5th Year January 26, 1976 Number 4

Mercy Plea GrowsLetters and telegrams have

been pouring into Florence (Italy)pleading for mercy for a localcircus elephant. In the past sixmonths "Mowgli" has trampled andkilled two men and her ownersare making plans to execute her.

The 16 year old elephanthas been with the Italian circusfor ten years and was consideredone of their best. "She must beill now," says show owner MoiraOrfei.

The elephant killed her

first victim, an Italian animalman, last July. Early this monthshe picked up her new Egyptianattendant, hurled him to theground and trampled him.

Last week a Roma newspapercalled for help from local auth-orities and animal lovers to pro-vide financial means whereby theanimal could be sent back to In-dia for a free life in the wild.

The paper said: "Mowgli*sfault was that she loved freedom

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LOTTIE BRUNN phoned in totell us that the shelved HowardCosell show with MICHAEL CHER-RICK was re-scheduled and shownon Jan. 10th.

HARRY ROSS (Rossy, theClown) will tour with Henry Brs.for the 1976 season.

DAVE TWOMEY and son MIKErecently visited the offices ofCircus Report enroute to datesin Southern California.

THE RONRITAS have theirWheel of Destiny act working atCircus Circus in Las Vegas.

TOMMY HANNEFORD's RidingAct, PRINCE NAJVEZ, MARIO's MADHATTERS and THE YOUNG TROUPE aswell as TAJANA were recently onthe Mike Douglas TV Show.

HARRY LILBURN has a circusdisplay that he exhibits eachHoliday season in Southern Cal-ifornia.

SANDY DOBRITCH has leftLion Country Safari to open hisown booking agency in Nevada andCalifornia.

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PANSY ERICKSON (85) diedat Ketchikan, Alaska, on Jan. 1,after a fall. She was an aerial-ist with Ringling-Barnum, LamentBros, and other shows. At onetime her father had his own cir-cus. She performed as part ofthe Smiletta Family Troupe. Sur-vivors include two daughters anda son.

BONNIE & CLYDE'S comedymusical act played the QualityInn Surfside at JacksonvilleBeach (Fla) in Dec. and Jan. Up-coming dates include Naples (Fla)next month and the Lehigh AcresCountry Club Resort in March.Act then joins Sells & Gray Cir-cus for 1976, where BILLY EARLreturns after five years asEquestrian Director-Ringmaster,he will also present his ZoroSword Balancing act.

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The Lewis Bros. Circus,owned and operated by John Lewis,will open its 1976 tour at Jasp-ar, Term., on April 23rd. Theshow will be out on the road un-til late October, Lewis reports.

The circus will carry a60 ft with one 40 ft middle bigtop and use red and white side-walls. Seating will accommodateabout 1200 people.

The side show (30x60 ft)will house all the show's animaltplus a new 26 ft cage wagon.Thiswagon and a stock semi will beused as the bannerline. The mid-way will also feature a snakeshow with two 12x12 ft bannersand a 20 ft. concession and nov-elty stand.

The show's staff includes:JohniLewis - owner/Gen. ManagerJohn Marshall - Mgr/Supt.Joe Bray - Assistant Supt.Donnie Cannon - Concession mgrJohn Cousins - billposter/pressMatt Morris - electric/mechanicJay West - big top suptDale Petros - animal supt.Joe Gazzermero - side show supt

Admission to the big showwill be $1.00 for children and$1.50 for adults in advance. Thegate prices will be $1.50 for

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children and $2.00 for adults.

Acts signed for the tourthis year include!

The Mentlers - clowns, HumanGorilla, trapeze,balancing

Eddie Hendricks - dogsLee Spain - bulls, bears, poniefGazelda Cannon - wire*web,juggleMiss Tresa - ladder, iron jawBob Emrico - producing clownKing Charles Weathersby - band

Show trucks includet Animaltruck, poles and seats, lightplant, cookhouse, stake driver,water truck, canvas truck,snake show, bus, sleeper, con-cessions, sound truck, office,etc.

