Masters of Illusions (2009)
“A bucket brigade of sorts. The actual bucket brigade—a dozen roustabouts plus Emmett Kelly the clown and two neighborhood women—passed their buckets of water from hand to hand just to give themselves something to do. But it was almost all military men in Margie Potter’s bucket brigade, soldiers waiting with their orders at Brainard Field in Hartford for the transport that would take them to Europe. Those furloughed on July 6 took a bus over from the field to enjoy the matinee performance of the... Greatest Show on Earth. They were young, and so they’d chosen to come into town to the circus rather than head out for the nearest gin mills. Other than the soldiers, there were few men in the tent, instead, only women and children and a few grandfathers who’d already served in the first war.
Six thousand people fled the burning tent, and now they stood in the lot, stock-still, horrified. And what was so strange was that, in the news photos, all those people standing stock-still were facing away from the tent.MoreLess
Six thousand people fled the burning tent, and now they stood in the lot, stock-still, horrified. And what was so strange was that, in the news photos, all those people standing stock-still were facing away from the tent.MoreLess
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