Russian Roulette

Russian roulette has been described as a deadly game of chance. It

involves a participant placing a single round into a revolver, spinning
the cylinder, placing the muzzle of the gun to their head and then
pulling the trigger. If the cylinder holds six rounds, the participant will be
absolutely fine five times out of six. What about the other occasion?
Well, the participant will be not so good.

History of Russian Roulette

The first mention of Russian roulette came in 1937 in a short story by
Georges Surdez. ‘’Did you ever hear of Russian Roulette?’ … With the
Russian army in Romania, around 1917, some officer would suddenly
pull out his revolver, put a single bullet in the cylinder, spin the cylinder,
snap it back in place, put it to his head and pull the trigger.’ Claims
have been made that this practice was known of in Russia in the early
19thcentury.

It wasn’t until 1978 and the release of the film ‘The Deer Hunter’ that
Russian roulette became known worldwide. The film was set during the
Vietnam War and in one scene three soldiers are captured and endure
a particularly brutal version of the game – the game not ending until all
but one had died.

Real Life Incidents of Russian Roulette

In December 1954, American Blues musician Johnny Ace killed himself
in Texas with a .22 caliber revolver. It was widely reported at the time
that this has happened whilst playing Russian roulette, however eye
witnesses state that he had been playing with the gun, but not playing
the deadly game – bragging that he knew which chamber was loaded
before he fired.

In 1976, Aimo Leikas, a Finnish magician killed himself whilst

performing his Russian roulette act. His act used a combination of live
and dummy ammunition and he claimed he could choose the right one
using telepathy – an act he had been performing for a year. Leikas died
in front of a horrified live audience at the age of 29.
In October 1984, US actor John-Erik Hexum was filming an episode of
‘Cover Up’. The scene required him to load blanks into a .44 Magnum
handgun. During a delay in filming, the actor became restless and
began messing around. He unloaded all the blanks apart from one, and
proceeded to play a game of Russian roulette. Hexum was unaware
that firing a blank at point blank range is akin to creating a small
explosion. Sadly, he fired the blank, shattering his skull and causing
massive hemorrhaging in his brain. John-Erik Hexum died five days
later.

Whilst filming the popular UK series ‘Who Do You Think You Are’ in
2010, it emerged that the grandfather of actor Alan Cumming had died
playing Russian roulette whilst serving as a police officer in Malaya.
The family had previously thought he had died whilst cleaning his gun.

Malcolm X stated in his autobiography that he had played Russian

roulette in his time as a burglar, in order to convince his partners he
was willing to die. English Novelist Graham Greene admitted in his
autobiography that he had played the game alone as a teenager on two
occasions. John Hinckley Jr., the man who had attempted to kill then
President Ronald Reagan was known to have played the game alone
twice.

Sadly, these are not the only reported cases of fatal games of Russian
roulette. After the release of the movie ‘The Deer Hunter’ several teen
deaths caused the media and the police to blame the depiction of
Russian roulette from the movie. Over the years there have been many
other cases of this deadly game being fatal. These include suicides,
alcohol fueled games and games of dare which have gone way too far
– in some cases accomplices in the game being charged with
possession of a weapon, homicide and manslaughter.
 5th Year September 20, 1976 Number 38

Death at the Circus

Tragedy struck during the night performance of RBBB's Blue
Unit at Fresno (Calif.) on Sept. 28th. Some 5,800 spectators watch-
ed in stunned silence as aerialist Brenda (Jones) Cuttin fell 60
feet to the arena floor.
The accident occured during the aerial motorcycle act per-
formed by Brenda Cuttin and Elvin Bale. Mrs. Cuttin performed on
a trapeze suspended below the motorcycle. It was her first week
with the act as she had just joined, replacing Paula Cleveland,
who stopped performing to await the birth of a baby.
An eyewitness at the circus told CR, "the performers were
revolving around the cable when the girl must have slipped, for
she just came right off the trapeze". (Continued on Page 13)

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Letters Needed Death Bill Dies

The recently introduced The man who was responsible
amendment to the Endangered Spe- for California's tough laws con-
cies Act will exempt all captive trolling exotic-type animals has
born endangered wild life from a different opinion when it comes
interstate commerce, import and to the state's wild burros. Sen-
export restrictions. The Bill No. ator Peter Behr and Michael Wor-
H.R.-15151, sets forth specific num, both of Marin County, Cal.,
amending clauses to the Endanger- recently sponsored a bill that
ed Species Act. would give the Fish & Game Com-
At this time a great deal mission authority to issue per-
of work and support is needed to mits that would allow killing or
see that the bill is passed. Two capture of the wild burros.
letters need to be written now! The bill was defeated with
1 - Write: The Hon. Sam a vote of 25-13, two short of
Stieger, 2432 Rayburn Office Bldg the 27 votes needed. The bill was
Washington,DC 20515. Thank him supported by the Calif. Wool
for his support of the National Growers and the Sierra Club. It
Congress of Animal Trainers and was opposed by the United States
Breeders and request his contin- Humane Society.
uing efforts towards passage of Sen. Behr says the burros
the amendment. multiply fast and therefore are
2 - Write: The Subcommittee "eating themselves out of their
on Fisheries and Wildlife Conser- home." However, Sen. W. W.
vation and the Environment, at Stiern, of Bakersfield, won his
Longworth House Office Bldg., fight against the bill and said,
Washington,DC 20515. Please re- "I can't understand why someone
quest that the bill H.R.-15151 be would shoot an animal that would
assigned for a hearing date as walk up to you and lick your
soon as possible. hand." ,Burros were introduced to
California from North Africa by
In M e m o r i a m Spaniards who used them for pack
AIMO LEIKAS (29) circus per animals. They formed herds during
former, died at Hartola, Finland the late 1880's when they were
on Sept. 10th. He died instantly released or escaped from miners.
while performing his Russian rou- In 1939, a state law was
lette act when a live shell en- passed to protect the desert-
tered his gun chamber. He had roaming animals when it was lear-
been doing the act about a year, ned they were being killed for
selecting six bullets from a box dog food.
of assorted live and dummy
ammunition.
September 20, 1976 Page 3

