Rain doesn’t stop circus
Rain doesn’t stop circus
By: Nick Smirnoff
Description: The show went on
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Posted by editor Tue Nov 30, 1999 00:00:00 PST
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0 responses 0 comments The old theater adage — “the show must go on” certainly described what happened on April 14 with performances of a circus.
A traveling circus from La Vegas set up at the Tehachapi rodeo grounds for a two-performance schedule — 5 p.m. and 7 p.m.
Rain and the lack of a “big top”, the traditional, full-enclosed circus tent, left many with doubt that there would a performance.
But this is Tehachapi and on cue, the audience members started to arrive and fortunately, the rained slowed, then stopped and a bit of sunshine started to fill the open-air circus ring.
Seats were dried off by circus staff, who offered paper hand towels to each audience member and the show did indeed “go on.” Performers and artists from South America and Mexico dazzled the audience of the nearly 200 spectators.
Audience members, including “boys and girls of all ages,” were treated to acts of precarious balancing, juggling, bike walking and an aerial performance featuring a a woman swinging from her own hair. Another popular act involved a brave Tehachapi resident who volunteered to have knives thrown at him.
According to local historian, Gloria Gossard, the first documented circus to come to Tehachapi was the Montgomery Queen Circus, which performed here on May 1, 1875 in the area of the abandoned town of Greenwich.
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