America'^ Favorita Circui W««kly Volume 2 July 23, 1973 Number 29 show does ok Owner/manager Ralph Schappach- sr, of the Diamond "S" Wild West Rodeo, went into the hospital on July 2nd for a knee injury, suffer- ed during a bull-dogging event on that day. Ha is now getting around with the help of two conns. Thus far this season the show has been doing good business. They are using s 200 ft* long canopy top and all rolling equipment, sow 18 to 20 pieces, are newly painted, Cherrokee Hammond is the show announcer, while Tex and Marcy May* nard furnish the music, with organ and drums. This is the second year the Baynarda have bean on the show* on tofir The Murillos, balancing act, (Salvador Murillo and Ulyses Reyes) recently embarked on e three month tour of South America* The act, was booked by Leo Grand of New York City, for a tour with Sergio Ventor- ino'a Circus International, out of Lima, Peru* (Continued on Page 3) The Winner Three prizes •• a raal elephant or $5*000 in cash or a trip t* India — ware offMud in a racant "Name the Elephant* contest sponsored by Plantar* Peanuts. The elephant, a one year old Indian female, is owned by tha Plan- ter* Peanut Co, They selected the name "Cinders!lephant" submitted by James Vullo, of Buffalo, N.Y., while he selected tha cash priza. The winn show Karl Winn 1 s European High Wire Show wound up its recent tour with s July 9th dete at Seattle, Mash. The show had opened at Eureka, Cal, on June 20th and business for the three week run was described as "be* ing very good." Attendance at Seattle was hurt because the ahow'a phone room opsr* ation had been closed down early in promotion (see Circus Report for May 7» 1973). Two shows were pr«»sen« ted at the Manorial Stadium In the Seattle Center*
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America'^ Favorita Circui W««kly
Volume 2 July 23, 1973 Number 29
show does okOwner/manager Ralph Schappach-
sr, of the Diamond "S" Wild WestRodeo, went into the hospital onJuly 2nd for a knee injury, suffer-ed during a bull-dogging event onthat day. Ha is now getting aroundwith the help of two conns.
Thus far this season the showhas been doing good business. Theyare using s 200 ft* long canopytop and all rolling equipment, sow18 to 20 pieces, are newly painted,
Cherrokee Hammond is the showannouncer, while Tex and Marcy May*nard furnish the music, with organand drums. This is the second yearthe Baynarda have bean on the show*
on tofirThe Murillos, balancing act,
(Salvador Murillo and Ulyses Reyes)recently embarked on e three monthtour of South America* The act, wasbooked by Leo Grand of New YorkCity, for a tour with Sergio Ventor-ino'a Circus International, out ofLima, Peru*(Continued on Page 3)
The WinnerThree prizes •• a raal elephant
or $5*000 in cash or a trip t* India— ware off Mud in a racant "Namethe Elephant* contest sponsored byPlantar* Peanuts.
The elephant, a one year oldIndian female, is owned by tha Plan-ter* Peanut Co, They selected thename "Cinders!lephant" submitted byJames Vullo, of Buffalo, N.Y., whilehe selected tha cash priza.
The winn showKarl Winn1s European High Wire
Show wound up its recent tour withs July 9th dete at Seattle, Mash.The show had opened at Eureka, Cal,on June 20th and business for thethree week run was described as "be*ing very good."
Attendance at Seattle was hurtbecause the ahow'a phone room opsr*ation had been closed down early inpromotion (see Circus Report forMay 7» 1973). Two shows were pr«»sen«ted at the Manorial Stadium In theSeattle Center*
Peg* 2 The Circus Report
Test of Time'jJhen he was just 9 yrs. old, Joe
C. Brown, became a part of the Five.*tarvelous Ashtons, an acrobatictroupe that toured with circusesand carnivals*
Later he reflected, "I supposethe lessons I learned in the circusstuck with me all through life* Iguess the main thing VMS the eager-iess to please that circus perfor-mers have."
a tv filmRecently an ABC-TV crew spant
four weeks on the Alberto's Ciicusin Australia, during its tour ofTasmania. The show* based in Port-.lend, Victoria, was selected as thesubject of the specie! TV film, be-cause of its entertaining shoe*
The film, in color, is called"A Pig Countfy • Alberto's Travel*ing Circus and Zoo.* It las alrea-dy been shown in Australia and isnow reportedly for sale to Britishand American TV outlets,
Alberto's Circus is currentlyplaying in Queensland, while SolaBros* is also playing t.ie same gen-
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the same routeLast month Doc Miller, general
eg- it for Lewis Bros, Circus, wastraveling over some of the sememountain roads he made in the 1920'iwith e wagon show. In fact he vie*ited the very spot where, back inthose days, lightning had killedthe show's only horse, as the showinched its way over the Last RivetMountain range in e storm.
