Great London Circus 1974
thecircusblog | May 12, 2013
A Mike Cappi photo. I hope he will I.D. these photos for me or someone that remembers this act. Thanks Carol for your comment on this performers name …. LOTHAR.
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George Matthew’s Great London Circus
thecircusblog | March 13, 2013
Sid Kellner was the owner of the show. He took the first names of his two sons George and Matthew to title the name of the circus. Many years before Great London Sid had The James Bros Circus. Dad and I worked our acts with Sid’s show on and off for many seasons. Never had […]
George Matthews Great London Circus
thecircusblog | March 13, 2013
Sid Kellner had these monogramed cloth patches made for show jackets and for the prop man’s coveralls. I got this from John Polacsek. along with the coupon and the 1976 route. John stopped off at our home in late Feb. He had been in San Diego, Calif, for the CFA meeting. We spent a few […]
Great London Circus Setting Poles
thecircusblog | September 19, 2012
This can be the most dangerous part of setting up the circus…..pulling up the center poles. In haste…. trying to get the show up and ready for the afternoon performance. There is that chance that the rigger will forget to put a safety cable on. For each pole there are three to four cables and […]
Great London Circus Centers Up
thecircusblog | September 19, 2012
All the sections of canvas were laid out by the Spool truck. Bruce Robinson, boss canvas man calls out for the men to line up for the unfolding making it ready for stretching out. Bruce stands far back for all to see and hear him. It is somewhat like the military, barking out orders only […]
Great London Circus Stretching Out
thecircusblog | September 19, 2012
Stretching out the canvas all has to be done in unison. Bruce in the white coat would call out, “All together now, lift it up, shake it out, get some air under it, PULL it back.” In one burst all would run backwards equally pulling the canvas to the outside. If you have done this […]
Great London Circus Tying Off Bailring
thecircusblog | September 19, 2012
All the canvas has been stretched out, laced and at this time attaching the peaks to the bale ring. This is done with rope and chain. After all the canvas has been tied off the big top is ready for hoisting the center poles. Bruce Robinson keeps a close eye, there can be no mistakes […]
Great London Circus Seat Wagons
thecircusblog | September 19, 2012
The show carried 7 seat wagons. It sure made for a fast set up. Seen here is the spool truck on the right. The show had everything needed for a fast set up. We had 60 one day stands, then a few sponsored spots which gave us a little rest and then back to one […]
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