Voluma 2 April 2, 1973

fha 1975 masson is nl= rosdy well underway nnd the Hoxie Bras* CErcwa

8 ~ 0 5 , 5 - ; ] ~ > ~ 5 in n o w i n its second weak. The ahom i s nou 1 playing i n Georgia ar- k tar ~lorida. ssrsral Soon dstsm t h y i n a 11

be hwd inq north Chrough the Esrtmrn area, I f h i a ymrts show i n almuat conplmtml

new end they hove a $60 ?t. saund top, r i t h but one cmter palm. (#as Circus Rs- par t ror Jan. 0, 7973). The neu top per- mi ts the uaa 07 thrse rings, plum stages f o r ~ p e c i a l sctr, and a f f e ~ s an excellent w L g l from any saat i n the house. Since bhsy have no reamrved seats a l l 3,000

saata are on s F i r s t came baois.

Again this year ths Ho- x i a Bras. Circus has qar- nered some Pine national publicity. Lest year they I* w rsrm Featured in the march 7972 Issue a? Hmtianal Cnorgrnphie. and now tha A p r i l 7933 iasum DF Playboy has a f 'snture s t o ~ y on the show.

Among t h e scts bsinq prssantsd an the show thi@ year aras I

Princm Bogino - mild aninals The F l y i n q Fernsndaz fami ly mismko Sen - hair hung Tho Qrogusttss - balaneinq The King Charles Band The FkGuire S ls tera - b i r d fsntasy Chela D i a t - trapszs The AlPonza Troupe - high wire The Cmtrndm Trowa - testsrbaatd Hox ie Bros. alephmnta

A brand new shew is being orqaniz- ed a t Berkeley, Calif. by gome cP the local "hippy- type" rssidenta. They plan t o b u i l d e show along t h o l ine s o f the successful Ma jar ChumleiqhH s Circum which toured Ca l i tarn i s l a s t year.

For sevaral mska now snnaumemsnt p o s t ~ r s have been pasted t o tmlaphone poles and Tences throughout Bsrkmlsy, as well as on UC Cawue bulletin bards . These annauncsmsnta urge ta lented people t o attend an sudition preview on March Jlat , st which t i m e scts w i l l be aeleet- sd for the circus praqrsr,

A break-in period will be hald in the San f r a n c i ~ c a Bay Area durinq tha months o r A p r i l and may. This is t a bm Follared by 8 tour of the thrse west mas t states, startiqg i n June. A clcs- inq date l a planned for the fall, just prior to t h m s t a r t of collegm ammslons.

Off i c ia l s say they are dickering for mquipment, a l though they bslive most people who join tha sham mi11 have the i r om trangportation. Y e want t b hevs a tent of soma sort* thoy added, end have hopes o f obtaining ona Prom a San Fran-

) cisco firm. - . 1 vitss patrons t o came t o t h e l o t emrly

and bcina their cnnmre. There's s chanes to see the citcum setting upt match as the m n i m o l m arm mloeded and fed, the nd- vertfning ptaclsims.

Advnncs pr i e s# far thw psrfar#nem are 82.00 for adults end lf.00 for c h i l d- ren. Pficeu a t the eirevs box off lca mre

The mhaumr advancm advartiaing in- I I

NowThis Legislation ! E ?.? i iThe b',b Show -

R tough nor l m l r has been pamssd by 1 the S t a t e o? Washlnqton'a Sena ts Judlcla- 1 ry Conmittem contrnkllnq thn soliciintion of tunds Por char i ty . Tho bill, raquostad by Governor Dan Evans, came a f te r s yemr a? intenaiva inveatiqstion i n t o various prnmotianal a c t i v i t i e s i n the stmte.

Henceforth ~Vmtitima ui~hlng t o con-1 duet salicl tat iona I n the S t a ta o f Wash- ington must reqistmr with the diruc tar OF t h n Umpt, o f b t o r Vehicles. Thm method o f s o l i c l t a t l o n must ba discloaad, t h ~ nemes end addrssse~ af praPeasienal Fund raiqar* muat be repartmd and the pusposo for which thm money En t a bs used m e t bm snnouneed.

Finsncial s t a t m m t a mill bs raqulr- @ti snd a l l professional promoters m i l l have t o post a $5,000 surmty bond. fhm statm rill h a w both p o l i c e end investi- gatory powera.

Xnvestigationa, which Immd t o the nar laqialstlon, r s r a carrlsd out by Cnr- wl Coal ~n Ombudsman# Ralph b n r o * sprc- i a l a s s i s t a n t t o ths gorert Senator fed B & t t i g e r and athers.

