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!
john herriott said...
OK Bill. Another trivia question, and I will wait on this one.
Three sets of sisters that were flying trapeze artists and I am sure played Detroit at various times over the years. What were their names?
Clue; Some of them had various married names over the years.
Also two lady aerialists of yesteryear used the same stage name and both did one arm swings. What were their names????
posted by 24-HOUR-MAN | 7:51 PM
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Clue: Come on you Gibtowners on the last two, one has some Gibtown association. That is all I will say and I will patiently wait. In the meantime what famous Ringling clown for many years ended up on the Gil Gray show and what real old time Ringling clown, then with Gil Gray got him the job.
Would the last two have been Mother & Daughter????
No they were not related and the stage name they used was there last name. Their first names were different
would one be Unus' daughter?
Not Vicky?
NOPE!!!!
Not Struppi?
cavalleros
zachini
espania
Penny & Linda never flew. Donna & first husband Barry Mitchell had a flying act, & she also was in Billy Woods all girl act, so was Kim Baer.
Joanne filled in for Trudy,(Wood-Pinson Flyers, Billy Woods & PeeWee Pinson) on Gil Gray when Trudy fell doing single traps. Joanne was also in that act on Polack. When Tony Steele joined the act it became the Flying Steeles. When Tony & Billy went to Europe, Ray Valentine joined PeeWee & Joanne,(Flying Ray-Dens), they were on Polack for 4 years.
Trudy flew with the Flying Malkos,(with Mike & June Malko,& Tony Steele) The Wood-Pinson Flyers, The Flying Wards,(Harold Ward, Billy Woods, & PeeWee Pinson) & The Flying Victors.
Mr Lee,
I remember when you spelled your name with all small letters, could be before you became the Mayor,LOL.
That was my first guess too,(Aerialetta), but I too was wr,,,,wro,,,,wron,,,,wrong!!!!
LaLage????
Mickey King????
Maryese Begare, Victoria, Jeanine Pivoto, Belinda, Lillian Lietzle ( spelling) give us a hint
FOR JOHNNY HERRIOTT'S CLOWN QUESTION: I saw Paul Jerome on Gil Gray, so that must be the famed RBB clown mentioned. The former RBB clown who got Jerome the job--I'm guessing it was either Lew Kish, or Billy Burke...? I remember Lew Kish was in failing health at the time, and was going blind.
Latest clues, however 24 hour man got one set right and Lee got another set right, so lat but not least. Their maiden name was Sullivan. One is the mother and grand mother of a mother-daughter who we all know or know about as performers and the son-in-law has been a major comedy act in circuses for many years with either the daughter or her daughter assisting in the act. Now her sister closed out her career as an aerialist and became a wardrobe seamstrees. One of her husbands replaced Alfreda Codona when his shoulder went bad. No they are not hispanic.
Roger was half right on the clowns so I will close off on that and declare it was indeed Paul Jerome and his benefactor was Mickey MacDonald. I havn't see much on the two ladies that used the same stage name but Bill has both of them on his circus beauty group so will let someone zero in on that, but come one, lets identify the 2 Sullivan sisters. I believe Tommy Bentley trouped with one of them at one time and doesn't realize they were sisters. I hope someone gets it soon. Well the hell with it, her last husband was [DRUM ROLL TIFFANY /////////, SHAKEY LEGS MURPHY].. Come on you guys I got a real blockbuster coming up. Right out of the Blue Room.
Mamie Ward?
Its 930 Sun morn. and I will wait until noon for final guesses and then the tiffany and drum roll and announcement of who the last two sisters are. Nobody has had either one which surprises mr.
I know one was Eileen Voise, mother of Arden Kriesh, grandmother of Noby Arden, & of course The mother-in-law, of a monkey,("Norbu")!!!!
The three sets of sisters are; Trudy and Joann . Antoinette Concello and Mickey King. And Eileen Voise and Rose Behee.
Why didn't I think of that????
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