Animals include: (show own-ed) African lion, puma, threechimps, Barbary ape, stumptailmacquacke, Rhesus monkies, Ant-eater, two Sicilian donkeys,two llamas, buffalo, yak, Aus-tralian Coocamunga, two elephantplus a camel, ponies and mules.

FRANK KORA, former RBBBveteran, is train side conces-sion manager with the AmericanFreedom Train. PAUL HUDSON,another circus man with thetrain has been off ill, but ex-pects to join the train againnext week.

KARL WALLENDA was picturedwalking across the San Diego(Calif.) Stadium in the Jan. 20issue of the Nat'l Enquirer.

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Ready For '76 SeasonAn opening date is expected

the Hoxie circuses coming out ofpated as the shows move throughstates.

Hoxie Bros, will continue tthey did last season. It offersa one ring format, which waspopular everywhere. Among theacts signed for the upcomingtour aret The Diaz Sisters, Al-bert Zoppe, Gary Henry, Zoeanna,and Phil Chandler.

The side show will againbe managed by Roger Boyd, Jr.,and in addition to featuringPrincess Margaret and The Baronit will include a gorilla. Oth-er acts are still to be announ-ced.

Hoxie's Great American Cir-cus will use a red, white andblue top (80x160) made by theLeaf Co. A three ring perform-ance will be offered, with seatsfor about 1800 people. The Bil-ly Gunga Family will be featur-ed in the program and CharlesMoyer will be band leader.

All of the show's truckswill carry the Bi-centennialtheme in red, white and blue.A recently acquired truck willprobably be the only hydrauliccanvas spool wagon on the road.

The Spring 1976 issue of%ood Old Days" magazine has apicture story called "CircusDays in Iowa."

to be announced soon for both ofFlorida. A good season is antici-the East, South and Mid-western

use the same 140 ft round top

'l forget

TV's "Streets of San Fran-cisco" as filmed at the PAL Cir-cus in November, will be shownon Thursday evening, Jan. 29th

MERCY PLEA (Continued)

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BILLY BARTONThe anonymous listing of circus artists in TV Guideand in other sources, as pole climbers, animal demon-strators, etc., is outrageous; a slap in the face todedicated and accomplished performers. These artists

are not household names it is true, but neither are the majorityare listed.

in

re-

of the guests whoAnd, if they are not "stars"the context of the Big Nameswho are on, the fact remainsthey are Stars and should becognized as such. It is timesteps are taken to rectify thisshabby treatment.

The HIT of Ringling Blue isBOTTCHER's BEARS, being toutedas probably the BEST animal pre-sentation of the new season.The ARMOR'S homecoming fromSpain was marred by the tragicdeath of their son, Jay. Thestory making the rounds thatKAY FRANCIS HANNEFORD has can-cer of the throat is, unfortun-ately, true. MARAN BURCH under-went this ordeal a number ofyears back and pulled throughit fine, so - take heart, Kay.

Pretty PENNY PRICE, talentco-ordinator for the MIKI: DOUG-LAS show vetoed a "DO" segment(where they DO things) involv- iing a mouse in a glass for fearof offending guest DORIS DAYwho is an avid animal crusader."We love animals, too!" ponderspretty Penny pensively, a galincidentally who loves her workand, like so many of us, thriveson the chaos of her profession.

And...musical-comedy per-former GRETCHEN WYLER is engag-ed in deadly combat with NewYork City's SPCA over THEIRtreatment of animals - with pro-per cause.

The Baltimore News Americancarried a full page story onHINTON HARRISON, a native ofthat city, when he graduatedfrom the Ringling Clown College.Apprentice clowns, the articlestated, are charged no tuitionbut MUST pay their own traveland living-expenses. The courseruns two months, headed by BILLBALLENTINE who selects a classof 50 from some 3000 applicants.

GUNNAR AMANDIS opened a tal-ent agency in Sarasota. I amtold that KRAMIEN has one of thebest magic shows cashing in onthe Craze that is sweeping thecountry - thanks to DOUG HENNINGThe site eyed for that proposedcircus musical on Broadway in'77 is the Wintergarden.