They dmtailed a c t l o n ~ by various pramotern in ths state (as. T h s Circus Report foe March 19, 19X3), they also t o l d about n circus which came t o King County as a rresne o? raising money far re t srdsd children. I t had only two small tants. 5 mnimals, a girl selk3ng candy and one man working tb animsls, This show took En 1193,000* they said, with the promotars k ~ k l n g St OZ,OOO, The so- tasdsd children ~ - ~ z s l v e d nothing, while $6,000 was distrkbuted to othmr ehlldran.

i " I di3cavered thsy uaa the mentally

retardedl orphans and dissdvsntmged c h i l - dred," s a i d mra. Dalan, an investigator, * i n their nslma pitches across the nation Thin le hcsuse orphans end diasdvantagwd childrun usumlly do not hare snyona t o s t snd up for them.,

The line-up of met8 am l imtad i n thm progrmn book for Catdsn-Johnson Clrcus inc ludes f

Guy Cosminq - sayel bangal tiqmru Asmnnd & Ca. - a a r i s l feature Las f i rgentfn~s and Lubsn Duo - parch mr. Bell - h ~ n d bslancinq Clowns - Pony Promsnmde Helph, J i m , Jeanne - ogny d r i l l & The Rosales Trio - hkqh mLre Clowns - Crazy turlneil The Trio StoyarrofP - hartzontnl b r a misa T iny - walk i n spaeo

, C D M O P g , Ju1Lea8, L~P~Y'S - d O Q l The F l y i n g Alexanoera Primeas &andra - hlqh school horam The Patteranns - trampoline Glows - Raqic Ruckor's chimps, Csrtisus gunnacos end

U r r k e ' ~ Goats fren salss - aesis l thrills hlas Lemon-Zsm Car dm- Johneon as almphmn ts fhe Kiwis DUO - Stsra a? the Sky Finele - Entire company

Jerry Dignsy - annomcsr/rinq a a t s t Rsvmnd Agudlar - Sand Leadar

EXCITING Show An under-canvas clrcus was Featured

a t the Pima Caunty Fair in Tucson, Arlz., on March 2Cn5. The one hour program was produced by Sam Polack and played to cs- pacity business throuahout the run o f tha f a i r .

Acts appearlnq i n the shou were8 C m r q a Aatthaus Circva elephants Dwlgh t Ploora a s mongrel Hevue The b r t l n i 3 - b i c y c l e 3 Clara and Clasissa - t i g h t mire

1 Roland and Rarsha - bslancirrg The Fawesttqs chimps Irene and David - marial cradle

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I mias lrlassha - s i n q l ~ trspsrm

'IRCUS '*publishad each by Don h r e k e , 525 Oak Strest, E l h r - rFto, Calif. - 94530

I Clawns on the show includedx Paul Tambury and Dave Noble. Rinqrna.Lm For the circus was Howard Hardin, whiLa muale mas providsd by B e t t y and Hees Esealante.

Subscription price. sret gl.00 par month3 $5,OO For sir ment hut Sf 0.00 per year

Thm circus* tnlsnt coordinstor wee S imons F inner.

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Hox is Brae. Cf rcvs recently purchased soam nsr bnby slmhants.

Circa Union, Circo Osllf lpnd Cireus Osario a l l plsyed Tfjuans, exico during the month of march.

The PeuA Emqles Luncheon Club m e a t s a t P h i l lppsoe satnurant (TOO? North Alameds St.) i n Los AnqsLea, 'alif. every monday. Everyone is welcome t o attend.

King Broa. Circus rspertsd ly amount- orad high winds and rsin when they were i n fa~lahassee~ Fls. early th ia month.

~swfs Rros. Circvs m i l l be traveling on s i x show amsd trueka this season. They nra paintad rad u i t h yellow lsttsrinq.

The annusl 90y'a Club Carnivsl* st San Lesndra, Calif. will be held on Juna 6-1 0 with the Fun Fair Shows,

Some 32 t h i r d grads students uho had never aaen a c ircus wsrs qusate a t the Hubert Cantle Circus i n Spokane, Wash. on b r c h 22nd.

