America's Favorite Circus Weakly Volume 1
December 18, 1972
holiday show Yes, Virginia, there is a Santa Clausl Thousands of children and adults will attest to that fact for they saw him with Rudy Bros. Circus last week. This year Rudy Jacobi put together an exciting program of acts for his annual Christmas-time tour on the west coast. The show toured for about two weeks and played to what was described as "generally good business every day." The program as seen in Richmond, Calif. (Dec. 9-10) at the end of the tour, featured! The Belltenes - bell ringers The Holder's Tropical Birds Wiley Keo - trampoline Ray Grant & Co. - magic ffliss Estelle - aerial web The Rudenko Bros. - Juggling Senor Ramos - single trapeze Henry1* Chimps Ray Grant - puppets The Saxons - unicycles Heir Hang - Miss Tai Wing Santa Claus - dingo When asked about the 1972 summer tour of his show, Mr. Jacobi said "the tour was essentially a good one, that was marred only by the blowdown in Chicago." For the upcoming 1973 season, Mr. Jacobi reports "there will be some nice surprises in the way of a program that should appeal to everyone* It looks like we are going to have a really long season."
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Farewell Officials at the Clackamas High School in dilwaukie, Oregon, report their Youth Circus has been completely discontinued. The snow, which operated along the Pacific Coast during t.ie summer month time of June to September, for many years was directed by Dave Williams, a teacher at the school. ffliss Ann Perry, one of the teachers who worked closely with the circus project, told The Circus Report just last week that "there is no more Clackamae Youth Circus." About a year ago it was announced that the Youth Circus would probably be dropped in favor of other activities. One of those proposed was summer canoe trips for boys and their fathers on the rivers of the Pacific Northwest. The loss of trie Clackamas Youth Circus leaves only the Wenatchee Youth Circus still operating on the ^acific coast. This show has been traveling extensively throughout the summer months for many years* under the direction of Paul Pugh. Incidentally, his son, David, has been featured on the John Strong Circus for the past two years. Three other Youth circuses are still operating. One is in Peru, Indiana, while the other two are in Florida. HISTORICAL FACT The Lament Bros. Circus baseball teem of 1913 didn't lose a game all season. Their mascot was a white French poodle.
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CHRISTMAS party
December 18, 1972
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The Mncon, Gu., Shrine Circus held Observers report that an overflow on Now. 24-26 was produced by Eddie Zaccrowd filled the Cow Palace, in San Francnini. Attendance, s«ys a correspondent cisco, Calif, for the 2nd annual Lockfrom the Deep South, was good not not as heed Christmas Circus Party on Dec. 10th. many people as one miqht expect from a This year's show was again presented by Shrine promotion. Loni,Ironberg (Key Bros, Circus) but only one performance was given The show's program featuredi — at 1t30 p.m. Struppi Hanneford - cat act Johnny Jordan 4 Co, - trampoline, hitjh Aerial numbers on the show act and leeps were arranged by Bob Yerkee, Faye Alexander - funny car - flying act with outside animal act* being The Antonetts - teeterboard-juggling provided by the Kaye elephants and Ed Steeples. Johnny Jordan - sponge dive Gino Bogino & Co, - risley - juggling Music for the circus presenKirby's and Rucker's chimp acts tation was presented by a full The Ruckers - Carden-Johnson elephants band, while e rock band appear* Patterson & Co. - TrHmpoline and ladder ed es a special feature, and a second Geo, Haneford, Jr. - perch - Riding act rock bend provided music in the lobby. Hugo Zacchini - cannon art. The program consisted oft Clowns on the show were Eddie Dullum and Bert Deniels. Dogs and Ponies Aerial webe Ken Wiler - balance Alfie, the elephant Tumbling There aren't too many "first time ewer" acts Chimps being presented in the circus these days, but the big Clowns attraction of Circus Knie, in Switzerland, surely Trampoline must be one of them. T.iat is Fredy Knie, Jr. *s presBears entation of the tiger riding a rhlnocerus. Certainly High Dive it is proving to be one of the greatest animal sensaKen Wiler - juggling tions of all time, Loni's horse Fredy Knie, of course, is well known for his Loop-the-loop training of horses. He is Just 26, end earlier this Ponies year married Wary Jose Galland, a policeman's daughClowns ter, in a traditional circus wedding. The ceremony Indians took place in the circus ring at Lucerne, before e Loni - trick roping group of some 5,000 people. A guard of honor, consisClowns ting of the clowns and circus staff attended the Kays's elephants couple during the ceremony* Clowns Featured with Circus Knie for The Flying Artons season 1972 are as follows: The Eugen Poludnink (the Dutch anim.ilSanta Cleus - finale young Knie brothers, Fredy, Rolf, dcaling linn of Klanls i.< famous for
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Louis and Franco in a high-school act with elephants and horses; The Great Coray, equilibrist; Franco Knie presenting camels and exotics; clowns Little Toddy and Little Terry: the Walgardi Brothers, catapulting teeterboard act; clowns, the Two Steft; Rolf Knie with the liberty horse act; the Three Dymeks, hand and pole-vaulting act; the Dymek second act is Italina Wrzesinska, web rope; Louis Knie presents a herd of seven Asian elephants and two African elephants; Klants' Polar Rears presented by Barbara and
its ice br;iis and other animals used in circus and film work): Troupe Hodrtguez of Mexico (flvc people) "perform daring stunts on a sol of liori/ontal bars high under the roof
