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'''Lilly Yokoi''' (born 1929) is a Japanese-American bicycle-riding acrobatic performer known as the "The Ballerina on the Golden Bicycle". Her parents, were Japanese and emigrated to the US in the 1920s. They were also bicycle acrobats, and started to train Yokoi and her sisters at a young age.
'''Lilly Yokoi''' (born 1929) is a Japanese American bicycle acrobat known as "The Ballerina on the Golden Bicycle". Yokoi toured with her family, going solo after her appearance on ''[[The Ed Sullivan Show]]'' in 1956 and became one of the most sought-after circus performers of her time.

She toured with her family until 1956, going solo after appearing on her own on the [[The Ed Sullivan Show|''The Ed Sullivan Show'']]. After which she became very popular and in high demand until the 1970s.

Yokoi last public appearance was in 1982 she moved back to Japan and ended her show business activities.


== Early life and family ==
== Early life and family ==
Yokoi was born in 1929 in [[New York City]] to a family of circus and [[vaudeville]] performers.<ref name=":1">{{Cite web |title=Yokoi, Lilly, Born 1929 {{!}} Discover Our Archives |url=https://archives.shef.ac.uk/agents/people/399 |access-date=2023-06-07 |website=archives.shef.ac.uk}}</ref> Her father, Eizo (also known as Shonan), was born in [[Tokyo]] to a wealthy family. While pursing law a degree, he received a bicycle from an American friend and began performing [[Artistic cycling|trick cycling]] eventually all over the world with his wife, while also training their six children in the art form.<ref name=":3">{{Cite news |date=September 18, 1954 |title=Trick Cycling Act Performed By Japanese Family Of Seven |pages=28 |work=The Morning Call |url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-morning-call-trick-cycling-act-perfo/125899368/ |access-date=}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |date=1957-03-03 |title=Sports Show Brings Cyclists to Coliseum |pages=8 |work=The Spokesman-Review |url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-spokesman-review-sports-show-brings/125901212/ |access-date=2023-06-05}}</ref> Performing together as a family, known as the Yokoi Family Bicycle Troupe or similar, Lilly became the stand-out for her difficult tricks.<ref>{{Cite journal |date=August 19, 1954 |title=Trick Cycle Rider |url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/chronicle-express-trick-cycle-rider/125899100/ |journal=Chronicle-Express |volume=CXXXI |pages=Seven-A}}</ref><ref name=":3" /><ref>{{Cite news |date=1954-08-27 |title=Bicycle Act at Exhibition Has Long, Interesting History |pages=5 |work=The Ottawa Journal |url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-ottawa-journal-bicycle-act-at-exhibi/126020035/ |access-date=2023-06-07}}</ref>
Yokoi was born in 1929 in [[New York City]] to a family of circus and [[vaudeville]] performers.<ref name=":1">{{Cite web |title=Yokoi, Lilly, Born 1929 {{!}} Discover Our Archives |url=https://archives.shef.ac.uk/agents/people/399 |access-date=2023-06-07 |website=archives.shef.ac.uk}}</ref> Her [[Tokyo]] born father Eizo (also known as Shonan) learned how to do tricks after receiving a bicycle from an American friend when he was a teenager. Later he abandoned pursuing a law degree as he began performing trick cycling, eventually all over the world along with his wife.<ref>{{Cite news |date=1957-03-03 |title=Sports Show Brings Cyclists to Coliseum |pages=8 |work=The Spokesman-Review |url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-spokesman-review-sports-show-brings/125901212/ |access-date=2023-06-05}}</ref> They trained their children in the art form becoming the Yokoi Family Bicycle Troupe or simply Yokoi Troupe and settled in the United States.<ref>{{Cite news |date=1954-08-27 |title=Bicycle Act at Exhibition Has Long, Interesting History |pages=5 |work=The Ottawa Journal |url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-ottawa-journal-bicycle-act-at-exhibi/126020035/ |access-date=2023-06-07}}</ref> Performing together as a family Lilly became the stand-out for her difficult tricks, most notably the "Boomerang Swing" where she swings herself around the bike several times in quick succession while the bike is in motion.<ref name=":3">{{Cite news |date=September 18, 1954 |title=Trick Cycling Act Performed By Japanese Family Of Seven |pages=28 |work=The Morning Call |url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-morning-call-trick-cycling-act-perfo/125899368/ |access-date=}}</ref><ref name=":0" />