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Biz Varies
"The new England states IRENE SHARPE, retired Ring-
gave us this year's best grosses ling-Barnum trapeze artist of the
to date," according to Wilson 1930's, now lives in Duarte, Cal.
Storey, general manager of the At 83 she is still spry and act-
Sells & Gray Circus. Storey said ive.
every New England stand was a SIMONA, aerialist, is back
winner, except Hudson, N.H., at work at Circus Circus Casino,
where the night show was cancel- in Las Vegas. She was injured in
led because of the approaching a recent boat accident.
aftermath of Hurricane Belle. THE WILLIAMS, UNCLE HEAVY
Storey said business dipp- and PRINCE NAJVEZ closed with the
ed as the show moved south thru George-Matthews Circus last week
New York and Penna., with most as the show heads west.
dates providing "just fair" state in late September. Storey
houses. The show moved into Ohio said tentative plans call for the
at Conneaut on Sept. 2 and play- show to close in north-central
ed to two straw houses. The small Florida in late October.
town of Leetonia (pop. 2000) gave Storey said the show exper-
the circus less than a quarter ienced some help problems during
house in the afternoon, but a its' Maine tour, but otherwise
fair 3/4 house at night. there has been no difficulty in
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BILLY BARTON • • • •
IN A SOCIETY oriented to
"celebrity consciousness", those
few circus immortals to become
"household names" have been CLYDE
BEATTY and EMMETT KELLY (Sr) and,
if you'll forgive the inclusion,
the great ape GARGANTUA. Later,
due to the tragic collapse of the
"seven" in Detroit, the WALLENDAS
In early times it was TOM THUMB
and JUMBO, freak attractions both
Other performers to attain a mo-
dicum of stature in the Public
Eye are the Z^CCHINIS, POODLES
HANNEFORD (thiu movies) and LEIT-
ZEL & CODONA (via romance). The
rest of us, chums, like it or not
are known only within our indus-
try- FLASHS! The manager of a
small tent show now on tour is
buying equipment from a recently
defunct circus, preparing to take
out his own show in 77....The
Beatty-Cole tour has been batter-
ed by some bad wrecks and break-
downs. .. .When CLIFF MORESSI left
the G-M show PERRY JOHNSON took
over as bandleader.
BEVERLY ALLEN (Allen's Pet-
ting Zoo) is a published short
story writer and plans a novel...
Letter from friend JIMMIE COLE
reminding me of my pre-teen years
as a performer on his JAMES M.
COLE Circus which toured each
fall and winter as a school unit
and then as an under canvas oper-
ation during spring and summer.
Jimraie still tours his school
show from January thru April a*
the Cole All Star TV Circus.
Prior to MARGUERITTE BARTONs
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mild stroke she enjoyed a happy
reunion with HOXIE and BETTY TUC-
KER, BOB NOELL and many others on
Hoxie Bros, when the show played
nearby Hagerstown (Md). Mother
taught Betty Tucker - just one of
many, including ME - aerial work.
Woman's Lib hit the G-M
Circus with the addition of a
distaff member, complete with a
hard hat, on the big top crew.
She was an energetic worker but
.the guys were looking daggers at
each other and fighting over whom
the girl would ride with each
night.When MARY WISE, new femme
clown, appeared in her D.C. home
town area, she found herself de-
luged with visitors - many of
whom looked askance at Mary's new
profession....JOHNNY CANDLE fin-
.ally showed up at Johnstown (Pa.)
to bring me a new supply of pens
- in the nick of time, too!
ANETA and JACOB VARGAS, who
travelled the past four years
with TIHANY, tell me it is the
most fabulous tent show in the
world and from pictures I've seen
I believe it! The show incorpor-
ates circus talent, Las Vegas
style productions, illusions and
Dancing Waters under a mammoth
four pole, square tent with a
stage similar to Radio City Music
Hall. Tihany moves on 40 show-
owned semis and rents an addit-
ional 30. The lavish big top,made
in Italy, seats 5000, is as op-
ulent as any theatre and has
built-in dressing rooms.
(Continued on Page 16)
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R-Bs Red Unit

