"There's no Business like Show Business". This is an opportunity to share and present Circus History with others.
Friday, August 01, 2008
Here's something Different # 1
While this ad came from the Fairbury News and Gazette ( Nebraska ) on May 9, 1913, the exact same artwork is used on Terry's Big Uncle Tom's Cabin show in 1918 as found in the Lancaster Excelsior ( Missouri ) Although neither of these are real circus operations, they both definitely qualify as Outdoor Amusement Businesses. Once more, we have another part of American History you'll never see again.
I performed from 1973 to 1995 with a couple years off in between. I did an aerial cradle act for three years, low wire as a clown, trained llamas, ponies, then lions and tigers for 15 years. I am now a firefighter, a member of the Circus Historical Society and an author of several circus and carnival related subjects.
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