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White Tops

Partial Index of Articles, 1993 - 1997

1927-1942     1943-1950     1951-1960     1961-1969

1970-1976     1977-1984     1985-1992     1993-1997

White Tops is the official magazine of the Circus Fans Association. This list was privately compiled and is not a complete listing of every article in past issues. Some articles were not included and/or probably missed. There may be errors. CFA has indexed recent issues on their website (click on link above). Check with your local librarian to find sources for issues of White Tops.

1993

Title Author Year Vol. No. Page Note
Full of Fun
(45 Youngsters Nearly Steal The Show)
Kruger, Floyd H 1993 66 No. 1 p. 6 Ringling-Barnum (Red)
Interview with
Marketing Director
  1993 66 No. 1 p. 9 Circus Vargas,
Garnet Pasquale, 1992
Inductees - Popov,
A. Fratellini,
Roy Brown (Bozo), Al Ross
& Steve Smith (T. J. Tatters)
  1993 66 No. 1 p. 11 Clown Hall of Fame, Delavan
Carson-Barnes "Wait" Paper
Countered by Promotion
Cavin, Lee 1993 66 No. 1 p. 14 Great American Circus,
1992
Six Up of Shires Makes
Parade History (St. George & D.)
Krahn, Phillip 1993 66 No. 1 p. 17 CWM, Parade
(Can't Use Helper on Wagon),
1992
Seven Person Pyramid Wallenda, Debbie 1993 66 No. 1 p. 18 High Wire, 1993,
Wallenda Family
Hill Is Sarasota's
Circus Celebrity for 1993
  1993 66 No. 1 p. 23 Ringling Museum,
Sarasota 1993,
Allan Hill
Letter - With CBCB,
tells of his falls from trapeze
  1993 66 No. 1 p. 30 1993, Mark Lotz
Pixs of Acts Smith, Mark H. 1993 66 No. 1 p. 32 King Bros &
Cole Bros Combined, 1955
To Play 8 Week Route
for CHF-Peru
  1993 66 No. 1 p. 40 Circus Williams Althoff,
1993, Jeanette Williams
His Long Route to
the Top Started in France
  1993 66 No. 1 p. 42 Animal Trainer, Management,
Wilson Storey
Robinson's Is Featuring
Am. Iron Jaw Act
Greaves, Geoff 1993 66 No. 1 p. 44 Iron Jaw, 1992,
Eddie Ventura
Russian Clown is
Now Circus Director
  1993 66 No. 1 p. 45 1992, Yuri Nikulin
Pix of Acts   1993 66 No. 1 p. 46 Circus Benneweis (Denmark)
German Youths' Circus
Talents In 6th Newcomer Festival
  1993 66 No. 1 p. 47 Competition, 1992
A Proper Send-Off
for Ink A Dink
  1993 66 No. 1 p. 48 Clown, Charles Rothweiler
First Elephant Born at
Ringling Breeding Farm (Juliette)
  1993 66 No. 1 p. 50 "Juliette" 198 lbs, 1992
Assistant & Leather Jacket
Saved Him from Lion Attack
  1993 66 No. 2 p. 6 Ringling-Barnum (Red),
Animal Trainer, 1993,
Graham Tho. Chipperfield
Working No Longer
Scary for Larible
  1993 66 No. 2 p. 7 Ringling-Barnum (Red),
Clown, David Larible
Seven Man Pyramid
Performance at Fort Wayne, Ind
  1993 66 No. 2 p. 9 High Wire Angles White
Everything You
Always Wanted To Know
  1993 66 No. 2 p. 12 Elephants
Zoo Keeper's Perspective Haight, Jay D. 1993 66 No. 2 p. 14 Elephants
Deadly Dilemmas
Dealing with undesirable behavior
Henneous, Roger 1993 66 No. 2 p. 16 Elephant Training
Man and Elephants O'Donnell, Terrence 1993 66 No. 2 p. 18  
Celebrating 200 Years
of Circus In America
  1993 66 No. 2 p. 22 1993
Pixs of the Show
in 1904
Harlow, Perse 1993 66 No. 2 p. 30 Adam Forepaugh and
Sells Bros., 1904
As Bareback and Trick Riders,
they were Society
  1993 66 No. 2 p. 32 Bareback Rider,
1900 Hocum Family
Historian's Photo Album Bradbury, Joseph T. 1993 66 No. 2 p. 36 Russell Bros. 1939
Leopard Act - Names of
Workers and Leopards
Flint, Walter 1993 66 No. 2 p. 39 Ringling-Barnum,
Animal Trainer (Leopard Act),
1945, Alfred Court
Text of Remarks being
Sarasota Circus Celebrity for 93
  1993 66 No. 2 p. 42 Ringling Museum,
Allen Hill
Death (86 yrs)
Ingenious Showman
  1993 66 No. 2 p. 44 1992, James M. Cole
Death (92 yrs)
Trigger Man for the family
  1993 66 No. 2 p. 46 Cannon Act, 1993,
Bruno Zacchini
Plans June 1st Museum
Opening at Original WQ Site
  1993 66 No. 2 p. 56 International Circus Museum
2 Circus Legends
Look Back to Fans
Tegge, Timothy N. 1993 66 No. 2 p. 58 Equestrian, Dorothy Herbert
Mighty Jumbo's Skeleton
Back on View (NY Am.M. of NH)
  1993 66 No. 2 p. 60 Elephant "Jumbo"
200 Years of American Circus   1993 66 No. 3 p. 4 1993
Contiguous Estruscan Circoshpere! McCarry, Miles 1993 66 No. 3 p. 8 Clyde Beatty-Cole Bros.
"Erector Set" Seating,
New Round Big Top
McCall, Robert 1993 66 No. 3 p. 10 Circus Vargas
Monkey Act Has
Crowd Going Bananas
Taylor, Gordon 1993 66 No. 3 p. 13 Liebel Family Circus
Elephants Artificial
Insemination
McCarry, Miles 1993 66 No. 3 p. 14 Elephant Breeding
Hapless Clown Salesman
(selling Coloring Books)
Torkildson, Tim 1993 66 No. 3 p. 16  
Pixs in the late 1940's Smith, Mark H. 1993 66 No. 3 p. 17 Beers-Barnes
Playing US At Near Capacity
Fat Ticket Prices
  1993 66 No. 3 p. 39 Cirque du Soleil
Quits Retirement
for Tiger Show in Japan
  1993 66 No. 3 p. 46 Animal Trainer (Cats),
1993, Pat White
Blizzard Stalls
RBBB in Meadowlands
  1993 66 No. 3 p. 48 Ringling-Barnum (Red)
Receives Federal
Challenge Grant
(up to $235,000) 4X
  1993 66 No. 3 p. 51 Big Apple Circus,
Government Grant
(Must Get 4:1 Contributions)
Death (66 yrs)
Lancelot Chimps & Orangutan "Radcliff"
  1993 66 No. 3 p. 52 Animal Trainer (Chimps),
1993, Joe Naud
Death (36 yrs)
Son of Carla,
deteriorating health
  1993 66 No. 3 p. 52 High Wire, Mario Wallenda
Death (51 yrs)
Stepped on by Elephant
  1993 66 No. 3 p. 53 Animal Trainer (Elephants),
1993, Alex Gautier
Hawthorn Corp. animal
training (Grayslake, Ill)
  1993 66 No. 3 p. 56 John Cuneo
Art Takes New form
for Tarpeze Star
  1993 66 No. 3 p. 58 La Norma (Fox)
Karoly, Russian Aerialist
CWM Show (35th Summer)
  1993 66 No. 3 p. 60 CWM 1993
Policy Shift, Pulls Vendors
From Stands During Shows
  1993 66 No. 3 p. 60 Ringling-Barnum
(Red & Blue), Concessions
Popular Circus Backyard
Scene to Live Again
  1993 66 No. 4 p. 6 Ringling Museum,
Sarasota
Inducts - Reuben Castang,
Charles Nock, Ben Davenport
  1993 66 No. 4 p. 7 International Circus Museum
Elephants-On Woodcock Woodcock, Buckles 1993 66 No. 4 p. 8 Animal Trainer (Elephants),
1993, William Woodcock
Younger Clowns'
"Lighter" Makeup makes sense
Torkildson, Tim 1993 66 No. 4 p. 10  
Small Show is
Living Up to Big Title
McCall, Robert 1993 66 No. 4 p. 11 Culpepper & Merriweather
How the Mabie Bros
Put Delavan on the Map
Coates, June 1993 66 No. 4 p. 13 Delavan Wis.
Pixs of Gypsy circus
in central France
  1993 66 No. 4 p. 24  
Death (82 yrs)
Bareback Riding Family
  1993 66 No. 4 p. 27 Juanita Hobson Thompson
Historian's Photo album Bradbury, Joseph T. 1993 66 No. 4 p. 40 1936
Featuring Extraordinary
Acts from Former Soviet Union
  1993 66 No. 4 p. 42 Circus Fantastico,
Denmark (New Show)
Elephants Now Roam
Behind an Electric Fence
  1993 66 No. 5 p. 7 Ringling-Barnum,
Elephants Electric Corral
New and Old Blend Hallowell, Al 1993 66 No. 5 p. 9 Kelly-Miller
Too Many Trucks, Animals, etc
"They Should't Work, But.."
Fairbanks, Donald 1993 66 No. 5 p. 14 Carson & Barnes
Eng. best non-animal
circus starts an American
Menke, Fred 1993 66 No. 5 p. 18 Zippo's Circus England
Baraboo flooded,
First with water,
then with music
  1993 66 No. 5 p. 20 CWM 1993
Hurrying to Unload
at Boulder,Colo. (Pix)
  1993 66 No. 5 p. 24 Al G. Barnes-
Sells Floto Combined, 1937
It Takes Teamwork
to Load the Train
  1993 66 No. 5 p. 26 CWM Train 1993
Death (70 yrs)
Began Clowing at 14,
RBBB from 1948-60
  1993 66 No. 5 p. 39 Ernie Burch "Blinko"
Death (79 yrs)
Advance man for many shows
  1993 66 No. 5 p. 39 Art W. Miller
5th Generation Circus
Started in 1992 at 36
Cavin, Lee 1993 66 No. 5 p. 41 Walker Bros.,
John Walker Jr.
Pixs of 1937 Smith, Mark 1993 66 No. 5 p. 43 Haag Bros. 1937
New Show a summer
Hit at Ocean City Park
  1993 66 No. 5 p. 46 Alain Zerbini Circus
Baby elephants Will
Step into Spec Spotlight
  1993 66 No. 6 p. 7 Ringling-Barnum (Blue),
Elephants "Romeo" & "Juliette", 1994
New Show Proves
Anything Goes
Goggin, Glenn 1993 66 No. 6 p. 9 Big Apple Circus
Neat, New and Clean,
A Family Affair
Hallowell, Al 1993 66 No. 6 p. 11 Allen Bros,
Bill & Earlynn Allen
Finds Patrons,
At the Mall
Bakner, Andrew 1993 66 No. 6 p. 14 Roberts Bros. 1993
Inducted - D. Rice,
H. Castle, Allan Hill,
Bill Curtis
  1993 66 No. 6 p. 15 Ring of Fame
Sarasota, 1994
Graduation from Clown College Shumow, Duke 1993 66 No. 6 p. 17 Ringling-Barnum
Gives' em a
Strong, No-Nonsense Show
Bakner, Andrew 1993 66 No. 6 p. 18 Phills Bros.,
Bill & Martha Phillips
Moving Elephants?
