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America's Favorite Circus Weekly Volume 2 April 23. 1973 Number 16 Combatting Nature King Bros. Circus was unable to pl?y at Slidell, La. (Mar. 24) because of 50 mph winds and rain. They kapt postponing the performance in hopes the wind would subside, and whan it finally did the lot was flooded. The show has bean doing good business this season and in fact packed the* in for a single per- formance at Covington, La. on Warch 25th. They make a nice appearance on the lot with their new top and a good deal of new equipment. Everything is well painted and quite flashy* IN THE CITY r he opening performance of Ringling's Red Unit at Madison Square Garden (March 27) "carried everyone present, who was not already th«re, back to his childhood? says WcC^ndish Phillips, of the New Yprk Times* It's a glorious show, he added, with traditional elements, plus the mod- ern ballet and assemble spectacles* The show is noisy, sprawling, reckless, yet superbly disciplined. It is full of pranks and pratfalls. In the 65 acta them are several dozen worthy of mention, who will get it only in the program book be- cause a three ring circus with 193 per- formers is more then anyone can watch, much less describe. The perfpct way to see the circus, aayi Phillips, is to buy three tickets, one for a view of each ring. One should get (Continued on Page 2) food costs soar While you have every right to worry about the current increases in your food costs, pause a moment and consider the problem the circuses have. According to reports the lions and ti- gers on the two Ringling shows eat some 11,500 worth of beef every day. That's about $500 more than it was the first of the year, they say* Wild Wind and Waters Reports from an obaerver in Florida indicates that Hoxie Bros. Circus has had some nice business despite rather bad weather. It's a beautiful show, he adds, with some really nice friendly people. At Deals (April 2) the show drew two light houses. The lot was located quite a ways from the downtown section and a bad rain fell the previous night. In Jacksonville (April 3) the show ran into a heavy downpour, which the wea- ther men says amounted to a 4 inch rein. Their new top suffered its first tear when it caught on a stake that hadn't been pulled* When the circus want into Milan, Ca. (April 4) they had an ideal location, it was just one block from the business dis- trict. The set-up was difficult because of strong winds, but everyone Joined in and they were only 15 minutes late start- ing their advertised performance* The circus is moving in the early hours of the morning, following a route that has been marked out by King Charles the night before*

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America's Favorite Circus Weekly

Volume 2 April 23. 1973 Number 16

Combatting NatureKing Bros. Circus was unable to pl?y

at Slidell, La. (Mar. 24) because of 50mph winds and rain. They kapt postponingthe performance in hopes the wind wouldsubside, and whan it finally did the lotwas flooded.

The show has bean doing goodbusiness this season and in factpacked the* in for a single per-formance at Covington, La. onWarch 25th.

They make a nice appearance on thelot with their new top and a good deal ofnew equipment. Everything is well paintedand quite flashy*

IN THE CITYr he opening performance of Ringling's

Red Unit at Madison Square Garden (March27) "carried everyone present, who wasnot already th«re, back to his childhood?says WcC^ndish Phillips, of the New YprkTimes* It's a glorious show, he added,with traditional elements, plus the mod-ern ballet and assemble spectacles*

The show is noisy, sprawling, reckless,yet superbly disciplined. It is full ofpranks and pratfalls. In the 65 acta themare several dozen worthy of mention, whowill get it only in the program book be-cause a three ring circus with 193 per-formers is more then anyone can watch,much less describe.

The perfpct way to see the circus, aayiPhillips, is to buy three tickets, onefor a view of each ring. One should get

(Continued on Page 2)

food costs soarWhile you have every right to worry

about the current increases in your foodcosts, pause a moment and consider theproblem the circuses have.

According to reports the lions and ti-gers on the two Ringling shows eat some11,500 worth of beef every day. That'sabout $500 more than it was the first ofthe year, they say*

Wild Wind and WatersReports from an obaerver in Florida

indicates that Hoxie Bros. Circus has hadsome nice business despite rather badweather. It's a beautiful show, he adds,with some really nice friendly people.

