In seeking a direction and responding to the questions today, let's also consider "self serving paper for your friend/Champion" or "who are you asking"
What many present day fans don't seem to remember is that the RBBB did not ever need saving. Now granted, if was rough going for the remainder of the season after the Hartford fire but as I understand it the show did enough business to make the nut. HOWEVER!!! Boys and girls, pay no attention to the press kits, the programs and/or all of the so called press agents, RBBB was not, had no need to be, and was never saved by the Felds. It is a matter of public record that Mr. Feld was not connected is any way shape or form what so ever with RBBB prior to the 1956 closing. After that Mr. Feld was just another one of the promotion companies that worked with RBBB. Some dates were very good, and others were just so so. As it was with all of the promoters. It is so sad that various publicity and marketing persona, in order to save their jobs, found it necessary to continue the "big lie" that the show was on it last legs both performance and business wise and that only the Felds could save it. Robert L. Mitchell
What does Mr. Mitchells statement "as I understand it" mean. Does that mean somebody told him, and he thinks they made the nut, or has he verified it as fact. He seems to be pretty confident about the rest of his statement. Let's hope today's issues are of a more pressing nature, and time will be spent addressing or "understanding" them.
Thursday, August 28, 2008
"Self serving paper for your Champion" or "who are you asking????"
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Wade G. Burck
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i have no way of knowing what the financial situation may have been, but in the other aspects ringling certainly did not need saving. performances were impressive throughout the north years, and north always brought strong acts to to the show each season as long as he retained control. i think the myth that ringling had declined greatly before the felds bought the show is recognized as exactly that -- a myth. i will never understand the reasoning. mr feld was unquestionably a genius who always tried to make ringling even greater each year and gave us a new standard of greatness, both in acts as well as spectacle and promotion. he earned his place as a living legend without the need for extra embellishment. i think ringling would be a completely different show if he were still alive and each year we would still get excited about the new season. i think his standards would have forced some of the other shows to maintain higher standards as well. ringling was always the leader and many shows tried desparately every year to achieve a level of greatness that no longer exists.
Henry,
Correct me if I am wrong, but the excitement was palatable. Not only here but in Europe as well, waiting for the Ringling opening. The excitement of each opening night with the acts all arriving, in their best clothes looking and feeling like a million dollars is something that was only at that time. I was thinking the other day, if it was not for the web and occasionally mentioning Ringling you would forget they were still in business. I am forever grateful for catching the tail end of the greatness of Irvin Feld and the GGW era.
Wade
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