Show UTAH TROUPE jo TO STAR STARIN STARIN STARIN IN PLAY The Circus is coming The Circus is coming Where To Valley Music Hall that's where When On Sept for two weeks that's when and guess who's joined up for forthe forthe forthe the run of the show None other than only cycling act act act- The Cycling Performing Performing Perform Perform- ing on high and low unicycles They get their name I imagine from Hugh Taylor and Joe Stegen tegen who together trained and perfected the act Actually the idea of creating such an act came to Joseph W. W Stegen of Ogden for whom the words The Circus is coming have never lost their fascination He is an avid circus fan and circus circus cir cir cir- cus model builder Through his personal acquaintances and experiences experiences experiences ex ex- ex- ex with circus entertainers entertain entertain- ers em and producers he adopted the personality of Josco the Clown to entertain Scout and other other other oth oth- oth- oth er civic groups with his sana which consists of his circus circus cir cir cir- cus models the history of the circus and his personal collection of oft circus movies and records Then he met Hugh Taylor of Salt Lake City and through their mutual mu mu- mutual interest in unicycles they they- organized this outstanding and talented cycling troupe the first of its kind in Utah Hugh who is is 25 25 is a long longtime longtime longtime time unicycle rider who rides and performs performs' as Hugo the Clown in the Act Act but Joe at the golden age of 50 never dr dreamed of riding the unicycle himself until this challenge presented itself The talented members of their troupe include Harvey 14 Debbie 12 and Tamera 10 Larson of Lay Layton ton who are also adept in the art of acrobatics baton twirling and dancing Melvin Thompson 14 of Roy is an outstanding juggler while riding either the high or low unicycle He is assisted by his young sister DeAnne 6 Dean Claxton 15 of Roy who can ride better backward than most cyclists can ride forward He is assisted by his brother Gil 6 Joe loe and Hugh have taken their outstanding act to entertain many shut ins such as the Shrine Childrens Children's Hospital and the Veterans Veteran's Hospital They have entertained for over 35 Boy BoyScout BoyScout BoyScout Scout programs numerous civic affairs and clubs and have become become be be- come a regular attraction in the Ogden Christmas Parade and Pioneer Day Parade |