I believe this is Trevor Bale, in the late 60's- early 70's with the act that later was purchased by Clyde Bros. Circus and a number of the animals were then presented by Lou Regan, and the remnant's of the act became my first tiger act.
Tuesday, May 31, 2011
Ringling Bros. Sarasota Winter Quarters
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Wade G. Burck
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Might be Trevor Bale but that act last appeared on RBBB in the spring of 1964 when Charly Baumann came over. I heard it went to Dietch's (?) private zoo in NJ and don't know from there. I saw the Clyde Bros. tiger act in 1969 with Jules (my man). Lou Regan presented the act but Trevor Bale came over to tell us he trained the act. I recognized the Clyde Bros. arena and some of the props that came from the Joe Frisco mixed act the Peoria, IL Zoo sold to the Phoenix Zoo. I think Paul Fritz worked in AZ for a while.
Just a slight technical obeservation... The title of Ringling Sarasota WQ doesn't fit with Trevor Bale's late 1960's as Ringling moved from Sarasota to Venice in 1961 or early 1962.
Bob
Just in case anybody asks, a definite date can be determined... maybe!
Jim,
Good stuff. Tevor, may he rest in peace had a "knack" of informing you immediately if he had anything what so ever to do with an act. LOL
Wade
Bobby,
Good point, Prof. Exactly. On looking again, could this possibly be the Sarasota Hall of Fame, instead?
Wade
No, this is at Sarasota, Wade. If you enlarge it, you can see the wooden railing in front of the seating that shows up in the other Sarasota WQ Postcards.
Bob
One thing for sure on the location....RBBB Winterquarters...
Trainer/presenter? circa: 1954,55 and could be Trevor Bale..Paul Fritz was around then....I visited Winterquarters 55/56 & 56/57....So many memories of those days...When I sold my circus collection a large group of black and white pictures from those RBBB Winterquarters were included...
SIDEBAR: Wade your posting choice of pictures of late has been fantastic....
Dave,
No thanks necessary, it is truly my pleasure. Posting is like playing poker. You play em as they are dealt. When you have a decent hand, you call.
As exciting for me Dave as the pictures, is when when you treated to great insight from folks like John Milton and Jim Clubb etc. who were there and breathed it.
Wade
I worked with Paul Fritz at the Phoenix Zoo in the early '70's
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