H4ll SHOW Acts currently appssrlng an the Ha-

nid-hrton Cireus lncluda~

8112 Golden - mild snimalm nsrta Klsurer - besrs Lon Cslambos - cradle set She Yazzan Troupe acrobats/rew.lad. The Duvela - balancm/acrcbsts Joe Phlllipm, Rudolph S i l l s , Ralph

Ouke = daga Ths Duke8 - libmrty p0ni6u Joe Phillips - trainad horse Jessa Cardona - cloud s w i n q R e t t y snd B i l l y Uooda - doves The Flying Dells The Reynosos - high mct

C l o n e on the shwr are: Gary Peter- sane ptoducdngl mike Klvckerr Donna and Joe S c h m i t t , R. Ootaon and Chrle mlnot,

Gwr. A. Hamid, 3t. - producer Charle. gssila - gm. mqr. A 1 Youngman band lasdet Robert Atterbury - director o? 8tmqing

Feverish Activity When ths tfreur William opens lstm

th ia month ( ~ p r i l 23 st Rbdaite, Ohio) theytll be ol fmrlnq nnd intsrentSnq and entmttaining program. The nhormm program w i l l be a l m u t l U G mu th is yssr and 11 t o be preegnted i n a 11500 aeat b i q top.

Acts already 8bgnad Par tks s h a m tour imludez

Ths Haqsr Family - acroba ts/tra.polim Corrine Dmssa - ttnpeze/clowd a r i n g Tha Hsger C i r l m - lreb and ladders Ronald Rorry - rim and juggling "Anna MarieM the elaphsnt L iber ty horsea

Carl tonlny - ounsr/nansqmr Sic Conlsy - aPf ies mnagsr Fred Conley - Conceasiona Dan Carey - s i d e ehcr manager Gsorga Hublsr - gsnersl nqent J i m RConochs - bas. ssnvssmn Doris Carey - ~aokhouse

A Reporter reports Thera's somethinq t o dazzle a l l ages

n t the Hubar t Gas tle, Circus, reviswsrs report from Spokane, Wssh. where the show played on '''arch 22-25. The circus rras un- der Spansorshlp o f th6 E l K a t l f Shrine Temple and goad attendance wae recorded a t every psrPorm8nce.

J i m Smith, of the Spakasrnan~evieu, says *nothing may be new under the sun, but strange and s t a r t l i n q events a t e hsp- paning insids the Spokane t o l i n e w . " (Continued on Psqa 6 - Column 2 )

Circus M o d ~ l K i t s t Circus Books8 Rscards end circus accessories in 114 and ?/aa scsl~9. Send 25g For list

ALQS HOBBY SALES 51 7 Uindsor Highway

Her Ylndsor, N. Y . 12550

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SmOKEY JONES reports h i s l i t t l e elephant " f l k e " is s t a r t i n g t o mat same solid foods in addition t o her bottle faedinqs .

POPO, the C1o.n. mill perform n t Duns- 1 muis House (~akland, Lalif.) on July t5th. 1

CHUCK BURMES, who spent 3 year= an is- I ney on Parade* a9 a e o n ~ w l t a n t and produc-

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inq clown, is now working ee production and Seecis1 Promotion9 C~ord ina toc For Ca1techbs Sockman Auditorium in Pasadena, L n l i f .

mkSCRREf HCLTER is qafnq t o c-rry on her husbandm3 business. Last week the Holtnr animals uese a t a Jhoppinq centar i n Ponona, Calif.

UALLY BEACH, advance publicist Yor many circusea and Broadway ahous, has leassd the Pmramnunt Thes trs (Sprincjf i a l d , h e s . } srnd renamed i t the "Julia Sendsrson Theatre". H 6 plans t o present films, vaudeville, c o n e ~ r t s and BraZYdr~y shows thars.

RUSSCLL DARR, trumpeter, is bandleader on the mil ler-Johnbon Circus t h i s season.

BOBBY KAYE, clown, repattedly l a planninq t o r e t i re a t the end of the current RBRB show tour.

mILf LARSEN will b r i n q h is 'It's %gic" show t o the W i l s h i t e Ebell Theatre ( L O S 4ng- elmg, Cak.) for April 18-21. Publicity for the ahaw is beina handlsd by SHIHLCY CARROLL

JUNE EKAVERSTOCKI co-mranmger o f the Lion Park in '"elbourne, Au9 trelis and a member o f t h e fishton circus P a m i l y is w i s i t i n q rela- tives i n h i l i f a r n i * . She is also etudyina the operation OF l i o n parka i n t h i s country.

BILL 8lCGER5TAFS [Ad Astn Co. ) is busy b r ~ p n r inq publ ic l t y For s e v ~ t a l circueee. He e l s o does photo work Por Rinqlinqos program b 0 ~ k 8 .

BUGKEY STEEPE and RE0 HRHTMhH plan t o heve a lion met ready Tor the 7976 sen~on.

V3CKZE UNUS lost e Finqer laet usek when a horse b i t her.

