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“Vaudeville and the Circus History. Alex and his brothers Fred, Phil and Joe Picard performed at various times in the late 19th and early 20th century, mostly with Ringling Brothers. Fred performed the longest, from 1895 to his death in 1921. Alex’s son Vincent Picard performed with his partner Joe Masker from 1918-1928. Alex Frank Picard also performed, wrote and maintained a close relationship with show business friends throughout life. Frank Picard, II also performed in live theater and on Television. Pat Picard (who works professionally performing at Sea World), Sandy Picard, Jim Picard and Patricia Picard Campbell currently perform, write or direct professionally carrying on a family tradition.In the next generation Adrienne Adrienne Campbell-Holt has acted, written and directed professionally in New York and California. Parts of that story are told here and while focus is on those no longer with us stories of the next generations of Picards will also be included..
The Web Site for the e-book in progress “A Few Stickers on a Few Sticks” is http://drlouisapicard.wordpress.com/a-few-stickers-on-a-few-sticks-2/
The following film: “1949 COLE BROTHERS CIRCUS FILM “CIRCUS DAY IN OUR TOWN” provides good images of the circus during the first half of the twentieth Century.
https://archive.org/details/50844EBFilmsCircusDayInOurTown”
From “A few stickers on a few sticks”. Posted by Louis A. Picard on 6/13/2009 (106 items)
- LOOKING OUT FOR CIRCUS 1900. THE BROTHERS PICARD FRENCH GYMNISTS, (FRED, PHIL, ALEX …
- Excerpt from The Adventures of Wee Coyle: Chapter Six by Will Lomen, 13 January 201…
- Ringling Brothers Flyers including Phil Picard and Fred Picard. c. 1900. From Ringli…
- 1898- Ernest Alvo, Harry Boise and Fred Picard, Ringling Brothers. "Alvo, Boise…
- Phil Picard, on the left in both pictures; Fred on the right. On the Vaudeville Stag…
- "In 1899, the Picard Brothers were featured in the Forepaugh & Sells Brother…
- James Dorval and Phil Picard, Comedy acrobats, circa 1900.
- Ringling Brothers, 1900 Top: Alex, Phil, Fred and Joe Picard Bottom: Alex Picard, F…
- Hagenbeck and Wallace Circus, 1907. From Vince Picard’s circus trunk.
- Centralia, Washington, Saturday, August 22d. A serious wreck at Chehalis, four miles …
- Advertisement for Alex Picard’s Circus Act
- Horizontal Bars Poster, Turn of the Twentieth Century.
- Fred Picard in the left in Tramp dress. Taken about 1909
- Fred Picard, acrobat, circus manager, circus owner, c. 1912. Fred was said to have go…
- 1903- "Pass Mrs. Picard to dressing room at eny time. Al Ringling." "…
- Alex Picard, back center c. 1907
- Alex and Vince Picard’s Circus Trunk. Purchased Around the turn of the twentieth cent…
- Fred Picard and Ernest Alvo, of the Ernest Alvo Troupe of comedy acrobats, horizontal…
- During the 1920s and ’30s, Franz Taibosh—whose stage name was Clicko—performed in fro…
- Frank A. Picard Musical, 1919
- In 1910, following his father’s death, Fred Picard moved out of Saginaw first to Chic…
- Hagenbeck and Wallace, 1916
- Jeffers Theater, Saginaw Michigan. c. 1912.
- Jeffers Theater, Saginaw Michigan, circa. 1920
- Jeffers Theater, New Years Eve, 1921. Masker and Picard, 17 years old.
- Joe Masker and Vince Picard, 1921
- Vince Picard and Joe Masker had been playing fairs and local vaudeville shows for a c…
- Joe Masker and Vince Picard Performing, c. 1922
- Vince Picard testing the rigging at an open air show 1922-23.
- Diagram of Bar Act from the 1920s. This is an uneven bar with five cross bars. Olympi…
- 1927. Among those who played with the Bob Eugene Troupe were Stuart Roberts, Joe Mask…
- Hagenbeck and Wallace Circus, seasons 1923-1927
- In the early twentieth century, “the world of the circus was one of male gender flux,…
- Orrin Davenport and Vince Picard, 1925.
- Vince Picard and Orrin Davenport, Jr. 1924
- Fred and Pic in back of the Tent, 1924
- "Joe Masker, Pic Picard and Charley Eugene of the Bob Eugene Troupe."
- The Back Lot. "Vic (Shepherd), Fred (Crandell) and Pic Bar Actors, 1924
- Vince Picard and Joe Masker, 1923. Pilmore and Granger Vaudevile Circus. Vince is on…
- Hagenbeck and Wallace Poster from the late 1920s
- Hagenbeck Side Show. C. 1919.
- Bob Eugene Troupe practicing flips at West Baden, Indiana, 1924
- Hagenbeck and Wallace, Calilope, circa, 1925
- Clyde Beatty with the Hagenbeck and Wallace Circus, 1925
- Clyde Beatty "Clowning" with Earl Shipley
- 1925. The Gang. Vince Picard second from the right, Clyde Beatty, center (with straw…
- Earl Shipley and Vincent Picard, 1927
- Vince Picard and Clyde Beatty and Friends. Going Fishing in Michigan, c. 1927.
- The Bob Eugene Troupe Rigging, circa 1933
- This is a close up of the Eugene Troupe on the high horizontal bars. Vince Picard an…
- Cole Brothers Circus, c. 1935. It was another day.
- Topeka Kansas, circa 1925
- Detroit Michigan, C. 1928
- Amelia Earhart C. 1935
- Alex Picard, aged 42 and Vince Picard, aged 21. (1925).
- Vincent Picard- In Show Business and on top of the world, c. 1927
- c. Clyde Beatty visit to the Michigan Control Commission in 1934. Frank A. Picard, C…
- John L. Fowler as Mr. Gallagher and A. Vincent Picard as Mr. Sheen, circa 1945
- Frank Picard II was a broadcaster, communicator and actor. He work in Detroit, New Yo…
- Among the programs he performed in was an episode of Fame. The episode can be seen a…
- Saginaw News, July 31, 1939. From Album manuscript, "A Few Stickers on a Few St…
- p. 2.
- Harriet and Clyde Beatty with Arthur Arnold Jr., Theol Arnold and Theol Marie Arnold,…
- A tentative early interest in Africa. Sarnia Ontario, 1947
- Back Lot at Clyde Beatty Circus. c. 1955 From "A Few Sticker’s on a Few Sticks.&…
- Vince Picard, Clyde Beatty and Friends Shrine Circus, 1952
- Vince Picard in Radio c. 1950
- Broadcasting Magazine, September 10, 1951. This appears to be a bit of broadcasting …
- A visitor with the backyard gang, 1801 Brenner. Clyde Beatty, Summer of 1950
- The remaining "Brothers Picard French Gymnasts," 1951. The inscription on t…
- "50 years Old. Taken in July 1955. WSAM Office" – Vince Picard, Managing Di…
- Summer of 1958
- Picture: Earl Shipley in the 1950s Written by Earl Shipley in 1924-: "Name: E…
- Orrin Davenport and Clyde Beatty, 1960 at Shrine Circus
- Mary Picard, 1962
- Mary Margaret Picard (Sarle) left flying with the Melzoras at their training camp in …
- Images of a Future Flyer. Click to open.
- And a warning from her Uncle on the perils of the trapeze.
- Vince Picard appears to have ripped his picture with Orda Brandon out of his scrap bo…
- Reunion with Earl and Hattie Shipley, early 1970s. Sarastota Florida