You Got to Have a System
Taylor, Gordon 1993 66 No. 6 p. 20 Clyde Beatty-Cole Bros.,
Fred Logan
Designing Business Card
for Felix Adler Started Artist
Holley, Paul 1993 66 No. 6 p. 25 George Da Deppo
Backyard Dean, Loomis 1993 66 No. 6 p. 28 Ringling-Barnum,
Backyard Life, 1939
Unusual 8 Camel Hitch
Popular Parade Feature
  1993 66 No. 6 p. 35 CWM 1993
Pixs of the Big
RR Circus (1944,46,47, & 49)
Davis, Calvin 1993 66 No. 6 p. 40 Dailey Bros. 1944
Cage Wagon No. 77
To Be Restored
  1993 66 No. 6 p. 47 CWM
List Elephant Trainers
With RBBB (pt 1)
Johnson, Alva 1993 66 No. 6 p. 55 Ringling-Barnum,
Animal Trainers, Elephants,
1930 & 1954 on
So What, So Long
Attracts New Crowd
Foster, Jim 1993 66 No. 6 p. 60 Cirque du Soleil
Pixs of Denmark's
greatest circus
  1993 66 No. 6 p. 63 Circus Arena 1993
With Food in Short Supply,
Circuses No Longer Top Priority
  1993 66 No. 6 p. 65 Moscow Circus (Russia)
Circus Lore
From the Dakotas
Pifer, Gale 1993 66 No. 6 p. 66  
How do you babysit
an Elephant?
Bartholomew, Betty 1993 66 No. 6 p. 73 Gina Ushler
Riddle's Breeding Farm
in Guy, Ark
  1993 66 No. 6 p. 80 Elephant
Pixs Tomi and Tony Liebel
& Sandor & Elizabeth Raski
  1993 66 No. 6 p. 84 Liebel Family Circus
Repairing, Restoring,
Preserving Your Old Posters
Tegge, Timothy Noel 1993 66 No. 6 p. 89 Poster Preservation
Death (72 yrs)
Father of Allan,
Worked his way up
  1993 66 No. 6 p. 90 Management,
William F. Hill
Death (84 yrs)
Worlds Record for longest Shot
  1993 66 No. 6 p. 91 Cannon Act,
Emanuel Zacchini Sr.
Death (83 yrs)
Younger Brother of John
  1993 66 No. 6 p. 92 Henry Ringling North

1994

Title Author Year Vol. No. Page Note
Without Superstar,
Unit Shines (Baby Elephants)
Kruger, Floyd H. 1994 67 No. 1 p. 8 Ringling-Barnum (Blue)
Larible and Red Unit
Just Keep on Rolling
  1994 67 No. 1 p. 9 Ringling-Barnum
Elephant born at
DC's National Zoo
Rough Start-275 lbs
  1994 67 No. 1 p. 10 1994
Menagerie leaves
Little Leisure Time
Clement, Herb 1994 67 No. 1 p. 11 Animal Trainer (Baboons),
Lee & Judy Stevens
Woodcocks are Sarasota's
1994 Circus Celebrities
  1994 67 No. 1 p. 12 Ringling Museum,
Wm. & Barbara Woodcock
Pixs-More of the Show Dulle, Hans 1994 67 No. 1 p. 16 Dailey Bros. 1948
Pixs shot in the 1960's
in Tenn.
  1994 67 No. 1 p. 20 United Nations Circus,
1960
Comedy Tiger Act
Embodies Trust and Respect
  1994 67 No. 1 p. 24 Animal Trainer (Tigers),
Harry Thomas
It's Not Like
a Regular Job
  1994 67 No. 1 p. 25 Flying Return,
Brian Miser
Letter On Fred Buchanan
(Correcting WT 93 No.6 Dakotas)
Bradbury, Joseph T. 1994 67 No. 1 p. 26 Fred Buchanan
Circus Slants
(From "Judge" Mag.)
at Madison Sq. Garden
  1994 67 No. 1 p. 27 Ringling-Barnum 1931
List of Cat Trainers
with RBBB (Pt 2)
Cecere, Mike 1994 67 No. 1 p. 28 Ringling-Barnum,
Cage Acts with RBBB
List of Elephant Trainers
with RBBB (Pt 2)
Cecere, Mike 1994 67 No. 1 p. 28 Ringling-Barnum, Animal Trainers
Elephants with RBBB
Death (72 yrs)
On Billboard Staff
covered Circuses
  1994 67 No. 1 p. 36 Historian,
Thomas P. Parkinson
Death veteran circus
bandsman, cornet, Bandmaster
  1994 67 No. 1 p. 37 Bandmaster,
Bubba Voss
Pages from a
Sponsor's Notebook
Harlow, Peter 1994 67 No. 1 p. 38 Carson & Barnes
Book "The Day They Hung
the Elephant"
(Tenn.-1919)
Price, Charles E. 1994 67 No. 1 p. 40 Sparks World Famous Shows,
Elephant "Murderous Mary"
1916, Charles Sparks
Knie Dynasty   1994 67 No. 1 p. 42 Circus Knie (Switzerland)
Tambo's Remains
Found in Cleveland, Oh.
Greaves, Geoff 1994 67 No. 1 p. 45 Barnum and Bailey,
Sideshow Australian Aborigine,
1884, Tambo Tanbo
Director for 35 Years,
Is Retiring
  1994 67 No. 1 p. 48 Sarasota Sailor Circus,
Bill Lee
Making the Movie
"The Greatest Show on Earth"
Coates, June 1994 67 No. 2 p. 7 1951
Gunther's Back
To control cat act
  1994 67 No. 2 p. 9 Ringling-Barnum (Red),
Animal Trainer (Cats),
Gunther Gebel Williams
How Clowns React
When the Roof Caves in
Kruger, Floyd H. 1994 67 No. 2 p. 10 Ringling-Barnum (Blue),
Clowns - Great Act!
Aerialist Falls From
Neck Spin, Badly Injured
  1994 67 No. 2 p. 12 Ringling-Barnum (Blue),
Trapeze, Marina Khouan
Secure Large Objects
better on Trains (Wreck Jan 13 )
  1994 67 No. 2 p. 13 Ringling-Barnum (Blue),
Train Wreck, 1994
Pixs Parades in
Oneonta, NY-July 22, 1905
  1994 67 No. 2 p. 19 1905
Wisconsin, Here We Come! Krahn, Phillip 1994 67 No. 2 p. 22 CWM 1994
Nickey Thriving on
pecially Fortifed Milk
(322 lbs)
  1994 67 No. 2 p. 24 Elephant Baby,
, John & Herta Cuneo
Little Rouge, Powder
(Clown "Grandma" Making up)
  1994 67 No. 2 p. 24 Barry Lubin "Grandma"
Delivering Clean Fun
(Cleaning up and Washing)
Torkildson, Tim 1994 67 No. 2 p. 25 Clown Keeping Clean,
Tom Torkildson
How TJ put 10 Tigers
with 24 Lions (Press Said 50!)
Sadler, Verna 1994 67 No. 2 p. 30 Animal Trainer (Cats),
1937, Terrell Jacobs
Death (39 yrs)
In RBBB Train Wreck
  1994 67 No. 2 p. 34 Ringling-Barnum (Blue),
Animal Trainer (Elephants),
Ted Svertesky
Pixs of Show in Macon,
Ga on Oct. 8, 1950
Bradbury, Joseph T. 1994 67 No. 2 p. 40 Clyde Beatty-Cole Bros.
Tusko Cut Giant
Swath in Early Days
  1994 67 No. 2 p. 46 Elephant "Tusko"
George Lewis "Slim"
24 Hour Man Dealing with
fast traffic, slow Sheriffs, etc
Kingston, Harry Lee 1994 67 No. 3 p. 6 Clyde Beatty-Cole Bros.,
24 Hour Man, Gene Hecker
Begins 2nd Season With
Displays, Wagons in Barn
  1994 67 No. 3 p. 7 International Circus Museum
Leapin' Lizards!
Murray the Bug Man
  1994 67 No. 3 p. 8 Chameleons,
Murray (Fien) the Bug Man
More Than One Way to
Skin an Animal Rights Zealot
Rogers, Joe 1994 67 No. 3 p. 12  
Williams Critically
Injured When He Stumbles, Startles"Sue"
Bayes, Bill 1994 67 No. 3 p. 13 Jordan International Circus,
Animal Trainer (Elephants),
Rex Williams
Brakeman Involved in Wreck
Flunked Drug Test
  1994 67 No. 3 p. 13 Ringling-Barnum (Blue),
Train Wreck, 1994
Peter Sturgis, Ringmaster
Credited with Calming Crowd
  1994 67 No. 3 p. 14 George Hamid Shrine Circus,
Trapeze Fall,
Kristie Randall (19 yrs)
Just Gets Better
with Experience
McCarry, Miles 1994 67 No. 3 p. 15 Clyde Beatty-Cole Bros.
What's New
Just about everything
Hallowell, Al 1994 67 No. 3 p. 16 Carson & Barnes
Presenting Strong
31st Edition
Hallowell, Al 1994 67 No. 3 p. 18 Circus Gatti
Born in a Circus Tent
(9 yrs on Carson & Barnes)
Hallowell, Al 1994 67 No. 3 p. 20 Circus Gatti,
Performance Director,
Lalo Murillo
Proves a Small Show
Can Pack'Em In
McCuen, Sam 1994 67 No. 3 p. 20 Royal Palace Circus,
Harry Dubsky Sr
Presents 17 Pleasing
Displays in European Setting
Greenwood, Bert 1994 67 No. 3 p. 21 Bentley Bros.
Elephant Man on Horseback Pasquale, Garnet 1994 67 No. 3 p. 24 Animal Trainer (Elephants),
Rex Williams
Pixs-At home in Oklahoma Fraser, Hank 1994 67 No. 3 p. 28 Kelly-Miller
Letter More on Wade Burck
and Cuneo's Tigers RBBB
Cronk, Bert 1994 67 No. 3 p. 30 Ringling-Barnum,
Animal Trainer (Cats)
Wade Burck
Letters - On the Storm at
Jersey City, July 5, 1950
Mara, Frank 1994 67 No. 3 p. 32 Cole Bros. 1950
5 Feet 7 of
Crackling Energy
McCuen, Sam 1994 67 No. 3 p. 33 Bareback Rider,
Mark Karoly
Traces Roots to
Family's TNT Circus
  1994 67 No. 3 p. 42 TNT Circus, Clown,
Tim Tegge
Writes Elephants,
Tigers Out Of Show
  1994 67 No. 3 p. 53 Circus Vargas
Clowns Invade University
of Va. for Clown Week
  1994 67 No. 3 p. 54 1994
CFA Tent Dedicates Plaque
Honoring their 5 Acre WQ
  1994 67 No. 4 p. 6 Gollmar Bros.
