56 Friday, April 11, 1986
THE DETROIT JEWISH NEWS
Advertising in The Jewish News Gets Results
Place Your Ad Today. Call 354.6060
BEST OF EVERYTHING .
••••••••••••111
•
•
•
PASTRAMI
•
•
• •
• '3.99
• •
•
•
IANER
• CHISlif BI-
•
• Includes French Fries & Cole Slaw •
•
•
•
•
'3.99
•
•
•
•
•
•
•
•
•
•
a
•
•
•
•
•
ANYHOUR! ANYDAY!
CARRY-OUT OR DINE-IN
Offer Good 4-11-86 Thru 4-18-86
VISA
FRANKLIN SHOPPING PLAZA
29145 NORM/MITSUI IIWY.
(Corner of 12 Mile Rood) .
356.2310
0•0•0
0
0 0 0
THE SONG "Come To The
Circus" rang out ... and they
came in droves ... The Shrine
Circus was in town ... time for
much fun and frivolity as saw-
dust and greasepaint blended
together with extraordinary ta-
lents.
It was Crescent Day again ...
as almost 50 gallant men of
Crescent Shrine Club banded
together recently to bring some
cheer into the lives of unfortu-
nate and needy youngsters and
grownups. The count was, 1407
•.. plus another 255 a week ear-
lier.
A tip of the honored fez to all
members of Shrinedom who par-
ticipated ... working every day
in bringing that spark of happi-
ness into so many Jives ... The
list of these men would fill
many pages in The Jewish News:
and they'd be worth every
inch it took.
The Crescent crew giving up a
day for the needy and unfortu-
nate to work at Shrine Circus is
notable . . . Fred Naftalie,
president_andAL"Sonny" Golds-
tein, chairman, headed the list.
Frank Wasser, Jerry Gurwin,
Nate Trager, Abe Saginaw,
Merwin Solomon, Charlie Kar-
ton, Bill Garelik, Robert Conn,
Sol Kirzner, Lou Szlander,
Charlie Robinson, Jack Shay, Al
NOW OPEN
7. DAYS A WEEK!
Sun. Thru Thurs. 5 to 10
Fri. &,Sat. 5 to 11
SERVING YOU FOR 7 YEARS IN THE SAME WALNUT LAKE RD. LOCATION
West Bloomfield
2080 Walnut Lake Rd. at Inkster
OPEN 7 DAYS A WEEK — SUN. THRU THURS. 5 to 10, FRI. & SAT. 5 to 11
tf
Superb Milk Fed Veal • Fresh Seafood Daily
Served in an authentic traditional New York Italian-style atmosphere
1Reservations Suggested For Your Convenience.]
Your Host:
Your Hostess:
851-2500 after 3 p.m.
'Mary Ann Pereny Al Valente
I
OFFER GOOD FOR UPTO 4 PEOPLE!
COUPON
Tavern
RYAN'S FAMOUS STEAK
DINNER fOr 2
SPECIALIZING
TWO FILET MIGNON STEAK DINNERS
Includes: Salad, Baked Potato, Fresh
0
Vegetable and Rolls
with Apple Butter
Coupon good for up to 4
persons. Good Sundays Only,
thru Thursdays.
Coupon Good Thru May 13
IP
3100 W. Maple,
in Gourmet Hamburgers,
Filet and Sirloin Steaks.
Selectipn.of fish, plus a
fine assortment of
other foods and
full course meals.
95
for 2
*
WEST MAKE
pONIMC TRAIL
a
a
a
a
a
•
LARGE
SCREEN NE
TV
1 /4 Mile West of Haggerty
4
PAA CTIVIR 4
1
1 1
Open 7 Days a Week
AVAILABLE
2
...LE
Phone
624-1000
AT
IRONWOOD
10ji,
•
PICK UP MORE COUPONS AT TAVERN
• •
•
ern
Tavern
111111
Betz, Mort Kaplan, Adolph
Edelheit, Lou Lawson, Ben
Sussman, Robert Dorn, Sol
Freidman, Bill Collis, Marlin
Spiegel, David Redisch, Marvin
Wain, Sheldon Levenson, Bob
Harris, Lou Melton, Maury Hat-
ford, Mort Weiner, Ruben Kress,
Dave Berman, Leonard
Trunsky, Sol Lakind, Dan
Natow, Al Selick, Saul
Horowitz, Jack Stein, Ray Has-
san, Bill Love, this writer ...
and those who neglected to sign
in.
This year's circus was 26th
consecutive that Jerry Gurwin's
Autobody Klinic was advertised
on the side of an elephant in the
parade opening each perform-
ance . This time, he had the
mammoth bull elephant with
huge ivory tusks deserved
for so many years of dedication.