DON KIRBY, advance c lown for mfller John son Circus i3 n o r bmck on thn qhaw workinq aa praducinq clown.

BILLY S N E T S iM working advance for the Clark & W R ~ ~ R E S C L ~ C U S t h i g y s u r .

The 7073 mdition o f the Sells & Gray Zircus program festurim the follewinq

Ricardo# miss Oegmer and Rlisa Elisa- beth - tightwire

The Uilliarns - Eskimo and Ghor dogs Aiss Donna: meirkha end E l i z a b e t h -

aerial webs RudelP t Dora - educated daqa Riyoehi Wmnto - Oriental prnasntakion Signor Pietro - ralla bolla Miss Sandvm - e o n t o r t i o n The H i l l ~ n ~ 5 - trained monkeys The Carnpas Sisters - unicyc l e s The Illonns S i n t m r ~ - 8erin11sts Tha Canestre111 Kids - tumbling miss Daqmnrr Elizabeth and Wilma -

Swlngfnq ladders The Suarer Troupe - bareback r i d i n g P i ~ t r o and Jaycn - unswppsrted ladder Regalito & Cn. - wsical comedy Inqlm Reichel; Fika Wudtks and Tina

Storey - juqqlirrg S e l l s & Gray Circus elephants

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Circus Signs srnallr.;F man in the wotld." - a 33-inch-tall Hllngnrian. F i r c u s president Erving

SmallestMan pe[dsaida-vear.o:dMihaly

'the Ringling Bnks.. Ha1.n- >tbnday, one day &tore the I I ~ I :tnd Ea~ley Clruv- :in- ~~rcr l s opens a ~:~ne-\reek en- norincerl \Vedncsdar 11 ha.; gacemenk a t Madison clcnrl l a t~~n lr - :w! with - ' t l r ~ Square G a r d ~ n .

r ~ t i r ~ d and will s t a y et h i s Florida home.

R O t C R ARROYO snd JUNE OCJSBURY (midgd clowns) arm Donald and Daisy Duck w i t h the D i ~ n e y on Parade shou.

ORVF KNODER, a CMB member, is c u r r ~ n t - l y taurinq w i t h thn Clark L Walter8 Cir- cus wherm he h a n d l ~ 9 a variety jobs.

PflRLtV BRER and DOUG LYOM are h n n d l i q puSlicity far the Miller-Johnson Circus i n S ~ u t h ~ r n Ealifornla.

THE 5HPARD M I X CO. p r ~ s e n t a d "The Family o f Harlequin", the h i s t o r y o f the clown, a t Cog Angelssm music Center on March 19 and 26th.

April 2, 1973

Hubert Castle Urcm April 2 Watertown, S. O.

3-8 Sioux C l t y , laus 5-14 Columbusc Ohlo

Clyde Broa. Cfrtua ( ~ s d unit) Rpril 2-4 Ssrnnnmh, Cs.

6 4 5 At lanta Clydu Brae. Circus ( ~ l u m unit)

A p r i l 6-7 flbilene, Texma 8 Richmrdaan

Coln 411 Star Circus April 2 Cazenoria, N. V.

3 Crsana 4 Whitnsy Paint 5 Hmncock 6 Sidnmy 7 Cnndovsr

Oonkay Baaabell Shorn Apr i l 7 O e k l n n d , C a l i f ' .

Fishsr Bras C lrcun A p r i l 2 Post, Tsuas

Hoxie Rrosr Circus Rpril 2 Oeaka, Sls.

3 Jmc ksonvi 1 La 4 Milan, Ga.

5-6 millsdqeuillm 7 Sanderaville

K i n q Bras. Clrcue April 1 Kaplan, La.

2 Lafayatto 3 Crowlsy 4 Sulphur 5 Jsnninqu 6 Oakdele 7 dlsxandria

Millmr-Johnawn Circus mar, 31LApr. 2 Denver, Calo. Apri l 6 4 7 Narthridqe, Cali?,

Polack Bro& Circus April 518 Sacrmmmntal &life

Rmid mas. Circus l p t Ll 4 Astoria, fhngon

8 Albany Rinqling-Barnm (Blus Unit)

April 5-30 raahinqton, DC Ringling-Bsrnum (Red U n i t )

Thru Play 28 New York Ci ty , N. V. S s l l a & Cray Circus

April 2 S t . dugumtim, Fla. 3 JOSBUP, Gsr 4 Brunswick 5 Waycroes 6 Douglaa

Burnineas For the Sslla & Cray Circus haa b e ~ n vary good w i t h weather beinq e b i t h o t in Florida. fhs show opened on

70th a t Lakeland, F l a , and Jan Fri- d ~ y is routs and mall agent.

