Kelly Miller Circus brings old-time Big Top show to Southern Indiana
Circus performer Delayna is part of the elephant act. Apr. 28, 2011
Written byKen Neuhauser, Kenny & the Kids
Written byKen Neuhauser, Kenny & the Kids
The Courier-Journal
The Kelly Miller Circus is a throwback to the days when shows traveled the countryside, posting fliers announcing their arrival and actually putting up tents where they entertained townspeople under the Big Top. This town-to-town traveling circus arrives in Southern Indiana this weekend for performances in Charlestown and Madison.
The Oklahoma-based Kelly Miller show, with origins that date to 1938 and featuring elephants, tigers, clowns, dogs, aerialists, acrobats and other traditional attractions, is owned and produced by John Ringling North II, great-nephew of those legendary Ringling brothers.Performances will be at 4:30 and 7:30 p.m. today on the grounds of Jonathan Jennings Elementary School in Charlestown and at 2 and 5:30 p.m. Saturday at Madison Consolidated High School in Madison.
The Oklahoma-based Kelly Miller show, with origins that date to 1938 and featuring elephants, tigers, clowns, dogs, aerialists, acrobats and other traditional attractions, is owned and produced by John Ringling North II, great-nephew of those legendary Ringling brothers.Performances will be at 4:30 and 7:30 p.m. today on the grounds of Jonathan Jennings Elementary School in Charlestown and at 2 and 5:30 p.m. Saturday at Madison Consolidated High School in Madison.
What’s a circus without the clowns? Steve Copeland, left, and Ryan Combs provide merriment.Among the stars of the two-hour spectacle are aerialist Miss Nikita, who defies gravity on her soaring single trapeze; Casey McCoy, the “Titan of the Tigers.” and his six tigers, including one rare white cat; and Brian La Palme, “The Human Volcano” who takes fire breathing to new heights.Other Big Top performers include The Silk Road Camels, trained by Mike Rice; rope-spinning cowboy Darrell “The Hawk” Hawkins; and comedy and acrobats compliments of The Poema Family from Argentina.The fun in each town actually begins well before the ringmaster's customary “Ladies and gentlemen and children of all ages” introduction.
Stop by the Charlestown venue (603 Market St.) at 9 a.m. today and the Madison venue (743 Clifty Drive) at 9 a.m. Saturday for the raising of the tent.The show's elephants will assist the circus crew in raising the Big Top, which was imported from Italy and has a seating capacity of 1,200 people.
There is the possibility that some of the circus performers will help drive the tent's stakes or help set up the concessions.The 40-foot-tall tent, made with waterproof vinyl, is supported by several miles of rope, steel cable and chain, and a quarter-mile of heavy gauge aluminum tubing.read more:http://www.courier-journal.com/article/20110429/FEATURES/304290043/1010/features/Kenny-Kids-Kelly-Miller-Circus-brings-old-time-Big-Top-show-Southern-Indiana?odyssey=mod%7Cnewswell%7Ctext%7CFeatures%7Cp
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