CARSON & BARNES NEWS---

Carson and Barnes Circus starts the show
04/20/2010 VERONA, Miss. (WTVA)--

If you love clowns, elephants and performances from the high-wire, you're in luck.
They can all be found under the big top of the Carson and Barnes Circus in Verona.
The first of four performances kicked off Tuesday afternoon.
That's after a full day of preparations.
One of the most dramatic events is to see the big top going up.
It takes a full crew of men to unravel the heavy material and attach it to posts in the ground.
Marketing Director Amanda Pippin says performances will include all the traditional acts crowds expect. Acts include dogs, ponies and elephants among a host of others popular attractions.
"The physical attributes of our performers are just amazing. The things they can do with their bodies are just so amazing. So, there literally is something for everyone. It's something your children will remember for the rest of their lives," Pippin said.
Pippin says the circus holds performances three hundred days of the year.

Big Top Brings Some History to the Shoals CarsonBarnesCircus.com FLORENCE–In America today there remains only one big-tented circus which manages to maintain a traditionally demanding road schedule. It's the all new 74th edition of the Carson & Barnes Circus, bringing almost one hundred performers and animals to the Shoals on April 22 and 23. The giant tent will be pitched on the grounds of Crosspoint Church of Christ on Cox Creek Parkway in Florence. Showtimes are at 4:30pm and 7:30pm Thursday and Friday. Advance tickets are available at Bank Independent locations, Coussons BP Convenience stores, Honeybaked Ham in Regency Square Mall and the office at CrossPoint Church of Christ.
The Lauderdale County Children’s Policy Council will use the event as a fundraiser. Carson & Barnes helped non profits and civic organizations across the country raise close to $500,000 in 2009.
The sponsorship arrangements are such that the Children’s Policy Council ONLY benefits from ticket sales in advance. The council receives no proceeds from tickets sold on Thursday or Friday.
The Herrera Troop will perform daring feats of skill on the high wire you won’t soon forget. CarsonBarnesCircus.com Carson & Barnes Circus travels with its city-block long tent to some 200 towns and cities each year. Emphasis this year is on a new concept in circus presentation which blends over eight decades of circus tradition and family ownership with exciting new acts and up-close audience viewing. Carson & Barnes is achieving a new height in quality family entertainment.
When Carson & Barnes sets up circus morning, it is circus history and magic which transforms the show grounds into "Circus City USA". The public is invited to watch free of charge. Early birds on April 22 can watch as the first units of the caravan begin arriving about an hour after dawn.
Over two dozen types of exotic and domestic animals are unloaded, fed, watered and made available for viewing. Adding to the excitement is the final and most popular experience of all as humans, elephants and technology work side-byside to erect America's largest circus Big Top.
The performers are artists from around the world, including the United States, Mexico, Peru, Chile, Argentina, Russia and Italy. Acts consist of aerial trapeze, high wire, motorcycle acrobatic teams, jugglers and clowns, along with performing elephants, camels, dogs and horses.
Special for 2010 is the award-winning clown and world-renowned "King of Comedy," Alex, entertaining with hilarious highbounding feats on the trampoline.
Advance general admission tickets are available at special discount prices. These will benefit the Children’s Policy Council.

CULPEPPER & MERRIWEATHER CIRCUS DATE

Simone Dykes

Farber set for circus on April 30

Thanks to the sponsorship of the Farber Evening Lions Club, Culpepper & Merriweather Circus, “America’s Favorite Big Top Circus” is visiting Farber on Friday, April 30. The event will be held at Sportsman’s Park with showtiimes of 5 p.m. and 7:30 p.m. A percentage of the proceeds raised will be donated to Vandalia Area Play Care.The circus visited Farber for the first time ever in 2008, with between 750-850 in attendance.The event gave area residents a chance to take a ride on African elephants and see a variety of acts. Those included tigers and lions performing tricks, Miss Samone on the trapeze, Miss Paulette and her feathered pets, clowns, the Arlise Troupe, and much more. It also featured the original music of Los Angeles composer Matt Marguci. It is the only tent circus that uses an original music score.A free tour and tent raising will be held between 9:30-10 a.m. This presentation offers a unique opportunity for families, schools, and interested community members to meet and learn all about the Culpepper & Merriweather Circus family and includes a walking tour of the circus grounds. Those attending will learn in -teresting facts about the performers, the history of our show and the different species of animals in our Circus Family. In this presentation the group will also address topics such as hygiene, grooming and the veterinary care all of their animals.Tickets paid for in advance cost $9 for adults and $6 for children ages 2-12. On circus day, adult tickets cost $12 and children tickets cost $7.Ticket outlets include the United Credit Union in Vandalia, Hickman’s IGA, First National Bank, Martinsburg Bank, Vandalia Barber Shop, Shelter Insurance, Platinum Touch, Vandalia Play Care, Goodwin’s Groceries, Farber Library, and Farber Fire Department.For more information on the Culpepper & Merriweather Circus, visit http://www.cmcircus.com/.Tickets may also be purchased by credit card at 866-BIG-TOP6.