The program presented by
RBBB's Red Unit at Salt Lake Cit>
(Utah) on Aug. 21st included:
Clown gags and Clown band;
Stars & Stripes Salute; Gunther
G. Williams, tigers; Aston Cortez
single trapeze; The Scheibe, aer-
ial; The Armon, aerial; Roman
rings; Clowns; The Ternos, tramp-
oline; Sofia Troupe, swing; Barry
Lappy, unicycle; Sigrid Gebel,
liberty horses; Wolfgang Holzmaii
liberty horses; Silvana Holzmair,
liberty horses; Clown car; Aerial
Ballet; La Toria, one arm swings
(70); Miss Anna's poodles; Rudi
Lenz, chimps; Henry Schroer, cam-
els (3); Carrillo Bros., high
wire; Spec "Circus Spirit of 76";
.md Intermission.
Clown walkaround; Wolfgang
Holzmair, lions; Lou Jacobs, mid-
get car; Disappearing girl clown
number; Gunther Gebel Williams,
horses, tigers and elephant; the
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September 20, 1976
Show News
Members of the TNT & Royal
Olympic Circus enjoyed a week's
lay-off, the first this year, be-
tween their engagement at Toledo
which ended on Aug. 29 and their
date at Colorado Springs, which
started on Sept. 8th.
Enroute west the show folks
spent a day visiting the Buffalo
Bill Ranch at North Platte, Neb.,
the original quarters for the
wild west show. Some wagons, old
lithos and artifacts are on dis-
play at the old ranch.
Between shows on Aug. 29th,
show owner Earl Tegge was surpri-
sed with a birthday party and a
special cake decorated like an
old show litho. The circus title
was at the top, in the center was
Features
SPARTANS
AERIAL
Fap,e 7
Fair Acts
Acts appearing at the K
ky State Fair (Aug. 19-28) were:
The Jordanas, upside down unicy-
cle; Geronimo, high dive; Caila
Wallenda, sway pole; Hugo Zacchi-
ni, human cannonball; Bill Harris
announcer and Bob "Smiley" Corbin
clown/calliope.
Earl's picture and on the bottom
the inscription read "Happy Bir-
thday, Mr. Circus."
During the show's engage-
ment in Denver (Aug.12-13) they
played just 1% miles down the
same street as the John Strong
Circus. Business was good for
both shows and there was a lot
of visiting between shows.
PRODUCTION
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Ok in Calif.
RBBB's Blue Unit enjoyed a
successful 25 performance run at
Anaheim (Cal), drawing an all-
time high attendance at the Con-
vention Center, while attendance
in other cities showed some de-
cline. During this run, the cir-
cus packed in 148,024 paid admis-
sions, up 15,971 over the same 25
performance run in 1975. It was
also $78,523 up in total sales
over the same schedule last year,
recording $755,660 during 1976.
The largest crowd during the run
was on Monday evening, Aug. 16,
with 7,099. During the Anaheim
date, 10 of the shows drew more
than 6,500.
JOHNNY CANOLE visited the
Sells & Gray Circus at Punxsutaw-
ney, Pa. on Aug. 31st.
ARTHUR GROTEFENT, electri-
cian on Sells & Gray Circus cele-
brated his birthday on Sept. 1st.
During the first week-end
of the schedule, mebers of the
Al G. Barnes Ring, of the CMB,
displayed their miniature circus
models in the Convention Center's
adjacent Grand Lobby. Their "per-
formance" also enjoyed new highs
as hundreds of circus-goers vis-
ited the displays before and af-
ter each performance, as well as
during the intermission.
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September 20, 1976
Ohio Fair
Highlight of the Ohio State
Fair was the Circus Continental
presented free, twice daily with
shows at 1 and 5:30 p.m. with an
11 a.m. show on Saturdays and Sun
days. The circus was produced by
Klein's Attractions.
Featured in the circus were
Kenny Milton, ringmaster, with
clowns Don Bridwell and the Sher-
man brothers.
Acts included: Harriett
Beatty, 5 lions; Miss Christine,
web; Clowns, Jack-In-Box; Tony
Fossett, bounding rope; Margey
Begary, trapeze; Clowns, weight
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WELDON BURDEN, whose son is
"Cotton Burr" the State Mascot
Clown of Kansas, has been made a
member of the Independence, Kans.
Police Dept.
"Doc" MILLER reports he re-
cently located two old Andrew
Downie railroad show troupers and
then, tell him that part of the
Havre d'Grace (Md) quarters are
being used as a black YMCA.
lifting; The 7 Alxeanders, teet-
erboard; Irene & Tongo, gorilla
parody; Malikova, high wire; Lee
Keener with the Diano elephants.
, Don Sandman
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ROUTES Sells 5. Gray Circus
Sep 20 Greenfield, Ind
21 Fairborn, Ohio
22 Springfield
Beatty-Cole Circus
Sep. 20 Cape Girardeau, 23 Wilmington
21 Sikeston Mo. 24 Batavia
22 W. Memphis, Ark 25 Georgetown, Ky
23 Greenville,Miss 26 Shepperdsville On The S<eno
24 Vicksburg John Strong Circus Ronald Mann, executive assistant manag-
25-26 Denham Sprgs,La Sep 20 Red Bluff, Ca. er of the Oakland Hyatt House, has always
Carson & Barnes Circus 21 Paradise been fascinated with clowns. To give you an
Sep. 20 Republic, Mo. 22 Susanville idea just how deep that fascination goes,
23 Sparks, Nev. Mann has been collecting paintings of
21 Lamar clowns for many years. He has also devoted
22 Monett 24 Fallen
25 Hawthorne considerable years to Ihe study of their
23 Mt. Vernon history, nomadic existence and their habits.
24 Independence,Ks 26 Bishop, Ca. It isn't hard to imagine Mann's joy when the
25 Oswego OTHER ROUTES great circus hit town this past week. Clowns,
clowns and more clowns including head
Circus Vargas Carnival of Brazil clown Ron Severini. and right next door to
Sep. Sep 21-Oct 3 Washingtn him at the Coliseum.
18-22 Massapequa, L.I. DC And how does a
23-24 Wilmington, Del Century 21 Shows - Blue clown-lover get next
Sep 20-25 Columbus, to so many clowns?
Royal Hanneford Circus Miss For Mann, it was
Sep. 23 Defiance, Ohio Century 21 Shows - Red hardly a difficult
24 Marion sep 20-25 Rome, Ga. task. Among the
25-26 Troy many things he knew
James H. Drew Shows about clowns was that
Happytime Circus Sept 20-25 Marietta, they rarely have an