At Deals (April 2) the show drew twolight houses. The lot was located quite aways from the downtown section and a badrain fell the previous night.

In Jacksonville (April 3) the showran into a heavy downpour, which the wea-ther men says amounted to a 4 inch rein.Their new top suffered its first tearwhen it caught on a stake that hadn'tbeen pulled*

When the circus want into Milan, Ca.(April 4) they had an ideal location, itwas just one block from the business dis-trict. The set-up was difficult becauseof strong winds, but everyone Joined inand they were only 15 minutes late start-ing their advertised performance*

The circus is moving in the earlyhours of the morning, following a routethat has been marked out by King Charlesthe night before*

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LEWIS BROS.flfl

When the all new Le-'• mis Bros. Circus'goes

on the road thisweekend they'll be onseven show trucks.All

of the vehicles are late model units,with special bodies built for each truck.

The show* which will be operated byWei and Marlyn Silvarlake, opens on April27th in Indiana. They have acquired a new45 KW diesel power plant, plus an auxil-iary unit and an extra center section hasbeen ordered for the big top. In additionthey are building some eight high blues,all in anticipation of big crowds duringthe summer tour.

"Advance sales by sponsors are alreadywell ahead of anticipations," Silverlakereported.

Writers for a national magazine planto spend a week or so on the show, for afeature story about one of America's typ-ical family circuses.

ivs good showThe current program of the

rteid BrosCircus is one of its stronger shows andis quite impressive. The show runs abouttwo hours, which includes the intermis-sion . The band — drums and accordion --is quite good.

The program at Albany, Oregon onApril 8th, featuradi (a full list of theacts appearing on the show was reportedin Circus Keport on April 9th).

Flag Presentation and National AnthemClara and Clarissa - nice wire actOave Linden - balancingClowns (Patches and Mill Hutchins)Four pony drillRehgettis - unsupported ladderClown* - strong man gagRay Grant - IllusionsReghettis Girl - single trapezeThe Bertinis - unicyclesClowns - Picture gagHenry's chimpswill Hutchins - on horseback (introduc-ed to crowd and attention is noted abouthis TV show "Sugar Foot" and other films)George Matthews elephants

David Weid

Concert programA complete list of the musical num-

bers which will be presented at the Cir-cus tiand Festival was announced last weekby Paul Fitzpatrick.

The concert, featuring local musi-cians, will be presented at the bigClayton Junior College Campus inMorrow, Ga. on May 13th, with MerleEvans conducting.

The program will include:

Al G. Barnes Grand Entry - - Po»tTranscontinental - - - - - HughesCanton Aaro Club - - - - - - KingEvening Shadows - - - - - - KingRed Wagons - - - - - - - - - EvansPrincess of India - - - - - King

— Intermission —

Belford's Carnival - - - - - - AlexanderMinstrel Days - - - - - - - - - HolmesKnights of the Road - - HufferHosts of Freedom -- - - - - - - KingPageant of Progress - - - - - - - JewellEclipse _ - - _ _ _ KingSouthern Roses - - _ _ . - - KingThe Magic Kingdom - - - - - - - . HarperGlausser's Special - - - - - - - HarperBolivar - - - - - - - - - - - - - - King

At last you've got a chanceto get good current circusnews, plus routes and manyother features. Just orderyour copy of The Circus Re-

WELCOME port today

NEWS- Tell your friends an<J neigh-bors too, they'll all want to start read-ing this weekly paper.

Send 110.00 in cash, check or money orderfor your year's subscription toi

Don Marcl<3, 575 Oak St. El Cerrito, Calif.

IN THE CITY (Continued from Page l)there early, he said, because the clownsdo a full scale preview.

"W« do not need to pine for the circusas it was. The form remains essentiallythe same, the details vary* and the de-tails are frequpntly brilliant. Some dayevan this circus will become nostalgiafor those of us who are still around»"

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April 23, 1973 Pag* 3

The FinaleDeath claimed Edwerd Lichtle, former

circus clown, early this month at the ageof 79. He toured with many shouts includ-ing Ringling Bros., Coin Bros, and PolackBros., and was known to his friends as Ed•Raymond*

He started his show business career atthe age of 20 and retired in 1954. Hisretirement came shortly after he becamepartialJy blind, which developed aftersome children threw peanut shells intohis eyes.

