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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]

Transcription Notes:
please doublecheck #3 lach? circus, please doublecheck #7 chavie? shivaree