Sep 24-Oct 2 Bakersfield Ga. opportunity to dine in
Ken Griffin (Magic) a plush restaurant.
Hoxie Bros. Circus So, he talked to Ron
Sep. 20 N.Brunswick,NJ Sep. 20 Owensboro, Ky Severini and invited
21 Lindenwold 22 Cairo, 111. PERRY PHILLIPS him to bring a few of
22 Willingboro 26 Princeton,Ind his colleagues over to the Hyatt House for
23 Sicklerville Int'l Show dinner in the popular Hugo's restaurant.
24 Salem Coincidonlally, I just happened to be in
Sep 24-Oct 3 Oklahoma Hugo's when Severini, along with his wife.
25-26 Bel Air, Md. City, Okla Sandy, and five or six other clowns, walked
Int'l All Star Circus Prof. Miller (Magic) in. They all dressed for the occasion, in full
Sep. 21 Allentown, Pa. Sep. 20 St. John, N.B. costume and makeup, to the delight of
22 Levittown Ronald Mann. Everyone in the place, includ-
21 Fredrickton ing those in the lounge, were treated to a
24 Lynchburg, Va. 23 Charlottetown,
25 Portsmouth half-hour impromptu performance as befits
PEI the best traditions of the circus clown. Ron's"
26 Hampton singing dog and Sandy's musical saw were
Rose City Rides added attractions. They didn't do all of this
King Bros. Circus Sep 20-25 Sikeston, Mo
Sep. 20 Oliver Springs, to play and sing for their supper. It was
done out of appreciation for the dinner offer.
21 Dayton Tenn. John Shirley (Magic) Mann, I'm sure, would have been thrilled
22 McMinnville Sep 23-Oct 3 Richmond, just to chat with them through dinner much
23 Lewisburg Va. less getting an impromptu performance.
24 Columbia Tip Top Shows The story, however, doesn't end here.
25 Henderson Sep 24-26 LaCrescent, Before the circus left town the clowns
26 Millington returned to the Hyatt House for an encore
Wise performance. And then, they did something
Polack Bros. Circus 40 Horse Hitch that was probably a dream come true for
Sep 25-26 Camp Lejeune, Sep 25 Waterloo, Iowa Mann. They invited him to appear with them
N.C. in their final performance at the Coliseum.
Ringling-Barnum - Blue Unit If some of the ushers thought they were
Sep 21-22 Spokane, Wash Rare Atlas Lions seeing an extra clown that they were. It was
Ronald Mann in costume and made up just
24-26 Billings, Mont like the rest of his new and appreciative
Ringling-Barnum - Red Unit On Display in U.S. friends. That he is now an honorary clown
Sep 21-Oct 3 Detroit, goes without saying.
Washington
Mich.
King!ing-Barnum - Blue unit]
Sep 21-22 Spokane, Wash Rare Atlas Lions seeing an extra clown that they were. It was
Ronald Mann in costume and made up just
24-26 Billings, Mont
like the rest of his new and appreciative
Ringling-Barnum - Red Unit On Display in U.S. friends. That he is now an honorary clown
Sep 21-Oct 3 Detroit, goes without saying.
Washington
Mich.
A pride of extremely rare Atlas Get your own
Shrine Circus lions, one male and three females,
Sep 17-18 Fayetteville, uent on puhlic display yesterday at copy of Circus
NC the National Zoo through an agree- Report each
TNT & Royal Olympic Circus ment with the Uabat Zoo in Moroc- week - it is
co. just $12.00 a
Sep 21-22 Jackson, Mich
23-25 Kalamazoo The subspecies is considered year.
extiM t in the wild. The last one was Order from:
Voorheis Bros. Circus seen and shot in Morocco in HCO.
Sep. 23 Newberry, Mich Howe>»T. animals descended fpim Don Marcks
25 Cheboygan crossbreeding with other subspe- 525 Oak St. . —t
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S&G Revisited
First caught and reviewed
in June, Sells & Gray Circus was
revisited on Sept. 3, at Leetonia
(Ohio) where the compact circus
played to good crowds. Showing
minimal signs of normal wear and
tear Sells & Gray is now headed
South towards its rumored early
closing in October.
The performance remains as
first-rate as when reviewed in
the spring with many pluses and
only one demerit - a prop crew
that tends to hamper the tempo of
the program.
The girls in the opening
aerial ballet come on smiling and
have synchronized their web rou-
tines. Head-balancing trapeze
star, Miss Dana Novotny, has in-
jected that much-needed pizazz
into her entrance; performers
move from the back door to ring
with speed, and Gary Thomas is to
be commended for his wonderful
progress with the two elephant
act, which is beautifully assist-
ed by the chili-pepper personal-
ity of the attractive Vilma Lor-
enzo.
The Evy Karoly Family has
had several set-backs - the first
when young Mark suffered mononu-
cleosis and was out of the show
for almost two weeks, and second,
when a stud horse attacked an-
other in transit, chewing out its
shoulder as though the horse had
been mauled by a lion. The horse
is recovering but will be out of
The Circus Report
by BILLY BARTON
the show for the balance of the
season. The Karolys are now using
two dressage horses in that dis-
play instead of the original
three. Young Mark, on the other
hand, is well and back in action
with his excellent trampoline and
principal riding turns.
The lot at Leetonia was a
tight one, too small for the side
show which was side-walled. The
spool wagon blew the arrows, ar-
rived late. Despite this disrup-
tion the show was set and ready
in plenty of time for its 4t30
p.m. matinee.
The George Matthews Circus
performers, visiting on an un-
scheduled day off, pulled on to a
small lot adjacent to that of
Sells & Gray's, which was separ-
ated by a stream. Here, Alfonso
Magana gave S&G a publicity boost
when he unloaded the three G-M
bulls and let them frolic in the
water. S&G people lined up on one
side of the bank, G-M people on
the other, while circus fans
snapped pictures and townspeople
flocked to the bridge, disrupting
local traffic.
G-M people who enjoyed the
S&G visit included: Inge and Ro-
bert Williams (visiting their
son); Herbie Weber; Marcella; Ed
Russell; Harry Ross; Prince Naj-
vez; Alfonso Magana, Lu Ann Ja-
cobs; Bobby Davis and Terry Kir-
wald.
September 20, 1976 Page 13

