7th Year December 18,1978 Number 51-52

Search fcr SealsNew York's City Park Zoo is searching for seals (sea lions) for its popular center piece attrac-

tion. There was a time when they had five seals, but old age has caught up with the animals andnow the zoo has only one such seal.

It's almost impossible to get seals nowadays because of the Federal Marine Mammal ProtectionAct of 1972 and the Endangered Species Act of 1973. In addition to these restrictions there arenew regulations in the works which could result in the Federal Government confiscating the oneremaining seal.

The City Park Commission says Federal bureaucrats are threatening the future of their seal at-traction. They have charged the zoo with maintaining "unsanitary conditions, no filtering system,no temperature regulation or monitoring system." As a result recent applkations to obtain sealsoff the California coast have been turned down.

The zoo is doing things differently now, liketesting the water daily. However, because oftheir financial situation they see no way that afiltering system can be installed. Cost estimatesfor such a system run as high as a million dol-lars.

The zoo has been hoping they could find apre-Act seal, one that would have been in cap-tivity before the regulations were passed, thus

making it exempt from the rules. They have alsolooked at "rehabilitated seals" which are also ex-empt. They are seals that have been injured orstranded and nursed back to health. The zoo fedsmost of these animals are not up to living in thezoo's seal pond.

LoophoJu for pre-Act animate will toon bi cloMdwhen ntw regulations for another Federal Lew, ad-ditions to th« Animal Walfart Act, go into iffact,

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according to R. B. Brumrted, permit director of theOffice of Marine Mammals and Endangered Species.National Marine Fisheries Service.

Dr. Dale Scwtiindaman, the senior staff veterinarianof the Animal Care staff of the Department of Agri-culture's Veterinary Services, says his agency will gainjurisdiction over all sea lions when the new law goesinto effect, probably about the first of the year. Theagency will also supervise whales, dolphins, sea ottersmanatees and polar bears.

"We would advise them (the Central Park Zoo) notto get them," he said. "This is pretty strong evidencethey willfully violated the act."

Meanwhile, pool keeper Joseph Smimmo, scoffs atthe Federal authorities and notes that the Zoo's re-maining seal, Missie has lived there for 16 years • doesshe look that old, he asks.

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DOUG HENNING, magician/illusionist, will be ap-pearing at a club in Lake Tahoe, Nevada, Dec. 22 to30th.

CARL BECK will take his magic act to the Flamin-go Hilton in La Vegas, opening there Jan. 19th.

ALBERT HOUSE, JOHN "Tiny" PHILLIPS, FREDHEATLEY, FRANK MARA and FRANK ROBIE,CFA's visited the Ringling Blue Unit at Nassau, N.Y.,where they visited with HAROLD RONK, BUCKLESWOODCOCK, GARY JACOBS and TED SERVET-SKI.

Some of the acts seen working in the Central/north-em portion of California for the Holidays were:Bob Emerico, clown/magic/Santa; Bill Williams,clown/magic/Santa; Lani Ironberg, trained animals;Welly Lee, magic/illusions; The Wheelers, musicalcomedy act; Holveck & Co., magic/illusions andDave Twomey, clown/dojs/pomes.

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Injury ReportWhile driving east near Dearborn, Mich., escape ar-tist Manzini and his wife, Dina, were injured in anauto accident on Nov. 27th. They were enroute toNew York City after having completed a Nov. 24-27engagement with the Emmett Kelly, Jr. Circus atBirmingham, Mich.

Manzini's van rolled over and was badly damaged.He suffered three cracked ribs, received cuts onboth legs near the knees and a mouth injury. Hiswife received cuts on her forehead and legs.

They spent three days in the Oakland Hospital atDearborn, then laid over a week waiting for theirvan to be repaired so they could get home.

Manzini was scheduled to be in London on Dec. 9thfor the Circus World Championships where he waiset to compete against some of the top escape ar-tists of Europe.

The CircusThe program to be presented by the Circus Interna-tional at Bellevue, England, Dec. 23 to Feb. 3rd willinclude the following acts:

Bobby Roberts, Jr., elephants; Johnny Roberts, lionact; Jacko Fossett and Little Billy, clowns; NormanBarrett, ringmaster; Diavolo & Carina, high wire; theLati's Comedy Bus Stop Act; the Ten Vulcanos, acro-bats; the Morano Troupe, bar act; the Miahaela KaiserTroupe, bareback riders; Victor and Sylvia Ponce,juggling; Barbara Morris, sea-l ions; and Ramirez,cloud swing.

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SHOW DATESBeatty-Cole Circus

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Castilla CircusDec 22-Jan 6 Madrid, Spam

Circo Ataydeto Feb. 6 Mexico City, Mex

Circus AmericaDec. 25-30 Largo, Md.

Circus InternationalDec 22 Feb 3 Manchester,

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Blackjack TournamentDec. 17-20 Las Vegas, Nev.

Blackstone Magic ShowDec. 19-24 Cincinnati, Ohio

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Holiday On Ice - Nat'lDec 26-31 Anaheim, Calif

Holveck & Co. - Magic ShowDec. 18 Oakland, Calif.

Ice Capades - Eastern UnitDec 26-Jan 7 Boston, MBS.

Ice Capades - Western UnitDec 25-31 Spokane, Wash.

Ice FolliesDec 26-Jan 7 Philadelphia,Pa

Loomis Magic CapadesDec. 20 Demmg, N.M.