RBBB Discussing
Vast WQ Elephant Complex
  1994 67 No. 4 p. 7 Ringling-Barnum
Elephant Breeding Facility
(Gainesville)
Must Pay Tennessee Taxes;
All Circuses are Affected
  1994 67 No. 4 p. 9 Clyde Beatty-Cole Bros.
Offers One ring Format,
Seating for 1200
  1994 67 No. 4 p. 11 Alain Zerbini Circus
Lenz Chimps...
Just Like Having 6 Kids
Taylor, Gordon 1994 67 No. 4 p. 12 Animal Trainer (Chimps),
Rudi & Sue Lenz
Tradition Abounds
as KR Travels West
Rogers, Joe 1994 67 No. 4 p. 15 King Royal,
John & GiGi Davenport
20th Year in the
Same Town with the Same Circus
Post Staff Writer 1994 67 No. 4 p. 16 Roberts Bros.,
Doris Earl
Reflections on the
Parade/Parade Order
Zelter, Hugo 1994 67 No. 4 p. 18 CWM 1994
Pixs of Circus Stars
in the Mid 1950's
Turner, Gordon E. 1994 67 No. 4 p. 24 Stars of the Circus
3 Different Shows
Used Beatty's Name
Cole, Russell, Barnett
  1994 67 No. 4 p. 27 Clyde Beatty,
Animal Trainer (Cats)
Job was Tough   1994 67 No. 4 p. 28 Animal Trainer (Elephants),
Robert Jones "Smokey"
Trainer had
2 theories about cats
Dean, Loomis 1994 67 No. 4 p. 29 Animal Trainer (Cats),
Terrell Jacobs
Circus Decor Enhances
School Room of Ex-Ringmaster
Rusk, Tom 1994 67 No. 4 p. 30 Ringmaster, Circus City Festival
,Circus World, Tom Rusk
Chief Bearpaw (Horse)
Death probed
  1994 67 No. 4 p. 30 Gaylord Maynard
Death (76 yrs) Wife of Gus,
Ward Bell Flyers
  1994 67 No. 4 p. 37 Flying Return,
Betty Bell
Death (83 yrs)
Legendary Equestrienne
  1994 67 No. 4 p. 37 Dorothy Herbert Kennard
French Fans Prefer Aerialists
Clowns over Animals
  1994 67 No. 4 p. 38 Survey 1994
Pix-Animal Training School
of EK - C. Baumann, Henk Luycx
  1994 67 No. 4 p. 39 Erie Klant
Rememberin Rita & Dunn
He fell to death in 49
She Clowned
Lowry, Velma 1994 67 No. 4 p. 40 High Wire, Clowning,
Harry & Rita Dunn
Showgirl Polly Courtney's
Photo Album (1923-38)
Hallowell, Al 1994 67 No. 4 p. 42 Sells-Floto
Sno cones = Cold Cash
(now 200 flavors)
Foster, Jim 1994 67 No. 4 p. 46 Rio Syrup Co
Hartford Firemen Pay Tribute
50 years after the fire
  1994 67 No. 4 p. 48 Ringling-Barnum,
Fire Hartford
Trainer, 37, Crushed
(by "Tyke")
Trying to Rescue Groom
Ghirard, Kent 1994 67 No. 5 p. 6 Elephant "Tyke"
Attack in Hawaii
Kills Trainer, 1994,
Allen Campbell
RBBB Taking 2 Tent Circuses
Abroad - South Am. & Asia
  1994 67 No. 5 p. 8 Ringling-Barnum 1996
Gold Unit in Japan:
Ah So Many Problems
  1994 67 No. 5 p. 8 Ringling-Barnum (Gold)
Grandma Teams Up with
"Other-Worldly Creatures"
  1994 67 No. 5 p. 9 Big Apple Circus
Blames Closing on
"Poor Business",
Animals are leased
  1994 67 No. 5 p. 9 Great American Circus,
Closing Aug. 13, 1994,
Allen Hill
Contracts and Expands
-Flexibility is Key
Holley, John H. 1994 67 No. 5 p. 10 Plunkett Bros.
Pleases All Fairbanks, Donald 1994 67 No. 5 p. 14 Culpepper & Merriweather
Death (76 yrs) With
Acme Circus Corp of F. McClosky
  1994 67 No. 5 p. 46 24 Hour Man,
Arthur H. Branning
Death Designer, Costumer,
Producer and Historian
  1994 67 No. 5 p. 46 Dermott Butler "Max"
Death (37 yrs) Crushed
by Cuneo Elephant "Tyke"
  1994 67 No. 5 p. 46 Animal Trainer (Elephants),
Allen Campbell
Death (67 yrs) Artwork on
many placards, letterheads
  1994 67 No. 5 p. 46 Artist, George J. Da Deppo
Death (76 yrs)
Flying Melzora Troupe
  1994 67 No. 5 p. 46 Flying Return,
Thomas Melzer, "Buster"
Death (86 yrs)
Sensation equilibrist from Austria
  1994 67 No. 5 p. 47 One Finger Stand,
Franz Furtner"Unus"
Lawsuits Filed after
Clydesdales Charge into Crowd
  1994 67 No. 5 p. 49 CWM Lawsuit
Sarah's Aerial Magic
(Wife of Danny Chapman)
Martin, Mike 1994 67 No. 5 p. 52 Trapeze, Sarah Chapman
10th Anniversary - 7 Talent
Competitions to Highlight Festival
  1994 67 No. 5 p. 54 Sarasota International
Circus Festival
Guerreros Recreates
7 Person Pyramid
Bartholomew, Betty 1994 67 No. 5 p. 56 High Wire,
Guerreros Family
Pugh's Call for Help
on Orange Bowl Circus
Fast Response
  1994 67 No. 6 p. 7 Clyde Beatty-Cole Bros.
Together with Roberts Bros.
give 4 Free Performances
  1994 67 No. 6 p. 9 Franzen Bros.
Gasser Bros. Running
3 Circuses in Australia
  1994 67 No. 6 p. 101 Sonelli (Australia),
Gasser Family
Animal Handler's Baby
(20 mo) Mauled by Tigon, arm lost
  1994 67 No. 6 p. 103 Ashton's Circus (Australia),
Eliah Quay
Using Chain-link Fence
Around Animals (Rented)
  1994 67 No. 6 p. 109 Ringling-Barnum
Has Energy, Comedy,
Tension, Beauty
Clement, Herb 1994 67 No. 6 p. 13 Big Apple Circus
Playtime precedes
performance for Big Cats
Langham, Lisa 1994 67 No. 6 p. 14 Clyde Beatty-Cole Bros.,
Animal Trainer (Cats),
Khris Allen
Law Could Require rap sheet
be kept on all Elephants
  1994 67 No. 6 p. 17 Elephants Law, 1994
Fans Can Make a Diference
as Animal Zealots Picket
  1994 67 No. 6 p. 19 Animal Rights, 1994
Paths at crossroads
for animal rights
News-Times 1994 67 No. 6 p. 19 1994
Gives Olde Tyme Value   1994 67 No. 6 p. 24 Vidbel's Olde Tyme Circus
Inducts - E. Kelly,
Cristiani Family, John Robinson
  1994 67 No. 6 p. 27 International Circus Museum
All-Black Circus Draws Sellouts   1994 67 No. 6 p. 29 Universal Big Top Circus,
African-American Circus,
Cedric Walker
Life on the Show in 1952 Wilson, Penny 1994 67 No. 6 p. 34 Clyde Beatty,
Penny Wilson
Truck Wrecked, Eliza and
Hattie Walk Down Mountain
  1994 67 No. 6 p. 41 Walker Bros.,
Elephant Truck Wreck
Giraffe-Neck Women From Burma
Visited in Thailand
Via, Richard 1994 67 No. 6 p. 42 Ringling-Barnum,
Sideshow
Buys 200 Acres in Florida
for Elephant Breeding
  1994 67 No. 6 p. 44 Ringling-Barnum
Help Wanted at PETA
(Communications, Education)
  1994 67 No. 6 p. 45 Animal Rights
Elephant Odor,
Clings like a mother's love
Kelly, John M. 1994 67 No. 6 p. 47 1961
Clown College   1994 67 No. 6 p. 50 Ringling-Barnum
Dun Rovin,
Winter Quarters in Hugo
Fraser, Hank 1994 67 No. 6 p. 52 Carson & Barnes
Hugo, OK
Everything you need to know
to start Concession Dept.
Taylor, Gordon 1994 67 No. 6 p. 58 CWM
Draft horses - Horse Breeders
for Percherons & Belgians
  1994 67 No. 6 p. 63 CWM
Historic Hugo, Ok.
20 Shows Called it Home
Fraser, Hank 1994 67 No. 6 p. 64  
Letter -
"Unus" Remembered
Albrecht, Ernest 1994 67 No. 6 p. 69  
Death (80 yrs)
started with Horizontal Bar
and Perch
  1994 67 No. 6 p. 85 Burt, Lancaster
Military Honors at
Arlington Cemetery
  1994 67 No. 6 p. 86 Henry Ringling North
Ends 4th Season in
"Fragile" Condition
  1994 67 No. 6 p. 87 L. A. Circus
Given Bad Press Because
it Has No Exotic Animals
Covington, Don 1994 67 No. 6 p. 91 Circus Vargas
Ingrassia Resigns
as Parade Director
  1994 67 No. 6 p. 93 CWM Parade,
Paul Ingrassia
Ringmaster Ragona Named
Performance Director RB Red
  1994 67 No. 6 p. 97 Ringling-Barnum (Red),
Jim Ragona
Sweet Sounds of 1905
Band Organ
Dahlinger, Fred 1994 67 No. 6 p. 99  

1995

Title Author Year Vol. No. Page Note
Impresses with
Flash and Fire
Kruger, Floyd 1995 68 No. 1 p. 8 Ringling-Barnum (Red)
Winners of the Competition   1995 68 No. 1 p. 10 Sarasota International
Circus Festival 1994
Fan Rob Huston's Exhibit
"Inspired" New Circus Idea
  1995 68 No. 1 p. 11 Universal Big Top Circus,
African-American Circus,
Cedric Walker "Ricky"
Millers Pledge $140,000
To Help Hugo Students
  1995 68 No. 1 p. 12 Carson & Barnes
Show Managers "No Complaints"
(CB had 640,000 att.)
  1995 68 No. 1 p. 12 Carson & Barnes
Biggest Circus Ever
to Leave Russia
  1995 68 No. 1 p. 13 Moscow Circus (Russia)
Working for Snake
(Leader of Punk Gang Workers)
  1995 68 No. 1 p. 16 Lewis Bros. 1938
Letter - Does the Circus
Industry Want to Survive?