His wife, Phoebe, is deceased* The on-ly known survivor is a sister*

r b actsActs appearing with the Rinqlinq-

Barnum's Red Unit this year includei

Opening Spi-c - "Fanfare"Gunther Gebel-williams - tigers (12)Isabella and tfioletta - trapezeVirjoaqa Family, Picaso, The Hargitas,

Gere Szabo - jugglingSigrid Gebel, Jeanette Williams andWolfgang Holzmair - liberty horses

The Nocks - hiqh swaypolesChari Vari - tumbling on the trackAntalek, Lenz and Hhodin - chimpsLou Jacobs - Bathtub numberElvin Bale - single trapeze featured

in "Eagle Calls" aerial numberLou Jacobs and ("like Padell« - the two

clou/n strongmenThe Great Sofia Troupe - swing vaultsClowns - Safe cracking number(fliss Victoria - aerial handstandSpec - "HncB Upon a Circus"The Antaleks - dogsBobby Kayfi - Magical boxesPio Nock - hiqh wireulolfg^ng Holzmair - lions (17)The Clowns - a walkaroundSarah Chapman, Quo Jaskulski and The

Jupitnrs - aerial numbersAtlas - The Death DiveClowns - a w^lknroundThp Vickels - aerial motorcycleGunther GebRl-uiilliams - ulephantsThe Silagis, Boytchanovi and Charles

Troupes - teeterboardThe Flyino Waynes and Flyinn CiedallonFinalp - "Thp Beat Goes Un"

TOURThe Great Moscow Circus ended its

Canadian tour yesterday (Apr. 22) at Tor-onto after a aeries of successful datesin that country* The tour was highlightedby the fact that the Montreal stand wasextended for seven extra days due to aaeries of sell-out performances.

This was a sliqhtly different showthan the one that recently played in theU. S. Among the outstanding features werpthe Elder's bears; acrobatic horsemen(something different than the usual Cos-sack riding) I the giant swings and a bigfinale withsome tricky teeterboard work.The clowns - The Merry Musical Andreas -offered parodies of the other acts andmagical numbers too.

The circus program featured iEntire company - Opening Grand WarchZapashny Family - aerial gymnastsThe Kisselevs - acrobatsVictor Elder - equestrianThe Markovs - thrill actThree Dubovitskya - roller skatersIgor Bessarab Co* - horizontal barsEugene Belauer - jugglingSeven Zapashnys - riding acrobatsThe Nassonov* - catapultsThe Elders- trained bearsV* Anokin - cannon ball jugglingBros. Pantelevnko - Flying trapezeA. Bondarev Co, - Village featsGrand Finale - entire company

The Canadian tour included!

Feb. 13-17 Ottawa21-25 Edmonton27-Mar* 4 Calgary

War. 7-17 Vancouver22-Apr. 14 Montreel

Apr. 17-22 Toronto. . « . . .Cordon Brown

HISTORICAL FACT ......In 1901 the Bostock Zoo at Baltimore,

Md., burned with the resultant loss of 74lions and 90 other animals*

THE CIRCUS REPORT is published each weekby Don Iflarcks, 525 Oak St., El Cerrito,Calif. - 94530.

Subscription rate* aret $1*00 per month i$5.00 for six months or $10.00 each year.For airmail service add $1.00 per year*

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April 23. 1973 Page 4

I like itThe Miller Johnson Circus certainly

had their share of straw houses duringthe run at San Fernando, Calif. It was afantastic sight to see the people sittingon the ground all the way down to thering curbs. Who says the tenters aredone?

The program is well paced and theacts were reported in an earlier issue ofThe Circus Report. However, the show is abit long for the average viewer.

Their big top is a beauty - it's blueand white striped. All work hands wearburnt orange coveralls and costumes forthe acts are great. Most of the show'strucks are burnt orange and white, andthey're using Ryder rental tractors-topull the big vans.