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CIRCUS AMERICA.opening Dec. 25th and runningthru Jan. 7th. will feature DAVE McMILLAN's Fabulous Flying Tigers • the first time EVER in a circus!The act consists of 20 tigers, 1 lion and a panther Theremaining talent line-up includes. Rix's Bears, VictorJulian, the Flying Espanas, Hugo Zacchini, Sensation-al Leighs. Fearless Bauers, Dino & Anita (low wire),The Wallendas, Miss Lisa, Norbu, Miss Elizabeth, theJorge Rossell comedy car, Cristiani's elephants and DiLellos, an imported Italian musical clown group Alsoimported is YASMINE SMART who will be ringmis-tress. JOE BAUER, recently returned from Europe,is performance director; BILL HALL is talent co or-dinator and the BAUER-HALL Agency are TalentConsultants.BEN DeWAYNE filled me in on the tragic details of

the poisoning of JUDY, the Baby African Elephant,part of the PAUL KAYE Hollywood Elephant herd.The elephant became suddenly ill and died, the dayafter Halloween at the Charleston, S.C. Fair whichran Oct. 26 thru Nov. 4th. An autopsy revealed tra-ces of toxic poisoning (believed to be strychnine)and deliberate poisoning is suspected. The other twoelephants did not become ill. A wrestling bear, BRU

. NO, on the program, was also poisoned, and did notwork for two days.

In the southeast corner of Indiana, almost into Ken-tucky, is the small city of Evansville, home of the Hadi Shrine Temple, one of the finest Shrine organiza-tions in the country. Each year this Temple and allthe men involved, work very hard to make theirShrine Circus a super-success, and their personaltreatment of performers is without equal - anywhere.If an act comes away from this engagement unhappythen something is wrong with the act. The Shrinerscannot do enough to make everyone comfortable andcontent. For instance, on opening night, a Grand Tur-key Dinner is held at the Temple for everyone on theshow, and on Saturday night, after the 3rd show, abar is set up for a few "unwinding drinks"! And thenon Sunday, between shows, the wives of the Hadi Funsters layout a sensational spread of food. Meanwhile,throughout the run, there are cookies, sandwiches,coffee and-cold drinks, available for all personnelfree of charge. This food is provided by the Funstersthemselves. It seems a bit unfair to single out just afew for public tribute; however, there are so manyinvolved it is impossible to name them all in such abhef space. So here's a big Thank You from all of usto the entire Shrine Committee m general, and in particular to Or. William Standrmg (Acts' Chairman) andhis assistant Joe Vezzoso, and to Harvey Johnson(Aremc Chairman) and his assistant Wayne Howard,plus a very special thanks to the Funsters and thenwives.

JOHN H. McCONNELL, who is writing a book onthe Hannefords, to be published sometime next sum-mer, became interested in his subject through his fas-cination for the late KAY F RANCIS whose death up-set the writer very much. It was her death, actually,that was the initial motivation for his book which willspan seven generations of Hannefords dating to the1700's. George DaDeppo is doing the art work. Wewish Mr. McConnell well with his project.

CLOSEUPS Word is that the OYMEKS have recov-ered and will be ready for the new season . . KLE-MENTIS are back from their trip to Austria . . JOHNLEWIS, of Hoxie Bros., has been having trouble withhis teeth, so much so that he had to beg out of theCalifornia jaunt with CHUCK MELTZER .. .TOM-MY BENTLEY reports that his hospital check-upshave been Okay and he is feeling better. . .IVY KELROY, on the other hand, slipped on ice, and took anasty five foot fall from her front porch, injuring herchest and shoulders. She was in only fair conditionat last report.. .The FLECKLES office in Chicagohas been busy with film work, providing equipment,seats and stunt people for a prize-fight movie calledFLESH and BLOOD starring Suszanne Pleshette, andJohn Cassavantes, which will be released as a featurefilm; and provided equipment also for a TV moviecalled DUKE that stars ROBERT CONRAD ... WESand FLORINE OLER are now off the road for amonth or so and glad to have the rest . . .ED andCYNDY MIGLEY are back in New England afterspending? weeks in Las Vegas. . .The S H O W F O L K SCl RCUS playing Sarasota Dec. 9th was a big success.. .Clown DENNIS STEVENS plans to return to theroad in '79.. .BENTLEY BROS, may add anotherweek to their summer run in California.. .Playing arun of Xmas dates for the HOWARD SCHULTZ of-fice are the MORGAN ASHTON Family. . .MagicianJOE SMILEY, who developed a bad case of "Shin-gles" was forced to leave BECK'S CIRCORAMA, butis better now and doing a brief tour with BILLHILL'S Xmas Promotions. . .LAURA HERRIOTTand husband JOHNNY WALKER. Jr. have favored a"trial separation."

LAST MINUTF NEWS: JOHNNY HERRIOTT willtake 3 i.ngs of High School Horses to Circus Vargas,adding more later in the season when WEINER andHEIDI are out of school; meanwhile they will openthe season with three liberty acts as well (show owned) with Johnny working center ring, flanked byMARY RUTH and CINDY

Appearing on the BOB SNOWOEN dates (Nov. 18 •26! were The Oubskys. the Robertsons, Jim Royal& Co., Marcelli & Janis and Dave and Ivy Upton. The

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December 18.1978

BLACKSTONE MAGIC SHOW'

The Blackjtone Magic Show is a full evening stageshow that embarked on a three year tour, after itsopening in Tempe, Ariz., on Sept. 14-15. The showopened in the Gammage Center for the PerformingArts, a building designed by the late Frank LloydWright.

After an overture by the show band, the curtainsopen to reveal a black backdrop with a large lightedsign that spells out the name "Blackstone."

For his opening number Blackstone don the Dis-appearing Bird Cage, with the help of several youngpeople from the audience. This is followed by aproduction number called "America Hurrah" withsix girls and two boy dancers, and a red, white andblue backdrop. The "Girl in the Drum" is featuredhere, with the production of birds, flags, etc., thanthe girl who represents Liberty. A donkey and anelephant are also produced to represent the twoAmerican parties.The Wiz follows, and works throughout the show

with a variety of tricks that do not work - all goodlaugh getters.

The "Hay Ride" production has everyone in barn-

yard costumes and features the vanishing and reap-pearing ducks. The "Diamond Bracelet", the "Clippo" trick and the "Buzzsaw" wind up the first por-tion of the program.The second half opens with "House of Flowers"with a vanishing cane, production of bird cages,plus a variety of flowers of all sizes and shapes,including a fountain.