== Career ==
== Solo career ==
According to research made by the [[University of Sheffield]], in 1956, Yokoi had her breakthrough after appearing without her family on the [[The Ed Sullivan Show|''The Ed Sullivan Show'']], which began her solo career.<ref name=":1" />
According to research by the [[University of Sheffield]], in 1956 Yokoi had her breakthrough after appearing without her family on ''[[The Ed Sullivan Show]]'', which began her solo career.<ref name=":1" />


In 1959, after a tour with the [[Harlem Globetrotters]], with whom she worked prior,<ref>{{cite news |date=13 April 1957 |title=Under The Marque |language=en |pages=90 |work=Billboard |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=KiAEAAAAMBAJ&pg=PA90}}</ref> owner [[Abe Saperstein]] said she was " the greatest performer we've ever had with us". With them, she would perform her bicycle tricks before the main event and between breaks.<ref>{{Cite news |date=March 12, 1959 |title=An Added Attraction |pages=Third section: 4 |work=The Sun-Advocate |url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-sun-advocate-an-added-attraction/125901050/ |access-date=}}</ref>
Earlier in her solo career Yokoi toured with the [[Harlem Globetrotters]], where she performed before the main event and between breaks.<ref>{{Cite news |date=1956-10-11 |title=Ballerina of the Bicycle With Globe Trotters |pages=8 |work=Three Forks Herald |url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/three-forks-herald-ballerina-of-the-bicy/126060441/ |access-date=2023-06-09}}</ref><ref>{{cite magazine |date=13 April 1957 |title=Under The Marque |language=en |pages=90 |magazine=Billboard |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=KiAEAAAAMBAJ&pg=PA90}}</ref> In 1959 owner [[Abe Saperstein]] said she was "the greatest performer we've ever had with us".<ref name=":0">{{Cite news |date=March 12, 1959 |title=An Added Attraction |pages=Third section: 4 |work=The Sun-Advocate |url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/the-sun-advocate-an-added-attraction/125901050/ |access-date=}}</ref>


In 1961 she performed at [[Radio City Music Hall]] where she took apart her bike and reassembled it while in motion. [[Variety (magazine)|''Variety'']] noted her "fantastic gymnastics" further stating she was "a great find for the Hall".<ref>{{Cite news |last=Wear |first=Mike |date=December 20, 1961 |title=29th Annual Repeat of 'Nativity' At Radio City Music Hall Glows and Grows |pages=54 |work=Variety |url=https://archive.org/details/variety-1961-12/page/n191/mode/2up?q=%22Lilly+Yokoi%22}}</ref>
After receiving an 18 karat gold-plated bike as a gift,<ref>{{Cite news |date=March 1, 1977 |title=Lilly Yokoi |pages=8 |work=[[The Sydney Morning Herald]]}}</ref><ref name=":4" /> Yokoi became known as "The Ballerina on the Golden Bicycle".<ref>{{Cite book |last=Tatarsky |first=Daniel |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=3k8mEAAAQBAJ&dq=%22Lilly+Yokoi%22&pg=PT59 |title=The Splendid Book of the Bicycle: From boneshakers to Bradley Wiggins |date=2016-10-01 |publisher=Portico |isbn=978-1-911042-63-1 |language=en}}</ref> In 1961 she performed at [[Radio City Music Hall]] where she took apart and reassembled the new bike while in motion. [[Variety (magazine)|''Variety'']] noted her "fantastic gymnastics, balancing feats and other daring deeds".<ref name=":4">{{Cite news |last=Wear |first=Mike |date=December 20, 1961 |title=29th Annual Repeat of 'Nativity' At Radio City Music Hall Glows and Grows |pages=54 |work=Variety |url=https://archive.org/details/variety-1961-12/page/n191/mode/2up?q=%22Lilly+Yokoi%22}}</ref>


