HOWDY, MY NAME IS BILL STRONG, I'LL BE YOUR "24 HOUR MAN", ROUTING YOU INTO THE PAST TO SEE WHAT THE CIRCUS WAS IN DAYS GONE BY. IF YOU'RE LIKE ME, AND MISS WHAT IT USED TO BE, THEN COME ON ALONG AS WE GO DOWN THE ROAD FOLLOWING THE ARROWS BACKWARDS, TO "YESTERDAY'S TOWNS"! IF YOU HAVE CIRCUS RELATED PICTURES YOU WOULD LIKE POSTED, SEND THEM TO,,,,yesterday1@verizon.net,,,,AND WE WILL TRY TO FIT THEM IN. "24 HOUR MAN" WILL HAVE THE FINAL DECISION ON POSTING.
Three years at CWM made me a real traditionalist, and I keep remembering Bob Parkinson saying, "I want the people to see what the circus used to be, not what it is today. That's what this site is about!
Although she didn't work the season, she was a big hit in the Winter program, working the James Clubb Chipperfield Mixed Act with John Illig. You should recognize her from her many years with Carson-Barnes, Pat White.
posted by 24-HOUR-MAN | 10:45 PM
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John and I are both from Sandusky, Ohio. We both worked for Jungle Larry's for a few years. John was training the Chimp act at the time and had a few young lions he was breaking. He wanted desperately to be around bears and I believe he actually got to work for Albert Rix for a while before joining James Clubb. I understand he had a big bear act in Europe with the Clubb organization. John is a great guy. I'm thrilled to see he has had the opportunities and all that he has achieved.
Bob
John worked the big Bear Act on one of the Winter programs in Munich while we were there. We spent a month with him in Caracas when he was with Albert, John is truly a pleasure to be around.
Pat has always been a terrific personality in the arena. This photo exemplifies her persona. The last I heard she was in Japan with a James Clubb act.
Bob
Pat and John are both back together again working a Clubb mixed act on Kintoshita in Japan. I also had the pleasure of working with John at Jungle Larry's.
To Darryl and Bob Cline:
For that matter, to anybody who can direct me to a source for researching circuses in Japan. Mabel Stark told me often of her work there, but alas, never mentioned the name of the show. This was 1954-1957. I've searched the net for Japanese circus history, but obviously I'm missing the right sites.
Thanks in advance, everyone.
Roger,
Obviously, I'm missing the right stuff also. I found out that the Kinoshita Circus is the oldest circus in Japan. I also found these names: Hyakumensou Circus, Yokohama Circus, Kino Circus and the Bolshoi Circus but it's first performance was in 1958.
I also have a photograph of Tamura Circus located in Yokohama in Feb. 1953. If you are able to find anything out, let us know.
Bob
Didn't Pat White work Hawthorn cats on Jordan world Circus in say 2002-2003?
Your are Excellent. And so is your site! Keep up the good work. Bookmarked.
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Who worked with this cats in the season ?
I believe Pat worked them, but not on Krone. Trudy Strong worked the Hawthorn Gold Tigers on Krone from 1994, thru 1999.
Yes, Pat worked them in 1997 in Circus Louis Knie and John Illig took over the act halfway 1998 on the Great Russian State Circus. Does somebody have some pictures of this act for me ?
Thomas
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