The Rose trick is a quickie one, wherein rosesare picked from a bush and than the bush re-blooms•phiThe Floating Light Bulb follows and then comes

the "Copacabana ' production with a touch of Ve-gas. It includes the disappearance of a patron'swristwatch and is later located in a box, tied by aribbon to a rabbitt's neck.

One Touch of Venus leads to the Asra illusion andis followed by some pick pocket and rope routines.The final production feature is called "Circus of

Mysteries" and has a stage full of circus trappings.The feature here is the shooting of a girt from acannon into a nest of boxes.

One sure way of keeping up on wtiat's rww is to readCircus Report regularly. S«nd your $15.OX) subscrip-tion to: Don Martks, 525 Oak St. El Cernto, Calif.

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MiscellaneousRurrfor has it that the new Monte Carlo Circus, someare already calling it "La Cirque" will play only inthe Eastern part of the U.S., as well as in French Can-ada.

Circus Vargas will be the only show on the road in1979 featuring three rings of liberty horse acts.

The Beany-Cole Circus received a nice review in theOct. 25th issue of Variety. The clowns and DaveHoover ware singled out as feature presentations.

MRS. JOHN MARTIN, wife of the well known cir-cus fan JOHN MARTIN, of Arlington, Va., was arecent guest at the MORGAN BERRY ranch in theState of Washington.

BARBARA and SYLVESTER BRAUN, western performers, visited with FRANK and BERNICE DEANat Palmdale, Calif., last month. The Brauns were intown, appearing with the HOLVECK Magic Show.

YASMINE SMART, daughter of the famous Britishcircus producer BILLY SMART, will be the ring-mistress for Circus America in Largo, Md.

THE GREAT MAYO, escape artist, worked a threeday engagement at Magic Mountain over the Thanks-giving Day weekend. Earlier in the year he was in-jured, but he has recovered and is back workingonce again.

GARY HOLVECK and family attended a perform-ance of the "It's Magic" show in Los Angelas justbefore he started his Dec. 4-10 engagement forthe Magic Castle.

BILL WILLIAMS (Cotton Candy) has been workingChristmas Shows, doing both clown numbers andalso appearing as Santa Claus.

TO ALL OUR FRIENDS

THRUOUT THE WORLD

Sincere Wishes For A HAPPY CHRISTMAS

and A PROSPEROUS

NEW YEAR

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HADI TEMPLE SHRINE CIRCUSby Billy Barton

The Hadi Temple Shrine Circus at Evansville, Ind.,which opened on Thanksgiving Day and ran thruNov. 26th, was produced by Paul V. Kaye. It was apower-packed program of feature acts and displaysthat ran three hours on the opening show and waspared, finally, to two hours and forty-five minutes.Attendance was up over last year with packed hou-ses for most of the nine performances.

Featured in the program were Tarzan Zertaini, Mile.Jacqueline, the Sensational Leighs, the Zoppe Arab-ian Riders, and Marvel Comic Strip Characters, theSpiderman, Hulk and the Green Goblin.

The program ran as follows: Circus "rock" over-ture; Spec with Shrine units; Shrine Clown floats;animals and performers; Opening aerial display withRuth (trapeze). Donna (trapeze), Sylvia (trapeze),Venicio (loop) and Juan (loop), featuring the clos-ing, alternating routines of Maryse Begary and Mr.Sensation; Tarzan Zerbini; Cradle Display with thePharoahs, the Pinsons and the Knieseleys; HadiTemple Funsters; Little Dolly, the elephant; Pamelaand her Chimps; A single elephant; Princess Ruth

Ann, sponge dive; the Drougette Duo, juggling; The3 Knopps, high double perch; Miss Basco, juggling;Rex Young and his comedy cannon; Herman & Pe-tunia, comedy horse act; Aerial Ballet with 12 girlsand featuring the head balancing trio of the VasquezBrothers - bubble machines and lighting effects; RexYoung with the Hadi Funsters in the Duck Hunt;the Hollywood Elephants; Marvel Comic Strip char-acters.

Second half started with the Vasquez Flyers, follow-ed by Happy Kellams with a solo bit; Elek Sebestyn'sPoodles; Mile. Jacqueline, high trapeze; The ZoppeArabian Riders; The Sensational Leighs, followed bya finale with flags, maypoles, flag drop and bubblemachine.

Rex Young was clown director with the Hadi Fun-sters; Happy Kellams did specialty bits and come-in;musical director was Jack Cervone; ringmaster-vocal-ist was Ernie McLean; Paul V. Kaye was the execu-tive producer-director. Among the Shrine staff wereHarvey Johnson, aerna director; Dr. William Stand-ring, acts' chairman and Norman C. Burnworth, cir-cus chairman.

Bill Bannister was boss property man with a heavycrew of professional riggers and prop men.

Next year's circus, the 46th annual production,will be held Nov. 22 to Nov. 25th.

To Circus Fans and Circus FolksMay Everyone Around YourChristmas TreeBe Especially Happy This Year

Tiny and Hazel Phil l ips

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JUNGLE WONDERS CIRCUSPhone:

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by M. L DUPONTAs snow flakes fall and the trail of sawdust ceases

another year is winding down to an end. I hope ithas been a successful and fruitful year for all of ourreaders, friends, circus fans, circus performers, pro-ducers and owners. It's been a year filled with sur-prises, new friends, loss of old ones, happiness andheartbreaks. Those of you who have supplied thiscolumn and Circus Report with newsy items duringthe year, I thank you. It would take this whole col-umn to list everyone who deserves thanks, so I'lljust say Merry Christmas and Happy New Year and

keep those cards and letters coming."Fans and collectors will be unhappy to learn the

Circus World Museum at Baraboo no longer has thecircus calendars for sale. The Schlitz Brewing Co.,has discontinued the printing of these calendars.

Bobby Gibbs and his wife, Rosa, spent Thanks-giving with Manuel King in Houston. He's Rosa'sbrother and was on the No. 2 unit of C&B most of'78. His '79 plans are not yet developed, but as al-ways he has a number of things going, includingfurnishing talent and pit shows for circuses.