NILE SHRINE CIRCUS (SEATTLE, WA) PRODUCED BY CINDY MEGLEY

Nile Shrine Circus performs April 23-25 in Kent

By STEVE HUNTER, Apr 19 2010

Get ready for three days of a three-ring circus at the ShoWare Center in Kent.
Circus performers are set to perform on rings set up side by side across an arena floor that is usually filled by hockey and football players.
High-wire acts, jugglers, clowns, tigers, elephants and dogs - they're all part of the seven shows by the Nile Shrine Circus April 23-25. The show times are 4:30 and 8 p.m. April 23, 10 a.m., 2 and 6 p.m. April 24 and 2 and 6 p.m. April 25.
"It's not as big as the Ringling Brothers but it's the same quality," said Chuck Cook, the Nile Shrine Circus chairman, in a phone interview April 8. "It's family-oriented and we keep the prices as low as we possibly can so families can afford it."
Tickets are $20 for gold seats, $15 for reserved and $12 for general admission. Tickets are $1 less for the early shows at 4:30 p.m. April 23 and 10 a.m. April 24.
"It's about a 2 1/2-hour show so you get your money's worth for the entertainment," Cook said.
This won't be the first time the ShoWare Center sees its share of elephants and clowns: The Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey Circus performed last September at the ShoWare.
The high-wire act of the Nile Shrine Circus features 11-year-old Briana Phelps, part of the world-famous Wallenda family act.
"She does an outstanding job on the high wire," Cook said.
Phelps has trained in Sarasota, Fla., with Rick Wallenda, the grandson of Karl and Helen Wallenda, who launched the family's high-wire acts. Rick Wallenda also will participate in the high-wire act.
Ten tigers, three elephants, 20 dogs and six ponies travel by truck with the circus to perform stunts. Children can ride the ponies during the intermission.
Producer Cindy Migley brings the circus to town from its home base in Florida. The circus will present seven shows in Kent as well as shows in Oak Harbor, Bellingham, Sequim, Bremerton and at the Tulalip Indian Reservation during its swing through the state.
"Cindy lines up the performers and she has a great reputation from Shrine temples across the country," Cook said.
This marks the first Shrine Circus in the Seattle area in about 10 years. The Shrine Circus used to perform annual shows at the KeyArena in Seattle but has not been back to the area for about a decade.
"It's a new show and the first year for Cindy," Cook said, of the reason for bringing the circus back to the Seattle area.
The Shrine Circus performed its first show in Washington more than 65 years ago. The Nile Shrine Circus is a fundraiser for the Nile Shrine Center in Mountlake Terrace as well as Shrine clubs. Cook said the circus is not a fundraiser for the Shriners Hospitals for Children, which is a separate organization.
The Shriners will bring their circus calliope to play out in front of the ShoWare before the performances. A unit of the Shriners clowns also will entertain before the shows. The doors to the arena open one hour before the show.
The Shriners worked with Kent schools to conduct a coloring contest for children ages 5-12. Children can still enter the contest by going to www.nilecircus.org. The prizes for the top three placers in four age-group divisions include a Shrine Circus hat, a circus bear, a circus fez and a clown nose.
Cook said local Shriners put in a lot of work to bring the circus to Kent and the other Puget Sound cities.
"But it's all worth it when you see kids and their smiles at the circus," he said.

Editor's Note:

The Kent Date is but one of many locations

this show will appear at for the Nile Temple!

