Tuesday, June 08, 2010

CLOWN ALLEY: Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey, Red Unit (1979)

30 years ago, THIS is what circus clowning in America looked like.


3 comments:

  1. Such a great group! So many are gone now. I can count five. That is almost a quarter of the alley.Threst are still hanging in. Mitch Freddes

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  2. I've just bought a programme for the 1947-48 season of Bertram Mills' Circus at Olympia, London. There are 13 clowns pictured!! These days, a British show is lucky to have 3!

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  3. Like a Mount Rushmore, beautiful, just beautiful and to be viewed with reverence and gratitude.

    Paul Gutheil RCD

    PS Hi to one of the greats, that's you Mitch.

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