Further word has reached this reporter that C&BNo. 2 show will go out in '79 as "Circus Vegas."The show is now in quarters somewhere in theMobile, Ala. area. Showman John Frazier has beenin Hugo, visiting the quarters of the big C&B show.

Reports on the Jungle Wonders Circus reveals itwill go out as a huge one ringer in '79. A completechange in format is planned. This show has grownfrom a one elephant show to an 8 elephant show.The late Floyd King would call this show an "eightelephant herd." It seems that at one time King toldhis advance man not to say the show had two ele-phants, but two herds. Webster's dictionery says a

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KEN SHERBURNE, juggler, closed a 3 month en-gagement at Barbados, West Indies, on Dec. 6th,then flew to the New York City area for a seriesof Christmas dates.

BILL SLATER, slack wire juggler and Pepi theClown, and SANDRA CATAPANO, daughter offormer circus clown JIMMY JULIUS, of Louisville(Ky) were married on Dec. 16th.

BOB-0 the Clown has been working a series ofChristmas dates in the Sacramento, Calif, area.

herd is "one or more elephants."Circus history is being made in Texas. Older fans

will recall the Gainesville Community Circus whichbecame so popular in that state. Well, now the EdMillette Tent of Dallas puts on their own circus forfree. It has grown to the point where they've incor-porated, and have their own tent, rigging, canvas,etc. A story on the show appears in the Sept-Oct.issue of White Tops. Their PR manual is an 8 pagebooklet of pictures and the history of this show.

Billy Sheets, circus advance man and jack of alltrades, has a Santa Sled unit out. Working with himis Sammy Johnson who was producing clown onC&B's No. 2 unit. The Sled unit will be out untilalmost Christmas day.

Ken Benson is working at the La. Purchase Gar-dens & Zoo in Monroe, and at the same time isworking on his camper, getting it ready for the '79season. He and a local clown are working up asmall mini circus for malls in the area.

Hoxie Bros. Circus used a Computer Ticket Sys-tem for their New Orleans date. It was a first forthe show and was handled by the Holmes Dept.Store.

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MAGIC ODYSSEYby "Circus Joe" Valenciano

This year in exciting new Magic-Illusion Show hasentered the scene. The production is entitled "MagicOdyssey". The show is headed up by Alexandra &Sebastian Adrian!. It is a unique kind of magical re-vue, combining Magic, Razzle Dazzle Musical-Discowith plenty of flash and beautiful wardrobe. Theperformers are all smiles and friendly which adds tothe enjoyment of the show.

The show carries its own four piece musical group,consisting of two guitars, keyboards and a drummer.With all their speakers, amps and equipment set upin the background, plus a colorful arrangement oflighting, it appears to be a really modem up-to-dateshow.

The troupe does all sorts of magic with the Discobeat. They do several illusions, including sawing amember of the audience in half. This must be athriller, especially for the participant.

They do about two 45 minute shows at each date,with each one being different. A special feature ofthe show is "Alexandra The Great & Co." the firstlady illusionist, assisted by two smooth "disco"dancing young men, Dana Zomes and Arthur Sto-

DAVID McMILLAN, wild animal trainer, will pre-sent his mixed group (tigers, lion, black panther) asa part of the show program for Circus America.

DOUG HENNING was featured in his 4th annualMagic Special on NBC-TV the night of Dec. 14th.

EARL MICHAELS, ringmaster, worked the TexasShrine dates, followed by the Three Rivers Circusengagement. He will tour in 79 with the Hamid-Mor

•ton Circus.

Mr. and Mrs. CHARLES H. BENNETT, Sr. havebeen visiting their son CHARLES, Jr. and his familyat Wichita, Kansas.

vail. This is a fast-paced neat little number.Alexandra The Great & Co. has appeared with the

Famous Hunt Circus at Philadelphia, and some un-der canvas dates during the summer. Most recentlythey played dates with their entire revue at "RedCarpet Inn" in Sarasota, the "Sheraton" at FortMyers and the "Plantation Inn" near Orlando. Theyhave also appeared in Gainesville, Fla. and New Or-leans, La.

My thanks to Dana and Mrs. Adriani for a nicevisit and information for this report.

SEASON'S GREETINGS ...E A R L TEGGE "MR. CIRCUS"

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JIM PAPPE, a San Francisco street juggler, is report-edly going to join the Fratinelli Bros. Circus for its1979 season.

ROLANO TIEBOR, retired seal trainer, was the subject of a special article in the Nov. 23rd issue of Ta-mpa's Mobile Living News. The story was written byHENRY LEE.

HARRY BLACKSTONE closes his magic show witha production called "Circus of Mysteries" which in-cludes an elephant and has his wife being shot froma cannon into a nest of boxes.

HARRY ROSS, popular clown, spent the past sum-mer with the Ivan Henry Circus. He will celebratehis 74th birthday next April.

MUSICIANSNeeded for future openings with major tented circusOpening is in LA. area in early January. Tour runs48 weeks. Top Money for sehous minded people.Steeper furnished. Trumpet and Trombone applica-tions now being taken for future openings.

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MagiciansPerformers appearing at Southern California's MagicMountain "Festival of Magic" over Thanksgiving Dayweekend (Nov. 24-26) included:John Gamer, Bryan Budin, Paul West, Jonathon Yar-brough, Ajax the Clown, Ron Jones, Stan Greene,Ricky Dunn, the Great Mayo, Fly-by-Night Jugglers,Kirk Charles, Mike Cooper, Chris Cunningham, J.Corey Friedman, Kirk Grodske, Whit Madden, ScottKimble, Mark Miller, Rob Millman, Earl Oliver, Mar-shall Redstone, Ringo Redstone, Michael Rivera,Jeff Samel, Harry Walker and Phil Wick.