Attention CHERIE TROY, PAT-SY JORDAN and all those soapopera nuts out there in Spangle-land; Hurry and catch that rawnew soap-opera MARY HARTMAN,MARYHARTMAN before it's taken off

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A drastic change has beenmade in RBBB's Blue Unit route.Hollywood (Fla) has been dropped(the building isn't ready) andnow they'll open a day early atJacksonville.

A Florida-based show willnot get off the ground this yearThe problem is money and reportsare their agent was left holdingthe bag.

Monroe (La) will get RBBBRed Unit on June 26-27, althoughfinal contracts haven't been set

The real story on the Kingtitle is simple when the factsare known. It seems Floyd Kingtransferred the title to his wifeseveral years ago and she leas-ed it to the McCloskey organiza-tion, where the contract is stillvalid. The dates set for the newCristiani outfit have reportedlybeen sold to Hoxie Bros.

CFA'r Earl Allen (Sikeston,Mo.) has been ill since Dec. 18and spent some time in the hospi-tal> An investigation by thisreporter shows that an agent wasnot the "heavy" as reported by•one show, but rather that theshow has left numerous unpaidbills everywhere.

Holiday Hippodrome is setfor Monroe (La) next month andShowtime Follies comes in June.

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STEVE HAWKES, former filmTarzan, keeps two lions and fourtigers as pets at his home inLoxahatchee, Fla.

January 26, 1976 Page 7

. ..byERIC WILSONMay Wirth Remembers

Her favorite horses steadily moved around circus rings inhundreds of towns in every state and foreign countries and petitMay Wirth danced and somersaulted on their broad rosined backs.

That was between 1912 and 1928 on Barnum & Bailey and Ring-ling Bros. & Barnum and Bailey, where the Australian girl of fivefeet and 110 pounds was a center ring performer. Pink bow in herhair, she captivated crowds everywhere.

They called her the world'sbest woman rider for she didtricks which were never duplica-ted - before or since. And evenafter all these years, her repu-tation for skill and daringstill stands.

May retired as a performerat the age of 52 years. Now shelives in Sarasota, Fla., whereshe is enshrined in the CircusHall of Fame.

She started learning her actat the age of six years and wasa star performer as a teenager.Her tumbling skill was inheritedfrom her father and her teachersdeveloped her ability.

"Practice is the way to suc-cess. I loved to practice, toperfect, old tricks and inventnew ones. I think my horses gottired before I did," May said.

She says it takes a longtime to train a horse properly.The shocK of the rider's jumpsis hard on their kidneys andthey must become accustomed tothe feet pounding down on them -even the feet of a 110 Ib. girl.

The Wirth family lived inhalf a rail car and had a dress-ing top of its own. Everythingwas first class for such a prom-inent family.

"Joe, my best horse, workedwith me eleven years and died atthe age of 17. He was just likea family member. We loved himand I think he loved us," shesaid.

As the RBBB trains touredthe nation, they went to townsof all sizes. The 8,000 capacitybig top was full much of thetime. Those were the days beforeTV and other distractions sopeople came from miles around,drawn by the litho saturationwork of the billing crews.

May recalls a little Texastown where the crowd was mostlycowboys and Indians. The cowboystied their horses to tent ropesand the Indians moved in withtheir teepees.

"The western riders reallyappreciated our act for we didthings with horses they neverimagined," said May.

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Many Shows Due . by DON SANDMAN

ROUT&SBenefit Circus

Jan. 26-31 Grand Rapids,Mich

Caltech CircusJan 31-Feb 1 Pasadena, Cal.

Looks almost as if a "circus war" is developing here inOhio with several shows all scheduled in close together. The SovietCircus played Cincinnati on Jan. 14-19 and Ringling-Barnum had bigads in the local papers during that time advertising their upcomingMarch 24-28 engagement in the same building.

The Syrian Shrine Circus will play Cincinnati on March 16-21while the Dayton Shrine Circus, just 50 miles away, is set forMarch 24-28. The real battle will be between the Syrian ShrineCircus and Ringling-Barnum - just three davs apart.