• . . .Bill Cold-ell

Shrine CIRCUSThe exact date of the first Shrine

circus presented in America is not known.It was probably about 60 years ago. Amongthe pioneers in presenting Shrine circusprograms is the Detroit, Mich.* CioslemTemple, which has been presenting circusprograms each year for the past 50 years.

During the intervening years thepresentation of Shrine circuses has con-tinued to grow, particularly during thepast two decades. This is now the majorfund raising activity for the Shriners.

There are currently 132 Temples and173 Shrine Clubs which present a circuseach year. In 1972 they provided some 798days of work for the circuses, with a to-tal of 1,995 performances.

A conservative estimate has beenmade that 12 million people will attenda Shrine circus in 1973, and more thanone million free admissions will be pro-vided for various underprivileged child-ren and adults.

Prices for Shrine shows are kept ata reasonable figure so the average familycan afford to attend. Performances arealways of the highest quality.

Earl M. Allen

west coast FAMILY CIRCUSThe brand new Wallace & Rogers Circus

is well dressed and looks good on the lotTheir tent is red, white and blue, withaluminum poles. There are three seat wa-gons (lo rows high) each with a seatingcapacity of 1*000 people.

The sound system is good, but a bitloud. Music is provided by an organ andtape. Their elephant is worked by Mrs.Hnrtzell and has been leased from MorganBerry.

The show's program* as presented atMollala, Oregon on April 4th, featuredi

Double TrapezeMiss Irena - birds (comes on and leaves

in boggy drawn by an ostrich)Plate SpinningEmrico, the Clown - Firecracker 4 SnakeTrumpet solo - ends with water bucket

gag - man soloist and gal throws itElectronic sound effects on the organSpanish web - single girlTrampoline - four men (trampoline iscovered in first half and used as astage)

Emrico, the clown - Expando numberDouble swingEmrico, the clown - the motorbikeYo-Yo Wheel (very effective)

An unfortunate accident occured inthe afternoon and forced Mrs. Hartzellto miss the night show. The elephant bitoff a portion of her right index fingerwhen being fed sugar - doctors found itnecessary to amputate the finger.

« . . . .David Reid

• : ̂ v3PAUL FITZGERALD, CHARLIE CAMPBELL and

LEON CAMPBELL recently visited the Hoxie.r.)s. Circus at several Georgia stands.

KEITH KELLINGER, RBBB band leader, isrecovering from a heart attack which puthim in a hospital early this month.

SYD MOORE and Family provided threeacts - dogs, high school horse and mule -for the Jr. GranB Nationals at San Fran-cisco, Calif, on April 14-15.

TOM INABINETTE wrecked his house trailernear Casa Grande, Ariz, on March 4th. Heand his wife escaped injury*

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OUTESAl Menah Shrine Circus

Apr. 25-29 Nashville,YennBeatty-Cole CircusApr. to 29 Commack, N.Y.

Carson & Barnes CircusApr. 23 Sulphur, Okln.

24 Duncan25 Chickasha26 Wheatherford27 Wangum28 Alton

Carden-Johnson CircusApr. 23-29 Springfield,Wo

Hubert Castle CircusApr. 26-29 Indianapolispl

Clyde Bros, CircusApr. 23-28 Altoona, Pa.

24-29 Buffalo, N.Y.27-29 Grand Forks,NO

Circus WilliamsApr. 23 Madeira, Ohio

Oe Wayne Bros. CircusApr. 28 Sacramento,Ca.

Fishar Bros. CircusApr. 23 Cimmaron, N. M

24 Raton25 Clayton26 Boise City,0kl27 Stratford,Tex.28 Sanford

Garden Bros. CircusApr. 27 Hamilton,Ont.

Great Wallenda CircusApr. 26-29 Syracuse, N.Y.

Harold-Morton CircusApr. 23-28 uiilkes Barre,P

Hoxie Bros. CircusApr. 23 W. Jefferson,N

24 Saltville, Ve.25 Richlands26 Pikeville, Ky27 Wanchester28 Somarset

Kaye Continental CircusApr, 23-29 Omaha, Nebr.