N O W B O O K I N G '79

COLONEL S E A B R I G H TSWAY POLE

Any Height Up To

148 feet on OUTDOOR R i g g i n g

Any Height Above

45 feet on I N D O O R Rigging(No Floor Space Required)

Always the HighestContact: Marvin or Peggy Seabright

1051 Charmwood DriveDallas, Texas • 75211

Phone: 214 - 330 • 6527

I

NOTICE!T H E F L Y I N G L A R - R A Y S

.Still have some open time to

fill for their 1979 season

— For Avai labi l i t ies —

Contact:

L A R R Y G I L L

3189 Espanola DriveSarasota, Fla. • 33580

Phone: 813 - 953 - 7003

14 Decemh«r T8, 1978

H O L I D A Y G R E E T I N G ST O A L L O U R

C I R C U S F R I E N D S E V E R Y W H E R E

T H E TEGGE'SE A R L , LOUISE and TIM

MiscellaneousAmerican Airlines sponsored a Christmas Circus forits employees at Toledo, Ohio, on Dec. 9th.

The Swan Bros. Circus was one of many features ap-pearing at ttit Holiday Fair (Dae. 8 - 1 7 ) in Sacramen-to, Calif. Also performing there was Kim Chapman,a magician.

The old Arkansas Village at Jonesboro, Ark., wasput on the auction block on Dec. 13-15, At onetime the firm mad* wagon wheels for circuses.

Anti-circus fanatics in England have been breakingstore windows where circus posters are displayed.

Top stars who were signed for engagements at At-lantic City, N.J. this month included:

Allan King-Nov. 30-Dec. 2Chita Rivera - Dec. 4-6Joan Rivers - Dec. 7-9Norm Crosby - Dec. 11-13Delia Reese -Dec. 14-16Norm Crosby - Dec. 18-20Joey Bishop- Dec. 21-23Steve Martin - Dec. 29-31

Stars signed for March and February are: Barry Manlilnw, Donna Sumner and Shirley Bassey.

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It fits in your shirt pocket and makesan excellent appointment book

Cireut Rtport

EDWARD L. RUSSELL

W I S H E S ALL

HIS F R I E N D S AND ASSOCIATES

THE MERRIEST ofCHRISTMASES

andTHE HAPPIEST of

NEW YEARSS P E C I A L T H A N K S T O

• Dory and Isla MillerCarson & Barnes Wild Animal Circus

• Hubert and Mary CastleHubert Castle International Circus

- FOR A FINE 1978 SEASON -

Booked through May 19, 1979 on Hubert Castle International Circus

1273 W. 16th St.San Pedro, Cajif. 90731 (213) 833-2551

Pine 16 1976

JERI - VI - TOM M A R T I M

TIM COONEY. WALLY ROSS and CHARLIEFRANKS were among the visitors seen at CircusVargas during the filming of a movie when the showwas set up on the Parking lot of Magic Mountain.

BOB KELLOGG writes the elephants McClain, Sage,Dusty and Lollie at the Los Angeles Zoo are Afri-cans and not Indian elephants.

OINO and ANITA MENENOEZ, wire act, have beensigned to appear in the Circus America show at Lar-go, Md. later this month.

VINCE CARMEN was performer, director and MCwith the RAY WINDER Christmas Show for Atlan-

tic Southern Productions. Apoearing with him onthe shows were Eric Adams, dogi/chimps/balancing,plus CoCo the Clown who worked some dates.

MIKE SPORRER writes there is a new book on themarket called "Big Apple Circus" by Petir AingeloSimon. It is a Penguin paperback book which sellsfor $5.95 and contains many pictures.

MILDRED DOUGLAS (Chrisman) veteraa wildwest rider who appeared with circuses and wildwest shows, plus rodeos, is now a resident of Law-ton, Okla., where some of her costumes are display-ed in the Great Plains Museum.

tie Tte*

AND A SPECIAL THANKS TO

KARL and SHEILA WINN"Vaudeville '78':

GOPHER DAVENPORTJungle Wonders Circus

RUDY JACOBIChristmas Dat«s

BOB E M E R I C O - Hi Fi the Clown

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To Our Fflendi

> L. *

IN A W I L D W E S T E R N WAY

1 ( O U T S T A N D I N G W E S T E R N ACTS)

Page 18 December 18,1978

A Merry Christmasand

A Happy New Yearto all

OUR F R I E N D S IN THE

C I R C U S A N D F R I E N D S

OF THE C I R C U S

CHESTER and M A R Y L N SLUSSER

DAVID McMILLAN, wild animal trainer, was featuredin an Associated Press photo release last week as heand a tiger hitched a ride just outside Washington,DC.

HAROLD DUNN's miniature circus was featured atthe Ringling Museum and was the subject of an articlein the Sarasota Herald-Tribune on Nov. 26th.

The United Nations Educational Scientific and Cul-tural Organization recently adopted a "Universal De-claration of the Rights of Animals."

The UNESCO's declaration starts with a remark fromthe Jefferson assertion that "all animals are bom withan equal claim on life and the same rights to exist-ence."

It then continues by defining the duty that thoserights imply. For example, "No animal shall be ex-ploited for the amusement of man" and "scenesof violence involving animals shall be banned fromthe cinema and television."

The decoration overlooks the fact that most animalswhich suffer premature death are eaten by peoplefor food. But it does say that "any act involving masskilling of wild animals is genocide."

A Merry Christmas And A Happy New Year

To All Circus Fans And Circus Friends Everywhere

From

SEILS STERLING TENT No. 79OF SHEBOYGAN. WISCONSIN

Norman Wilbert, PresidentErnest Kaufman, Vice-presidentFrederick Wendland, Secretary

Wayne Bolz, TreasurerRobert Kroos, TrusteeRichard Maas, Trustee

Th« Circus Report

WE WANT TO THANK

ALL OF THE ACTS, ARTIST'S FAIR

MANAGERS, AND CIRCUS PRODUCERS

WITH A SPECIAL THANKS TO

BILL GARDEN and BILLY BARTON

and ^Jckine

lerroduc* ions

P. O. Box 1418Sarasota, Fla. 33578

Phone:813 - 355 - 4687

120 Dttimbtr 18,1978

HAPPY HOLIDAYSTO FANS AND FRIENDS

AND A NEW YEAR FILLED

WITH BLUE SKIES AND

GRASSY LOTS.

