CWM Audio 4-6
Milonga Cline Interview, August 24, 1972
78 minutes, 25 seconds
Interview with Milonga Cline conducted by Richard Flint on August 24, 1972, in Baraboo, WI.
Milonga Escalante Cline was a noted circus performer, dauther of circus owner Mariano Escalante, and wife of circus performer and animal trainer Johnny Cline. Milonga Cline performed throughout Mexico and the United States with the Escalante Brothers Circus until the late 1930s, and then with the Al G. Barnes Circus, Hagenbeck-Wallace Circus, Russell Brothers Circus, and others.
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Milonga Escalante Cline was a noted circus performer, dauther of circus owner Mariano Escalante, and wife of circus performer and animal trainer Johnny Cline. Milonga Cline performed throughout Mexico and the United States with the Escalante Brothers Circus until the late 1930s, and then with the Al G. Barnes Circus, Hagenbeck-Wallace Circus, Russell Brothers Circus, and others.
Rights Statement:
Copyright to this audio belongs to the Wisconsin Historical Society or, in certain cases, either to the individuals who created them or the organizations for which they worked. We share them here strictly for non-profit educational purposes. If you have questions related to the copyright status of material included here, please contact us at [email protected]
NOTE: Although transcripts have been reviewed and corrected for noticeable errors, inconsistencies or misspellings may still exist in the document.
NOTE: In part 1 the original recording speed was slightly off, causing a slight difference in the sound quality between the two recordings. In part 2 Mayme Ward, trapeze artist with the Flying Wards and later wardrobe seamstress at Circus World Museum, joins the interview.
SOUND RECORDING - PART 1
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INTERVIEW TRANSCRIPT - PART 1
SOUND RECORDING - PART 2
INTERVIEW TRANSCRIPT - PART 2
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Milonga Cline applying make-up to unknown clown
Milonga Cline with the Russell Bros. Circus, 1942
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