Throughout her career Yokoi appeared in various television shows such as [[What's My Line?|''What's My Line?'']], [[The Paul Daniels Magic Show|''The Paul Daniels Magic Show'']],<ref>{{Cite news |date=1980-12-24 |title=Christmas Day |pages=46 |work=Leicester Mercury |url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/leicester-mercury-christmas-day/126003451/ |access-date=2023-06-07}}</ref> and at the [[Royal Variety Performance|''Royal Variety Performance'']],<ref>{{Cite book |last=Delfont |first=Bernard Baron |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=qQplAAAAMAAJ&q=Lilly+Yokoi |title=Curtain Up!: The Story of the Royal Variety Performance |date=January 25, 1989 |publisher=Robson |isbn=9780860516293 |via=Google Books}}</ref> becoming known as "The Ballerina on the Golden Bicycle",<ref>{{cite book | url=https://books.google.com/books?id=3k8mEAAAQBAJ&pg=PT55 | title=The Splendid Book of the Bicycle: From boneshakers to Bradley Wiggins | isbn=9781911042631 | last1=Tatarsky | first1=Daniel | date=October 2016 }}</ref> and shared the stage with many circus luminaries around the world.<ref name=":2" /> Yokoi was in such high demand that the [[Bertram Mills|Bertram Mills Circus]] had to book her four years in advance for circus's 1963 [[BBC]] television special.<ref>{{Cite news |date=1963-03-09 |title=Going To The Circus |pages=3 |work=Evening Sentinel |url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/evening-sentinel-going-to-the-circus/126003624/ |access-date=2023-06-07}}</ref> In Mills' 1967 book, ''Bertram Mills Circus: Its Story'', he stated Yokoi "... was one of the greatest performers I ever engaged. She was an artiste down to her fingertips..." <ref>{{Cite book |last=Mills |first=Cyril Bertram |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=rMIKAQAAIAAJ&newbks=0&printsec=frontcover&dq=%22Lilly+Yokoi%22&q=%22Lilly+Yokoi%22&hl=en |title=Bertram Mills Circus: Its Story |date=1967 |publisher=Hutchinson |isbn=978-0-906798-22-5 |pages=245 |language=en}}</ref>
Throughout her career Yokoi appeared on various television shows such as ''[[What's My Line?]]'', ''[[The Paul Daniels Magic Show]]'',<ref>{{Cite news |date=December 24, 1980 |title=Christmas Day |pages=Supplements: XIV |work=Leicester Mercury |url= |access-date=}}</ref> and the ''[[Royal Variety Performance]]'',<ref>{{Cite book |last=Delfont |first=Bernard Baron |url= |title=Curtain Up!: The Story of the Royal Variety Performance |date=January 25, 1989 |publisher=Robson |isbn=978-0-86051-629-3 |pages=139 }}</ref> and shared the stage with many circus luminaries around the world.<ref name=":2" /> About her performance while touring with the [[Circus Knie]] in 1962, ''Variety'' stated, "Working on a golden bike, she has lost none of her charm and grace nor the amazing skill with which she handles her vehicle though some of the Impact seems to wear off with repeated viewing."<ref>{{Cite news |date=June 13, 1962 |title=Circus Review |pages=64 |work=Variety |url=https://archive.org/details/variety-1962-06/page/n133/mode/2up?q=%22Lilly+Yokoi%22}}</ref>


Yokoi was in such high demand that the [[Bertram Mills|Bertram Mills Circus]] had to book her four years in advance for their 1963 [[BBC]] television special.<ref>{{Cite news |date=1963-03-09 |title=Going To The Circus |pages=3 |work=Evening Sentinel |url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/evening-sentinel-going-to-the-circus/126003624/ |access-date=2023-06-07}}</ref> In Mills' 1967 book, ''Bertram Mills Circus: Its Story'', he stated Yokoi "... was one of the greatest performers I ever engaged. She was an artiste down to her fingertips..."<ref>{{Cite book |last=Mills |first=Cyril Bertram |url= |title=Bertram Mills Circus: Its Story |date=1967 |publisher=Hutchinson |isbn=978-0-906798-22-5 |pages=245 |language=en}}</ref>
She was featured in the documentary film ''Rings Around The World'' (1966), about great circus acts.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Rings Around the World (1966) |url=https://www.avclub.com/film/reviews/rings-around-the-world-1966 |access-date=2023-06-05 |website=The A.V. Club |language=en}}</ref>


