| Show meuuuiouiiebiudn rnoay May 2 980 Page 9 1 V 33 I 'V4 rv Kf3 y v a 4 £? 3 3lr v fc 3St-Sj$ W ‘ - : 3C 3 o3s3 v -- J r uiartiwM the hi Circus kSkne Ahern i Lichtenstein ma ind cos ers a thousand miles in a m eek i ipwv Roval TV Lichtenstein Circus sensed of four clowns and five boom performed on the fountain ax it L'SU last week 5ctadlh black bavxdrop of the ringmaster clown his ac crown nnged with wavy hair touching his shoulders SOLf to students after the show trx sber founded the circus rune tw ago and fills the roles of prose® director and talent scout as da the is: actor W iping a trace of face makeup clinging behind as r-- clashes the 40 v ear-ol- d persist explained the roots of his st in the circus My parents made a grave he said m a clear a'ed voice that is mherentlv tntneaL "Not in bed" he smiled 2 his head "When I was five took me to the Cole Brothers ana from which I never fully wvered" 'her s background master ler sKo m s- n - fc traeunK r— 11 - —- “ ’ — “-"'"“-- k£'£-''--- v J7 £ “ involve audience to mime use performers Tu world s smallest circus a show daiK for eight SDC'Jn of the ear performs in 4 1 Kiiss tw J nine esrs v t3f is ten sKled wooden but ket half filled with wrinkled dollar bills sits a few feet awav Someone has been generous with a five The closng act m the show is a humorous rhyme that implores the audience to give freely and generously The donations and the fee charged for the performance maintain the troupe to the next show The performers aren't paid and though thev latk money they say they have everything they need This year s three performers wanted to join Weber s circus the first time they saw it The loose wavy brown haired mandolin and banjo ukelele player Stephen Coyle said thathisalthough bfe has he has saved no money been complete in the past eight months "1 ve been making an honest be- day I ing I love performing every have hooks to read and new picks for mv guitar finger-pickin- g specializing in ragtime and He hopes to record a solo album when he returns to Calif a diver-fied-- a degree in teacher for sev oral year of a community theater tad street performer He the circus because "it's been a fantasy of mine and I t outgrown it" h°ur long circus per for- els manta encompasses tha targe circuses Mnu ? ahita juggling acta waking and fir rwallow-- ? at the 3 the audience to get Whvdvad to react” Weber ax- “Our circus is a type of that many peepke tyd to We work hard to f1 themrlan " and equipment Outmanagene across the country small fitted ith four bunks and a kitchen the vans are home during the tour The juggler makeup removed but still clad in white tights disassembled pipe that supports the stage backdrop took a year off Philip W'elford 25 for the training from seminar to Unitarian umversalist ministry clown in the circus He has found in to clowning a more rewarding way minister His message: "People Life take themselves too seriously to be laughed at IS to be enjoyed Phihp calls the white pony graz the chemistry mg untethered near their props ladies smoking middle-agecall from cigarettes" Stephen ifgot acould he join ick w ho asked him the circus the next day Stephen of Explaining his love performinghe and disinterest m possessions going to ad "1 realized that Em I want 1 when go and die someday to take something wjth me" W uh onlv nine shows left in the back lour Stephen said that going kind of to the "regular world is scarv ” i' haven't had to make any comthis promises doing Larry Ryan the tightwire echoed walker from Boulder Colo with his fears in between singing '' Wimg of jokes aimed He rearranged costumes inside one of the two v ans that cart them hile working in ' a dingy yellow window less office with blue haired building The pony This two poodles im- “It's music says something soul mediately to your heart and that this is the kind of entertainment you're in for” said he hopes to come to Weber a USU again next year Fingering small blue earing in his right U conearlobe he added that he s fun tinue his circus as long as it never "I'm always tired but bored When it gets to be a routine 9 to 5 job I'll quit” 3275 NORTH MAIN (Behind Gordon’s Glass) OPEN: Come on down end Ride the Fastest in Go-Kar- 1 Weekdays at 5:00 pm Saturdays at 1 2:00 noqn ° r ' ’ ' ' e N ’ SEER NIGHT refills ft For Group Rates Call $250 at the 752-694- 0 a bistro It 5i' A - tor- - - A 'X t’Ww--- '- Tomorrow Night Ja CucktO’ LU SPOT UGHI Watch for the Tuesday 61 bucket $300 kep the Bucket - Memorial Day all 2:00noon ts the Valley reorganizes the repertoire cast aamuair “The changing ioiprov- - t°u will Nick summer and introduce reorganize the show a new trio of performers to hit the road again in August He'd like to add a bear to his performing animals and a band organ to the musical background SWURV ‘N’ KURV GO— KARTS s "a “tarspersed with a caa do" W did monkey and cat have been with the circus for at least three years Nick who has trained all but the white dog explained "They re not pets a They're working animals After show they go back in their cages the disco music blaring from the SC '1 have no idea what I'm going to a musician is foremost Stephen j - I |
