Author : Willis N. Bugbee
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ISBN 13 : 9781332136636
Total Pages : 32 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (366 download)
Book Synopsis Hijenk's Geat American Circus (Classic Reprint) by : Willis N. Bugbee
Download or read book Hijenk's Geat American Circus (Classic Reprint) written by Willis N. Bugbee and published by . This book was released on 2015-08-04 with total page 32 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Excerpt from Hijenk's Geat American Circus He attends to the newspaper advertising, the posters, the show cards, programs, if any, the tickets, etc. The property man looks after the articles and accessories used by the performers and sees to it that they are in their places and ready whenever needed. A whole act may be spoiled by the carelessness of the property man. The wardrobe woman takes care of the costumes and may at times assist in the performers' "get-ready." The carpenter builds the ring, the seats, attends to arranging of curtains, etc. There will also need to be ticket sellers, attendants, etc., whose duties are too obvious to need special mention. Right here we might say that the Director will be surprised to find that he can obtain so much assistance from the people in the community in the way of material, talent, trained animals, etc., and the fact that people are called upon to assist in various ways only helps to advertise the show. The Location The circus may be held in a gymnasium, large public hall, a large barn, a stadium, in an open field with or without tents, or it may be presented upon a public stage. In the latter case, the ring and some of the ring performances may have to be omitted but otherwise there will be no difficulty. In fact, some stunts are presented to better advantage from a stage than from the ring. The seats may be arranged semi-circularly upon an incline. The dressing rooms should be at the sides, curtained off, or in adjoining rooms. The Ring, Trapezes, Etc. In making the ring, first determine the center of the space. By means of a stout cord fastened at center and a piece of crayon tied to the other end, describe the circle. On this circle set blocks of wood ten or twelve inches high at a distance of five or six feet apart. Nail strips of wood to the tops of these posts, leaving two exits opposite the dressing rooms. This ring may be painted or whitewashed if desired. If ponies are to be used within doors it may be desirable to tack heavy burlap or matting around the ring to prevent slipping. Sawdust may be sprinkled about to give a circusy appearance. For the use of acrobats there should be two trapezes at opposite sides of ring fastened from overhead if possible. A bar may be fixed on poles at another side of ring. A movable dais about six inches high should be provided for use in various acts. This need not be more than four or five feet square. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.
