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How One Sword-Swallower Sired a Legion of Philly Freaksnew
Almost single-handedly, Red Stuart, who at 58 is the world's oldest active sword-swallower, has helped bring to Philadelphia one of the country's most up-and-coming sideshow scenes.
Philadelphia City Paper |
Bill Meagher |
10-13-2009 |
Culture
Putting the Zing Back into Ringlingnew
Richmond-born Alex Ramon is the second-youngest person to helm Ringling Bros. Circus — and the first "zingmaster."
East Bay Express |
Rachel Swan |
08-05-2009 |
Performance
Tags: circus, Ringling Bros.
Boxes of Memories: Sonny King's Circus of Oldnew
Memories are all that remain of the original Silver's Circus, and it's the vivid recollections of travels with his dad's circus in the late 1940s that Sonny King lovingly crafted into a colorful series of 13 detailed dioramas that debuted last year at the Los Angeles Craft and Folk Art Museum.
Orlando Weekly |
Lindy T. Shepherd |
10-30-2008 |
Art