The Soviet Circus playedhere in the 17,000 seat River-front Coliseum. However, the bigarena was divided in half by ahuge curtain hanging across thecenter and thereby cutting theseating to 8500. The show was in-teresting, but tended to be abit boring and overlong.

Local papers praised theperformance and attendence wasabout 5,000 per show. Members ofthe John Robinson CFA Tent wentto the circus as a group and thebuilding even advertised thisfact on their flashing signboard.

Of special interest to thecircus fan was the fact one coulcsee behind the dividing curtain.Thus it was possible to watchthe performance, along with anopportunity to see backstage andwatch performers warming up,resting and caring for the var-ious animals.

CircusJan

Vargas29-Feb 2 Hayward, Calif,

Cole All Star TV CircusJan 26 Ashland, Pa.

28 Bellefonte29 Jersey Shore31 Phillipsburg

Tommy Hanneford CircusJan 28-Feb 15 Detroit, Mich.

Happytime CircusJan 27-Feb 1 Hoitville, Cal.

Int'l All Star CircusJan 29 Statesboro, Ga.

Polack Bros. CircusJan 30-Feb 1 Roanoke, Va.

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Circus28-Feb 1 Binghampton, NY"

Stebbing Royal European CircusJan 23-Feb 1 W.Palm Bch, Fla

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YEARS AGOSells Floto CircusPittsfield, Mass. June 8, 1924

Featured in the side showare: Negro band; Cuban Mack,sword swallower and knife throw-er; Hawaiian Troupe (5); Prof.Tryon, magic and Punch; PrincessElizabeth, albino; Paul Harold,giant; small pony; Miss Carmeli-te, long hair; Little FrancisO'Connor, armless girl; GeorgeNelson, tattooed man; Lady Cleo,snakes; Madame Zaza, mind read-er and a Scotch bagpiper.

In the menagerie were: 14elephants, 6 camels,.1 llama, 15cages, cage of monkeys, hippoand two candy stands.

The program was very good,with some nice animal acts. Dur-ing the Wild West announcementone of the riders fell, but wasnot hurt. The Wild West aftershow was given before a bigcrowd. They have 15 riders, 12cowboys, 2 cowgirls and a comedyrider.

The cookhouse and horsetents were ready to go about 6p.m. and the menagerie was allloaded by 9t30 p.m.

The side show was still go-ing when the big show was over,but was down and packed by thetime the big top was down.

Everything was off the lotby 11:30 p.m. and the train wasloaded and pulling out of townat 1 a.m.

TV SpecialA number of interesting

circus acts were seen perform-ing at the Int'l Monte CarloCircus Festival, which was tele-vised last week.

Acts appearing in the TVShow were:

The Charles Troupe - teeterb'dNiccolini's chimpsIsabella Nock - single trapezeThe Flying Souza TroupeCharles Wiser - elephantsLittle John - hand balancerMecner Trio - vaulting actGene Mendez - high wireAlexis Bruce - liberty horses

There was also a Mexicanperqh act, a lion act with 10animals and a 16 cat tiger act.

American Freedom TrainJan. 30 Tucson, Ariz.

Black Watch TroupeJan. 26 New Haven, Conn.

27 Hartford28 Augusta, Me.30-Feb 1 Boston, Mass.

GlobetrottersJan. 30 El Paso, Texas

Mad World of MagicJan. 27 Wilcox, Ariz.

31 Deming, N.M.

Magic CapadesJan. 27 Artesia, N.M.

29 Las Cruces

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,by BILLY BARTON

The Circus has been a downtrodden show-business "minority"for too long — the poor relation of the arts living on the wrongside of the tracks. The time has come to liberate an Image forwhich we must hold ourselves directly responsible. It is easier togrouse about Public Opinion than it is to remedy the situation.

Irreverant public behavior,rudeness, dirtiness, sloppiness,rip-offs, rag-bag operations,hit and run promotions, fly-by-night producers and inferiorperformances all contribute tothe decline of an otherwise hon-orable Estate and leads to un-favorable Press.

