in Scarboro, said have two paintings in the annual invitational people who keep exotic pets "with ripped- art exhibit of the Oak Cliff Society of Fine out ctaws and teeth express the most bizarre Arts, March 22-April 18th, Texas. kind of animal love I've ever seen. Lou's portrait of clowns Ernie "Blinku" Bur- "I hope this law goes through, because these ch and Diamond Jim Parker are on exhibit, animals are suffering a slow death." while Bob's entries includes his first circus Controller Brian Harrison said the ban would painting to be exhibited "Prancing Beauties" interfere with people's rights. five white horses, while the other entry is "Personally, I don't believe Scarboro is the an Indian Chief. place to have a lion or a leopard or whatever," 4984 Greenville, S.C. Detroit, Mich. Cincinnati, Ohio Produced by: THE ROYAL HANNEFORD CIRCUS, INC. Executive Producer: TOMMY HANNEFORD Executive Director: GLENN PARKINS The following attractions booked through Amandis Entertainment, Inc. The 4 Nerveless Nocks • Swaypoles Les Zerbini's European Bareback Riders The Arturo Gaona Family • Flying Trapeze Gerard Soules and his Poodles from Paris The Vashek Duo - Skycycle The Francisco's - Teeterboard Buckey Steele's Elephants The Vidbel Elephants and Ponies The Flying Torralbas - Flying Trapeze The Hernandez Troupe - Teeterboard The Hans Winn Troupe - Skycycle and Space Walk Killer Willard - Comedy Boxing Kangaroo My-Im-Ba's Baboons Randy and Sylvia - Perch Jack Althoff - Bears and Chimps Les Lemoines - Skycycle Kristina's Chimps Page 4 April 13, 1981 Royal Lichtenstein Circus --• OTHER DATES--- Show Dates Apr 13 Oberlin, Ohio James H. Drew Exposition 14 Wooster Apr 13-19 Winston-Salem,NC Afifi Temple Shrine Circus 15 Buffalo, NY Apr 16-19 Tacoma, Wash. 16 Rochester Ice Capades Apr 14-19 Long Beach, Cal. Bektash Temple Shrine Cir. 17 Geneseu Apr. 9-12 Manchester, N.H. Showtime Follies Rivers Diving Mules Apr 14 Troy, Ohio to Apr 19 Los Ang, Calif. Big John Strong Circus 15 Muncie, Ind. Round Up Apr 17 Tracy, Calif. 16 Marion Apr 18-19 Redding, Calif. 18 Vincennes Hubert Castle Circus Starfire Apr 13 Mitchell, S.D. Shrine Circus Apr 14-17 Albuquerque,NM 16-18 Mi not Apr 10-19 Atlanta, Ga. Alberto Zoppe Family Circus of the Americas ----MAGIC---- Apr 15-18 SaultSte. Marie, to Apr 19 Los Ang, Calif. Doug Henning Ont. Circus Tivoli to Apr 19 Lake Tahoe,Nev Apr 11-14 Toronto, Ont. Prf. Miller Magic Time USA (Preview performances) Apr 13 Lafayette, Ga. Apr 15-? Toronto, Ont. 14 Gainesville (1981 debut) leWaynesville, NC Circus Vargas 17 Sylvania. Ga. Apr 13-16 Burbank, Calif. 18 St. Simons Island 17-23 San Fernando Felix Snipes Hoxie Bros. Circus Apr 17-18 Springlake.Mich Apr 13 Kissimmee, Fla. 14 De Land 15 N. Smyrna Beach 16 Pal at ka 17 Lake City 18 Valdosta, Ga. Kelly Bros. Circus Apr 15 Paris, Texas Maine Shrine Circus Apr 17-18 Lewiston, Me. Olympic Int'l Circus Apr 13-14 W.PalmBch, Fla 17-20 Nashville, Tenn. Ringling-Barnum - Red to May 31 New York, NY Reid Bros. Circus Apr 16 Toledo, Oregon 18 Coos Bay BUSY LOU ANN JACOBS has signed Sum- (with very few commercials) of her "Seven merfest and the Kentucky State Fair for the Dials Mystery" will be televised, the first time summer months along with dates for 6EO. for a Christie on TV. It was opulently filmed HUBLER. She reports that business for IAN in England and is faithful both to the book GARDEN'S independently produced circus and the period - don't miss it. in Toronto, at the Maple Leaf Garden, in Those "Wassau" commercials are still