Wilier-Johnson CircusApr. 23-74 Nat1! City,Ca

25 Oceanside26-28 Ventura29-30 Fresno

Polack Bros. CircusApr. 27-29 Oakland,Cal.

Ringling's Blue Unitthru Apr 30 Wash. D.C.

Ringling's Red Unitthru Way 28 New York,NY

Royson Bros. CircusAor. 23 Boxley, Ca.

24 Soperton25 Off26 Jeffersonville27 Rhine28 Oglethorpe

Sells & Cray CircusApr. 23 Kingsport, Tonn.

24 Elizabethtown25 Boone, N.C.26 Lenoir27 'No. Uilkesboro28 Statebville29 Norwood

John Strong CircusApr. 23-25 San Diego,Calif.

26 8r,auil°ey27 'Off

28-29 Tucson, Ariz.30-Way 2 Phoenix

CARNIVAL

Johnny's United ShowsApr. 27-Way 5 Ft. Sucker,Ala

RODEO DATES

Angeling Benefit RodeoApr. 25-28 Lufkin, Texas

Championship RodeoApr. 27-28 Mesguite, Texaa

F.O.P. RodeoApr. 26-28 Tahlequah, Okla.

Jaycees RodeoApr. 26-28 Paris, Texas

Kinsmen RodeoApr. 27-28 Vulcan, Alta.Can.

Lions Club RodeoApr. 27-28 Pierson, Fla.

Lkanagan Indian RodeoApr. 28-29 Lake Vernon, BC

RodeoApr. 28-29 Clovis, Calif.

Saddle Club HodeoApr. 28-29 Immokalee, Fla.

OTHER ROUTES

Bejart's BalletApr. 23-29 San Francisco,Ca.

27 CupertinoBugs Bunny ShowApr. 28 Portland, Oregon

Holiday on IceApr. 24-29 Atlanta, Ca.

Ice CnpadesApr. 25-29 Phoenix, Ari?.

JACK RYAN, former KBBB PressRepresentative, has been namedpublic relations monager for"'agic Wountain in California.

CASEY TIBBS served as judgefor rodeo events ?it the Jr.Grand Nationals in San Kran-cisco, Calif, on Apr. 14th,

TOW UPTON will show his cir-cus slides at the Oakland Pub-lic Library (Calif.) this eve-ning (April 23), <->t 7i30 pm

LA LISA CANESTRELL1 is rest-ing in Florida after a thr«eyear date in Las Vegas, Nev.at Circus Circus Casino.

FREDDIE LOGAN got back fromPuerto Rico with the Beatty-Cole elephants just in timefor the show's opening dat.

HUGO ZACCHINI substitutedfor Edmundo at a show in Day-ton, Ohio this month.

GILSON MILLETS, former radioman, has presented DON MARCKSwith a tape recording of thefirst calliope ever played onthe radio.

FREDERICK CARL ulENZEL, form-er circus clown, died at Evans-ton, 111. on March 14th.

We need news, showroutes and subscrip-tions for Th« CircusReport.

Let's hear from youwith npws of allkinds. We can and

ou ut»e it each week here.

Remember tell your friendsabout the paper too.

Roller DerbyApr. 28 San Francisco

29 Oakland30 Richmond

Spring FestivalApr. 27-Mey 15 N. Orlean!

Three Caballeros (Disney)Apr. 24-29 Memphis, Tenn

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NOTESThe Saturday Evening Post for May-Jun,

1973 has a pictorial story about the Chin-ese acrobat troupe that recently toured inthe eastern states.

All dates for Clyde Bros. Circus arefor Shrine clubs this year. Only three oftheir stands will be for another qroup.

The tiger that Cebel Williams rode onan elephant in RBBB's Red Unit finale hasdied. It choked to death on a piece of moat

The male Cambodian elephant "Chamer-oaun" from the Los Angeles, Cal. zoo hasbeen given to the Zoo at Morelia, Mexicobecause she was too hard to handle.

