Freaky Footsies

The Escapist: Harry Hanuman (1874-1926)

2009-05-31T21:56:00.003-05:00

Graduating from copying the Davenport’s transmutation routines, little Harry was renowned for his lock-picking and prison breaking ability. He is the last known owner of Ehrich Weiss’s regulation straight jacket, auctioned from Martinka and Co’s in 1939.

Aleister Blackwood (1945-1978)

2009-05-07T16:47:00.001-05:00

The “Simian Salamander”. Cursed with a rare form of ichthyosis, Aleister never achieved center-stage with his astounding magick act. His unusual appearance relegated him to the sideshow bally until he became the renowned hypnotist, Dr. Satanos with Zacherley on WPIX’s Chiller Theatre.

The Footsies sent photos from the Carnivale!!

2009-02-25T18:27:00.004-06:00

Just got some fantastic photos of the whole crew at Carnivale Lune Bleue! Looks like everyone is having a blast!

Philomena St. Jude (1921-1974)

2008-07-31T19:03:00.003-05:00

Romanian Princess gifted with the Second Sight. Abandoned tasseomancy after glimpsing the death of Harry Houdini on All Hallow’s Even 1926. In her later years she was rumored to be a regular guest of Criswell’s at the The Golden Cup.

The Footsies Join the CARNIVALE!!!

2008-07-11T22:53:00.002-05:00

Big News! The monkeys are overjoyed! They've been invited to appear at Carnival Lune Bleue in Ottowa! You can read more about the show here:

www.carnivalelunebleue.com

They've packed their old kit bags, kissed Gibbontown farewell and have hit the road--they hope to see YOU there!

Dalton Trifecta. (1934-1957)

2008-04-06T20:30:00.005-05:00

Worked as a paste-board preacher in tent revivals from Savannah to Lajitas with a faith healing rabbit and the best five-finger pat down crew in the Southwest. While it is true they bear more than a passing resemblance to one another, it is not proven that Dalton and second cousin Dewey have never appeared in the same place together.

Adam and Alice Rambles (1939-1963)

2008-02-04T10:12:00.000-06:00

Adam and Alice Rambles met at a tent revival outside of Dimebox, TX. After shearing the sheep on the Sunday School circuit, they settled down and sought honest work presenting themselves as “Cloud Pygmies” from Borneo with Ripley’s infamous Odditorium.

Polly Pickford. (1945-1945)

2008-01-25T23:06:00.000-06:00

Rumored to be the only daughter of Dewey Trifecta, she was recently rediscovered by a pickpocket on a dusty shelf of James Taylor’s Baltimore dime museum. Her current whereabouts are unknown.

Matilda Murray (1925-1966)

2007-11-04T08:57:00.000-06:00

“The Lady with the Manly Mane”. First female lion-tamer for the Hagenbeck-Wallace Circus and only side show attraction to mentor Clyde Beatty. Following the death of her husband, Rocky the Ossified Man, Matilda retired to Athens Georgia to open the Lotta Locks Wig Shop: Hair Designs for the Hirsute Honey.

Albertina and Alexis (1918-1948)

2007-09-12T14:43:00.000-05:00

Albertina and her brother Alexis were Russian dancers who hoped to join the American Ballet. Performed instead as nimble Circasian Dervishes at the Oriental Village, Coney Island. (1927)

Pretty Little Fiona (1876-1908)

2007-09-12T14:35:00.000-05:00

Original Fee Jee Mermaid--Lady of Mystery--history unknown! Mohair tail with mother-of-pearl scales. Adopted by Harry Knowles, Christmas 2006.

Dewey Trifecta. (1934-1957)

2007-09-12T14:26:00.000-05:00

Enjoyed running a lucrative blow-off concession within the sideshow tent playing Three Card Monty with the other talent’s pitch cards. When a Calcasieu parish bull lost his shine money on a double or nothing round, Dewey earned himself two years cooling his heels before quietly returning to showbiz with the Terlingua Fabulon.

Hector/Helene. (1896-1932)

2007-09-12T14:19:00.000-05:00

Dicephalus Siamese twin mermaids from the isle of FeeGee were considered too ostentatious for Barnum’s American Museum. Instead they toured with the Sells-Floto Circus performing a high dive act employing a washtub and the aid of a hand-crank dumb waiter.

The Footsies are coming!

2007-08-17T10:42:00.000-05:00

Still working on the last folks to join the Ten in One, but then, let the show begin!