CARSON & BARNES CIRCUS NEWS---

The Carson & Barnes Circus

Posted: Apr 13, 2010

The Carson & Barnes Circus will make several stops across the Tennessee Valley from April 19 through April 26.
It will be in:
• Russellville - April 19 • Tupelo, April 20-21 •Florence - April 22-23• Cullman - April 24-25

• Rainsville - April 26

Potentially, several thousand dollars will be raised for non-profit organizations in north Alabama including the Russellville Foster Grandparents, the Lauderdale County Children's Policy Council, the Cullman Kiwanis Club, and the Rainsville Civitan Club.
The Carson & Barnes Circus features America's largest traveling zoo, plus dozens of international performers such as aerial trapeze artists, high wire acts , motorcycle acrobatic teams, jugglers and clowns, plus performing elephants, camels, dogs and horses



The world famous Carson & Barnes Circus will be appearing Tuesday, April 27th, 2010 in Rock Spring, GA .

Location: Fieldstone Farms Arnold Rd. Rock Spring, GA 30739

Showtimes: 4:30 & 7:30pm
Carson & Barnes is proud to host this event with N.W Georgia Council of Chattanooga Assoc 2963 Amnicola Hwy Chattanooga, TN 37406

ALTOONA CIRCUS WEEK A GREAT SUCCESS!

News from Mort Gamble:

Monday, April 19, 2010 -

Forepaugh-Lubin Tent passes resolution, signs commemorative poster.

The first-ever World Circus Day was celebrated around the globe on Saturday, April 17--including Altoona, PA, as part of the Adam Forepaugh-Barry "Grandma" Lubin CFA Tent No. 2's annual Circus Week in Altoona.
The Tent adopted a resolution joining the celebration of the commemoration of World Circus Day by the Federation Mondiale du Cirque. Tent members and performers appearing with the 71st annual Jaffa Shrine Circus also signed a special poster designed for the inaugural commemoration.
During the April 17 banquet of the Tent, prior to the evening performance of the Hanneford Circus, producer Struppi Hanneford received the "Golden Grandma" Award from Jaffa Shrine Circus President William Troxell. The award, originated by the Forepaugh-Lubin Tent in honor of "Grandma" namesake Barry Lubin, is presented to circus personnel and circus fans for special contributions to the circus world and Tent activities.
The Tent also made a special presentation to Mrs. Hanneford in the form of a plaque congratulating her for outstanding contributions to the tradition of the American Circus. David P. Orr presented the plaque to her on behalf of Tent members.
Hanneford Circus personnel joined Tent members and guests for the banquet, held at Jaffa Shrine Center in Altoona. The evening performance was witnessed by a capacity crowd. After the show, the Forepaugh-Lubin Tent hosted a social for Hanneford personnel.
CFA national president Pat Pagel and CFA president-elect Maxine House were among the circus fans attending this year's activities in Altoona.

"CIRCUS MONTHLY" DEBUT EDITION 1961 #1

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Then double click to make it even larger!

"THE CIRCUS MONTHLY" DEBUT EDITION 1961 #2

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ROYAL AMERICAN SHOWS

ROYAL AMERICAN SHOWS---PART 1

I don't know where these were taken or the year.

Maybe someone out there will enlighten us!

I don't think these were in Regina. Dick

ROYAL AMERICAN SHOWS---PART 2

ROYAL AMERICAN SHOWS--- PART 3

CAROWINDS AMUSEMENT PARK OPENS 2010 SEASON

COLE BROS ADVANCE CLOWN

SUNDAY FUNNIES

Stranded United Kingdom, Irish or Continental European tourists can get free admission to Busch Gardens.

TBO.com
Published: April 17, 2010
Travelers stranded in Florida because of Iceland volcano ash can get free one-day admission to Busch Gardens Tampa, SeaWorld Orlando or Aquatica water park, SeaWorld Parks & Entertainment announced today.
Stranded United Kingdom, Irish or Continental European tourists can get free admission by presenting a valid return airline ticket to Guest Services from April 14 through April 21, or until normal flight schedules resume.
One ticket will be offered at each park for each ticket presented. Children under age 3 are free.
For information, call 1-888-800-5447.

