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Billy Smart's Circus: Ten Nations Christmas Gala

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A gala performance from Britain's largest circus screened throughout Europe. The peoples of France, Italy, Germany, Denmark, Belgium, Finland, Luxembourg, Switzerland, and Holland join families at home for this fabulous Christmas Circus.
Harry Towb, The 'Flying' Father Christmas, introduces:
The Seven Leotaris Europe's greatest flyers
The Mandos Sisters Glamour on the aerial anchor
Billy Smart Jnr. and his elephants
Old Regnas The donkey and the dogs
Henry Domis Somersaults on the wire
Space Ship arrival of Gina The Girl in the Moon
The Five Medifreds Italy's ace jugglers
The Munoz-Luftmann Troupe Portugal's great musical clowns
The Seven Herwiks from the Hungarian State Circus
In addition:
Clowns Harty, Alby Austin, and Gonzales; The Digger Pugh Girls; The Sloan Family's Carnival Capers
Ringmaster, Chris Christian
An Outside Broadcast recorded under the Big Top

Contributors

Presenter:
Harry Towb
Flyers:
The Seven Leotaris
Aerialists:
The Mandos Sisters
Entertainer:
Henry Domis
Performer:
null Gina
Jugglers:
The Five Medifreds
Musical clowns:
The Munoz-Luftmann Troupe
Performers:
The Seven Herwiks
Clowns:
Harty, Alby Austin, and Gonzales
Performers:
The Digger Pugh Girls
Circus Orchestra directed by:
Bernard Weller
Ringmaster:
Chris Christian
Circus presentation:
Ronnie Smart
Circus presentation:
David Smart
Producer:
Derek Burrell-Davis

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