A circus ringmaster introduces the show, and Garry quickly tells us that all the contestants from this episode come from the Ringling Bros and Barnum & Bailey Circus, which is currently performing in New York. Also see E132
Chandu the Magician: "Henry Morgan and I are going to escape from a locked trunk"
Chandu the Magician was a fictional character originally created for a radio series which ran from 1931 until 1936 and again from 1948 to 1950. Though little remembered today, the character served as the inspiration for the comic book hero Doctor Strange. Whether this circus performer has any legitimate connection to the character is unknown. Whatever the case, there is little documentation to suggest that this 'Chandu' was with the circus long, at least under that name.
Special guests Emmett Kelly and Felix Adler: "We'll sneak ever kid here into the circus tonight."
Both Kelly and Adler were already legendary circus clowns by this time. Adler, who was known as the "King of Clowns" would perform with the Ringling circus for twenty years before his death in 1960. Emmett Kelly's fame would transcend the circus world. Long after his circus years, he would bring his "Weary Willie" character to Broadway, to films and especially to television, where new generations who may not have grown up with the circus discovered his talents.
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