In the mid-1960's Yokio was featured in the documentary film ''Rings Around The World'' about the world's 19 greatest circus acts of the time,<ref>{{Cite web |title=Rings Around the World (1966) |url=https://www.avclub.com/film/reviews/rings-around-the-world-1966 |access-date=2023-06-05 |website=The A.V. Club |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |date=1968-06-21 |title=Free Kids' Show Set at Paramount |pages=15 |work=The Post-Star |url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-post-star-free-kids-show-set-at-par/126225943/ |access-date=2023-06-11}}</ref> performed in the [[Las Vegas]] stage show ''Hello, America''<ref>{{Cite news |last=Scott |first=Johnny L. |date=1966-03-09 |title='Hello, America' -Chapter 2 |pages=78 |work=The Los Angeles Times |url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-los-angeles-times-hello-america/126226414/ |access-date=2023-06-11}}</ref> and made another appearance on ''The Ed Sullivan Show''.<ref>{{Cite news |date=1965-10-08 |title=Ed Sullivan |pages=15 |work=Globe-Gazette |url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/globe-gazette-ed-sullivan/126226515/ |access-date=2023-06-11}}</ref> In the 1970s she toured with the ''Greatest Circus on Earth,''<ref>{{Cite news |last=Constantino |first=Romola |date=1977-03-07 |title=Astonishing, dazzling circus |pages=7 |work=The Sydney Morning Herald |url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-sydney-morning-herald-astonishing-d/126226926/ |access-date=2023-06-11}}</ref> again with the Harlem Globetrotters<ref>{{Cite news |date=April 1, 1978 |title=Sequin Shimmers |pages=34 |work=Amusement Business |url=https://archive.org/details/sim_amusement-business_1978-04-01_90_13/page/n33/mode/2up?q=%22Lilly+Yokoi%22}}</ref> and performed at [[Blackpool Tower#Tower Circus|Blackpool Tower Circus]] in [[Lancashire]],<ref>{{Cite news |date=June 19, 1978 |title=Sequin Shimmers |pages=25 |work=Amusement Business |url=https://archive.org/details/sim_amusement-business_1978-06-17_90_24/page/24/mode/2up?q=%22Lilly+Yokoi%22}}</ref> where in 1982 Yokoi made her last known appearance.<ref name=":2" />
In 1982, Yokoi made her last appearance at the Blackpool’s Tower Circus in England. Moving forward she moved back to Japan and retired from public life.<ref name=":2" />


== Personal life ==
== Personal life ==
Yokoi married to Ronald Johansson in 1955,<ref>{{cite news |last1= |first1= |date=3 March 1956 |title=Billboard |language=en |pages=91 |publisher=Nielsen Business Media, Inc. |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=vSAEAAAAMBAJ&dq=%22Lilly+Yokoi%22&pg=RA1-PA91}}</ref> a Swedish acrobat known as Rolando.<ref>{{Cite news |date=1955-02-14 |title=Finger Walker's Torso More So |pages=11 |work=The Courier-Journal |url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-courier-journal-finger-walkers-tors/125910039/ |access-date=2023-06-05}}</ref> They lived for a time in [[New Jersey]].<ref>{{Cite news |last=Hall |first=Bill |date=1978-09-23 |title=Sequin Shimmers |pages=22 |work=Amusement Business |url=https://archive.org/details/sim_amusement-business_1978-09-23_90_38/page/22/mode/2up?q=%22Lilly+Yokoi%22}}</ref> Yokoi was known to be a private person. She retired in Japan.<ref name=":2">{{Cite web |date=2022-10-05 |title=- Remembering Lilly Yokoi "The Ballerina On The Golden Bicycle" |url=https://capovelo.com/lilly-yokoi-34the-ballerina-on-the-golden-bicycle34/ |access-date=2023-06-07 |website=CapoVelo.com |language=en-US}}</ref>
Yokoi, a private person,<ref name=":2">{{Cite web |date=2022-10-05 |title=- Remembering Lilly Yokoi "The Ballerina On The Golden Bicycle" |url=https://capovelo.com/lilly-yokoi-34the-ballerina-on-the-golden-bicycle34/ |access-date=2023-06-07 |website=CapoVelo.com |language=en-US}}</ref> married to Ronald Johansson, a Swedish acrobat, in 1955.<ref>{{Cite news |date=June 13, 1962 |title=Circus Review |pages=64 |work=Variety |url=https://archive.org/details/variety-1962-06/page/n133/mode/2up?q=%22Lilly+Yokoi%22}}</ref>


== References ==
== References ==
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== Works cited ==
* Tatarsky, Daniel (2016-10-01). ''The Splendid Book of the Bicycle: From boneshakers to Bradley Wiggins''. Portico. {{ISBN|978-1-911042-63-1}}.
* Delfont, Bernard Baron (January 25, 1989). ''Curtain Up!: The Story of the Royal Variety Performance''. Robson. {{ISBN|978-0-86051-629-3}}
* Mills, Cyril Bertram (1967). ''Bertram Mills Circus: Its Story''. Hutchinson. {{ISBN|978-0-906798-22-5}}.

