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Ice Capades shows were extremely popular for several decades and became a household name, although they were criticized by some as kitsch. [5] From 1941 through 1981, the Ice Capades show was a summertime fixture at what was then known as Atlantic City Convention Hall. [6] In 1946 Ice Cycles, a co-production, was formed with Ice Follies. [7]
The Ice Follies, formerly known as the Shipstads & Johnson Ice Follies, is a touring ice show featuring elaborate production numbers, similar in concept to Ice Capades. It was founded in 1936 by Eddie and Roy Shipstad, and Oscar Johnson. [2][1] In later years, Olympic skaters such as Donald Jackson, Barbara Berezowski, Peggy Fleming, and Janet ...
Harris's Ice Capades, founded in Pittsburgh with an $85,000 investment, was sold in 1963 for $5.5 million. [4] Harris also used the Gardens for Ice Capades auditions and as the show's training school, since many of the show's performers were from western Pennsylvania. [17]
Peggy Gale Fleming[ 2 ] (born July 27, 1948) is an American former figure skater. [ 3 ] She is the 1968 Winter Olympic Champion in the ladies' singles, being the only American gold medalist at these Games, and a three-time World Champion (1966–1968) in the same event. Fleming has been a television commentator in figure skating for over 20 ...
Vancouver Burrards ( WLA) (1938–1949) Vancouver Skating Club and the Connaught Skating Club also shared both ice surfaces with the hockey teams. Beginning in the late '50s, the VSC named the Forum its home rink until moving to the Agrodome in 1980. The 1960 World Figure Skating Competition was hosted at the Forum as were other high level ...
John H. Harris (1898–1969) was an entertainment executive from Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. He was the son of movie theater pioneer John P. Harris, and is best known as the long-time owner and impresario of the Ice Capades. He was also an early owner and promoter of professional ice hockey teams.
In 1940, he formed an association with ten Eastern sports arenas to finance the Ice Capades, a show formed along the lines of the Ice Follies. Tyrrell became manager and president of the group, and was actively involved in its rehearsals, travels, and performances. He was a director of the Ice Capades until 1963 when the company was sold.
Frick and Frack. Frick and Frack were a comedic ice skating duo of Swiss skaters who went to the United States in 1937 and joined the original Ice Follies show. "Frick" was Werner Groebli (21 April 1915 – 14 April 2008), born in Basel. "Frack" was Hans Rudolf " Hansruedi " Mauch (2 May 1919 – 4 June 1979), also born in Basel.