The urgency to upgrade allfacets of the industry is essen-tial as well as the need toeliminate the unscrupulouswhose unorthodox activity leavesbarren territory and angry citi-zenry behind for others to face.

The obligation to espousethat which is Good, to be ever-vigilant against that which isBad, falls to each and everyone of us. How successful weare in curing the ills of ourprofession depends upon ourwillingness to face up to thetruth and then act with deter-mination to eradicate the malig-nity.

MiscellaneousWestern Frontier magazine

for March 1976 has a story andpictures about "The Day DenverBuried Buffalo Bill."

peopleAL WEIR, retired clown,

and his wife EILEEN, spent theholidays in a hospital. Al suf-fered a heart attack and Eileenunderwent a hip operation.

THE AMAZING MONAHANS weresomehow deleted from the list ofacts working the Belle Vue Cir-cus, reported last week.

Hotel ActsActs appearing at the MGM

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MAY HIRTH (Continued)

Brooklyn seemed to be a badluck city. Her horse shied andMay's foot caught in the stirrupThe horse circled the ring threetimes as May's head banged thering curb. Finally the horsewent onto the track and May'smother stopped the animal andextracted the semi-consciousgirl.

Of the Ringling brothers,Mr. Charlie (always called that)was a favorite. Friendly andtalkative, he took an interestin everyone. Brother John was acolder person, often formidable.He was quick to criticize.

May has many fond memoriesof the old days. She says theshows of her era were best.

"Now there is too much gla-mour and night club sparkle. Toomany 'tournaments' (now calledspecs). But most of the acts areexcellent. This year I saw someEuropean men do tricks like minebut no women tried them," Maydeclared.

In Madison Square Gardenwhere the show has opened formany years, there are photo gal-leries of great performers,sports athletes and circus stars.

"My picture is there. Butit is with the athletes' photos,not with the circus people. Idon't know whether to be flatter-ed or annoyed. After all, I wasall circus even though some ofmy feats were athletic," saidMay.

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BILLY BARTON (Continued)

the air. It can't last!

What famed actress-singer(who made a circus musical film)chagrinned an equally famoustalk-show hostess when she cameon to plug her new book and thencouldn't remember what it wasall about! Speaking of books ...it's a toss between LYLE STEWARTPRESS and DELACOURT publishersfor the MISTER SENSATION biog byKATHY GOFORTH. If this column isupsetting to some...WAIT!...Andreports filter in that peopleare having difficulty obtainingthe KARL WALLENDA book. Any ans-wers?

Dame KATE HANNEFORD is notexactly thrilled about her agebeing announced on the MIKEDOUGLAS show as 89 when she isa mere 87! Even a day means alot when one passes 19! DAVE DE-QUE, formerly with G-M Circus,is now romping with Royal Hanne-ford. WHITEY CARLSON and son,Steve, of the Onstage Disco inLong Island, plan a circus therein April '77. What an ideal set-up for a compact, inexpensiveEuropean styled show. Award-winning actress GREER CARSON(WHY doesn't she DO more!) is areal circus buff, and now resid*es near Santa Fe, New Mexico.

Acts appearing in Mentor,Ohio, for Hubler (Jan. 23-25)include JOE ZOPPE TROUPE, PHAR-OAHS, DIANO'S ELEPHANTS, LILIAN-MA'S LEOPARDS, FLYING VALENTINES

PRINCE NAJVEZ, DAVID ZOPPE FAM-ILY and PAUL KOHLER. Clown Alleyconsisted of Tom Sink, TheFreddie Trio and Grotto Clowns.Florine Oler handled the musicand, as always, with expertise.

The Shot Heard Round TheWorld: IRVIN FELD, RB Prexy,held a heated telephone conver-sation with TREVOR BALE in thewee hours of the ayem as towhether or not ANNIE OAKLEYshould fire her gun in Spec.Will she? Won't she? She Mill!She won't! See the show and findout - but PLEASE don't revealthe ending!

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