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June 29-JULY 4; JULY 6-9, 2017 LOG SHEET #6 SMITHSONIAN FOLKLIFE FESTIVAL AUDIO/VIDEO LOG SHEET LOGGER/VIDEOGRAPHER: Alice Hirschfeld; Connor Toole RECORDER NUMBER (MAIN): CFCH FILE NAME: 0057CFCH5.wav RECORDER NUMBER (BACKUP): CFCH FILE NAME: 0059CFCH6 PRESENTER: Janet Davis prof of U Tex DATE/TIME: 6/29/3:30-4:15 PROGRAM: Circus Talk STAGE: Circus Stories GROUP NAME: SESSION TITLE: [[2 columned table]] | PARTICIPANTS | INSTRUMENT/OCCUPATION | | --- | --- | | Deborah Walk | curator of circus museum, Sarasota | | Rodney Huey | Circus Federation | | LaVonne Hoh | retired prof at U Va | CONTENTS/NOTES (continue on back): 1. word: Jumbo: original source is the elephant word: dukey book; tickets for lunch 2. "100 common terms" for circus = book 3. lach circus has own terminology 4. donneker: = potty; tossing hat in ring; get on the bandwagon; hold your horses 5. blowoff-spec = last big number before intermission; first of May = novice; taking on the road 6. Annie Oakley = free ticket to circus; clown alley= where clowns put on their makeup cherry berry = clown entrance 7. chiveree = noise making on wedding night 8. lot lice=the public; grease joint = where to get hamburger jargon used in all aspects of circus life animals have right of way ["Stars & Stripes Forever" old disaster signal, 911 for clowns they know to go out and distract "12th St Rag" new signal]
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please doublecheck #3 lach? circus, please doublecheck #7 chavie?
shivaree