Dear BP'ers,
Here is a gift from the museum world to you New Yorkers who are always
arranging tickets for PHC.
cp in bc
----- Original Message -----
From: "Adam Gertsacov" <[log in to unmask]>
To: <[log in to unmask]>
Sent: Friday, September 06, 2002 7:57 AM
Subject: Flea Circus Is Broadway Bound!
> Big news on the Flea Circus Front: We're going to Times Square! (but like
> all good broadway shows, we're starting in Philadelphia!)
>
> Hope to see you at one of the shows!
>
> Read below for the details!
>
> Here's the press release:
> --------------------------------------------------------------
> FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE:
> FLEA CIRCUS RETURNS TO BROADWAY!
> contact: Adam Gertsacov, 401-351-2596
> [log in to unmask], http://www.trainedfleas.com
> KILL DATE: 12/31/02
>
> There has not been a flea circus on Times Square since 1957, when
Professor
> Leroy Heckler packed up his world famous show and left his 42nd Street
home
> at Hubert's Dime Museum, ending a flea circus dynasty of over 30 years of
> 10-shows-a-day in that location.
>
> "Professor Heckler left because he said the nude shows were giving his
fleas
> a bad name. Now that Times Square has been cleaned up, I thought it was
only
> proper to bring the fleas back." says Professor A.G. Gertsacov, ringmaster
> and proprietor of the Acme Miniature Circus, an authentic Victorian style
> flea circus that features Midge and Madge, trained fleas.
>
> Gertsacov will bring his miniscule marvels to perform less than two blocks
> from the original site of Hubert's, at the newly minted Palace of Variety,
a
> theatre and museum in freshly renovated Times Square. Shows begin on
> Saturday, September 21, and will continue Saturdays and Sundays at 12 and
1
> pm. If demand warrants, additional performances will be added.
>
> Gertsacov's educated insect stars pull chariots, dance on a tightwire, and
> perform other circus-like stunts. While he does not reveal his method of
> training (a proprietary secret, he explains), he assures the civic minded
> that he uses only methods of positive reinforcement to teach the insects
> their routines." This is a humane show. I treat the fleas as if they are
my
> own flesh and blood," Gertsacov says. "And in some ways, they are."
>
> According to Gertsacov, there are only a small handful of flea circuses
> still performing throughout the world. The Rhode Island native and his
> amazing insect stars have performed around the country, and in Canada,
> Chile, and Brazil. He was recently filmed for an upcoming documentary on
> the History Channel. Details magazine called the show "One of the top
> alternative circuses in the country." The Minneapolis Star-Tribune
> proclaimed it "A Wacky Witty Creature Feature." And the L.A. Times said
> that "Professor Gertsacov holds the audience (and the stars of the show)
in
> the palm of his hand."
>
> Professor Gertsacov invites all curious parties to come and see what some
> people have termed "The Most Miniscule Show on Earth." But he asks that
you
> leave your dogs and cats at home. Gertsacov quips, "I don't want anyone
to
> steal the show."
>
> LISTING:
> The Acme Miniature Circus, an authentic Victorian style flea circus
starring
> "Midge and Madge, Trained Fleas Performing Spectacular Circus Stunts As
Seen
> Before (and on top of) the Crowned Heads of Europe" will perform
Saturdays
> and Sundays at 12 and 1 pm at the Palace of Variety in Times Square, 125
> West 42nd Street. Tickets are $8 for adults, $6 for seniors, children
(under
> 12), and the unemployed. Call 212-726-1935 for reservations.
>
> ###
> --------------------
> Like all good Broadway shows, The Acme Miniature Circus will start out of
> town in Philadelphia (at the Philly Fringe Festival)
>
> Sept 10 at 7 pm
> Sept 12 at 7 pm
> Sept 14 at 12 noon
> and Sept 14 at 4:30 pm
>
> Shows are at Mum Puppet Theatre, 115 Arch Street.
>
> (It's on with another show, called Jersey Boy, which has
> ABSOLUTELY NOTHING to do with sideshow, circuses, fleas, or
> anything else. And it's not kid friendly either. I'm not sure what
> the festival organizers were thinking!
>
> But I do go on first, so if you bring kids, and you don't want them
> exposed to Jersey Boy (by all accounts a funny show, but just not
> kid-friendly), you can scuttle. )
>
> Call 215-413-1318 for reservations. Or check out http://www.pafringe.org
> Tickets are $10
>
> Hope to see you (or your Philadelphia based friends, acquaintances, allies
> and/or enemies) there!
>
> Adam
>
> ========"Dat's Some Joke, Hey Boss?" --Chico Marx==========
> | Adam Gertsacov,
> | Clown Laureate of Greenbelt, Maryland
> | http://www.acmeclown.com/greenbelt
> |
> | Boss Clown, Chief Bottlewasher, Big Cheese of the Acme Clown Company
> | http://www.acmeclown.com
> |
> | Psycho-Entomologist and Flea Trainer Extraordinaire!
> | http://www.trainedfleas.com
> |
> | Author of Rhode Island A to Z, A coloring/learning book
> | http://www.riatoz.com
> |
> | UPCOMING: A reincarnation of the Prince of Humbugs!
> | http://www.ptbarnum.org
> |
> ========"damn everything but the circus" ee cummings=========
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