Les Rhodins
Posted By thecircusblog on September 8, 2011
Lola and Ernst, I believe, were on the Tommy Bentley Circus in the mid 1980’s.
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May Kovar
Posted By thecircusblog on September 8, 2011
May Kovar followed in her mother’s foot steps and created her own leopard act, and, I might add, it was quite good. Her father and May Kovar Sr. were both cat trainers. In the 1030’s, May’s mother was featured on Ringling Bros. There are photos of her in the earlier portion of the circus blog.
May is now retied and doing well. Every now and again we have a chat on the phone, remembering old times. I don’t know where this photo was taken or the show. Maybe Jackie, her daughter, will make a comment.
Maryse Begary
Posted By thecircusblog on September 5, 2011
Maryse Begary was one of the circus greats. I remember her from about 1958 or 59. I was so impressed by the way she spoke. I am quite happy that I found her photos in the Dorothy Carson collection and now I have them on loan to share with you. I found out that she was born in France in the mid 1920’s, and when she came to this country, she worked with just about all of the major Circuses.
Maryse Begary
Posted By thecircusblog on September 5, 2011
In her own way, she was one of the greatest aerial performers. It is said that Maryse was a huge fan of Lillian Leitzel. I’m not surprised. I cannot say that there was one above all of the rest because that would be an arrogant statement. The women aerial performers I have seen, and there have been many, put their own personal touch and attributes into their act, hence all were magnificent.
Gil Gray 1920
Posted By thecircusblog on September 5, 2011
Before Gilbert”Gil” Gray got started as a clown then later with his circus he was a booking agent. This photo of him at his office in New York City 1920.
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