== Further reading ==
== Further reading ==
*{{Cite web|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=Q78X67F770MC&q=Lilly+Yokoi|title=The Illustrated London News|date=January 25, 1963|publisher=Illustrated London News & Sketch Limited|via=Google Books}}
* "The Illustrated London News". Illustrated London News & Sketch Limited. January 25, 1963
*{{Cite web|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=Aa8KAQAAIAAJ&q=Lilly+Yokoi|title=Le Grand livre du cirque|first=Monica J.|last=Renevey|date=January 25, 1977|publisher=Bibliothèque des arts|via=Google Books}}
* Renevey, Monica J. (January 25, 1977). "Le Grand livre du cirque". Bibliothèque des arts


== External links ==
* http://www.circopedia.org/Lilly_Yokoi
* [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-K0GtWiz5zI&t=77s 1961 video footage of a Lilly Yokoi bicycle performance]


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Latest revision as of 20:45, 1 December 2024

Lilly Yokoi
Born1929 (age 94–95)
New York City
OccupationAcrobat

Lilly Yokoi (born 1929) is a Japanese American bicycle acrobat known as "The Ballerina on the Golden Bicycle". Yokoi toured with her family, going solo after her appearance on The Ed Sullivan Show in 1956 and became one of the most sought-after circus performers of her time.

Early life and family

[edit]

Yokoi was born in 1929 in New York City to a family of circus and vaudeville performers.[1] Her Tokyo born father Eizo (also known as Shonan) learned how to do tricks after receiving a bicycle from an American friend when he was a teenager. Later he abandoned pursuing a law degree as he began performing trick cycling, eventually all over the world along with his wife.[2] They trained their children in the art form becoming the Yokoi Family Bicycle Troupe or simply Yokoi Troupe and settled in the United States.[3] Performing together as a family Lilly became the stand-out for her difficult tricks, most notably the "Boomerang Swing" where she swings herself around the bike several times in quick succession while the bike is in motion.[4][5]

Solo career

[edit]

According to research by the University of Sheffield, in 1956 Yokoi had her breakthrough after appearing without her family on The Ed Sullivan Show, which began her solo career.[1]

Earlier in her solo career Yokoi toured with the Harlem Globetrotters, where she performed before the main event and between breaks.[6][7] In 1959 owner Abe Saperstein said she was "the greatest performer we've ever had with us".[5]

After receiving an 18 karat gold-plated bike as a gift,[8][9] Yokoi became known as "The Ballerina on the Golden Bicycle".[10] In 1961 she performed at Radio City Music Hall where she took apart and reassembled the new bike while in motion. Variety noted her "fantastic gymnastics, balancing feats and other daring deeds".[9]

Throughout her career Yokoi appeared on various television shows such as What's My Line?, The Paul Daniels Magic Show,[11] and the Royal Variety Performance,[12] and shared the stage with many circus luminaries around the world.[13] About her performance while touring with the Circus Knie in 1962, Variety stated, "Working on a golden bike, she has lost none of her charm and grace nor the amazing skill with which she handles her vehicle though some of the Impact seems to wear off with repeated viewing."[14]

Yokoi was in such high demand that the Bertram Mills Circus had to book her four years in advance for their 1963 BBC television special.[15] In Mills' 1967 book, Bertram Mills Circus: Its Story, he stated Yokoi "... was one of the greatest performers I ever engaged. She was an artiste down to her fingertips..."[16]

In the mid-1960's Yokio was featured in the documentary film Rings Around The World about the world's 19 greatest circus acts of the time,[17][18] performed in the Las Vegas stage show Hello, America[19] and made another appearance on The Ed Sullivan Show.[20] In the 1970s she toured with the Greatest Circus on Earth,[21] again with the Harlem Globetrotters[22] and performed at Blackpool Tower Circus in Lancashire,[23] where in 1982 Yokoi made her last known appearance.[13]

Personal life

[edit]

Yokoi married to Ronald Johansson in 1955,[24] a Swedish acrobat known as Rolando.[25] They lived for a time in New Jersey.[26] Yokoi was known to be a private person. She retired in Japan.[13]