KENT GHIRARDALOHALAND PONY CIRCUS

Honolulu, Hawaii

MirceJ/vieoufThe International All Star Circus played at Victoria,Texas, to a full house on Oct. 9th.

The Royal Lichtanstein Circus was at San Marcos,Texas, on Nov. 27th, playing to a full house.

A John Strong Xmas Show Unit played South Bend,Ind., on Dec. 14th.

W A N T E DMALE ACROBAT and DANCER

24 year old girl looking for partner

Send Photo and Resume to:

DIANE WHITER. D. 1 -Box 10

Mapleton Depot, Pa. -17052

JOHN LEWIS and Mongo the Gorilla, of Hoxie Bros.Circus were seen in a special Timax TV commercialon the west coast the night of Dec. 6th.

MARK WILSON, magician, presented his "Girt ThruGlass" illusion on the DICK CLARK TV Show, theevening of Dec. 6th.

JANE and MARTY ELVIN, of Hillsboro, Va., plan tokeep the two lions they have raised since they werejust young cubs. Despite several protnts they plan tokeep them because no one else wants them.

*******************************4rnGREAT AMERICAN CIRCUS

DIRECTORY

»»»•»•

Emil & Debbie Goetschi

P.O. Box 1616 Sarasota, Fla. 33578

Pit Cireui Riper:

A WISH MOST SINCEREFOR

A M E R R Y CHRISTMASAND

A HAPPY NEW /EARTO

ALL OF OUR F R I E N D SIN THE

CIRCUS W O R L D

HENRY AND SALLY PAYNE2909 Preston Highway • Apt. 2Louisville. Kentucky -40217

Pip 22 December 18,1978

IRV ROMIG (Ricky) was one of the feature attrac-tions at Shirley Muldowney, dragster racer, at the"America On Wheels Show" at Pontiac, Mich., onDec. 1-3. He will be working for a camper show inJanuary, followed by advance publicity for the an-nual Lansing Hospitalar Circus.

WANTED+ DIESEL TRUCK DRIVERS

- PROP MEN

* RIGGERS

Circus opens Jin. 19th. Must be in winterquarters about Jan. 1st.

TOMMY HANNEFORDHANNEFORO CIRCUS

Phone. 813 9 6 6 - 3 2 1 2

-NO COLLECT CALLS-

JIM (Jimmy) NEVINS, circus clown and pcotege ofthe late HARRY DANN, will be working circus spotdates in 1979 for Don Birdwell.

VELMA LOWRY, vice president of the Kansas Clownswas honored with a surprise birthday party by herfamily on Dec. 2nd.

PAT BISSONETTE is playing Santa Claus it the Crossroads Shopping Center in St. Cloud, Minn., with theDorothy Nathan Polaroid Concession which featuresthe camera with the triple linse.

Now Booking For 1979The Conklins

A M E R I C A ' S O U T S T A N D I N G M A G I C A T T R A C T I O NAN ACT OR A COMPLETE 90 M I N U T E SHOW FOR SPONSORED DATES

Call:616 -432 - 2589

or616 -432 - 2390

Write:608 Maple StreetColon, Michigan 49040"Magic Capital of the World"

AND THANKS TO:Leisure Entertainment Productions

"Big" John StrongDoug Gooslin

Polestar ProductionsMartin & Downs Circus

FOR A VERY SUCCESSFUL 1978 SEASON

Tht CJreui Report Page 23

Barbara & Sylvester Bra anROPE

SPINNING

AUSTRALIAN

WHIPS

KNIFE

THROWING

THAMKS TO:BETTY WENOANY AND FAMILY

Futu-A-Poppin Circus

OAVETWOMEY AND FAMILY

Happytime Ciitus

JOHN STRONG and SON

profitable year.

9291 Batavia St..Orange, Calif.-92665 - P h o n e : 7 1 4 - 6 3 7 - 1 7 9 3

Pip 24 December 18,1978

EURQPQRAMA, .NE.INTEXNAJIONAL J O H N W I N N . President

223 West M a i n St., Suite 205, M e d f o r d , Oregon 97501 - Phone : (503) 7 7 9 - 7 4 4 1

A E R I A L THRILL and N O V E L T Y ACTS - FUNNY C L O W N S- A C O M P L E T E 2 HOUR SHOW -

by

DON M A R C K S

Christmas is just around the corner and we here inCalifornia are trying to brush away the dark andgloomy clouds that have hung overhead for the pastseveral weeks. There's a feeling of sadness that justwon't go away and so the holidays are going to bepretty quiet.

We wonder how many more things can happen todefy the imagination. This is sure the wild and woo-ly west, where television's fiction takes a back seatto the real, every day events.

People everywhere must think we Californian'shave gone completely mad. It's not really true. Wehave a few strange people among us, but for themost part the people are good and kind • the typeyou'd want to have living next door.

Before the ink on the headlines about Guyana

and the People's Temple had set, San Francisco'sMayor and a Supervisor were shot. What must theworld think of us now?

Just the other day someone said with all this tra-gedy the world must be coming to an end. It mightbe, but we hope not.

People tend to shape their own destiny, but hereof late it seems obvious they are doing a very badjob of it. Maybe in time things will improve.

The shock of it all is beyond explanation. Some912 people are dead because someone persuadedthem to drink cyanide. A mayor and a supervisorare dead, apparently because one of their fellowmembers couldn't have his own way. Life seems tomean very little and that thin line between sanityand insanity becomes thinner - it's scary.

We have certainly strayed far, far away from theteachings of Jesus and his words "love thy neigh-bor."

Let's hope this Christmas will bring us back tolife as it should be lived, where all men are bro-thers. Where once again we can walk about un-afraid and live in peace and harmony.

