tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36845215.post9141107550564859472..comments2024-03-24T11:56:43.208-07:00Comments on Showbiz David: Touring Death Trails for Fifty Years and Counting: They Call it the CircusShowbiz Davidhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08921904778000552196noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36845215.post-63396875344508056432009-03-01T15:46:00.000-08:002009-03-01T15:46:00.000-08:00Dear David, Louis Stern and Irving Polack did not ...Dear David, Louis Stern and Irving Polack did not have press agent Frank Braden on their payroll as did JRN. That is why they did not get the press. I will send you8 a great pic of <BR/>Frank one of these days. Bill TaggartAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36845215.post-42187165608919249382009-02-12T14:08:00.000-08:002009-02-12T14:08:00.000-08:00Hi Showbiz: Not only are the Rubens still there, b...Hi Showbiz: Not only are the Rubens still there, but they have been moved into new galleries that showcase them better than ever before. Although the Circus Collection has finally found its just desserts and Ca d' Zan is glowing in brilliance after it's multi-million dollar restoration, the art collection has not been forgotten by any means. A huge new gallery was added just a few short years ago that more than doubles the gallery space and now the Ringling is able to exhibit parts of their growing modern and contemporary collections as well as a new permanent Asian Collection of several hundred extraordinary works that were gifted by a single donor- quite a coup in the art museum world! The Ringling Art Galleries with a total revamping are now just as spectacular in scale and scope to the Circus Collection quarters, and not a dime from Mr. Tibbals went into the art museum! The Ringling is now one of the best Art Museums in the Southeast and their reputation in the Art World has grown by leaps and bounds in the last few years. The museum deserves congratulations all the way around from circus fans and art aficianado's as well. It is not-to-be-missed when anyone is in the southeastern U.S.<BR/>Neil Cockerline<BR/>Minneapolis, MNAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36845215.post-31535665757534536232009-02-08T16:11:00.000-08:002009-02-08T16:11:00.000-08:00Thanks, Ben, for your promising update. KM is out...Thanks, Ben, for your promising update. KM is out of the barn so fast, opening weeks before they did last year. I'm curious: who are the acrobats, the African guys from last year I heard good things about? C&B in one ring? That's a lot of seats for a one ringer!Showbiz Davidhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08921904778000552196noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36845215.post-452212723547564092009-02-08T15:34:00.000-08:002009-02-08T15:34:00.000-08:00David, I don't think there's much doubt th...David, I don't think there's much doubt that AC borrowed from Capt. Curtis, and I'd probably argue that Curtis was a far more practical designer. I'd bet that Jim Royal could come up with a pretty good design too. While some modular seating systems are pretty impressive, the perfect seat wagon remains to be constructed.<BR/><BR/>Circus goes on. I was in Hugo, OK last weekend and spent time with folks from the three shows based there. Kelly Miller left winterquarters a few days ago making the 700 mile jump to Brownsville, TX -- where the show opens later this week. Like last year, John Ringling North II is recreating classic circus with the help of Jim Royal and John Moss. This year's KM features a flying act and a traditional riding act as well as the clown, jugglers, web girls, acrobats, dogs, elephants, and maybe the best tiger act on the road this season. Pretty impressive. Carson & Barnes opens around Dallas toward the tail end of March with an all new show and a different configuration. 2000 seats, every one of them a good seat. Not to be outdone, Culpepper Merriweather opens at the end of the second week in March celebrating their 25th season since Red Johnson, Curtis Cainan, and James Hebert started the circus in a Florida campground passing the hat at the end of each performance. Owner Trey Key notes that this season every show needs to watch the unemployment figures and consumer confidence. He's absolutely right, in recession shows work smart and hang on. Culpepper has engaged the very talented clown Ms Jessi Wonderfool, fresh from RBBB. Should be genuinely fun.<BR/><BR/>BenB.E.Trumblehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03453784575544052889noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36845215.post-83900872196724030412009-02-07T12:55:00.000-08:002009-02-07T12:55:00.000-08:00Margaret, I love your blog; just discovered it by ...Margaret, I love your blog; just discovered it by accident, but will take more active looks, and I will add it to my list of blogs to the right. Such fab photos of the great Ringling impressario. You have high taste! And THANKS for the wonderful Google photo link.Showbiz Davidhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08921904778000552196noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36845215.post-73071988047797843982009-02-07T09:13:00.000-08:002009-02-07T09:13:00.000-08:00I'm honored that you visit my blog Showbiz Dave..(...I'm honored that you visit my blog Showbiz Dave..(even if it is just to snitch my pics..LOL..) I got these from Life Magazine..Google has a new project to add 10 million photos from their archives to the web..Just add source:life to your google image search and it will take you there..OrMaggie77https://www.blogger.com/profile/16705306588799526334noreply@blogger.com