Robinson, J 1995 68 No. 1 p. 18 1995
RBBB Buffoon Battalion
Listed (88 Clowns)
  1995 68 No. 1 p. 19 Ringling-Barnum,
Clowns, 1943
British 100 Cities
Ban Circuses with Animals
Mara, Frank 1995 68 No. 1 p. 20 Animal Rights 1994
Debuts in Boswell:
New Circus For the Old Title
  1995 68 No. 1 p. 23 Clark & Walters, 1964,
Herb Walter Channell
Death (81 yrs)
Every Kind of Animal Trainer
  1995 68 No. 1 p. 25 1994 Edwin Trevor Bale
Kay the Elephant Died   1995 68 No. 1 p. 27 Carson & Barnes,
Elephant "Kay" 1994
Death (81 yrs)
Champion Chameleon Pitchman
  1995 68 No. 1 p. 27 Fien Murray "Bug Man"
50 Years Ago on a Ringling
Lot in Columbus, Ohio
Harlow, Perse 1995 68 No. 1 p. 29 1945
Zealots Use Lies, Threats
in Bid To Involve Students
Kitchen, Bob 1995 68 No. 1 p. 30 Animal Rights 1994
Percheron Breed Evolved by
Mixing Arab, French Blood
  1995 68 No. 1 p. 42 Horses Draft
Inducted - Nocks, K. King,
D R & Isla Miller, Codona
  1995 68 No. 1 p. 43 Ring of Fame, Sarasota
Moving the Money,
How does a Touring Circus Handle it
Estes, Dorita 1995 68 No. 1 p. 44 Cash/Money
Come-In Had Only
One Master...Otto
  1995 68 No. 1 p. 46 Clown, Otto Greibling
In Laws and Lots, CFA
Frustrated Getting Public to Hear
  1995 68 No. 2 p. 6 Animal Rights 1995
Whisper Gererators,
New Wheels RBBB Train upgrades
  1995 68 No. 2 p. 10 Ringling-Barnum
Nerveless Nocks are
95 Circus Celebrities
  1995 68 No. 2 p. 12 Ringling Museum, Sarasota
Nock Family
Big Top Greats Honored Covington, Don 1995 68 No. 2 p. 13 Ring of Fame, Sarasota
Pixs and Program of 1926 Hallowell, Al 1995 68 No. 2 p. 16 Sparks, 1926
Doug Holwadel Sells 49%
Interest, Pugh Sole Owner
  1995 68 No. 2 p. 17 Clyde Beatty-Cole Bros.,
John Pugh
Fans Toured the Hawthorn
Corp Animal Facility
  1995 68 No. 2 p. 28 Winter Quarters,
John Cuneo
RBBB Exec to Speak
at Convention
  1995 68 No. 2 p. 33 Performance Director
Life, Tim Holst
Death (81 yrs) Veteran
Flyer of Many Acts (1925-1950)
  1995 68 No. 2 p. 34 Flying Return,
Walter Graybeal
Death (49 yrs)
Memorial Service
  1995 68 No. 2 p. 35 Historian, Max Butler
When Peso Goes South,
RBBB Stays North
  1995 68 No. 2 p. 37 Ringling-Barnum
In Cincinnati, Showing
Cities Rich Circus History
  1995 68 No. 2 p. 39 Miniature Circus,
Howard Tibbals
Larible... Master at
Casting Intimate spell
over vast arenas
  1995 68 No. 2 p. 40 David Larible
British Performer Killed
When He Fell From Wheel
  1995 68 No. 2 p. 42 Blackpool Tower Circus
England- Wheel of Death
(20 yrs old),
Neville Campbell
Tiger Finally is
Hunted Down by Helicopter
  1995 68 No. 2 p. 42 Carson & Barnes,
Tiger Escaped
5 Circuses in 5 Days House, Albert 1995 68 No. 2 p. 43 Europe, 1994
Memories of Carefully Patched
Tent in England 1945
Cavin, Lee 1995 68 No. 2 p. 45 England, 1945
Bulgarians Banner
Better-Than-Ever Show
McCarry, Miles 1995 68 No. 3 p. 6 Clyde Beatty-Cole Bros.
D. R. Buying George Carden
Circus (3 Units, 12 Elephants)
  1995 68 No. 3 p. 7 Carson & Barnes
Book, Under the Big Top
Overview
Feiler, Bruce 1995 68 No. 3 p. 8 Clyde Beatty-Cole Bros.
Bruce Feiler
Oswald's A Winner,
Program
Holley, John H. 1995 68 No. 3 p. 14 Culpepper & Merriweather
How C&M's Owner Got a
Lift From Big John Strong
Prickett, Wm. P 1995 68 No. 3 p. 17 Culpepper & Merriweather,
Robet Johnson "Red"
Animal Scam Gives Reader an
Inside Look at Extremists
Gronso, Ray 1995 68 No. 3 p. 22 Animal Rights
Extremists' Campaign
to Dissuade Sponsors
  1995 68 No. 3 p. 25 Animal Rights
Pix of Show in North Platte,
Neb., July 26, 1940
Zeiter, Hugo 1995 68 No. 3 p. 29 Cole Bros. 1940
Magician Recalls List of
Other Magician with Circuses
Marshall, Jay 1995 68 No. 3 p. 35  
Mongolian Circus is
Strong on Juggling and Acrobatics
Via, Richard 1995 68 No. 3 p. 36 Thailand, 1995
Death (71 yrs) Movie GSOE,
Sideshow Talker
  1995 68 No. 3 p. 38 Sideshow talker,
Assistant Manager,
Scott H. Hall
Death (72 yrs)
Rudolf Mootz, Aerialist
  1995 68 No. 3 p.39 Aerialist (with wife),
Pedro Petrola
Death (77 yrs)
Office Management Staff on CBCB
  1995 68 No. 3 p. 40 Harry G. Hammond
16 Steps to Circus Success   1995 68 No. 3 p. 46 Carson & Barnes,
Rules to Live By,
D. R. & Isla Miller
Stevens' Baboon Act,
Perez on Trapeze-Show Lineup
  1995 68 No. 3 p. 46 CWM 1995
Pixs of the Show   1995 68 No. 3 p. 48 Vidbel's Olde Tyme Circus
After Season of Uncertainties,
Brings back Big Cats
Covington, Don 1995 68 No. 4 p. 6 Circus Vargas,
Kay Rosaire
P.T. Barnum,
Bits of His Life
  1995 68 No. 4 p. 8  
Odd Gene Traced to
Mexican Family-Hairy People
  1995 68 No. 4 p. 11 Sideshow Hairy People
Going to Mexico in 96,
But South America Is Delayed
  1995 68 No. 4 p. 12 Ringling-Barnum (Red)
1996
Managing Under the Big Top Hood, Ralph 1995 68 No. 4 p. 13 Kelly-Miller
Hoists Shiny New Big Top Meals, Ed 1995 68 No. 4 p. 14 Kelly-Miller
Fan's Hobby Just Grew Prickett, Wm. N. 1995 68 No. 4 p. 16 Big Top Circus,
James Davis
New Wave Movement is
making major impact on Shows
Covington, Don 1995 68 No. 4 p. 20 New Wave 1995
Pixs of the Show
from 1933-37
Davis, Calvin L. 1995 68 No. 4 p. 22 Kay Bros.
Geared for Kids, but
pleases Moms and Pops Also
Wichtowski, Joe 1995 68 No. 4 p. 29 Piccadilly Circus,
Ian & Dick Garden
Marks 100th Birthday,
in RBBB center Ring 79 Yrs Ago
  1995 68 No. 4 p. 39 Bareback Rider,
Joe Hodgini
Spooked Bulls Break Windows
Frieda is Cut by Glass
  1995 68 No. 4 p. 43 Clyde Beatty-Cole Bros.
Elephants Run
Dagger always missed
Elizabeth-slack wire, knife throw
Martin, Mike 1995 68 No. 4 p. 44 Knife Thrower,
Elizabeth & Mike Collins
CB's Elephant Breeding
Project a "Life's Dream"
for Rex
  1995 68 No. 5 p. 7 Carson & Barnes,
Animal Trainer (Elephants),
Rex Williams
Interview with the
Chauffeur to J. R. North
& H. R. North
Ernst, Frank 1995 68 No. 5 p. 8 Life according to Chauffeur
Modern Looking One Ringer McGinnis, Dan 1995 68 No. 5 p. 12 Circus America,
Ed Migley
Makes Variety of Changes
Behind the Scenes
House, Albert 1995 68 No. 5 p. 15 Clyde Beatty-Cole Bros.
After Surgery Plans to
Perform Next Year (fall-Quiros)
  1995 68 No. 5 p. 16 Clyde Beatty-Cole Bros.,
High Wire (Part of Quiros Troupe),
Juan Rodriguez
Aerialists Injured in
Rash of Falls
(Heat High in Big Top)
  1995 68 No. 5 p. 16 5 Seperate Falls, 1995
Collection Termed
"Most Important" Ever Acquired
by CWM
  1995 68 No. 5 p. 18 CWM, Research,
Tom Parkinson
Polishing for 34 Week Season
Top Ticket at $49.00
  1995 68 No. 5 p. 19 Big Apple Circus
Letter - On the History
of the Show
Cecere, Mike 1995 68 No. 5 p. 27 Russell Bros.
Letter from Harold Barnes Barnes, Harold 1995 68 No. 5 p. 28 Kay Bros.,
William Ketrow
Letter - Life of Willie Rawls
(Father of Harry, etc)
Riley, Gerry P. 1995 68 No. 5 p. 29  
Pixs-1940 Show
with Ken Maynard (Wagons)
Zeiter, Hugo 1995 68 No. 5 p. 32 Cole Bros. 1940
Death (67 yrs)
Longtime employee of KM & CB
  1995 68 No. 5 p. 53 Carson & Barnes,
Worker in many departments,
Jack Fulton
Books on Cage Acts:
Long on Press Agentry.
Meltzer, Chuck 1995 68 No. 5 p. 56 Cage Acts-Books
26 Acts of the World
Compete in Italian Festival
Malagoli, Massimo 1995 68 No. 5 p. 58 Competition, 1995
Russian Troupe Stranded
in Philippines for a Year
  1995 68 No. 5 p. 59 1995
Plays Small Midwest Dates Moyer, Jim 1995 68 No. 5 p. 60 Piccadilly Circus,
Ian Garden
Gopher's 1st Lesson:
Sponsors Don't Deal With 13 yr old
Prickett, William 1995 68 No. 5 p. 62 King Royal,
John Davenport "Gopher"
RBBB to list CFA in
Programs Starting with Blue in 1996
  1995 68 No. 5 p. 64 Ringling-Barnum
Starting a New Circus
A one ringer, 12 trucks
  1995 68 No. 6 p. 7 Chinese Imperial Circus,
D. R. Miller
Was selected to stage the
Olympics' opening ceremonies
  1995 68 No. 6 p. 7 Cirque du Soleil 1996
Schumannship,
5th Generation Performer
Point, Tod 1995 68 No. 6 p. 8 Big Apple Circus,
Equestrian, Katja Schumann
Pixs - Tomi Liebel and
Elephants, Tony's rola-bola
  1995 68 No. 6 p. 17 Liebel Family Circus
Some Shriners Shy Away
From Animals/PeTA Threat
  1995 68 No. 6 p. 17 Animal Rights
2nd Edition in Atlanta Debut Taylor, Gordon 1995 68 No. 6 p. 20 Universal Big Top Circus,
African-American Circus
Circus Spotlights
the Jazz Age
Clement, Herb 1995 68 No. 6 p. 24 Big Apple Circus
Big Cats Bring Touch of
Tanbark at Small Alabama Fair
  1995 68 No. 6 p. 27 Animal Trainer (Cats),
Bruno Smieya
Behind the masks,
some very good
(and not so) acts
Foster, Jim 1995 68 No. 6 p. 28 Cirque du Soleil
Too Many Rules, Problems,
Force Circus Close (8th Yr)
Bakner, Andrew 1995 68 No. 6 p. 31 Phills Bros.,
Bill & Martha Phillips
Marker Placed at Grave
(96 years after death)
  1995 68 No. 6 p. 33 Sideshow Fat Lady,
Lizzie Whitlock
Storytown, largest
theme park in NY,
offers circus acts
McGinnis, Dan 1995 68 No. 6 p. 38 1995
Forced to Perform on Stage,
Animals stay in backyard
  1995 68 No. 6 p. 39 Hollywood Magic Circus
Gargantua got even
with photographer
Dean, Loomis 1995 68 No. 6 p. 41 Ringling-Barnum,
Gorilla "Gargantua"
Seibel Bros. Circus
(Dog and Pony Show)
Schubert, Gerald F. 1995 68 No. 6 p. 42 1903-1917
Pixs of Ringling Bros.