Merry Christmas everyone I

COSTUMESAnything From Animal

Costumes to Miniature Cars

Largest Store Of It's Type In The WorldWrite To 3108 Monroe Road

Philip Morris Charlotte, N.C.SEND $2.00 FOR COMPLETE CATALOG

The Circvi Rtport Page 25

The Cold Nose FiveT r a i n e d and D i rec ted by

C L A R K D . M c O E R M O T T

Phone: (916 ) 2 4 1 - 2 9 9 1451 5 Harr ison A v e n u tR e d d i n g . Calif. • 9 6 0 0 1

Booking Now For 1979

P*e26 December 18.1878

WANT TO BUYCOMPLETE MOTORCYCLE WIRE

RIGGING

Sand Photo and Price to: S. D. UPTON5626 Blount An., Sarasota, Fla. 33581

Mr. and Mrs. JOHN ZOPPE, Sr. have announced themarriage of their daughter, SONJA to FRANK LOUDERMILK, on Nov. 25th, in the Saint Josephs Ca-tholic Church at Rochester, Indiana.

MiscellaneousIn Sept. 1978 Germany issued a new series of postagestamps depicting circus acts • they include: acrobats,elephant, horse and bear.

The preparation of the Ringling-Barnum circus trainsare described arid pictured in the Sarasote Herald -Tribune of Dec. 3rd.

CHRISTMAS MESSAGEIN MEMORY OF ELOISE BERCHTOLD

"Merry Christmas and Happy New Year"

to all my dear circus friends.

Horse Meat Folks from Michigan

Mr. & Mrs. Lloyd Wooden

DON BRIDWELL (Whizzer tht Clown) hai bttn play-ing Santa Glaus in Columbus, Ohio, for WTVN-TVstations in addition to working his clown magic actfor Variety Productions.

MAC and MABLE BIRCH, former illusionists, are re-tired and living at Birchwood Estate in Malta, Ohio.Birch was noted for his Vanishing Pony effect andwas acknowledged successor to the late HOWARDTHURSTON.

Season's GreetingsWITH BEST WISHES FOR A GREAT AND

PROSPEROUS 1979 SEASON

JON FRIDAYCIRCUS R INGMASTER and A N N O U N C E R

Route 2 - Hartford, Michigan 49057

Phone: AC/616 - 621 - 3394

(Kindly note new telephone number)

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Season'sMings

T H E W E N D A N Y S

Fred

Bet ty

H e i d i

Pap 28 December 18,1978

HUSTON'S HALLUCINATIONSby Tom Currier

After far too long a time, Roy Huston has returnedwith his full evening illusion show to the stage. "Hustem's Hallucinations" bowed in 1965, one of thefirst big illusion shows to emerge since the dissolu-tion of the railroad illusion shows of the past. "Hu-ston's Hallucinations" played Rapid City (Nov 18)under the sponsorship of the National Federationof the Blind and Mt. Holly Productions. Dates inSioux Falls, and Aberdeen followed.The show runs about two hours and has two varietyspots, rola-bola and juggling, both handled expertlyby Pat and Gwen Oavison. the rest of the show isjammed with illusions • 14 in all, all unusual in ap-pearance and orginal in presentation.The show's opening builds from flower productionsto a duck production and vanish, and climaxeswith Huston's now-famous drum illusion. From alarge steel drum, he produces first 200 feet of silkstreamers, then a girl-clown. The curtain that open-ed to a nearly bare stage closes on a spectacular,colorful disarray.After this strong beginning, nothing can stop Hus-ton. He does a comic-Egyptian "Girl Without A

Season's GreetingsTO

Circus FansAND

Circus Performers

ARLO and ERMA SPARTON WACH and

the entire SPARTON FAMILY

8111 East Garvey • Space 5Rosemead, California - 91770

Middle," the ever popular "Temple of Benares" and"The Lightbulbs through the Girl." Then he intro-duces the rola-bola spots, invites audience partici-pation in the "Headchopper" and closes with theclassic "Sawing-in-Half."As a performer, Huston posseses considerable show-manship and grace. He knows how to pace his pre-sentation so as to squeeze the maximum effect fromit. Furthermore, he is aided and abetted by a strongmusical force - Richard A. Rosio at the organ andFred Blacksmith on drums. Mr. Rosio plays power-fully; he has a very full sound and an almost uncan-ny ability to pick up cues.Alter a ten minute intermission, the curtains openon two devil girls, complete with capes and horns,who produce Huston from a mummy case. Thesedevils assist him in his spirit cabinet effect and inthe "cremation", during which he bums up one ofhis devils with soaring flames.Pat Oavison does his juggling turn - a real crowdpleaser - and the show closes with the aerial vanishand terrestrial re-appearance of Huston's main fe-male assistant, Susan Hussey.When I went backstage to congratulate Huston, Iwas amazed by the multitude of red crates - 40 ofthem • all numbered and named. The show fits in-to a one ton truck and a pick-up, both loaded tocapacity.While the substance of the show was impeccablyorganized and presented, there are some flaws. Thelight cues were occasionally slow, and at one pointthe spotlight shone on the bare stage floor. Thesame is true of the curtain cues - Huston uses tra-vellers after each illusion, and the stagehands weretoo often slow in re-opening it. These rough spotscould be smoothed out by the addition of a full-time stage and lighting director."Huston's Hallucinations" could be one of the

.strongest of the illusion-show line-ups on the roadtoday.

WantedTROPICAL BIROS - WILD or TAME

MACAWS COCKATOOSGreen Wing MoluccanBlue & Gold Greater Sulphurand Others Chested

and Others

Call: 316 - 267 - 3871 - BOB MUNSONTrotter Bros. Prod. Inc.111 West BlakeWichita, Kansas-67213

- PRICE MUST BE RIGHT-

The Circut Rtport Page 29

' Greeting*

BIG J O H N - G U D R U N - N I C O L E - T E R R E L L

37093 Oak Glen RoadYucaipa, California - 92399

Phone: 714 - 797 0232

P. S. Don't forget us Y o u n g J O H N S A N D Y L I N D A

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THE BAKERS, who handled the horse acts onCircus Vargas this past season will take overdirection of the horse acts at Circus World inFlorida for the 1979 season. Meanwhile, JOHNHERRIOTT, who was working at Circus Worldhas joined Circus Vargas, where he will be incharge of that show's horse acts.

