A poster with no mention of the name of the show at all... only the star attraction, the quintessential clown trio: The Fratellinis.
From top to bottom: Paul the classic auguste turned contre-auguste, Francois the most classic of whitefaces and Albert the man who re-created and forever changed the role and appearance of the auguste.
As for yesterday's post, I've received a few messages from folks telling me stories about how nice it was to work with and for Emmett Jr. on the Emmett Kelly Jr. All-Star Circus in the 70s and early 80s. I'm not saying that Emmett Jr. icouldn't be a wonderful person and a great employer, I just don't see him as a particularly exceptional perfomer or circus clown.
His father, the man who crafted that material and persona, was.
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Lest you don't know, Paul Fratellini's daughter, Violette, married Charlie Cairoli.
She died almost 4 years ago having outlasted her husband by a little under 23 years.
If you hadn't realise by now, I worship at the shrine of Charlie Cairoli.
John.
Pictures of Charlie can be found here http://picasaweb.google.co.uk/Esko.Peter.Ogden
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