featur- which she appeared, was again a bonanza for ing the FLYING LANTONYS, also (which is the producer. RANCH 0 is adding some new rare) calling the act by name - saw it recently fire effects to his whip and rope act. on a 60 Minutes segment.. .Neighbor JEAN SNAPSHOTS: JIMMY HAMIO called in STAPLETON opens her Totem Pole Play- with an account of packed houses in Topeka house next month and will appear in two dif- From there the show went to Kansas City, ferent plays this summer. She is currently at with one day open. H-M winds up its season home. in late June with the Norfolk annual.. .PHIL The Great American Circus is again booked and LINDA CHANDLER, scheduled to be to play in my area this summer.. .TED HILL with the Great American Circus, were cancel- is in Waynesboro heading up promo now... led out when the show underwent new man- CLARK'S Lions, DON PHILLIPS & Co., are agement, that's according to Phil's letter which among the acts slated to tour with Gracie's I received quite late. new string of one-dayers in Nebr. A phone call from TOMMY BENTLEY in- For you superstitious souls didyaknow there forms me that Circus Vargas is doing good are THREE Friday the 13ths this year? We've business in Calif., and that the new spec, done already had two, so there is only one more in red, gold and silver, is spectacular. Tommy for you to shiver and shake over.. .Thanks to and Chuck will kick off their Eastern route in TONY STEELE for his complimentary letter August which extends into Sept.. The WINN concerning my first column in weeks regard- TROUPE will play their third season with the ing my misadventures in Mexico - he and Ben tley show. LILY have undergone similar misadventures AL and SUE DAWLEY moved Al's grand- in various sectors South of the Border. No, mother from Florida to Savannah.. .On Friday Tony, I'll forgo those four months in Bogota, March 13th the Hagerstown Record Herald Colombia. Unless YOU decide to tag along as carried a story on WALLY NAGHTIN with chaperone! two pix of the bear act heralding the red unit RUOI and SUE LENZ, after years on the opening in Baltimore. Also mentioned in the Ringling show, will be at Great Adventure story was MARGUERITE MICHELE. this season for JOE BAUER.. .WALLY SAM POLACK has his house in Iowa up for NAGHTIN sez business for the Ringling Red sale and when it's sold he will move to an unit continues socko so far this year.. .LOU apartment in St. Pete.. .Royal Hanneford did ANN finally got to see sister DOLLY do that some criss-crossing jumping when they trek- fabulous flying somersault from the rings to ked from So. Carolina to Lansing and then the web (contrary to earlier rumors Dolly is back to So. Carolina. BUCKEY STEELE, doing the trick without a net, has only a pad VIDBELS among the elephant acts with Han- on the floor). I was told by Wally Naghtin neford in Detroit... .BARBARA, Bucky tells (who helped Dolly Practice) that she made me, has opened an occult book store, but I the first somersault on the very first try... forgot where! Maybe a call from the "spirit" The two rings of bears bresented by Wally will enlighten me. and Doris and Wally, Jr. are flanking MIC- For AGATHA CHRISTIE buffs (and there KEY ANTALEK's Chimps in center ring. are a lot of us) on Apr. 16 a two hour version (Continued on Page 18) The Circus Report Page 7 HELEN WILSON-Show Organist in the West {Own Equipment) 704 - 786 -4563 -Write Box 1167, Concord, NC - 28025. BIG JOHN'S SHOW PLANS The Big John Strong Circus opened its 1981 season on March 12th at Banning, Calif.