Doc reports that many old-tim-ers in the mountains ask about theOld Dominion Shows. Silvan-Drew,Silver Bros., Mighty Haag and TeeteBros*
It all recalls, ha added, eonce familiar comment to would-beknow it alls on various show*."Makes no difference whether youcame over here from Tests Bros, orRlnglings, -• on this show we do itthis way."
eral area. In fact they e van dey-and-datad in a fe« towns*
Sole Bros* hes 2 tlgere, 5 Hone3 camels, 3 monkeys, 4 elephantsand several hoi6*0 <HMJ ^Oni68« Al»berto's is somewhat smaller andhaa 2 lions, but an Interestingand attractive midway with a merry-go-round, dart stand, knock-em-down and shootlng gallery.
Vern Ellis, an Australian circusfan and model builder, haa turnedperformer and is now featured in arola bola act*
• ... by M. L. Dupont
July 23, 1973 Page 3
NOTESClown Arena* a group of four* wae
reportedly signed Tor the fair atSanta Rosa* Calif, this weak.
Allen's Petting Zoo played Placer-villa, Calif, early this month.
The Heppytime Circus is having itstrucks ralettered and numbered.
The Karl Minn European High MireShow reportedly drew good crowde atBurlington, Mash, on July 7th.
Rinqling's Blue Unit switched someroutes from its announced tour. Thusthe show was att Shreveport, La. onJuly 13-15| Jackson, Mise. on July17*18 and Alexandria, La. July 20-22
The Shreveport Times for July 8th(Shreveport, La.) carried three sep-arate circus item* in the one issue.
The Heppytiee Circus got a plug inthe Santa Rosa, Calif, newspaperlest week on the besie it wee the only ehow in the west that cerries a•enagerle.
Rudy Bros, date et Cincinnati, Oh.was not in a Coliseum as was report-ad, but rather they played under oneof Harold Bernee1 tents.
Ohio CfA members are expected toput in a bid for the 1974 conventionwhich they hope to hold et Spring-field,
About e million people were onhand to see the July 4th Circus par-ade at Milwaukee, Misc.
A cemel in the Milwaukee paradebroke loose during the event, bbtwas quickly retaken.
This year thefair at SanteRose, Calif. ,|(Jul. 16-28)is presenting]three etageshows, inpiece of the usual two shows. Insome cases acts are held over forthe following show, while otherecte are changed.
Those appearing on the fair'sshows includet Pearce Sisters, TheSnyder Bros., Lou Jecklich, Guy itRalna, Ouane Dancers, Glen Ash andthe group called The Bright Side.NOTES . . « .
The Golden Days of Chivalry wa-gon wee pulled from the July 4thMilweukae parade when its team ofhorses wae startled by sons unknownsource.
ON TOUR (Continued)In 1970, the Murillos wade a
tour of the Orient and Jepen, whichwae followed by a 1971 tour in Cana-da and the U.S., along with datesfor Polack Bros. Circus. Last yearthey appeared with the Three Cabal-leros Disney show, and early thieyear played some detee with the Cat-ti Charles Circus.
Salvador (Sal) Murillo, who isfro* Dallas, Taxes, has a new part-ner this season in Ulyses Reyes, ofLot Angeles, Cel«, the son of Alf««oredo Reyes. Ulyses father, beforebeing crippled in en auto accident,was for five ysars featured et TheDunes in Lee Vegas, Nov. in the or*iginel role bole act.
ROUTESBeatty-Cole CircusJul 23 Oil City, Pa.
24 Youngstown, Ohio25 Canton
Cardan Johnson CircusJul 23-24 Fergus Falls, Mnn
25-26 St. Cloud27 St. Peter26 Cannon Falls
Caraon a Barnes CircusJul 23 South Elgin,111.
24 Hanover ParkCircua Kirk
Jul 23 Cambridge, Ohio24 Woodefield25 Powkatan Point26 New Mertlnavllle
petrified man" that was dugup near Creede, Colo, about1892?
The fabricated figure,for that is what it was, wasdug up by J. J. Dora in Apr.of 1892* The piece of scul-pture was given the name of"McCinty" by the CreadeCandle, local newspaper. Mc-Cinty had been bought inDenver, end burled nearCreeds by Bob Fitzsimmons, agambler (not the fighter)*After some manipulations, heand "Soapy" Smith became itsowners. It was eventuallyshipped east, where it dis-integrated. There have beenother such hoaxes in thepast, such as the CardiffGiant, ard The Solid Wuleoon
Peg* 6
Lessons to Be LearnedIn a recant issue gf "The En-
quirer" newspaper, clown EmoiettKelly was quoted as saying -- Yourtust stick to life's simple virt-ues and you'll have a sure-fire re-cipe for happiness.
