The Volantes: Comedy Unicycling 1964 and 1966
In January 2017, Steve Rawlings challenged me to find a video of the unicycle act, The Volantes, who he said
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1960s
Harry Prescott, George Campo and Johnny Hutch: Acrobats 1932, 1947 and 1967
This is about physical comedy not juggling!Although this video title reads, Presco and Campo, this was the name of the
The New Show of the Circus: China 1961
I thought at first that this was a circus production but actually it's a Chinese, black and white film from
Lev Usachev: Soviet Clown and Juggler 1963
Here's a comedy juggler and carpet clown from Russia called Lev Usachev, performing in 1963 at Tbilisi Circus. Lev was
Trio Hoganas: Swedish Acrobats – “tooth line” 1950s to 1970s
So I've discovered the name of the act that Steve Rawlings posted yesterday. They were called Trio Hoganas and this
The Bertini circus family: Wire Walking and Unicycling 1962-2004
So I've spent much of the day, chatting on Messenger with family members related to the Hoffman jugglers (The Six
Daviso Martini: Juggling, Kicking Cups and Saucers to Head, Mouth Stick, Slackwire 1960s
Wow.. what a terrific act! I've certainly never heard of this man before and I can't find much written about
Tommy Fossett and his wife, Vera (Tommy de-Vel & Vera): Clowning, Juggling and Unicycling 1960s-1980s
“The Fossett family is one of the oldest circus families still in existence and one of the most prolific ones
Boris Amarantov: Soviet Actor, Director and Juggler 1960s
Okay folks, so here’s a rare gem! I say that because I’m delving into the rabbit hole of juggling and
The Foxwell Family – British Juggling Family 1940s-1990s
I’ve been doing some research into a British family of jugglers and in addition to discovering some family tree and
The Artamonov Jugglers 1961
Alexander Ivanovich Artamonov was a veteran of the Great Patriotic War, a veteran of the variety stage, and an Honoured
