Al Connors
thecircusblog | September 5, 2008
Al not only worked in the circus, he also did vaudeville and night club work. After he married Bertha Henry, his main interest was the circus and of course it was Henry Bros.
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KoKo & Grace Fairburns
thecircusblog | September 5, 2008
Koko and Grace did numerous clown numbers. They also teamed up with Harry Ross. The funniest part about Koko and Grace is that KoKo could not hear, and Grace had to yell at him on the stage to direct as to what to do next. The audience loved them.
Harry Ross & His Dog Pal
thecircusblog | September 5, 2008
Harry began working in vaudeville with a hand balancing chair and table act. It wasn’t until later that he started doing the same act only as a clown. He created a lot of comedy in this act….people loved him. For those who knew him, his favorite expression was “you believe that, don’t cha?”……..May God bless […]
Helene Hendricks
thecircusblog | September 5, 2008
Helene perfomes rings, traps and a neck swivel on the Siebrand Bros. stage. There were also two circus rings on either side of the stage for ground acts and large animals. Her husband Eddie had a dog act one of three on the circus.
Eddie Hendricks
thecircusblog | September 5, 2008
Eddie Hendricks performing a leap over an umbrella on a tight wire. His wife, Helene, is holding the umbrella. This photo was taken on Siebrand Bros. circus. Photo 1955.
Head to Head
thecircusblog | September 5, 2008
Here the Landons are performing just one of their many tricks. Mr. Landon would place Luis on his head and run aound the ring.
The Landons
thecircusblog | September 5, 2008
The Landons were from Argentina and performed a great hand balancing act. Victor & I became friends….I thought he was a kid like myself because of his size. I spoke Spanish and English, I became his English teacher.
Blackie The Wire Walking Dog
thecircusblog | September 5, 2008
Blackie, the Manchester Terrier is performing the wire walk.My Mom and Dad on the Yankee Patterson Circus, The stage name of the dog act Henry’s K 9 revue. 1943.
Mary Henry with Her Dogs
thecircusblog | September 5, 2008
This picture was taken just before the show….waiting for her announcement.Yankee Patterson Circus,summer of 1945.
Esparanza
thecircusblog | September 5, 2008
Esperanza thrilled the audience with a foot revolve… on a ball bearing crane bar, Her shoes were placed in slots, then she would dive forward and do numerous revolutions. She did this stunt about 28 feet up in the highest part of the big top. 1946.
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