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Lord George Sanger’s Circus – 1961
Yes, only allowed on very nice mornings!
During the late 1950s and the early 1960s I had the wondeful pleasure of touring with this real quality family circus. The proprietors would not allow at any time for any reason bad language! A dismisal offence. ‘Public Relations’ to the Sanger family was paramount at all times. For the last two seasons of the famous name it was owned by Mr. Harold Sharpe of the British Toffee firm. The show ran like a clock. The General Manager was an ex-British army Major (his name was Hill) and everything about it was quality. Six young ladies of the famous Digger Pugh troupe of girls toured to supply trapeze and dance items and general assistance. The rules were that ladies would prepare the inside of the Big-Top like trimmings and drapings but on lovely days they might assist with the outside like the pictures shows – lacing the tent. In those days medium sized circuses like Sanger’s would tour locations just for two days only meaning three locations each week. Sundays were always ‘let us see what is on at the local cinema’ days! (Watercolour)