Circus of 1918
Beck, Charles A. 1995 68 No. 6 p. 50  
Rewards Family for
Returning Lost Christmas Gift
Day Beth 1995 68 No. 6 p. 53 Culpepper & Merriweather
No Cookie Cutter Clowns
in this Clown College Class
Hoh, LaVahn 1995 68 No. 6 p. 54 Ringling-Barnum
Letter - Humane Society is
not a humane s. (No Shelters)
Davison, Timothy 1995 68 No. 6 p. 57 Animal Rights, 1995
Animals Workshop before
Performance Big Hit in D.C.
  1995 68 No. 6 p. 59 Clyde Beatty-Cole Bros.
Letter from Thailand
Elephants learn Work,
Tricks in Jungle
Via, Richard 1995 68 No. 6 p. 60 1995
Death (83 yrs) Aerialist
with Flying Valentinos
  1995 68 No. 6 p. 77 Flying Return
Geraldine Pelto "Sue"
Draws from 37 States
During 10 Week Season
  1995 68 No. 6 p. 79 International Circus Museum
Jennifer has Cool job,
Boss Clown & Drives Ice Truck
Prickett, William 1995 68 No. 6 p. 84 Carson & Barnes,
Clown, Jennifer Edgerton
Book Review,
Circus From Rome to Ringling
(1932)
Erskine, John 1995 68 No. 6 p. 90 Earl Chapin May

1996

Title Author Year Vol. No. Page Note
Dazzling Theatrics Fail
to Lift Unit to Expected Excellence
Kruger, Floyd H. 1996 69 No. 1 p. 8 Ringling-Barnum (Blue)
Bloom, Longtime Feld Family
Associate, Out as RBBB Veep
  1996 69 No. 1 p. 11 Ringling-Barnum,
Allen J. Bloom
Management-Marketing
High Wires, High Tension
Under the Big Top
McGrath, Barbara 1996 69 No. 1 p. 12 Clyde Beatty-Cole Bros.,
Cables & Ropes
Kid Gang!
(Needed to get the tent in the air)
Cavin, Lee 1996 69 No. 1 p. 14 Punk Gang
To Debut April 20
As C&B Travels Eastward
  1996 69 No. 1 p. 19 Chinese Imperial Circus
200 Years Ago (Ap. 13, 1796)
1st Elephant brought to US
Gossard, Steve 1996 69 No. 1 p. 22 "The Crowninshield Animal"
Center for
Elephant Conservation
McCarry, Miles R. 1996 69 No. 1 p. 24 Ringling-Barnum,
Elephant Breeding Area
Pixs-Elephants of the Circus   1996 69 No. 1 p. 28 Elephants
My Father Regarded Working
With Ele. as a Religion
Woodcock, "Buckles" 1996 69 No. 1 p. 30 Animal Trainer (Elephants),
William Woodcock Sr.
For Fan Peg Coburn,
Sewing Circus Wardrobe Full Job
Holley, Paul 1996 69 No. 1 p. 33 CWM Wardrobe 1995
Death (84 yrs)
Head to head on back of horse
  1996 69 No. 1 p. 38 Bareback Rider,
Germana Loyal Zacchini
Death (71 yrs) Clown
with RBBB for 38 years
  1996 69 No. 1 p. 39 "Uncle Soapy" Duane Thorpe
Russian Circus With
No Russians Stirs
Legal Threats
Foster, Julie 1996 69 No. 1 p. 44 Traditional Moscow Circus
England, 1995
Egyptian Circus Is Front
for Smuggling ES Out of Africa
  1996 69 No. 1 p. 44 Endangered Species 1995
Pix of the Show
on Oct 22, 1995
  1996 69 No. 1 p. 45 Circus Benneweis
(Denmark) 1995
Shriners, Circus Reps Block
Bid To Outlaw Animal Acts
  1996 69 No. 1 p. 48 Canada, Edmonton, 1995
Martin Launches Own
Under-Canvas Show
  1996 69 No. 2 p. 7 Billy Martin's
All-Star Circus,
New Show
Mark Olivere, 25, is
married to Anna Maria Cristine Moraru
  1996 69 No. 2 p. 7 Ringling-Barnum (Red),
Mark Oliver Gebel
Even Better,
Blending Newcomers, Veterans
McCarry, Miles R. 1996 69 No. 2 p. 8 Clyde Beatty-Cole Bros.
Death (46 yrs)
skids off road,
Senior Marketing Director
  1996 69 No. 2 p. 9 Clyde Beatty-Cole Bros.,
Jeff Chalmers
28 Circus Producers Join
in Effort to Set Animal Standards
  1996 69 No. 2 p. 11 George Hamid
15 White Tiger Put
Through Training
at Hawthorn Quarters
  1996 69 No. 2 p. 11 Animal Trainer
(White Tigers),
Othmar Vohringer
Second Elephant Arrived
in the US in 1804
Fox, C.P. 1996 69 No. 2 p. 13 "Old Bet", 1804
History of Show Ambler, John 1996 69 No. 2 p. 22 Miller Brothers'
101 Ranch Wild West 1904
Ringling Bros' "Witches"
Float, Long Missing, Given to CWM
  1996 69 No. 2 p. 27 CWM 1996
Letter - Story of
Fierra Family
& Logan was "Mr Everything"
  1996 69 No. 2 p. 30 Animal Trainer (Elephants),
Fred Logan
Rosaire Family Honored
as Sarasota's Circus Celebrities
  1996 69 No. 2 p.31 Ringling Museum
Death (54 yrs)
High-Wire then Double Trapeze
  1996 69 No. 2 p. 38 Double Trapeze Act,
Eli Albarracin
Death (93 yrs)
"Mamma" Canestrelli,
Unsupported Ladders
  1996 69 No. 2 p. 39 1995, Genovaffa Canestrelli
Death (70 yrs)
Marshall, Mich,
collection of Magic Props
  1996 69 No. 2 p. 39 Magic Collector,
Robert, Lund
Death (84 yrs)
Ringling Performer
  1996 69 No. 2 p. 39 Flying Return,
Cayetano Raul Segura
Inducted - F. Bradna,
LaTosca Canestrelli, C. Colleano,
Stark
  1996 69 No. 2 p. 42 Ring of Fame, Sarasota
Stephen and Lisa Cote
Work and World Travel
  1996 69 No. 2 p. 42 Trapeze,
Stefallis Aerial Duo
World Circus Clown
Association Meeting
Lapasky, Carol 1996 69 No. 2 p. 46 Blackpool Tower Circus
England 1995
World Record 50 Horse
Clydesdale Hitch
  1996 69 No. 2 p. 48 1996
Getting Circus Launched
is Like Putting Together Puzzle
Hallowell, Al 1996 69 No. 3 p. 6 Chinese imperial Circus
Historical Figures,
Newly Restored Wagons in Parade
  1996 69 No. 3 p. 9 CWM 1996
Big Circus Cats
New Electric Generators Run Quietly
Prickett, William 1996 69 No. 3 p. 10 1996
40 Yrs Ago - July 16, 1956
The Day RBBB Folded Its Tent
Billboard of 1956 1996 69 No. 3 p. 13 Ringling-Barnum
Larible-Like Clown Stars
as Mexican Circus Goes North
Rogers, Joe 1996 69 No. 3 p. 17 Circo Hermanos Vazquez
Mexico, 1996
Muskegon, Mich Shrine Reviewed   1996 69 No. 3 p. 19 Tarzan Zerbini Circus
Royal Treat - Attending
Prince Rainier's Festival
Taylor, Gordon 1996 69 No. 3 p. 22 Monte Carlo Circus
Festival, Competition, 1996
Death (28 yrs)
Married Steven Wallenda,
Leg Amputated
  1996 69 No. 3 p. 28 High Wire with Artificial Leg,
Elizabeth Wallenda "Angel"
Death (77 yrs)
Secretary to Valdo & J R North
1943-56
  1996 69 No. 3 p. 38 Ringling-Barnum,
Fredia Pushnik's Sister
(Armless & Legless Girl),
Erma Grace Banks
Death (68 yrs)
Nephew of Karl,
Stayed on wire in 62 fall
  1996 69 No. 3 p. 38 High Wire,
Gunther Wallenda
Death (79 yrs) Somersault
from horse to horse with hoop
  1996 69 No. 3 p. 39 Bareback Rider,
Zefta Loyal Bowman
Death (71 yrs) Wm.,
Led CBCB Band, other bands
  1996 69 No. 3 p. 39 Bandmaster, Drums,
"Boom Boom" Browning
Pixs of Parading in the Rain   1996 69 No. 3 p. 44 King Bros. & Cristiani
Combined, 1953
Festival Set for Jan.
Stake Driving,
Web, Floss Contests
  1996 69 No. 3 p. 45 Sarasota Circus Festival
Competition, 1997
Pix of Circus on the lot
(Aerial View)
  1996 69 No. 3 p. 45 Vidbel's Olde Tyme Circus
Charges Dismissed, Protesters
Vow More Civil Disobedience
  1996 69 No. 3 p. 46 Animal Rights
Gets Warm Welcome in Mexico
Overcoming All Hassles
  1996 69 No. 3 p. 48 Ringling-Barnum (Red)
12,000 Animal Crackers
Per Minute
  1996 69 No. 4 p. 2  
Joint Effort Effectively
Counters Protesters
  1996 69 No. 4 p. 7 King Royal,
Animal Rights
Clean, Bright, Flashy,
Show Debuts as the Circus Beautiful
Horsman, Paul 1996 69 No. 4 p. 9 Billy Martin's
Big Top Circus
Own Big Top at Quarters,
Old RBBB Ticket Wagon Used
  1996 69 No. 4 p. 10 International Circus Museum
Badly Injured
in 30 foot Fall,
As Rigging Collapses
  1996 69 No. 4 p. 10 High Wire,
Enrico Wallenda "Ricky"
Another Season,
Another Show at CWM
  1996 69 No. 4 p. 11 CWM 1996
Mr. Jerry
Interview on Public Radio
  1996 69 No. 4 p. 12 King Charles Troupe,
Jerry King
Reformed Clown
Comes Clean-Makeup Secrets
Torkildson, Tim 1996 69 No. 4 p. 14 tim Torkildson
Comfortable Being A Clown Boston Globe 1996 69 No. 4 p. 16 Big Apple Circus,
Clown "Grandma",
Barry Lubin
New Ringling Credit Card
offers Vouchers for Tickets, etc.
