Circus Report, May 17, 1976, Vol. 5, No. 20
Circus Report, May 17, 1976, Vol. 5, No. 20
Circus Report, May 17, 1976, Vol. 5, No. 20
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<strong>May</strong> <strong>17</strong>, 197- I'a,>.<br />
S!'t(. 1A1. 10 i.l!'.' I S Kill.<br />
air of itivster . perv.tl»s<br />
"walked" on the 4th da\ .<br />
the following, storv (M^ '<br />
1 . - kos-'!iS'..rh (I'-X.is) Ap! , 1 ^7 - A::<br />
t.f Shewtive I'.S.A. debacle when performers<br />
In ctii interview with pcrforinei I'ctei •ivas<br />
..•(->!! pi eced toget h"r.<br />
"Towards the end ol<br />
the !~<br />
first week we were told payday<br />
would be on a Monday, the 8th day<br />
in Coriroe, Texas. The money, we<br />
were informed, went first to Dayton<br />
and then back to the show.<br />
This made us skeptical, plus the<br />
fact that two acts on the show,<br />
for a couple of days, who had to<br />
leave (Jimmy Douglass and Baron<br />
Von Uhl) were paid in dollar bilk<br />
and quarters. We went along with<br />
the deal anyway, but in Concroe,<br />
on Monday, the producer never<br />
showed. On top of that we heard<br />
the backer had pulled out.<br />
"The show was already up,<br />
'The producer photn-d, want. -<br />
I ed 1 Oin Pettus and rue to move the<br />
show to the next spot. Kit hi only<br />
, $32.00 in the bank, an
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