SAD NEWS FROM TAMPA--

Rene A. ZACCHINI
ZACCHINI, Rene A., 80, passed away Tuesday, April 13, 2010. Rene was a former circuit court judge as well as a state represent-ative.

He was also a member of the famous "Zacchini Circus Family" and a 50-year member of the Florida Bar Association.

Rene was preceded in death by his son, Norman A. Zacchini. He is survived by his wife of 55 years, Joan E. Zacchini; grandson, Christopher Mitchell (Alissa); and brother, Hugo Zacchini; as well as several nieces, nephews and cousins.

Pallbearers will be Christopher Mitchell, Vernon K Korhn II, Vernon "Trey" Korhn III, William Fisher and Bryan Fisher. Honorary pallbearers will include Joseph Shipley and Hugo Zacchini. Flowers will be accepted or memorial donations may be made to the Shriners Hospital for Children in Tampa.

A visitation will take place at 12:30 p.m., with funeral services beginning at 1:30 p.m., Monday, April 19, 2010, at Marsicano-B.Marion Reed-Stowers Funeral Home. Burial will follow at Myrtle Hill Memorial Park.

Online condolences may be made at www.marsicanofh.com
Arrangements are entrusted to Marsicano-B.Marion Reed-Stowers Funeral Home

COWBOY STAMPS--FROM RICHMOND, INDIANA NEWPAPER

The U.S. Postal Service is today releasing four stamps honoring performers who helped make the American western popular. The stamps honor Roy Rogers, Tom Mix, William S. Hart and Gene Autry. Autry began his career at Richmond’s Gennett Recording Studios, and Mix appeared here with his circus.

Gene Autry’s medallion in the Gennett Walk of Fame. (Palladium-Item file photo by Steve Koger)

New stamps honor 2 cowboys with ties to Wayne CountyTwo of the four cowboy stars of the silver screen issued today in 44-cent Commemorative First Class stamps have Wayne County ties.

By Steve Martin • For The Palladium-Item • April 17, 2010

William S. Hart, Tom Mix, Gene Autry and Roy Rogers are being honored by the U.S. Postal Service as extraordinary performers who helped make the American western a popular form of entertainment.Autry and Mix have Wayne County ties. One appeared here at the start of his career and got a boost to stardom. The other appeared at the close of his career as part of a circus.

Autry completed 93 movies and starred in 91 television productions, but it was his early recording sessions at the Gennett Recording Studios in Richmond that helped launch him to stardom.Young Autry was working at a small-time radio station in rural Oklahoma when he wrote Henry Gennett in 1929 and got a recording date.This future entertainment legend arrived in Richmond nervous and insecure, with a portfolio of ballads and yodeling cowboy songs, but he gave it his best and recorded several numbers. These recordings gained the support of a much-needed national audience, a gig at a Chicago radio station and, eventually, access to Hollywood. His star today is immortalized down in Starr Valley's Gennett Walk of Fame.
Autry's singing cowboy immortalized in films got his early start in Richmond, and the image stuck.

Mix, silent screen "King of the Cowboys" and hero to millions, appeared in Richmond down the street from Glen Miller Park. On April 22, 1937, he rode high in his silver-plated saddle astride "Tony the Wonder Horse."Mix was the son of a lumberjack who had joined the Army during the Philippine campaign at the turn of the century. Later he appeared in Wild West shows.While performing at a ranch that supplied movie studios with horses, he was hired as an extra. He eventually appeared in silent films that he later wrote, directed and starred in. At the height of his career he averaged about five films a year.

Sound pictures were not favorable to Mix in the late 1920s, and after making a handful of movies, he retired and toured the country, with what eventually became his own circus, the Tom Mix Circus.The circus appeared in Richmond on April 22, 1937, for two performances at the Twenty-third Street East Main Street show grounds (east of where Test field is) and featured a troupe of bareback riders, a "pretty" young aerial star who excelled in the art of dangling from a rope doing spins, and Tony, Tom's famous silver screen horse.

Mix developed a comical style in silent films that emphasized fast action. He did his own stunts and was "King of the Cowboys" in the 1920s and later remained popular on radio and in comic books.

UNIVERSOUL CIRCUS--HAMPTON ROADS, VA