thecircusblog | May 12, 2017
Jeff Powless sent this photo of the Hubert Castle Circus poster. The date is 1971. The show was playing Toronto but I know very little about Hubert’s show. In the mid 1960’s Dad and I worked with his show with our chimp act. In his younger years Hubert Castle was known as Hal Smith which […]
thecircusblog | June 14, 2015
If anyone has a poster of Hubert Castle, I would have interest in buying it.
thecircusblog | June 14, 2015
Hubert Castle… as I knew him on his circus in 1966. He got his start on my grandfather’s show, J.E. Henry Bros Big Show in the mid 1920’s. I do have a photo of him at that time. It is in the category, J.E. Henry 1800 to 1900. At that time with Henry Bros his […]
thecircusblog | June 14, 2015
Hubert surely knew how to promote himself. He told me that one of his hidden secrets was that he would have liked to be an actor. This came out in a conversation we had concerning my career in acting when I was not on the road. I still was performing with the chimp act which […]
thecircusblog | May 19, 2010
A great friend. We spent a season together On the Hubert Castle circus. What a musician this man was! He never missed a show nor rested during one. I gave him the nic name “Leather Lips.” Not to long ago I found out that he is no longer with us, I bet he is giving Gabriel […]
thecircusblog | May 10, 2010
This photo of Hubert was taken in 1946. In Hubert’s earlier years his name was Hal Smith, then Hal Silvers, later changed his name again to Hubert Castle as most know him by today. Hal Smith is his true name, but any good performer needs a strong name and Hubert Castle fit him well. He […]
thecircusblog | August 28, 2009
I want to thank Joanne and PeeWee for this photo. I had posted a similar photo not long ago under the title Marhal. At the time of posting I had very little info on the act. The camels were owned by Hubert Castle and may have been trained by Bert Pettus according to Joanne Pinson.
thecircusblog | March 11, 2009
The Cassidy Girls delighted the crowd . This was a great juggling routine as it consists showering of the hoops from one person to another. It was simple but effective and that is how you entertain.
