THE ERIKSONS # 2
This is a much later version of the act, Steve is no longer there but the act has grown, this is the Clyde Beatty Circus 1952, & left to right are Hans, Penny Wilson, Conchita Morales Erikson,(Karl's wife), Herbie,(and if you think Herbie is not a girl's name, you are right, but then Herbie, is not a girl), & Karl.
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Well who is Herbie and what's the deal. Has to be a story there somewhere!!!
Herbie was already in the act when I joined them, He was from Germany. I understand he left them not long after I did. Only story I know is that they had booked three girls and being small he was the obvious one. He also did Web and Iron jaw dressed in drag. By the way Concha was married to Karl not Hans. I think there was a connection between Hans and Herbie but I was never possitive.
Penny
Penny, Thank you for the info on Herbie, & the correction, I will edit that right away. I believe another young man, Ralph Oyseth also worked in the act in drag. I worked with him on Polack Eastern in 1955 when I was working Aerial Bars, & he was catching for Harold Voise.
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