THE JABCZYNSKI TROUPE, teeterboard artists, who have traveled with most of the majorcircuses, are now appearing at the Flamingo Ho-tel in Las Vegas.

LLOYD JONES published his last issue of the'Son Of Bat, Jr* with a drawing on the frontpage showing a group of magicians paying theirlast respects at the grave of the paper.

In Memoriam Jv

TOM GIBBS (84) a long-time elephant man whotoured with most of the tented shows, includingthe old Mighty Haag Circus and the Page Bros.Shows, died at a hospital in Nashville, Tenn., onDec. 3rd.

THE EASTWOOD FAMILY

Howard, Chona, Wally

DIBECTOBYli tittuiiij UmtiMBat hiii to Unfa, Tiriity irtiiti, III Cirnm

We are sorry to announce that we must dis-continue our publication "The Great AmericanCircus Directory1.1 Due to failing support,raisin* postage ana printing costs we canno longer meet finacial obligations with-out suffering personal iinacial IOSB.

When we first started "The Great AmericanCircus Directory? (not a large companybut a husband & wife team) we had hopesthe industry would appreciate this usefulmagazine but unfortunately hare not hadthe backing necessary for the magazine togo to its furthest potential.

We appreciate the people who hare support-ed us with advertisements and subscriptions.We hope all those who placed ads in our pub-lication received fine results.

All those who subscriped after September'77 for the year or longer will receive arefund for issues not received. We hopethese people will understand that moniescan not be refunded immediately but will beas soon as possible.

Anyone who is interested in purchasing backissues of our publication can do so for $̂ .3per issue plus 300 for postage and handling.

Thanking you for your understanding andsupport. - V V •

WkHe. Deborah Goetschi

P.O. Box 1616 o Sarasota, Fla. 33578

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WantedCHIMP T R A I N E R

With own animals for special work

J O S t P H B I A N C H IPhune. 213 636 3955

Billy Barton i<.,m,..uaj;show appeared m the New England area and featuredseveral production numbers

ALLAN HILL, who bought the Oubsky Jordan Cir-cus, plans to take that show out for 3 months thissummer, under the title HILL BROS., playing verysmall towns in Pennsylvania. Allan also bought 75days of the Great American route m Pennsylvaniawhich he, his brothers and father will promote.

Allan is currently playing a series of Xmas dates inWestern Pennsylvania while his father. Bill, and bro-ther, Teddy, are playing a circuit in the eastern partof the state. Among the talent on Allan's unit arethe DUBSKY Troupe and BILLY MARTIN.

We come now to the end of another long, reportingyear like all years 1978 has not been without itsdrama, its tragedies or its ammino siHp|iql<t< Anrt

BOOK FOR SALE $5.00"FIFTY YEARS UNDER CANVAS"

The story of and written by the lateHerb Walters

HELEN WALTERS506 No. 5th St., Hugo, Okla. • 74743

Former fair manager C. Larry Gately, who resignedin September as the Contra Costa County (Calif.)Fair manager after a state audit uncovered improperaccounting procedures for the second time in twoyears, will not have to face formal charges.

District Attorney William A. O'Malley said that aninvestigation determined Gately did not receive anypersonal or financial gain and did not have the criminal intent necessary for prosecution.

now we face a new year which is bound to bringmore of the same and which I shall try to chronicleto the best of my ability.

Merry Christmas to All !Set? von down the rnad, luvs

\ FROM /

A quarter ly cirrus publ icat ion(ot troupers, fans , collectorsand all w!m love the circus. >.

The Circus Report Page 33

THE

HAPPYTIME

C I R C U S

Page 34 December 18, 1978

firms FanAn extra-ordinary circus fan, that's Tom Upton, ofBerkeley, Calif. He hasn't missed a circus in North-ern California since he was just a youngster.

Throughout his life he has maintained a constant in-terest in circuses and vaudeville shows. As a result heis personally acquainted with more performers thanany other circus fan in the country. Just ask anyoneand they'll tell you they know Tom.Bom in Merced and raised in Stockton, Tom spentseveral yean in the Navy, this gave him a chance totravel and see many shows in Europe and otherareas. Later he became a high diver (making regulardives of 72 feet or more) and a trampoline performerand he has helped many beginners get started.In 1941, he took his tint circus movies the PolackBros. Circus in San Francisco. Since then he hascarefully filmed the full performance of every showplaying California. As a result he has amassed thelargest collection ever • a complete documentary ofcircus performances through the years.

He also has a vast collection of films of vaudevilleacts in action, most of which are now priceless col-lector's items.

Each of his films has a synchronized musical back-

SEASON'SGREETINGS"And she shall bring forth

a Son, and thou shalt callHis name JESUS: for Heshall save His people fromtheir sins."

..Matthew 1:21

LOIS and PAUL HORSMAN

Circus Memories - Auburn, New York

ground and to achieve this Tom has collected thousands of record albumns. Music for each portion ofhis films are selected from this huge library, and inmany cases duplicates the exact music that each actused.

Y«, Tom is really an extra-ordinary circus fan, andif a circus is in town then he's there showing hismovies backstage someplace, much to the delight ofthe show people.

Equestrian Aefs NeededArena Productions, Inc., producers of

THE R O Y A L LIPIZZAN STALLIONS SHOW

is looking for new and different equestrian acts for

their 1979 and 1980 touring season

— Minimum of 30 weeks work per year —

— 2 Year Contract —

No liberty acts or bareback acts pleaseInterested in High School, Comedy and Dressage Only

Please send pictures, resume and information immediately to:

GARY LASHINSKY - Arena Productions, Inc.922 Quarrier St., East • Suite 400

Charleston, W. Va. - 25301Phone: 304 - 346 - 0703