S.A. Tour Moves Ahead

Having completed a successful tour in Brazil, the Royal Lip-
izzan Stallion Show, produced by Gary Lashinsky, will play Colombia
and Venezuela during October and November. After a brief vacation
for Christmas the show goes into the Central American countries of
Panama, Costa Rica, Guatemala and Nicaragua.
Plans are now being formu-
lated for a tour of Australia,
THE SAXSON's, juggling/uni- Hongkong and Japan in 1977.
The International Unit of
cycle, worked with the Happytime
Circus early this month.at Monter the famed horse show is under the
ey (Calif.) dates. management of Fernando Cruz, who
HANDY, a pet baboon, escap- formerly managed "Disney on Par-
ed and waged a six day reign of ade" in South America. Mr. Ctuz
terror in Kilfeore, Texas, before joined the show in Brazil on June
being captured early this month. " Promotions in Colombia and
JUDY HOWARD was the feature Venezuela are under the direction
sway pole artist at Vancouver,BC and sponsorship of Intercultura,
promoters for "Holiday on Ice"
CIRCUS DEATH (Continued) and "Disney on Parade."
•The girl," he added, "just The Domestic Unit of the
didn't have a chance as she pin- Royal Lipizzan Stallion Show is
wheeled to the concrete floor, managed by John Finley, and re-
landing face down." cently completed its annual tour
Despite efforts of several of California. Business for both
doctors and local paramedics she July and August has been report-
failed to respond. Hospital of- ed as being "very good."
ficals said she was dead within
an hour of the accident.
Elvin Bale was rescued from
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his upsidedown hold on the motor- FRANK McCLOSKY
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several prop hands pushed a lad- cus, for your continued pa-
der up to him. He was not injured tronage and friendship.
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 Page 14 The Circus Report

Show Plans
The program planned by the
Royal Danish Circus for its Sep.
28-Oct. 2 date at the Cumberland
(Me.) Fair will run about 45 min-
utes. The show is to be presented
on a stage in the Exhibition Hall
and will include clowns Dan, Ho
Po and Boxem.
The program features: Diana
on web; Miss Tina, single trapeze
Bongo, comedy gorilla; Alberta &
Rosita, plate spinning; Les Thin-
is, trampoline; and a balloon
throwing finale.

The Good One

Near capacity crowds filled
the big top for each Big John
Strong Circus performance at the
Griffith, Ind., date of Aug. 2-3,
where the show was backed by the
Volunteer Fire Dept. Music was
provided by a piano and drums and
the program was directed by John
Strong and Betty Wendany.
The program included: Clown
warm-up; Poco, clown with dog;
The Michael Family, juggling;
CUSTOM DESIGNED
Heidi Wendany, juggling; Poco and
Pete, clowns; Betty and Heidi, HATES GANtARB
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pony revue; Sandy Strong with
Arthur, the macaw; two rings of
dog acts; the Strongettes, swing-
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 September 20, 1976 Page 15