Garden-Johnson Circus opened their 73season at Joplin, Mo. on April 5th.

Circus Kirk will open its 1973 seasonat Gettysburg, Pa. on May 20th*

Units of the Foley & Burk Carnivalhave been playing cities within the SanFrancisco (Calif.) Bay Area.

A Donkey Baseball game was held atthe Oakland (Calif.) Auditorium on Apr. 14«

The June 1973 issue of Sunset magazimwill carry a story about the UienatcheeYouth Circus.

Sells & Cray has dropped their squareend top for a traditional round end tent.It is an 80 ft round end push-pole top.

Some two dozen Congressmen joined ina performance of RBBB during the Blue Unitstand in Washington, DC

The Dixiana Trained Animal Circus isnot going to tour as planned. Officialssay it was impossible to organize an ade-quate advance contracting and promotionalstaff.

RBBB's Ked Unit had to cancel shows onApril 7 and 8 at New York City because ofa championship playoff game.

A CI*IB meeting has been announced for"ay 4-6 at Lincoln, R. I.

Some 52 circuses are reportedly on tourin Mexico.

strange weatherit was a cool, but beautiful day whan

Hoxia Bros. Circus played Milladgeville,Ga. (Apr. 5). The show's date there wasfor the patients of the Central State Hos-pital and happy crowds were on hand forall performances.

At Sandarsville (Apr. 7) the show raninto rain and the ground was vertuallycovered with several inches of water. Sev-eral truck loads of sawdust were requiredbefore the ground had any firmness at all,thus making it presentable to the patrons.

Even then the Sandesville citizensturned out enmassea to attend the show. Itnas a Jammed packed tent for both perfor-mances despite some ankla daap mud.

. .Paul Fltzpatrick

An attractiveprogram book isbeing sold onHoxie Bros.Cir-cus this seasonwhich is filled

~* ' ' with pictures.

There's also some interesting read-ing, with a story about the show's new bigtop, and background items about Hoxie Tuc-ker, John Hall and producing clownBourbon.

The program as listed features:

(The program line-up will be found onPage 8 - Column 2)

Fisher Bros. Circus advertisementssay you'll help the sponsors if you willbuy your circus tickets in advenes.

Managers of coliseums and auditoriumswhere Rinqling-Barnum plays have all beengiven a combination watch and letter open-er with the show's emilem on it.

Circo Union's program is full of showpictures and carries only on* add - theback page bought by Pepsi Cola.

A baby camel waa born at the Omaha,Nebr. Zoo early this month.

A report that Circo Bella was playingin Tijuana, "exico was wrong. It was theCirco Blue Star Show* Circo Bells is cur-rently playing in Columbia, S. A.

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upril 23,

"OLD BETSY" is what th«y called this I9t36' modelMoline car. It was used for many years by the S.W.Prundaqe Shows to pull wagons to and from the showtrain.

The above picture was taken in 1913 at the C* W.Parker Factory at L«avenwortht Kansas* At thb wheelis owner-manager S. Ui. Brundage, next to him is lu-lu Hamilton. In the mar seat (left to right) aretC. C. Reedy and Rollie Harrington, a magician.

NOSTALGIAThp Singling Bros. Circus parade for

d tho following Hne-'.-pi

T*o hor™NLnn moutiteri

tnfc - oifiht nr;iTan ^agon - f'iur hnrTab waqor. - four nor > •'-•Tab Jagnn - four horsesTaD wagon - four hnrsi?s

'. jutifjon - four ' -iirsusTn^ wagon - four hor«'---Tab wagon - six horsnsoutrider[\,ine mounted nen r•i:'.riij tab - ten horsesCa;^ - four horses

c;i •• - four hor^RSC;i';tf - foui- horses„.) - four horses

.n - four horrifjsCut. . .'.'T

. r ivjc.rs- Tour horses

. - -"our horsesa - ''our horses^ - four horses

YEARS AGOPage 7

Apr. 11, 1673

bt. Louis, '•).

