The exquisite whiteface of Albert "Flo" White who toured with the Cole, Ringling, Beatty-Cole and Shrine circuses and was a part of the Alley on the mammoth Circus America show in Washington DC in the early 70s.
On the Paul Kay show I always watched "Flo", in spec, the last song Jack Cervone played was, "Be A Clown", and on the first note, Albert litterally exploded with joy and animation, it's one of the memories of my career that will never fade.
So many of these performers are just faded black & white pictures to me. It's wonderful to be able to find out from the folks who were there just who these clowns were and what they did.
On the Paul Kay show I always watched "Flo", in spec, the last song Jack Cervone played was, "Be A Clown", and on the first note, Albert litterally exploded with joy and animation, it's one of the memories of my career that will never fade.
ReplyDeleteThanks for sharing that Bill.
ReplyDeleteSo many of these performers are just faded black & white pictures to me. It's wonderful to be able to find out from the folks who were there just who these clowns were and what they did.
Albert White was my great uncle. I adored him and am so happy to see these pictures anywhere.
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