KLnq Bras, Circus opansd thair season a t For t Ualton h c h , F l s . on b r a ? 9 t h snd are now in Alabama. They'll mue to- wards the meet v i a F l i ~ ~ i a ~ i p p i and Louie isna,

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Clark & Wslters Circus opened t h ~ i r 8eason i n Tsxss rind are currsntly play- i n g the mast side of the state .

The Roya l Lipizran Sham "Mndst?ul World of Horsesw mas In h n r o e , La. on mar. 30-3'1.

miss hureen Hawls will handle mai l nnd route cards on thn King &on. Circus t h i s saaaon*

Dodo, the Clown (M.L. oupant) v i n t t e d with T i m MeCay and 00-Jo* the Clown, re- cently a t Monroe, La. Pt was n murprine t o Ba-Ja t o P i n d a fan of h i s i n that c i t y

Annual Hobby Show Apri l 3-6 ~lnnsmpolis, Minn.

Annual Habby Show Apri l 6-8 Oakland, Cal lF .

John Strong Circus April 2 San Luis ObispoF Calif.

3 Psso Rcblsa 4 K2nq C i t y

midway o f T ~ P F D I Shms April 6 4 5 ShrarmportF La*

kmeow S t a t s Circus A p r i l 2-9 OfPenburgr Cernany

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I I Nordnark's Childrenrs ~ ~ a g i c Hour Rpri l 7 O i l C i t y # Pa.

5 Lemoora 6-7 Frssna

8 Hiverdslm Wallace & Aogern Circus

R p r i l 3 Claekanwm, Orsqon 4 Malalla 5 Oregon City 6 O f Q

7-8 VRncouvmrp Wash.

Appnsrlnq with t h y M & fl Circus t h i s 8ObBDfl BTBZ

Jacquline Zsrbini - tiger r id ing horse Jsvler Bree. - rfre rs lk Tarran - wild animslm Sstutnsires - aerial crsdle Navarros, tsqusdma and Olmedas -

unieycleet Klnq's Llamas JnhrremDm bsaes Jo hnnaes m i d m Victor Julian - dog Ilpsla D m e The Rsjnon and Tha Atqm-

t inos - perch acts The Steneks - bslsncinq pole John Cline - l i b e r t y harems Tha h r 8 a i l i . s Trioe A l a x and Mima Car-

nsn - t ight rife hiss L i m e - t rapeza The Rock Smith Flyers Dan Phillips, Ths Torin08 and Roland,

Jenics and Cindy - juqglinq OsrosinEDs JmqLeland Fmntaey Santon Kidsr Ths Stanekn and Ths Bumpy

Family - w r o b a t s Los Obsndaa - High ~ i r a Klnqs, HiLIa snd Clinem - mlephants Jecquline - stnr in ths &on

Caoms srar Jems OauqEa~, B i l l B r i m cklem Jsmea Deen. Walt S t i m r , Millie Hall, Gery Peterman, Vmfn Uoerner, Bab Cardner, Don Rirdwsll, ChrLe Mtnet, Buck Nolan and mike Chuckas.

cowboy dies Death elmimed Pamous was tern 3 tar

Ken Maynard lsat week a t the age of 77. He was one oP the b i g f i v a Hollyrood restsrn stars, whlch includedr Ten mixr

L Buck Jonesr Hoot Gibson and T i m mccoy .

maynard s tarted i n films i n and ram a c t i v e Tor shout

20 years. In recent years he 1 had been in ill health.

-: -.' dbout n yaat aqa he announc-.

ed he was quing to make mother film and was working on a beak*

"I don't like t o ame my o l d movies mnd 1 donut cnre for the western series you see on televlsian. I don't mind tell- inq you they a i n ' t much good," he amid I n a rmzent Intervism.

REPORTER AEPOH T5 (continued ) Another r ~ v l e w a r , Stephanie mitchell,

alan hnd praise For the cireus and its perrormsrs, The audiences have a l l been ~ n t h u s i a s t l c ~ she said.

miss Mitchell repasted t h a t during the op~ning perferrname soma o f thm San- chez Troupo Pel1 as they were trying t o complete a pryamid. The girl a t the top lost her balance and tumbled t o the saw- dust. This c ~ u ~ e d t h e n e x t man down to Pal l end he went daum hesdffrat..bFter a b i t they rscoversd, although obviously ahaken, on# went on ta f i n i s h the tr ick .