Bills announcing th«- coroinij cfthe Great Eastern Circus, first suchshow of the season, caused <jreut ex-citement.

The circus requires 12 tents andtraveled on a 1 DO cur special train.A frne balloon ascension was proviri-ed each day of the week long stand.

Parrots InvadeS.F. PeninsulaResidents of the San FranciscoPeninsula are finding biq, greenvisitors in their backyards.

Officials report flocks of theSouth American parrots are liv-ing in the area, apparently theoffspring of escaped pets.

Warnings have been issued toleave the fierce-eyed and sharpbeaked strangers alone. _.Chariot - four horsesChariot - four horses

.>M,t> with Hipf.o - t -n'.ini; men ridersBfifid tab - friur hur'ji-s."nail t--:b - rrijr tior • ••utriderJ. .. tab - tr-n her'riussia t".o - fti ,nt •• iCqy,it t;ir, - four nor

!.:ijs float - • :> poni • > • •.i'.h tthino - f.'ij-1 nnr i ?»l;uJy r idprs"houi oanri tab - l;ix hur • • • ' - •with iropnrtjs - ' • urwith or -rs - four

ujith pumas - four'.' «ith tiijfirs - four horses

jbLtH whitij bnars - fnuiu.i ,<: wit.n t;y,-?n;ib - four hor-."ECa<)Ci guitn 1 iorvj - four 'if.r >;sCa-je wi*.h 1 ionfj'-si'S - uur hor'.i;i>Twelve Luwboys an j -.uuugii lbLiqht cosstic^sCi :ht ar it sLloujn bnrul tr>t; - i- hoi " "•77 rleph*-tsTour z a bras .Twenty-one l^r'.y .< : ''•en ri^nrsCalliope - eiqht ronins

t 3ritdin t^b - six horses

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museum eventsThe schedule of events at the Circus

World Museum, in Baraboo, Wise, was an-nounced this week for the coming summerseason. The facility will open on "lay 12and operates every day until Labor Day.

May 12th to June 30 and Sept, 5 to16 schedule includest

9i00 a.m. - Museum Gntes Open10iOO a.m. - Loading of circus train by-

means of horses11tOO a.m. - Circus Performance under tho

Big Top11:45 a.m. - Demonstration by four horse

teamsI2i30 p.m. - Circus wagon rides1:45 p.m. - Circus Parade3:00 p.m. - Circus Performance under the

Big Top3i45 p.m. - Demonstration by en eight

horse team4i30 p.m. - Aerial ascension across the

Baraboo River5:30 p.m. - Museum Gates Close

July thru Labor Day

9»00 a.-m. - Museum Gates Open ".;jDiOO Af'mr^ Uo'edioC.of.'th.eXcircus truin

jfnceby four

horse-12I30 p.m. - Circus Wagon rides

HOXIE BROS. CIRCUS PKOGRAM (Continued)

Spec - Journey Thru JoylandPrince Bogino - wild animalsMiss Lstica, Margaret, Maureen and

Andrea - swinging laddersMiss Grace - single trapezeThe Fernandez Troupe and The Extrada

Troupe - acrobaticsHoxie Bros, baby elephantsDiaz Sisters. Maurico, The Droguetts,

Mario - jugglingHoxie Bros, horses and poniesThe McGuire Sisters - bird fantasyThe Alfonzo Troupe - high wireDiaz Sisters - cyclesThe Estrada Family - risleyWiss Maureen. Marina, Esther, Juliana

and Margaret - Tahitian featureThe- Antonio Bros, end Maurice and JulK-

— perch and ladder actsMisako Sen - hair hangHoxie Bros, elephantsThe Flying Fernandez Family

1|45 p.m. - Circus Parade2i30 p.m. - Circus Performance3i15 p.m. - Demonstrations by an eight

horse team __^'..4i15 p.m. - CJ.rcus Performance5:15 p.m. - Aerial ascension5i30 p.m. - museum Gates Close

Calliope, Una-Tone and Shaker Chimesconcerts will be presented throughout theday. The facility is closed for the an-nual July 4th parade trip.