  1996 69 No. 4 p. 19 Ringling-Barnum
Trudy and Her Tigers
(Cuneo's Tigers)
Schonewille, Ank 1996 69 No. 4 p. 24 Animal Trainer (Cats),
Trudy Strong
Survives Wet Weekend
of Misadventure
Kadow, Lotus 1996 69 No. 4 p. 27 Liebel Family Circus
Pix of Youngster
and hippo "Big Otto"
  1996 69 No. 4 p. 28 Clyde Beatty-Cole Bros.,
Hippo, 1962
Pix of Rigling Stars
CFA Tent Meeting, San Antonio
  1996 69 No. 4 p. 34 Ringling-Barnum 1930
Death (86 yrs)
Wife of Karl, Top Stander
  1996 69 No. 4 p. 36 High Wire,
Helen Kreis Wallenda
Death (75 yrs)
"Cooksie the Clown"
  1996 69 No. 4 p. 37 Arthur W. Cooksey
Death (87 yrs)
Founder of King Charles Troupe
  1996 69 No. 4 p. 37 Jerry Lee King
Death (81 yrs)
With "Flying Melzoras"
  1996 69 No. 4 p. 37 Flying Return
Ann Thomas
Flying Melzoras Were Famous
for "The Majestic Leap"
  1996 69 No. 4 p. 38 Flying Return
Buster Thomas
Mystery Solved:
How Pantomimists replaced George Fox
  1996 69 No. 4 p. 40 Clowns, George Fox
James Maffitt
Keller Showgrounds in
Joplin, Mo., Had Many Circuses
  1996 69 No. 4 p. 42 Lot Pixs
For 10th Anniversary Performance,
Zippo Ads Animal Acts
Cooper, John 1996 69 No. 4 p. 44 Zippo's Circus, England
Copenhagen park Offers
Variety of Free Acts - Listed
  1996 69 No. 4 p. 44 Denmark, 1996
3 Gringos Search for a Circus
RBBB in Mexico
  1996 69 No. 4 p. 45 Ringling-Barnum (Red)
Moving on 77 Vehicles
for 60th Anniversary Tour
  1996 69 No. 4 p. 46 Carson & Barnes
Big Apple Hires "Live Tour"
Specialist to Find Larger Market
  1996 69 No. 4 p. 48 Big Apple Circus, Marketing
Peer's Mutts to Headline
Magical Medicine Next Year
  1996 69 No. 4 p. 48 Big Apple Circus,
Dogs, Johnny Peer
No Reliable TB Test for
Elephants, But Transmission Unlikely
  1996 69 No. 5 p. 6  
Renting Venice Circus
Building for $3,000 a Month
  1996 69 No. 5 p. 7 Ringling-Barnum
Venice-Rent, Moved Out
in 1992 (RR tracks unsafe), 1996
Leaving Clown Alley
(Tom 18 yrs on RBBB, Tammy for 17)
  1996 69 No. 5 p. 7 Ringling-Barnum (Blue),
Tom & Tammy Parish
Impresses With Array of Animals Wichtowski, Joseph 1996 69 No. 5 p. 8 King Royal,
John Davenport
Geronimo finds friends,
Dog gets back to Elephant Dept
  1996 69 No. 5 p. 9 Clyde Beatty-Cole Bros.
Strategists Considering
Winter Tour Into Florida
  1996 69 No. 5 p. 10 Chinese imperial Circus
Elements for Success
Are Abundant
  1996 69 No. 5 p. 12 Billy Martin's
Big Top Circus
Spoiled and Bored
in Little Rock Zoo,
Elephant a Recluse
DeVere, Bud 1996 69 No. 5 p. 14 Shell Bros. Elephants,
Carl DeVere
Elephants are moving up
Breeding Farms
Cecere, Mike 1996 69 No. 5 p. 14 Elephant Breeding
Reflect on Life and Elephants   1996 69 No. 5 p. 15 Gunther Gebel Williams
Training Africans to Pull
Plow Revives Debate on Intelligence
  1996 69 No. 5 p. 17 Elephants
Letter - Titillating Titles,
Value of Name
Friedman, David 1996 69 No. 5 p. 20 Circus Titles
H-W Cage Wagon,
Mechanized Stake Driver
  1996 69 No. 5 p. 23 International Circus Museum
Advance Clown (Ex-Cop)
Gives Little Slack to Unruly Kids
  1996 69 No. 5 p. 23 Kelly-Miller,
Kimbal Keller
Inducted - Lewis Sells,
Walter L. Main,
Lottie Brunn Cherrick
  1996 69 No. 5 p. 44 International Circus Museum
Hall of Fame 1996
Death (90 yrs)
Member of Loyal Repensky Bareback
  1996 69 No. 5 p. 45 Juggler-Foot,
Maria Orsola Delbosq
Death (90 yrs)
Longtime Circus Acrobat
  1996 69 No. 5 p. 45 Acrobat,
Anton Ivanoff "Tony"
Death (40 yrs)
With RBBB Elephants,
then Circus Vargas
  1996 69 No. 5 p. 45 Animal Trainer (Elephants),
Theodore K. Polke
Death (75 yrs) Talker,
Manager and Ringmaster
  1996 69 No. 5 p. 45 Sideshow Manager,
Richard Slayton "Dick"
Pix of Leitzel and Maid
at Private Tent, Story also
  1996 69 No. 5 p. 46 Rings 1922, Lillian Leitzel
Daily Operating Costs
just over $24,000,
1982- $12,000
  1996 69 No. 6 p. 6 Clyde Beatty-Cole Bros.
14,935 Miles for Red:
14,103 for Blue in 1996
  1996 69 No. 6 p. 6 Ringling-Barnum
Ringling Buys Tent,
Preparing Third Unit
for 2 Yr US Tour
  1996 69 No. 6 p. 7 Ringling-Barnum
Heavy Hippo Hype
Heralds of New Edition
  1996 69 No. 6 p. 7 Ringling-Barnum (Red),
Hippo, 1997
Hip-Hops to Urban Success Polacsek, John 1996 69 No. 6 p. 8 Universal Big Top Circus,
African-American Circus
Marking its 70th Birthday
(50th Under Control of Florida)
  1996 69 No. 6 p. 100 Ringling Museum
Most Famous Circuses
Reveals Each Has Different Character
Cooper, John 1996 69 No. 6 p. 102 Circo Darix Togni, Italy
Circus Herman Rena, Belgium
Zircus Krone, Germany
Denmarks Lifts Long Ban
on Circus Animal Displays (Cats)
  1996 69 No. 6 p. 103 1996
Circus in the Orient
2,000 Years of Tradition
Zeiter, Hogo 1996 69 No. 6 p. 106 China
Offers Excellent Dose
of Entertainment Elixir
Clement, Herb 1996 69 No. 6 p. 14 Big Apple Circus
Patty Zerbini to take Over
the Krone Elephant Herd
Taylor, Gordon 1996 69 No. 6 p. 17 Circus Krone (Germany)
Induction - W. Woodcock,
D. Rosaire Fam.,
T. Gaona, Cuccilo
Kruger, Floyd H. 1996 69 No. 6 p. 19 Ring of Fame,
Sarasota, 1997
Parade Will Continue Another
Year Despite Financial Problems
  1996 69 No. 6 p. 21 CWM 1996
Gaudy Circus Festival
in Red Square Sends Many Spinning
  1996 69 No. 6 p. 21 Russia, 1996
Offers Varied Performance
Reviewed
  1996 69 No. 6 p. 23 Carden Circus International,
George Carden
2,000 Seater Leads
Hanneford Through 3-Tent Season
  1996 69 No. 6 p. 23 Hanneford's Royal Amerian,
Tommy Hanneford
Feld with $575 Million
Again Makes Forbes List
  1996 69 No. 6 p. 25 Ringling-Barnum,
Kenneth Feld
New Sideshow Following
Tradition Offering
Odd & Unusual
  1996 69 No. 6 p. 27 Sideshow, 1996
History Gossard, Steve 1996 69 No. 6 p. 34 Siegrist and Silbon
Shows, 1892
Eavesdrop on Animal Fanatics?
Use the Web Sites
  1996 69 No. 6 p. 43 Animal Rights
Growing Up on a Mud Show DeVere, Bud 1996 69 No. 6 p. 44 Schell Bros, DeVere
13 of 34 Get Job, held at
the Sarasota Opera House
  1996 69 No. 6 p. 51 Ringling-Barnum,
Clown College
Big Top Music Taylor, Gordon 1996 69 No. 6 p. 53 Rick Percy
To Debut Permanent Shows
at Disney World, Berlin
  1996 69 No. 6 p. 55 Cirque du Soleil,
1998
Old Ringlingville Barn (c.1904)
for Horses Acquired by CWM
  1996 69 No. 6 p. 55 CWM 1996
98 Young Stars Shine
in Annual Circus
  1996 69 No. 6 p. 55 Sarasota Sailor Circus
Pixs of the 1940 Show Ghirard, Kent 1996 69 No. 6 p. 57 Cole Bros. 1940
Diverse Collection Adds
Rare Circus costumes
Rogers, Joseph W. 1996 69 No. 6 p. 59 Hertzberg Museum
Life on the Wire   1996 69 No. 6 p. 60 Tight Wire,
Harold Barnes
Early-Day Repertory Theater
Was Close Cousin of Circus
Prickett, Wm 1996 69 No. 6 p. 68 Paul Zallee
Circus Spirit Catches Fire
(Middle School Kids Taught Fire)
Mead, Maury 1996 69 No. 6 p. 91 Sideshow Fire Eating
Death (65 yrs)
Trapeze Artist with RBBB,
Sells & Bray, Bartok
  1996 69 No. 6 p. 98 Trapeze, Vlasta Novotny
Death (49 yrs)
Widow of Billy Gunga,
Had Production Co.
  1996 69 No. 6 p. 99 Rolling Globes,
Ivy Gunga (Pillay)
Death (64 yrs)
She was with
several shows (Leopards)
  1996 69 No. 6 p. 99 Animal Trainer (Leopards),
Conny Welde-Dam

1997

Title Author Year Vol. No. Page Note
Prismatic Tiger Expert
Geneticist and Breeding
McCarry, Miles 1997 70 No. 1 p. 8 Animal Trainer (Tigers),
Josip Marcan
Juggler Tasso To Be
Honored as Sarasota's
1997 Celebrity
  1997 70 No. 1 p. 12 Ringling Museum,
Dieter Tasso
Reduces sizes of Band,
Clown Alley in Money Move
  1997 70 No. 1 p. 13 Clyde Beatty-Cole Bros.,
Money Problems
7-Person Pyramid,
Gebel's Animals,
3 Rings Seldom Full
Kruger, Floyd H. 1997 70 No. 1 p. 14 Ringling-Barnum (Red)
Hawthorn elephants
Get Second Round of Tests
  1997 70 No. 1 p. 17 TB Tests,
John Cuneo
With Moody Animals,
Tired Equipment they Survive
Bakner, Andrew 1997 70 No. 1 p. 18 Fransen Bros.
