thecircusblog | December 20, 2009
Top left to right: Harry Ross, Frank “Pancho” Roche, Mary Henry, Rosie Rojas. Bottom right to left, Ivan Henry, Jenelle Henry, Charlotte Henry, Clifford Henry and.. Pumkin Bonta? If not Pumkin it is one of the Horner brothers. Photo taken in the back yard of the Siebrand Bros Circus, 1954.
thecircusblog | December 20, 2009
A legend …most likely one of the greatest circus clowns of his time. He created his own image and because of shear respect for him no one has copied it. He spent most of his career with Ringling Bros and he was one of the stars in the show you waited to see. In my opinion the […]
thecircusblog | December 20, 2009
Bruno preformed with us on the Al Mall Circus in 1973. I think this was the last time that we worked on the same show together. I do remember he was a great guy and a fine showman.
thecircusblog | December 13, 2009
This indeed is a rare photo of Jack Bonavita. He p0sed for this picture sometime in 1905. Later Jack was killed during the act by one of his polar bears. Louis Roth, a great friend of his almost collapsed when he heard the news of Jack ‘s death. Jack Bonavita was the person who encouraged Louis Roth to […]
thecircusblog | December 13, 2009
In this photo you can barely see Jack. He is seated in the center of all these lions reading a newspaper. This trick is known as the “Old Armchair”, This is the first time I have ever seen this done and I have not ever seen any other trainer duplicate this trick. I would like to add that this picture […]
thecircusblog | December 13, 2009
For over three decades, Terrell Jacobs has thrilled circus fans. This photo was taken on the Cole Bros circus.
thecircusblog | December 13, 2009
This is a very rare photo of Frank Bostock. Frank was from England where he had a wild animal circus. Later he did performed in the U.S. for many years and to his credit broke in many wild animal trainers.