Bill Garelik is a busy Mason
and Shriner ... He has been
editor of the Masonic Perfec-
tioneer for 30 consecutive years
• . with his column, "On The
Square" ... He is editor of the
Crescent Shrine Club News ... .
and yearly top gent of daily
"Circus Ring" paper put out at
the Shrine Circus.
Bill does an excellent job put-
ting together all the news he
gathers ... And this isn't all ...
He's also editor of the Chatter
newsletter where Bill resides ...
Charter House on W. Nine Mile
Rd.
Abe Saginaw just turned 93
• . and couldn't be happier than
working with the youngsters on
Crescent Day ... Jack Stein of
Add'n Type tells of Jerry Gerber
in Florida not letting folks
forget the old days of Detroit ...
His boat is named "Cream of
Michigan" after the 12th St. and
Pingree eatery ;.. Look for Sam
Wasser's article in April edition
of Science '86 (page 42) . He's
Frank Wasser's son ...
Setup at Rialto for breakfast
on Crescent Day was for 25 ...
almost 50 showed up ... Al Betz
still called "The Judge" ... Past
Potentate Bill Semanson selling
balloons as usual . "What, no
hot dogs this year?" bemoaned
Charlie Robinson ... His wife
Bernice would probably have
said, "That's great! ... Sol
Lakind's wife Ethel not wearing
dark glasses to hide Eyes that
have been bothering her ...
Saul Horowitz always with his
stories of yesteryears ... He,
Morry Bobroff and Eddie Rosen-
, berg make a great trio -when it
comes to story telling ... Mer-
win Solomon camera-clicking
unofficially and officially.
Circuses have attracted audi-
ences ever since the Circus
Maximus in ancient Rome ..
when dietician Nero entertained
the Lions Club with lion food
.. But such gross examples of
sadism soon disappeared from
circuses ... and greater atten-
tion was devoted 'to trained
animal acts, acrobatics, clows,
glittering costumes and exciting
music ... By the time the 16th
Century rolled aroend, there
were small traveling circuses
playing in all the major cities of
Europe and Asia .. . No side
street bazaar was complete
withoUt its jugglers, tumblers,
*dancers, and cap and bell jesters
... Trained dogs, trained pigs,
talking birds, trapeze perfor-
mers, magic acts, fire eaters and
freaks were all assured a more
or less. regular income when
they banded together and
traveled around the country.
They'd enter a town with
banners flying, drums beating,
fifes blowing and everyone in
full or abbreviated costume ...
The clown, astraddle a mangy
donkey, would ask the street
corner loafers, "Pardon me, is
this the right way to Sibley?"
and the loafers would laugh ...
Sibley was, of course, the nearby
town used as a butt of all jokes
by citizens of city the parade
was entering ... The joke would
spread through town, and the
crowds would rush out to see the
circus parade and, later, the cir-
cus.
There are many who would
have you believe that early
minstrel shows were the
forerunners of comedy in this
country ... But folks. are more
inclined to believe that the cir-
cus clowns, over the several
hundred years, should be given
credit for spreading jokes to the
greatest number of people ...
The circus attracted larger
audiences than did the minstrel
shows ... The circus offered a
wider variety of entertainment
and was, frequently, cleaner ...
It appealed to every member of
the family ... And the clowns
told jokes in addition to per-
forming silly pantomime acts
• . P.T. Barnum,' Sells:Floto,
John Ringling, Bailey, and other
circus organizers began compet-
ing to see who could offer the
greatest number of attractions
• . And, in time, the Big Top
became too big ... It was dif-
ficult or impossible for audi-
ences to hear the clowns' jokes
...' But circus still represents
the spirit of fun . . . Despite
radio, television, vaudeville,
movies, etc ... it is still the
Greatest Show on Earth.
Hear the one about beautiful
young lady who had just landed
a job with the circus .-.. "Now,
what's the most important thing
I should know about a circus?"
she asked the manager ... "In
your case, honey," he warned,
"just remember this: Don't ever
pull off all your clothes in front
of the bearded lady."
Lou Schwartz.has his own cir-
cus tale to tell .. , "I think the.
greatest disappointment I ever
had in Amy life happened when I
was a' small boy," says Lou. "I
heard that' the circus had ar-
rived in town. Slipping out of
school, I took all the side streets
toward a spot where a large tent
had been put up. Very quietly, I
sneaked around back of the tent
and began crawling under the
canvas. Safely inside, I dis-
covered that I was standing be-
side a minister conducting a re-
vival meeting!"
. THE PICKLED LOX may
not taste so good as it once did
... The guests could very well
bc members of the Knights of
Columbus as well as of B'nai
B'rith ... And service at the
,