Visit to Stable Area Finds
Animal Care is Never Ending
Jones, Sheelagh 1997 70 No. 1 p. 19 Ringling-Barnum (Blue)
Animal Health, 1996
I'm Just the Clown, I am
Oral History in 1940
  1997 70 No. 1 p. 20 Clown, 1940,
Dime Wilson
Pix of Elephant
Pulling Truck Out of Mud
  1997 70 No. 1 p. 24 Walker Bros. 1996
Selecting Royal Elephants
Very Serious Thailand Business
Via,Richard 1997 70 No. 1 p. 24 Thailand, 1996
How Do You Haul Them Things?   1997 70 No. 1 p. 25 Elephants Hauling
Death (55 yrs)
24 Hour Man for CBCB
  1997 70 No. 1 p. 36 1996, Gene Hecker
Death (66 yrs)
Special Attraction with
A. Hill's Great Am.
Khaury, Herbert 1997 70 No. 1 p. 36 Singer (2 years on Great Am),
1996, Tiny Tim
Death (69 yrs)
Came to US in 1934
with Family Act
  1997 70 No. 1 p. 37 High Wire,
Ricci Gretona
Wanted Information on B&D
(1925-31)
  1997 70 No. 1 p. 38 Bardon & Doss Circus
Best Part of the Show
The Setup
Ahrens, Allan J. 1997 70 No. 1 p. 45 Set Up
Set for Late June to
Labor Day: Repeat Record Crowds
Howey, Jack 1997 70 No. 1 p. 46 International Circus Museum
Feld Hires Video Exec
to Broaden Core Business
  1997 70 No. 1 p. 46 Ringling-Barnum, Marketing
(Feld's Shows Doubled Business
in 10 yrs), 1996,
Stuart Snyder
Exit Catus Ken;
Enter Zeke the Mountain Man
  1997 70 No. 1 p. 48 Donkey Act, 1996,
Ken Benson
Renewing a 4 Camel Pulling
a Calliope for Downtown Show
  1997 70 No. 2 p. 6 Carson & Barnes
Flu Bug Bites, Over 25
Performers Missed Afternoon Show
  1997 70 No. 2 p. 6 Ringling-Barnum (Red)
Celebrated her 61st Birthday
performing on 110 Foot Sway
  1997 70 No. 2 p. 6 Sway Pole,
Carla Wallenda
RBBB Travel Exec Sentenced;
Defrauded Show $146,000
  1997 70 No. 2 p. 7 Ringling-Barnum,
William J. McMullen
Fall from High Wire,
7 Person Pyramid Back in Program
  1997 70 No. 2 p. 7 Ringling-Barnum (Red),
High Wire, Walfer Guerrero
Going Without Elephants,
First time since start in 1984
  1997 70 No. 2 p. 7 Vidbel's Olde Tyme Circus
Fined for Alleged Violations
of Animal Welfare Act
  1997 70 No. 2 p. 7 Walker Bros.,
John Walker
Cut N.Y. Dates "Avoid Conflicts"
With Sports (Or Save $?)
  1997 70 No. 2 p. 8 Ringling-Barnum
Elephant (Nick, the baby)
Grounded in Miami
  1997 70 No. 2 p. 9 John Cuneo
After Suspension (21 Days)
Cuneo Free to Rent Animals
  1997 70 No. 2 p. 9 Exotic Animals,
John Cuneo
New $ 6 Million Creative
Center in Walden, NY
  1997 70 No. 2 p. 10 Big Apple Circus,
Quarters, 1997
Pathologists Unveil Virus
Believed Killer of Young Elephants
  1997 70 No. 2 p. 13 Elephants Strain of
Herpes Virus, 1997
Splash of Circus History
Saved (1935 Posters)
  1997 70 No. 2 p. 14 Seils-Sterling 1935
Looking to Lengthen
98 Season
  1997 70 No. 2 p. 16 Hamid-Morton,
James Hamid Sr.
Due to Smaller Crowds,
Festival May be back to Dec.
  1997 70 No. 2 p. 17 Sarasota Circus Festival
Bloom, Former RBBB Veep,
To Rev Up NASCAR Entertainment
  1997 70 No. 2 p. 23 Marketing, Allen Bloom
Buffalo Bill?
CFAer Cotter Remembers
Cotter, James K. 1997 70 No. 2 p. 23  
Pixs of the Truck Show
in 1944; 15 Car RR Show
in 1945
  1997 70 No. 2 p. 24 Arthur Bros.
Death (41 yrs)
Killed while rehearsing
a bungee jump act
  1997 70 No. 2 p. 39 Trapeze "Miss Lorelei",
Lora Ann Patterson
Death (80 yrs) Youngest
Talker at Centruy of Progress
  1997 70 No. 2 p. 40 Sideshow Manager,
Robert L. Hasson
Death (85 yrs) Author,
Carnival Fire-eater,
  1997 70 No. 2 p. 40 Sideshow (Book "Step Right Up"),
Daniel P. Mannix
Europe Offers Wide Variety
of Shows at Holiday Time
Bourque, Matt 1997 70 No. 2 p. 45 1996
Great Billetti Troupe
(Eddie and Helen)
  1997 70 No. 2 p. 46 High Wire
Logans (Fred and Son, Walter)
Leave CB, to Carden Herd
  1997 70 No. 3 p. 6 Carden Circus International,
Animal Trainer (Elephant),
Fred Logan and Walter
New Big Top,
and Top Big Show at CWM
  1997 70 No. 3 p. 6 CWM 1997
Streamlines Train for
Mexico City Run
Acts in Hotel Now
  1997 70 No. 3 p. 6 Ringling-Barnum (Blue)
Cirque du Soleil Too Noisy
at Fairground, CV Told To Cancel
  1997 70 No. 3 p. 7 Circus Vargas
Pachyderms Propagating Soon   1997 70 No. 3 p. 7 Ringling-Barnum,
Elephant Breeding
Circuses Push Texas
to Ease Ban on Exotics
  1997 70 No. 3 p. 7 Animal Rights
New Way To Put Up the Big Top Hallowell, Al 1997 70 No. 3 p. 8 Circus Vargas,
Tent-Putting It Up
Show Downsized But
Certainly Not Downgraded
McCarry, Miles 1997 70 No. 3 p. 10 Clyde Beatty-Cole Bros.
Veteran Ringmaster,
Illusionist, He adds
Fire to Show
  1997 70 No. 3 p. 13 Roberts Bros.,
Ringmaster,
Brian LaPalme
When Training Animals,
Franzen Does it His Way
McCarry, Miles R. 1997 70 No. 3 p. 14 Fransen Bros.,
Animal Trainer/Owner,
Wayne Franzen
Mired in Mud Foster, Jim 1997 70 No. 3 p. 16 Carson & Barnes
Agent Orr's Old
Fashioned WAIT Paper
  1997 70 No. 3 p. 19 Royal Hanneford,
WAIT Paper,
Tommy Hanneford
Former Coca-Cola Executive
to Head Marketing
  1997 70 No. 3 p. 20 Ringling-Barnum,
Eric Schulz
Longtime Finance Chief
Arrested, Video Replaced
by Ruch
  1997 70 No. 3 p. 20 Ringling-Barnum,
Financial Officer,
Charles F. Smith
Swap Meet, Variety
of Events Will Open CHF
  1997 70 No. 3 p. 21 International Circus Museum
Pixs of the Show in 1957   1997 70 No. 3 p. 24 Hunt Bros. 1957
New Act - Interact!
(Instead of Clown Come In)
Gamble, Mort 1997 70 No. 3 p. 27 Ringling-Barnum (Blue)
Letter - Demonstrators at RBBB,
Chain Self to floor plate
  1997 70 No. 3 p. 28 Ringling-Barnum,
Animal Rights
Tent Members Serve Breakfast
Program
  1997 70 No. 3 p. 34 Kelly-Miller
John III Fell in
Love with the Circus,
Then on the Circus
  1997 70 No. 3 p. 35 Carson & Barnes,
Ringmaster, John Moss III
31 Years From Carnival
Midway to 5 Ring Show
  1997 70 No. 3 p. 35 Carson & Barnes,
Press Agent,
John Moss Jr
21st International
Circus Festival
  1997 70 No. 3 p. 36 Monte Carlo Festival,
Competition, 1997
Death Killed by a Tiger
during the Performance
  1997 70 No. 3 p. 38 Fransen Bros.,
Animal Trainer, Owner,
Wayne Franzen
Death (90 yrs)
Freestanding Head to Head
Ringmaster
  1997 70 No. 3 p. 38 With Mills Bros,
Johann Schmitz
Clowns Garner Good Press
With Educaton, Nutrition Talks
  1997 70 No. 3 p. 42 Royal Hanneford
Dubsky Marking 25th year
on Road with Royal Palact
  1997 70 No. 3 p. 46 Royal Palace Circus,
Harry Dubsky
Guerreoro Leaves Rehab unit,
Paralyzed from waist down
  1997 70 No. 3 p. 47 Ringling-Barnum (Red),
High Wire,
Walfer Guerrero
T. H., Geo. Hubler,
Ricky Wallenda on Detroit Shrine
  1997 70 No. 3 p. 47 Royal Hanneford
2 Aerialist Fall,
Tommy Breaks a Leg
  1997 70 No. 3 p. 47 Royal Hanneford
Clowns Nuttier than
Lady Journalist?
Dean, Loomis 1997 70 No. 3 p. 48 Ringling-Barnum, 1939
Goes from Big Apple Performer
(12 yrs) to Performance Dir
  1997 70 No. 4 p. 6 UniverSoul Big Top Circus
African-American Circus
Performance Dir.,
Vanesa Thomas
Judge (Hawaii)
Says Diving Mules Look OK
  1997 70 No. 4 p. 6 1997
Relatively New on
Shrine Circuit,
Has Almost 20 Weeks
  1997 70 No. 4 p. 7 Plunkett Bros.
Aerialist Breaks Back
in 18 Ft. Fall
  1997 70 No. 4 p. 8 Franzen Bros.,
Trapeze Fall,
Natalie Dionne
Son Brian Presents Animals
Show Tries to Stay Out
Bakner, Andy 1997 70 No. 4 p. 8 Franzen Bros.
Taskmistress Who Melds Talent
Into Aerial Acts for RBBB
Sugarman, Robert 1997 70 No. 4 p. 10 Ringling-Barnum (Red),
Aerial Coach,
Alla Youdina
New Ruling Allowing Ivory
Sale Leaves Many Questions
  1997 70 No. 4 p. 11 Elephants Ivory
Speech by RBBB Publicist
(1967-?) at Convention 6/13/97
  1997 70 No. 4 p. 32 Publicist, Program Writing
Jack Ryan
Death (88 yrs)
She worked web and trapeze
  1997 70 No. 4 p. 40 Bobby Peck McGough
Death (76 yrs) first female
to accomplish forward somersault
  1997 70 No. 4 p. 40 Tight Wire, Ala Naitto
Pix of their
Elephant Department
  1997 70 No. 4 p. 41 Clyde Beatty-Cole Bros.,
Animal Trainer (Elephant)
Brad Jewell
Reviewed at Fruitland, Md.,
Features a Couple Big Time Acts
  1997 70 No. 4 p. 44 Alain Zerbini Circus
Now 74, She is Just Fine,
Thank You
  1997 70 No. 4 p. 45 Sideshow Armless and
Legless wonder,
Freida Pushnik
We Perform,
It's What We Do.
