Friday, June 13, 2008

HAROLD D: Al G Barnes Circus, 1925 & 26


A strange X-faced clown makeup that gives Chesty Mortimer and Jerry Bangs a run for their money in our annual Halloween post. I can't make out the entire signature but you can make out "Harold D".

It reads, "To Lawrence Swalley the "Prince of Joy" ??? a sad rival, Harold D?????? season 1925 & 26".

Anyone know more about the mysterious "Harold D"?

2 comments:

Anonymous said...

Kinda reminds me of Jeff Dunham's vent puppet Walter.

-Greg

Anonymous said...

You might check to see if the CWM has a route book for those years. Or maybe post the question on the CHS web site to see if someone has one in their collection to look up the name. www.circushistory.org
P.J.Holmes