A Strange Idea
When Sells & Gray Circus ar
rived at Sayre, Pa. for their en-
gagement on Aug. 27th, city offi-
cials said the horses could not
perform and would not be allowed .
on the lot. The reason given was
the officials believed horses
carry tetanus in their hoofs and
since the lot was directly in
back of a school they didn't want
to take any chances.
The show has hour high
school horses and two bareback
horses owned by the Karolys. The
show also has six ponies used for
the children's pony ride.
Miss Karoly says she has
never run into such a problem be-
fore and her horse acts have ap-
peared all over the world. GIdmorousSpecidItu Artist
ROBERTA
In Mcmoriam -^ unth a Big Company of
Novelty Enter Jai tiers'
JOHN F. VERNON (68) an act- TOP TV STARS dll
ive CFA member, died at a Beale on
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 Page 16
BILLY BARTON (Continued)
TIHANY also has its own
travelling workshop, a wardrobe
department, and the staff and
crew totals over 100, including
4 mechanics, 2 special engineers
and 4 electricians. The shortest
stint is one month, the longest
stand six months. Doesn't the for
mat sound too good to be true?
Don't worry - it could NEVER hap-
pen here!
Pittsburgh Circus Fans in-
form me that TOMMY HANNEFCRD will
do a one day stint in nearby
Washington (Pa) for the Sheraton
hotel chain. Is this a trend? He
already played the one in Pitts-
burgh, performers on the G-M Cir-
cus, jumping to Annapolis (Md)
blew their horns "hello" to ANITA
KEPPO whizzing down the highway
enroute to KING'S DOMINION for
Royal Hanneford. That show's ap-
pearance in Baltimore for the
Shrine (Nov. 2-6) is already be-
ing heavily advertised.
The Circus Report
According to phone calls
made by SID KELLNER to Peru, that
show is in the midst of much up-
heaval. Sid can't get his cat act
(5 female lions) back and JEFF
WAGNER, who is down there with
them, can't even get out!
Didyaknow ED RUSSELL is a
model builder? Has a complete
miniature circus he built with a
big top that laces, a flying act
with tiny blocks that actually
work.
The Juggling VILLAMs
played the Great Puyallup Fair...
SAM POLACK spent time in Las Veg-
as following the Polack Reno date
....The FLYING SEGARAS joined G-M
for its Akron-Cleveland dates....
LINDA KIMES (Uncle Heavy's Pork
Chop Revue) celebrated her birth-
day with a party held at LEE MIS-
TER *s cook house in Pittsburgh.
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 Page 18 The Circus Repont

EMILIA Nick Hudson

The glamor herd of sequinned sex
Behind the entry curtains surge -
As love's taunt naustrils breathe
and flex
With hungry scent of lover's
urge.
His darting, eager, measuring
eyes
Grasp paradise's perfect form...
To joyfully scan, re-analyze,
And soar...and fall - with pain
forlorn.
What chance to seize the soaring
star?
What hope to realize his dreams?
Yet sparks of passion splinter
far
From eyes whose shimmer softly
screams.
The curtain parts...her thighs
sweep past...
The music coars...and floats....
and swells.
The somersaulting princess hast
The gleaming joy of tinkling
be". Is.
Tlie i inal bow... the gestured hand
Her prancing beauty finally gone
The artful end of all that's
STANLEY GILL, well known
aerialist, who recently recturned
to his native Australia, has a
new flying act with the Sole Bros
Circus called the "Flying Eronis"
TONY RATCLIFFE and RAY
O'CONNOR, New Zealand showmen,
have teamed up to produce the
Ramon's Circus which will tour
that country.
THE CORONAS now in their
second season at RBBB's Circus
World Park in Florida, present
their high wire act, sway poles,
and revolving motorcycle as part
of the show "The Day The Circus
Comes to Town." They are adding
an aerial space wheel
HAROLD FLINT reports the
Sept. 6th issue of "Advertising
Age" carried a full page story by
C. P. Fox on circus advertising
in the old days. The story is il-
lustraded with photos of old RBBB
posters and a shot of the 1895
Ringling Advertising Car #2.
grand...
But rest assured, the show goes

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16 C o l l i e r s for January 30, 1937

Russian Roulette
By Georges Surdez
The strange case of Sergeant Burkotvski, tvho died
many deaths, and his friend Feldheim, who had
to explain one of them to their superior officers