Pifer, Gale 1997 70 No. 4 p. 46 Flying Return,
Ramos Family
20th Anniversary Show
has International Flavor
  1997 70 No. 4 p. 48 Big Apple Circus
Pixs of "Doc",
217 Baby Boy Elephant,
RBBB Breeding
  1997 70 No. 4 p. 48 Ringling-Barnum,
Elephant Breeding
May Pause to Refresh in 1998
(To Rethink and Revamp)
  1997 70 No. 5 p. 6 Culpepper & Merriweather
3 Dates in Washing DC,
Can't Get Out of Contract at Armory
  1997 70 No. 5 p. 6 Ringling-Barnum
Framing New Circus for
Hispanic Market (40 Weeks)
  1997 70 No. 5 p. 7 Circus Chimera,
New Show, Jim Judkins
Forced to Shift
2 Day Stand in NC
(30 days within Fair show)
  1997 70 No. 5 p. 7 Clyde Beatty-Cole Bros.
Program for The Free Show
at Big E (Eastern States Expo)
  1997 70 No. 5 p. 7 Royal Hanneford
Sideshow Theme Set for 1998
Blue Unit (Mr. Teeth Act)
  1997 70 No. 5 p. 8 Ringling-Barnum
Many Acts in Arty Salute
at Kennedy Center
  1997 70 No. 5 p. 9 Circus Flora
Animal Reps Confer,
Attempt to Write Consensus for USDA
  1997 70 No. 5 p. 10 Animal Rights
USDA Pushes to Lift License
Permanently; 13 Charges
  1997 70 No. 5 p. 11 King Royal,
USDA Suspended License
(Dead Elephant),
Darrell Davenport "Ben"
Clown College Graduates 33,
30th Year for College
  1997 70 No. 5 p. 11 Ringling-Barnum
Govt. Regs cover
All Exhibited Animals
  1997 70 No. 5 p. 11 Animal Welfare Act
Cuneo at Next Step
in Death of Elephants
  1997 70 No. 5 p. 13 Animal Welfare Act,
John Cuneo
18 Elephants at Hawthorn
Given Clean Bill of Health
  1997 70 No. 5 p. 13 John Cuneo
Proposal Would Bar Circuses,
"Dangerous Animals" in Peoria
  1997 70 No. 5 p. 13 Peoria, Ill Ban
As A Young Man, "Blackie"
Liked to Hang Around Elephants
  1997 70 No. 5 p. 14 Robert Foster "Blackie"
Marie Was a Good Girl,
But She Was an Excape Artist
Gibbs, Bobby 1997 70 No. 5 p. 15 Elephant "Marie"
Hispanics Long Have Risen
to Circus Stardom
Gossard, Steve 1997 70 No. 5 p. 16 Flying Return Records
Flying Acts, Tito Gaona
My food was gauged by the
way I had performed
Cooper, Courtney R. 1997 70 No. 5 p. 17 Flying Return, 1931,
Alfredo Codona
Hawthorn Handlers Anxious
to Get Back on Road
Gordon, Sara 1997 70 No. 5 p. 22 Elephants, John Cuneo
Fighting" Act Niblett, Jack 1997 70 No. 5 p. 23 Clyde Beatty-Cole Bros.,
Animal Trainer (Cats),
1960, Clyde Beatty
Marks 10th Anniversary With
20 City, 50 Show Tour
  1997 70 No. 5 p. 26 Circus Smirkus,
Robert Mermin
Inducted - Albert Rix,
R. W."Smokey" Jones,
Knies, Medrano
  1997 70 No. 5 p. 27 International Circus Museum
Financial Woes force Great
Circus Parade to go Commercial
  1997 70 No. 5 p. 27 CWM1997
Gives Up Effort To Have
Spillway Preserved
(River will dry up)
  1997 70 No. 5 p. 27 CWM 1997
Flat Broke After Last year,
Will give it another try
  1997 70 No. 5 p. 27 Sarasota Circus Festival
Death (89 yrs)
Owned CBCB (1957-81),
Race track owner
  1997 70 No. 5 p. 34 Jerry Collins
Death (81 yrs)
Chilean Clown known
as Tony Caluga
  1997 70 No. 5 p. 34 Abraham Lillo Machuca
Death (75 yrs)
Elephant Trainer
  1997 70 No. 5 p. 35 Switzerland, Rolf Knie
Death (75 yrs)
Daughter of Arthur Konyot,
Trainer
  1997 70 No. 5 p. 35 Dorita Konyot Humphreys
Death (84 yrs)
Trapeze act on a speeding car
  1997 70 No. 5 p. 35 Ingeborg Woods
Death (75 yrs)
Russia's Favorite Clown
Director Moscow Cir.
  1997 70 No. 5 p. 36 Yuri Nikulin
Death (76 yrs) Worked
with husband Dime Wilson
  1997 70 No. 5 p. 36 Clown, Connie Wilson
Book - "Buddy"
the story of Gertrude Lintz
  1997 70 No. 5 p. 39 Book Review
Book - "Clowns and Cannons"
Circus During the Civil War
  1997 70 No. 5 p. 39 Book Review
Book - "Traveling Showmen"
Circus before the Civil War
  1997 70 No. 5 p. 39 Book Review
Book - "Chipperfield's Circus"   1997 70 No. 5 p. 40 Book Review
Book -
"Golden Age of the Circus"
  1997 70 No. 5 p. 40 Book Review
With No Animals,
People Must Carry Show
And They Do
Cooper, John 1997 70 No. 5 p. 42 Billy Smart's Big Top,
England, 1997
Something Odd, But
Parisians Seem To Enjoy It
Cooper, John 1997 70 No. 5 p. 42 Circus Pinder (France)
Excellent French Circus,
One Elephant Act After Another
Cooper, John 1997 70 No. 5 p. 43 Cirque Alexandre Bouglione
Belgium, 1997
Good Clown Must Have Lived   1997 70 No. 5 p.43 Clown-France,
Annie Fratellini
One of Life's Greatest Pleasures
Is Finding a Decent Chair
Torkildson, Tim 1997 70 No. 5 p. 47 Ringling-Barnum
Clown, 1971
Youths Aged 12-18 Master
7 Person Pyramid, High Wire
  1997 70 No. 5 p. 48 Peru's Amateur Circus
20th Ann. Show,
Some Stunning Acts, But
Clement, Herb 1997 70 No. 6 p. 6 Big Apple Circus
Selected as 1998
Sarasota Circus Celebrity
(RBBB Manager, 1940's)
  1997 70 No. 6 p. 9 Ringling Museum,
Willis Lawson
Selected as 1998
Sarasota Circus Celebrity
(Trainmaster)
  1997 70 No. 6 p. 9 "Charlie" Smith
Gunther Selected as 1998
Sarasota Circus Celebrity
  1997 70 No. 6 p. 9 Gunther Gebel Williams
Decision Due
by Dec. 1 On License
  1997 70 No. 6 p. 10 King Royal,
Elephant USDA
Set of Dec.30-Jan.4,
9 Talent Categories
  1997 70 No. 6 p. 10 Sarasota Circus Festival
1998
John Strong Pays $7,500 Fine,
Has Elephant License Lifted
  1997 70 No. 6 p. 10 Elephant USDA,
John Strong Jr.
After 40 Ft. Fall,
3-6 Months To Recoup,
Hope to Return
Greenwood, Bert 1997 70 No. 6 p. 11 Wheel of Death,
Danny Rodriguez
Big E. Sets Attendance
Record, 17 Day Run
  1997 70 No. 6 p. 13 Royal Hanneford
Inducted - D. Jacobs,
F&L. Brunn, Yong Bros.,
F. King
  1997 70 No. 6 p. 17 Ring of Fame,
Sarasota, 1998
Elena! Russian Aerialist Point, Todd 1997 70 No. 6 p. 18 Trapeze, Elena Panova
13 Locations on
1997-98 Tour
  1997 70 No. 6 p. 21 Big Apple Circus,
Route, 1997
Ice Shows Help Boost
Feld's Wealth to $650 Million
  1997 70 No. 6 p. 21 Ringling-Barnum,
Kenneth Feld
Here! today! Lansu, Don 1997 70 No. 6 p. 23 Kelly-Miller
Ballet in the Air,
story of Lowell and Mary Sherer
Valentine, Cherie 1997 70 No. 6 p. 29 Flying Return
Flying Valentines
The North Am. Elephant
Population, Can it Sustain Itself?
Schilfarth, Jurgen 1997 70 No. 6 p. 32 Elephant Breeding
C&B's Delrita Due
First Week in December
  1997 70 No. 6 p. 33 Carson & Barnes,
Elephants, 1997
Notes for a 1966 Visit
With Charlie Lewis
Pike, Norman 1997 70 No. 6 p. 43 Clown's Life, 1966
Zerbini Show, Other Free
Attractions Pull "Em in, Alabama
Friedman, Dave 1997 70 No. 6 p. 46 Alain Zerbini Circus
For 60 Years, 4 Generations
With Indomitable Miller Spirit
Byrd, Barbara 1997 70 No. 6 p. 50 Carson & Barnes,
D. R. & Isla Miller
Letter - First meeting
with Tarzan Zerbini
  1997 70 No. 6 p. 55 Animal Trainer (Cats),
Jean Zerbini "Tarzan"
To Continue Electric
Elephant Corral
  1997 70 No. 6 p. 64 Clyde Beatty-Cole Bros.
1893 Ringling Bros.
Posters Found Between Walls
  1997 70 No. 6 p. 71 Ringling Bros. 1893
Death (79 yrs) European
Talent Scout for RBBB
  1997 70 No. 6 p. 72 Trolle Rhodin
Death (74 yrs)
Showgirl RBBB, Actress,
Literary Agent
  1997 70 No. 6 p. 73 Connie Clausen
Death (81 yrs)
Elephant Handler
  1997 70 No. 6 p.73 Robert Foster "Blackie"
Video or Pen, Tips on How
Best to Record Circus History
Hudovernik, Bob 1997 70 No. 6 p. 74 Recording Circus History
24 Liberty Horses,
8 Elephants
Cooper, John 1997 70 No. 6 p. 79 Circo Americano (Italy),
Togni Family
When Tires go Flat,
Dedication Keeps this Circus Going
Hoffman, Fred 1997 70 No. 6 p. 81 Circo Show de Pelitos
Mexico, 1997
Young American Would-Be
Clown Gets to Visit
Mascioll, Gene 1997 70 No. 6 p. 83 Circus Benneweis,
Clown, 1972
Medicine Show
Pitches Entertainment
Stoddard, Bob 1997 70 No. 6 p. 84 Medicine Show,
Tommy Scott "Doc"
Book "Modoc"
(Fiction based on Fact)
Owned M. last 20 yrs.
Helfer, Ralph 1997 70 No. 6 p. 87 Book Review
Art Film
"Fast, Cheap & Out of Control"
features Hoover
  1997 70 No. 6 p. 89 Movie, Dave Hoover
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