Circus in Training

Series

Series Name

Colour Pictorial

Issue

Issue No.

127

Date Released

3 Jun 1957

Date recorded

3 May 1957

Length of issue (in feet)

756

Stories in this Issue:

1. 1Circus in Training
2. 2Dream House
3. 3Banana Story

Story

Story No. within this Issue

1 / 3

Summary

Pathe synopsis: "A family entertainment provided by an entertaining family" could well be the slogan of the circus at Chessington in Surrey where Bill Thompson is the ringmaster and trainer, his daughter June rides a dancing horse, and his son Bill Junior is one of the clowns. Behind the scenes this versatile family join other performers in practising old tricks and polishing up new ones to the very high stndard which exists in the sawdust ring.

Keywords

Entertainment and leisure

Locations

England; Surrey; Chessington; Chessington Zoo

Written sources

Pathe Colour Pictorial Lobby Cards   Used for synopsis

Credits:

Commentator

David De Keyser

Length of story (in feet)

159

Story extras:

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