TIEUTENANT: Before long, nobody would gamble or it happened, sometimes not. When it did, as we could figure, it was almost a million
I An official request for further ex- bet with him. And he grew so nervous there was nothing more to be, said or francs. His enlistment had six months
I i planations concerning the death that it was pitiful. One night, after we done; when it didn't, the fellow waited to run, then he would be free to spend
by suicide of Sergeant Burkowski had finished dinner, he takes out his re- another day. the money. He had not seen his sister in
last month has arrived from Regimental volver, a '92 model, and looks at me. And as he explained, Burkowski re- twenty years, and did not feel badly on
Headquarters in Meknes. Before mak- "Feldheim," he says, "did you ever moved a cartridge from the gun, spun her account.
ing another report of the affair, I believe hear of Russian Roulette?" the cylinder with his thumb, snapped it I made a foolish remark about his hav-
it is better to inform you of the circum- When I said I had not, he told me all shut without looking at it. He said some- ing been lucky not to shoot himself. That
stances, so that you may advise me about about it. When he was with the Russian thing about me never understanding the made him smile queerly. He told me
what to say and what not. In my nine army in Rumania, around 1917, and thrill of it, put the muzzle against his that the money would soon be gone, and
years in the Foreign Legion this exact things were cracking up, so that their temple, and pressed the trigger. There that stinking life would go on. He said
situation never came up before. I may officers felt that they were not only los- was a click. "stinking life." And he told me he would
seem to criticize a man who is not only a ing prestige, money, family and country, give himself a chance to escape it. This
dead man but who was also my superior but were being also dishonored before time he took out five cartridges and left
in rank. The Lieutenant has known me
for some years and cannot misundex'-
their colleagues of the Allied armies,
some officer would suddenly pull out his
H Ebetter.
GRINNED and seemed to feel
one, reversing the order of chances. And
he spun the cylinder under the table,
At least six times during the winter.
stand my honest intentions. revolver, anywhere, at the table, in a Lieutenant, he did the same thing. It snapped it shut. I tried to argue with
A few months ago, I was sent here to cafe, at a gathering of friends, remove made me very nervous, as I knew I would him, and he laughed at me.
Bou Khous Blockhouse to replace the a cartridge from the cylinder, spin the have to give explanations. "Listen," I started to tell him, "you'll
second in command, invalided to Algeria cylinder, snap it back in place, put it to A month ago, he gets a letter from lose this time, and I'll explain why."
at his own request. I liked Sergeant- his head and pull the trigger. There were England. He had had a sister there, who "Are you sure?" he asked.
Chief Burkowski from the start, there five chances to one that the hammer had married a wealthy Britisher long "No. But I have a theory as to why—•'
never was a quarrel between us, no bad would set off a live cartridge and blow before the war. She had died and he was I wanted to go on.
words exchanged—unless you count the his brains all over the place. Sometimes inheriting part of her money. As nearly (Continued on page 57)
times when he would say, "Feldheim,
you thick-skulled German," and, if there
were no inferiors about to overhear, I
would say something about "crazy Rus-
sians." I am aware, of course, that per-
sonalities and nationalities are against
regulations in the Legion, but the Lieu-
tenant knows how such things go. Four different times I warned him it
Sergeant Burkowski, as you may was not right for a sergeant to bet
know, talked like all Russians. That is, with corporals and privates. But I
he was a bit boastful about what he had could not argue with him, a superior
been, how much money he had had, the
schools he had been to. And, like all Rus-
sians, he thought he was a gambler. He
would gamble or bet on anything, any
time, whether he had the money to pay
or not. And he was very lucky. I do not
gamble as a rule, but what with bore-
dom here in the mountains and the fact
that he was my superior, from time to
time I would risk small sums which he
invariably won. On anything—^the num-
ber of nails missing in a Legionnaire's
boots, a date in history, how many shots
would be fired by some sniper during the
night.

THOSE small sums, when added at the

end of a month, amounted to more
than you might think.
One month, September, my entire pay
went to Sergeant Burkowski. I decided
to stop playing with him and told him
so. He said that he was not surprised,
that Germans were methodical, not spec-
ulative, and that this was both their
strength to start with and their weak-
ness at the end. I let that go. He was my
superior.
And he is dead and cannot be brought
to account, and as this is a private com-
munication. Lieutenant, I may say that
Sergeant Burkowski craved gambling so
badly that he would gamble even with
the Legionnaires. Four different times
I warned him it was not right for a
sergeant to play cards or bet with cor-
porals and privates. But he told me he
knew more about Communism than I
would ever learn, and that discipline was
not maintained by growls and kicks in ILLUSTRATED BY ALEX RAYMOND
the pants anywhere except in Germany.
That is an exaggeration. I have known
men who had served in the German army
and had never been kicked. But I could
not argue with him, a superior.

