STINKY! Joe Besser with Bud Abbott & Lou Costello

CLOWN ALLEY: Hagenbeck-Wallace (Circa 1930s)

This looks to be from the Hagenbeck-Wallace Circus. The clown cop on the far right is Jojo Lewis, next to him with the saxophone is Paul Jerome. Emmett Kelly is next to Jerome in the spotted derby. The tramp next to Emmett with the clarinet looks like he might be Mark Anthony but he's far too old to be. Behind them might be Roy Barret.

Down front with arms outstretched is Jerome's pal, Bill Ward's uncle and longtime Ringling advance clown, Earl Shipley.

The whiteface playing clarinet at Earl's left hand may be Frank Luley. The whiteface trombone player at the bell of Frank's clarinet is Horace Laird and next to Horace is Billy Rice. I'm not sure about the other whitefaces.

I *am* sure that, in the center, that is Otto Griebling in drag.

Potential Bumper Sticker

CURRENT CIRCUS REPORT?

If there is anyone out there with the current issue of CIRCUS REPORT, and wouldn't mind scanning the photo of me, I would very greatly appreciate it. I'd like to see it!

Thanks,
Pat Cashin
cashincomedy@yahoo.com

KARANDASH

Mikhail Nikolayevich Rumyantsev (Russian: Михаи́л Никола́евич Румя́нцев) (10 December 1901 – 31 March 1983), better known under his stage name Karandash (Russian: Каранда́ш which means pencil), was a famous Soviet clown. He was a People's Artist of the USSR, and was the teacher of the famous Russian clowns Oleg Popov and Yuri Nikulin.

Another Potential Christmas Card

IT'S NEVER TOO EARLY: To Start Thinking About This Year's Christmas Card

CLOWNALLEY.NET IS BACK: Did You Miss Us?

Professor Paul Wenzel - RBB&B '68

"MONSEWER" EDDIE GRAY

Click here for a link to the British Pathe newsreel of the Monsewer's juggling prowess.

CHUCK BURNES

AL ACKERMAN: Publicity Photo

STEVE COPELAND & RYAN COMBS: Kelly Miller Circus

STANLEY "CARLO" BOWER: Brian Boswell's Circus

DAVID LARIBLE: Trash Bag Ballet, Circus Moira Orfei

MAISS & BEBY: 24 Hours In the Life Of a Clown (1946)

MONTE CARLO WINNERS by Cesar Diaz

MICHAEL "COCO" POLAKOVS: RBB&B (Early 1960s)

Coco's soap gag performed outdoors. After Ringling stopped touring under canvas the Greatest Show on Earth still continued to perform grandstand dates until the mid 1960s. 

Michael "Coco" Polakovs

RBB&B BLUE UNIT CLOWN ALLEY: Happy Birthday, Mr. Feld (1984)

Link suggested by Omar Morales





Chris Shelton and friends!

IN MEMORIAM: Frank Curry

Deeply saddened to learn of the passing of my friend, Frank Curry.

Men like Frank are all too rare and his generous spirit will be very sorely missed.

THE FRATELLINIS and GROCK (Newsreel footage)

Les freres fratellini les trois fameux clowns by jean_luc_arsene