You don't need a lot of mater-ial things, said Kelly. "All youreally need are a loving family, alot of friends, food enough to fillyour stomach, shelter to keep youunarm and dry, and a bed soft enoughto sleep on.
"If you have these things, youshould be satisfied — you havegot enough** he said*
for inner happiness, Kelly re-ports, you must be yourself* Thereis no uae trying to copy others,for that is a lie that is bound tobackfire in your face* Be honestwith others* he added, you'll al-ways be happier and aafer with thetruth.
Looking beck on his own life,Kelly who is 74 said, he was alweyiin too much of a hurry. "Now thatI'M seal-retired, I have to stopmyself fro* hurrying*
"Try to live your life at aneasy pace* Don't be in too much ofa rush,
"I have only one religion. Dounto others as you wieh to be doneby* At long a* you follow that won*derful rule, it doesn't matter whatfaith you follow.
"You'll always know that you
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According to Kelly, his WearyWillie appeals to people becausethey feel sorry for him* No matterho* many problems you have, Willie'is in worse shape. By comparingyourself to Willie, you feel better
July 23, 1973 Pag* 7
DWIGHT MOORC (picturedlaft) had his dog actat Pleaaanton and Free-no, Calif, recently.
POPO, The Clown, prasantad threa kiddie show*at an Oakland, Calif*atora on July 14th.
DAVE TuiOflCY had his kiddia cara at the Pleaa-anton, Calif, fair aar-liar thia Month.
DAN RUSSELL providedstock for a rodeo held at Sonoma, Caon July 14-15.
J. KING ROSS was featured in theJuly 15th issue of Grit magazine.
BILLIE GRUBBS is lithographer forLawla Bros. Circus. He also servesin working «ith the show sponsors.
FRANK and BERNICE DEAN visitedGAYLORD WAYWARD and BUTCH and SHIELAFRANK ON THE Royal Llpizzan Show atLong Beach, Cal. on July 9th. Butchis the eon of veteran wild vast par-orner TAfflA FRANK. On July 11th
'FRANK DEAN got photos of Gaylord's•ulea and horaes for an upcomingmagazine article.
JAMES HARGROVE and BOB TRIPP wereseen visiting at the Pleasanton, Cal,Fair last week.
GREG STONE, a CFA member, is nowhandling announcing chorea with theAnderson Roman Show.
HARRY RAwlS, mgr. for King Bros,reports his son is handling conces-sions on the Beatty-Cols show*
RON SEVERINI, an RBBB cl uin,
Happytime CircusThe program currently being pre
sented by the Happytime Circus con-sists oft
Wiss Heidi - JugglingKokq the clown and a balloonThree trained goatsWaking of balloon animalsWire walking dogGoofus and Koko - role bolaHula Hoop contestThe Beby gorillaThe Wendany Family - acrobatsThree liberty poniesHigh dive dog
A general rundown on the show,including its physical equipmentwas reported en July 2nd.
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credits OTTO GRIEBLINC with a greatdeal of his success.
HAROLD SIMMONS has reportedlyquit show business and ia now work-ing at a golf course in Florida.
THE GREAT UNUS who is now retir-ed, reportedly owns a shopping cen-ter near Sarasota, Fla.
July 23, 1973 Page 8
The Big One.. ..... by H. T. Dreyfus
Caught Singling Blue at Houston(July 4*11) and enjoyed the sho«.The whole production maa beautiful*wardrobe ia great and that Midget iea real crowd pleassr. Clown OougiaAshton was a merry screaming sensa-tion in all his skits. H« has thewalk and Minnarisais of Chaplin downto s T.
On Friday evening (July 6) Char-lis Bauoiann was mauled by ona of hiatigers during a rehearsal aftsr thenight show* Hasn't able to find outhow badly he was hurt, but he didn'tmake any shows on Saturday*
f. valle diesFelix Valle* acclaimed as one
of the world's greatest cowboyrope spinners, died at the age of58 on June 29th. Will Rogers, Jr.,said, "he probably was the great*set two handed roper there hasbeen."
Valle was known for his workin theatres, fairs, circus and mo-tion picures. During the offseasonhe worked as a playground ropinginstructor in the Los Angeles area.He had been on the John Strong andDaWeyne Bros. Circus, but for thepast 6. or 8 years was semi-retired,
Among the ropers attendingths services at Holy Cross ^ema-tary in Culver City, Calif, on Jul.2nd weret Frank and Bernice Dean,Les Walker, Sylvester and BarbaraBraun.
