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Edwin "Poodles" Hanneford (1891-1967) is considered among the greatest trick riders in history. He was the first to perform a somersault from one running horse to another. Additionally, Poodles held a Guinness Book of World Records record for performing a running jump onto a horse and stepping off 26 times in a row.
O'Brien has two other tasks when he arrives; to discover why RCMP Sergeant Means has not filed a report in months and to investigate the complaint of Poodles Hanneford who alleges that the river going through his property has been blocked off and he has been fired upon when investigating.
Tuxedo Comedies (1923–1929; with sound: 1929–1931, 1935–1936) – two reelers with Ned Spears, Al St. John, Poodles Hanneford, Johnny Arthur, Wallace Lupino, Raymond McKee, Lloyd Hamilton, Tim Ryan, Irene Ryan, Buster West and Tom Patricola
The daughter of Prince Rainier III and iconic American actress Grace Kelly is a longtime advocate for traditional circus artists and their families.
Good Times was a popular 1920 Broadway musical extravaganza, with music by Raymond Hubbell and a book by R. H. Burnside.Produced by Charles Dillingham, it debuted on August 9, 1920 at the Hippodrome in New York City and ran for 456 performances, the longest run for the 1920–21 season.
One son, James Rieffenach, continued riding with the Poodles Hanneford Act, while the other members of the act retired. James died of a heart attack in 1945 while still performing with the Cole Bros. Circus.
The circus sequences in the American production were particularly lavish, including equestrians, aerialists, and a famous clown of the day, Poodles Hanneford. [5] The show was staged by J. C. Huffman. [6]
The ICHOF was founded in Delavan, Wisconsin, the birthplace of the Barnum and Bailey Circus, in 1986.It was created as community development project by Gareth Thomas Betts of the University of Wisconsin–Extension and Jennie Schilz Thompson, director of the Delavan Chamber of Commerce to build on the city's circus history.