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his fire. A shadow sprang straight at
him, which was Turk coming uti with
his slow-witted mind locl-;ed up and past
changing now. Benbow brought the gun
brutally down upon that shadow and
struck nothing but the sheering point of
a shoulder. A moment later he had been
caught by Turk's two heavy arms, with
Turk's head driving the breath out of
him. He dropped. Yet, in dropping, he
tripped the burly Turk and threw all his
weight against the man.
HE heat of the stove rushed across
Benbow's face and flamed on his eyes
as he fell over it with Turk beneath him
and cushioning him from its red-hot
surface. It was Turk's body that lay en
that dull-shining stove, with the smell of
burning hair and flesh and clothes roll-
ing up its stench. Turk was screaming
the way a woman would scream and
Turk's great muscles bulged against
Benbow. But his legs gave a mighty
push and then the stove collapsed on its
legs and the pipe fell down and smoke
and flame lent its sulphurous ught to the
place and Benbow was rolling with Turk
on the rough floor boards.
He was half across Turk's body—and
Turk lay there without fight, his breath-
ing rushing in and out and a pure agony
guttering up from his throat. There
was no mercy in Benbow then. He
reached down and found Turk's gun belt
and ripped out the revolver and laid one
sharp blow across Turk's head.
He said, then: ".Johnny."
The kid's voice sailed back at him,
The girl was nearest Benbow. She had
in this smoky dark until he had
Russian Roulette
Continued from page i6
"You Germans and your theories!" he
said. "I'll bet you one thousand francs
you're wrong and that I won't kill my-
self."
I wanted to explain what I meant,
but he stopped me: "Back your opinion
with money or keep quiet." And he laid
a thousand-franc note on the table. I
signed him a paper for that much, to be
collected in two installments a month
apart. "Now, what's your theory?"
I told him that when he spun the cylin-
der, he always used the same gesture
of the thumb, probably halting the rota-
tion with an unconscious gesture at a
given point, and that this movement of
the cylinder, always starting from one
chamber, brought that chamber in line
with the hammer and barrel after a revo-
lution and a half. That seemed to puzzle
him, then he understood. So I suggested
that we call the bet off.
But he grew quite angry, and insisted
on doubling the stakes. He was sure I
was wrong, he said, because if I were
right, it meant that he had been cheating
fate unintentionally. In any case, he con-
be the same with five empty chambers
as with five full chambers. The weight
would cause an alteration. I told him
the change in weight would be too slight
to make any difference, and he made an-
I said to look at the gun and see. But
he kept it hidden, and shoved his money
out.
By that time I was very angry at
his foolishness, and had forgotten, al-
most, that it meant his life. The equiva-
lent of three months' pay was there on
the table, signed away if he lived aJter
pressing the trigger. It was a veiy
nasty moment. Lieutenant, when I did
not know what to hope for.
He brought up the gun with a quick
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spoken; and her talk was cool and calm:
"Johnny's no harm." Benbow heard her
shuffle away. He turned a little, care-
fully listening, and his boot struck the
yielding shape of Carter in the corner.
A match flared and afterward the girl
lifted a lantern upward, its light showing
T h e y often
the wild shine of her eyes. The shapes
of Carter and Turk were curled and
lifeless on the floor; and Johnny stood
across the room with his hands slowly
rising above a strained, sickened face.
Smoke curled more thickly in the room;
and fire licked up through the stove's
pipe hole. The table's legs and top lay
smashed. The girl put the lantern on the
floor and wheeled at Johnny and seized
the gun from his belt. She came over to
go hand in hand
Benbow, handing the weapon to him and
for a little while stared up at him. Hei- winter discomforts
hair dropped irregularly across her fore-
head and her lips were softly parted and
an accented breathing quickened the rise
and fall of her breasts.
She murmured: "You got a wife?"
"See if Turk's alive, Rody."
and /ow general
She retorted, "Let him die." But a lit-
tle of the strange shining left her eyes.
She shrugged her shoulders and let
them drop in a gesture of resignation
and brought her lips together. Johnny
crossed the room and bent above Turk
resistance!
He said after a while: "Breathin'." It
was the fii-e shooting out of the stove
that bothered Johnny the most. "Damn'
place is goin' to burn up if we don't stoj
that."
"Lot it burn," breathed the girl.
"We got to do somethin'," insisted
Johnny.
"Let them die—and let the house
burn."
(To be continued next week)
If you think back at past winters, you'll
probably recall that January and February
havealw ays been months of special ha/.ard
for you. \ ' o u ' v e had to be extremely cau-
tious not to be affected by common win-
ter discomforts.
movement, put the muzzle against his
temple. There was a click. Newer scientific facts help to explain
He had won again! why. You find it more difficult to keep
We had a couple of drinks together well in these particular months because
after that. I felt pretty low, because he It's the time of year when your general
had tricked me again into betting, and
even though I was glad he was alive, I resistance is likely to be low!
couldn't forget I was a fool. We sepa- I h e sensible thinf; for you to do this
rated and I took up my turn of guard
while he went to bed. Much later, ht winter is not to wait until you're made
comes in and hands me my signed slipt uncomfortable, but to prepare yourself
and his money. ahead ! L' se certain measures while you are
He told me that his conscience both- well \\\\\<z\\ help \ou remain in good
ered him, that he had cheated. For, as I
was talking, he had slowly turned the health. Adex ma\ prove an irivaluable aid.
cylinder, under the table, changing the Kach Adex tablet or Adex capsule sup-
position of the chambers! And he him-
self did not know whether I had been plies you with Vitamin A, the factor which
right or wrong. Because he could not contributes more directly than any other
remember in which direction he had /itamin to ijood general resistance; also
turned.
Vitamin 1), the"sunshine" vitamin that's
T BELIEVED him and believe him now so necessary these drear\' days.
•'- Burkowski was ashamed. He mumbled Both vitamins —A and D —are taken
a lot about having been a gentleman. I from rich natural sources, such as good
told him not to be crazy, to forget it. And
he was after me for two hours, ti'ying to cod and halibut liver oil.
get me to try the bet all over again. But Start with Adex right away. Have it on
I was not to be caught a second time. I
the breakfast table e\ ery morningso you'll
refused.
He went away again, and not long be sure to take it regularly. You can get
after I heard the shot that killed him. I Adex at any reliable drugstore. Prepared
wondered whether he had tried the bet exclusively by E. R. Squibb & Sons,
all over again, privately. But when I
examined the weapon, I discovered that manufacturing chemists since 1858.
all the chambers had been loaded.
ADEX
I hope the Lieutenant can tell me how
to arrange this story so that it may sat-
isfy the authorities. It is not quite clear
to me whether it would be right to re-
veal that he had shot himself for cheat-
ing. On the other hand, have I the right
to falsify an official report?
The modern way for adults to take Vitamins A and D
Respectfully yours,
HUGO FELDHEIM,
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Sergeant Third Foreign Infantry.