References

[edit]
  1. ^ a b "Yokoi, Lilly, Born 1929 | Discover Our Archives". archives.shef.ac.uk. Retrieved 2023-06-07.
  2. ^ "Sports Show Brings Cyclists to Coliseum". The Spokesman-Review. 1957-03-03. p. 8. Retrieved 2023-06-05.
  3. ^ "Bicycle Act at Exhibition Has Long, Interesting History". The Ottawa Journal. 1954-08-27. p. 5. Retrieved 2023-06-07.
  4. ^ "Trick Cycling Act Performed By Japanese Family Of Seven". The Morning Call. September 18, 1954. p. 28.
  5. ^ a b "An Added Attraction". The Sun-Advocate. March 12, 1959. pp. Third section: 4.
  6. ^ "Ballerina of the Bicycle With Globe Trotters". Three Forks Herald. 1956-10-11. p. 8. Retrieved 2023-06-09.
  7. ^ "Under The Marque". Billboard. 13 April 1957. p. 90.
  8. ^ "Lilly Yokoi". The Sydney Morning Herald. March 1, 1977. p. 8.
  9. ^ a b Wear, Mike (December 20, 1961). "29th Annual Repeat of 'Nativity' At Radio City Music Hall Glows and Grows". Variety. p. 54.
  10. ^ Tatarsky, Daniel (2016-10-01). The Splendid Book of the Bicycle: From boneshakers to Bradley Wiggins. Portico. ISBN 978-1-911042-63-1.
  11. ^ "Christmas Day". Leicester Mercury. December 24, 1980. pp. Supplements: XIV.
  12. ^ Delfont, Bernard Baron (January 25, 1989). Curtain Up!: The Story of the Royal Variety Performance. Robson. p. 139. ISBN 978-0-86051-629-3.
  13. ^ a b c "- Remembering Lilly Yokoi "The Ballerina On The Golden Bicycle"". CapoVelo.com. 2022-10-05. Retrieved 2023-06-07.
  14. ^ "Circus Review". Variety. June 13, 1962. p. 64.
  15. ^ "Going To The Circus". Evening Sentinel. 1963-03-09. p. 3. Retrieved 2023-06-07.
  16. ^ Mills, Cyril Bertram (1967). Bertram Mills Circus: Its Story. Hutchinson. p. 245. ISBN 978-0-906798-22-5.
  17. ^ "Rings Around the World (1966)". The A.V. Club. Retrieved 2023-06-05.
  18. ^ "Free Kids' Show Set at Paramount". The Post-Star. 1968-06-21. p. 15. Retrieved 2023-06-11.
  19. ^ Scott, Johnny L. (1966-03-09). "'Hello, America' -Chapter 2". The Los Angeles Times. p. 78. Retrieved 2023-06-11.
  20. ^ "Ed Sullivan". Globe-Gazette. 1965-10-08. p. 15. Retrieved 2023-06-11.
  21. ^ Constantino, Romola (1977-03-07). "Astonishing, dazzling circus". The Sydney Morning Herald. p. 7. Retrieved 2023-06-11.
  22. ^ "Sequin Shimmers". Amusement Business. April 1, 1978. p. 34.
  23. ^ "Sequin Shimmers". Amusement Business. June 19, 1978. p. 25.
  24. ^ "Billboard". Nielsen Business Media, Inc. 3 March 1956. p. 91.
  25. ^ "Finger Walker's Torso More So". The Courier-Journal. 1955-02-14. p. 11. Retrieved 2023-06-05.
  26. ^ Hall, Bill (1978-09-23). "Sequin Shimmers". Amusement Business. p. 22.

Works cited

[edit]
  • Tatarsky, Daniel (2016-10-01). The Splendid Book of the Bicycle: From boneshakers to Bradley Wiggins. Portico. ISBN 978-1-911042-63-1.
  • Delfont, Bernard Baron (January 25, 1989). Curtain Up!: The Story of the Royal Variety Performance. Robson. ISBN 978-0-86051-629-3
  • Mills, Cyril Bertram (1967). Bertram Mills Circus: Its Story. Hutchinson. ISBN 978-0-906798-22-5.

Further reading

[edit]
  • "The Illustrated London News". Illustrated London News & Sketch Limited. January 25, 1963
  • Renevey, Monica J. (January 25, 1977). "Le Grand livre du cirque". Bibliothèque des arts
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