Tuesday, December 29, 2015

March 1985 Sarasota Florida
Harry E. Voise born 1928 and Harold R. Voise born 1908
There was a 20 year age difference in these brothers. Harold wanted my father to fly but he wanted to be home and care for his mother and a sister back in Saginaw. My father would marry and have 4 children. He worked for Consumers Power for 35 years. I recall him being very fit and athletic and  doing summer summersaults on the beach. Me? I ran track and field and placed fourth in the Michigan state meet in 1971 running a 2 mile in 9:37.  I am currently a long distance swimmer on our lake in Gladwin Michigan.
SHRINERS HOSPITAL FOR CRIPPLED CHILDREN
LEXINGTON UNIT
1900 RICHMOND ROAD
LEXINGTON, KENTUCKY

Aug 16, 1963

Dear Mr. Voise, We all enjoyed the wonderful circus acts performed at our hospital this morning. The following patients extend their sincere appreciation to you, the performers and all who assisted. Out best wishes in your continued success
Mary Trollope
Margaret Tucker
Judy Royalty
Chrisy Kraemer
Janis Boyd
Judy Betz
Linda Midgett
Susie Workman (Elizabeth)
Mary Clark
Pamela Thomas
Sheila While Jine Hughes
Mattie Peters
Joey Luda DS
John Turpin
Mike Crachel
John Blackbrim
Christ Bodkin
DL
M Mcheely
bob Garland
Sheldon Kuhns
? Allan Thompson
Bronson Davis
J. Crisp

Kids get a preview of the Shrine Circus
Chicago Daily News Friday Feb 26th, 1954
below: antics of clown Lou Jacobs and the gorilla act of Arden and Norbu compete for attentions of excited youngsters at a preview of the Shrine circus  which opened Friday at Medinah Temple. The "gorilla's" cat-walk along the balcony rails thrills the youngsters...
story of page 12

note: I don't have the rest of the article.
Eileen and Rose Sullivans parents are in the middle.
Queen of Ringling Circus is Antoinette, star of the aerial act. She's a member of the Flying Concellos. The circus opens today at East Warren and Connar
" Best wishes to Eileen, Esther"

ESTHER
WORLD'S SMALLEST
HAWAIIAN DANCER

note: postcard size

note: mostly her name was Esther Howard with some Billboard references
Chester "Bobo" Barnett
This is a personal letter to Harold and Eileen from Paris, France
" Dear Friends: Eileen and Harold:---We are all having a few wines-etc. together and will now write you a few lines----------
How we wish you were here with Rose  and best wishes.  Winnie Rose ???
Don's believe her she has had one drink too many. BoboXXXXX
this is me working ...in other words....everybody is on the way it s4 in the morning-my wife ...
regards???  "

note: difficult to read
note: Read Bobo's Daughter by his daughter.

Monday, November 23, 2015

LOS COMANCHEROS

LOS COMANCHEROS

THE ZAVATTAS

THE ZAVATTAS

DONDI AND COMPANY

DONDI AND COMPANY

GERARD SOULES AND HIS POODLES OF PARIS #2

GERARD SOULES AND HIS POODLES OF PARIS
#2
This photo was used in the recent Vanity Fair Magazine article June 2017 issue!!!
See this article for circus history 

GERARD SOULES AND HIS POODLES OF PARIS

 
GERARD SOULES AND HIS POODLES OF PARIS

BURCH AND MARAN #5

BURCH AND MARAN
NOVELTY
BALLOON-A-RAMA
note#1 In the Cole Bros Circus official route and program season of 1944 on page 23 Ernest Burch is listed as one of the performers as well as Eileen Voise, Harold Voise, George Voise, Robert Porter and Orda and Joe Masker
 


ERNIE BLINKO WITH CHILD

ERNIE BLINKO
(WHO IS THE CHILD)

BURCH AND MARAN#3

BURCH AND MARAN
BALLOON-A-RAMA


BLINKO AND MARAN #2

BLINKO AND MARAN
NOVELTY-BALLOON-A-RAMA
 

BLINKO AND MARAN

BLINKO AND MARAN
NOVELTY-BALLOON-A-RAMA
 
ADDRESS ON BACK:
Ernie Blinko and Maran Burch
1130 W. St. Georges Avenue
Linden, N.J. 07036
 
 

Tuesday, November 10, 2015

Unseen Photo


Harold Voise, Jack Voise, Eilene and Bob Porter?

(negative to positive digital  processing)

Eilene obituary reads: Eilene (Sullivan) Voise, 76, or 2765 Ringling Blvd, Sarasota, Fla., a native of Holyoke, died Thursday 1/13/83 in a Sarasota nursing home. She was the wife of Harold Voise.
She was born Dec 6 1906, daughter of the late James and Rose (Donahue) Sullivan, and attended St. Jerome schools.  She lived in Sarasota for the past 35 years where she was a circus aerialist and trapese artist until her retirement.
Besides her husband, she leaves a daughter, Arden Kreisch of Longboat Key, Fla., a brother, James H. Sullivan of Holyoke; two sisters, Rose C Murphy of New York City and Edna Kingsley of Holyoke; a granddaughter; and several nieces and nephews.

Sunday, March 15, 2015

Janice Voise in the movies


Here Comes The Girls
1953 movie
 
small cast part in the movie as trapese/iron jaw artist
 
Dolleye Katrine Green, Linda Couch Matchineff, Eliane Miller, Dolores Selin and Janice Voise
 
note: after watching the movie I believe Janice Voise (wife to George Voise) in on the far left..