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Amazing balancing acts and lovable clowns are part of the excitement and fun at two circuses in town today
Amazing balancing acts and lovable clowns are part of the excitement and fun at two circuses in town today

Amazing balancing acts and lovable clowns are part of the excitement and fun at two circuses in town today

Date5/25/1979
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Original Toronto Star caption: Amazing balancing acts and lovable clowns are part of the excitement and fun at two circuses in town today.
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      ProvenanceFrom the Toronto Star Archives
      CollectionToronto Star Photograph Archive
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      Copyright HolderToronto Star (Firm)
      Object NumberTSPA_0004700F
      Amazing balancing acts and lovable clowns are part of the excitement and fun at two circuses in town today
      Amazing balancing acts and lovable clowns are part of the excitement and fun at two circuses in town today
      Spremo, Boris
      5/25/1979
      Chair up!, Abrevo the Clown does a fancy balancing act at Puck's Farm in Kleinburg
      Chair up!, Abrevo the Clown does a fancy balancing act at Puck's Farm in Kleinburg
      Russell, Jim
      6/22/1981
      Skills of the circus world - balancing acts, make-up, clowning, adagio and trapeze artistry - are being taught in a North York YMCA program, believed (...)
      Skills of the circus world - balancing acts, make-up, clowning, adagio and trapeze artistry - are being taught in a North York YMCA program, believed (...)
      Bezant, Graham
      n.d.
      Bal balancing acts leave visitors scratching their chins
      Bal balancing acts leave visitors scratching their chins
      Bryant, George
      5/13/1972
      Clowns leave town
      Clowns leave town
      Toronto Star (Firm)
      7/6/1989
      The clowns almost stood on their heads today to entertain thousands of starry-eyed children who turned out to see Eaton's annual Santa Claus parade in(...)
      The clowns almost stood on their heads today to entertain thousands of starry-eyed children who turned out to see Eaton's annual Santa Claus parade in(...)
      Loek, Dick
      11/16/1974
      Wayward driver, Ed Hore, one of several clowns doing the rounds at the Ex, has found an ideal way to get around obstacles - he rides a cycle that will go in two directions at once
      Wayward driver, Ed Hore, one of several clowns doing the rounds at the Ex, has found an ideal way to get around obstacles - he rides a cycle that will go in two directions at once
      Bull, Ron
      8/17/1979
      Balancing act Elfi Schlegel, 14, and Maria are taking part in CBC short film to promote gymnastics for children
      Balancing act Elfi Schlegel, 14, and Maria are taking part in CBC short film to promote gymnastics for children
      Loek, Dick
      2/9/1979
      Leo Podetz, Burlington's acknowledged king of clowns, shows his 11-year-old daughter Lisa how to apply clown make-up for her first appearence in the B(...)
      Leo Podetz, Burlington's acknowledged king of clowns, shows his 11-year-old daughter Lisa how to apply clown make-up for her first appearence in the B(...)
      Dinsmore, Ted
      11/13/1977
      Sending in the clowns. Julia Cocorocchio, a 2-year-old patient at the Hospital for Sick Children, meets Margulyan, a clown with the Moscow Circus. Mar(...)
      Sending in the clowns. Julia Cocorocchio, a 2-year-old patient at the Hospital for Sick Children, meets Margulyan, a clown with the Moscow Circus. Mar(...)
      Moscow Circus
      8/24/1988
      Former Moscow circus clown Valentine Gindin shows a couple of youngsters at Grenoble Public School in NorthYork how to pull a clown's face. But althou(...)
      Former Moscow circus clown Valentine Gindin shows a couple of youngsters at Grenoble Public School in NorthYork how to pull a clown's face. But althou(...)
      Lennon, Frank
      3/3/1977
      Santa shows Beverley Clark, Faye Marks features of his colorful parade, Twenty floats, clowns
      Santa shows Beverley Clark, Faye Marks features of his colorful parade, Twenty floats, clowns
      Philp, Barry
      11/16/1963