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Is this dancing bear at the moscow circus the same one Gary Lautens saw on his trip to the Soviet Union? His children wouldn't ask, his son liked the lady better
Is this dancing bear at the moscow circus the same one Gary Lautens saw on his trip to the Soviet Union? His children wouldn't ask, his son liked the lady better

Is this dancing bear at the moscow circus the same one Gary Lautens saw on his trip to the Soviet Union? His children wouldn't ask, his son liked the lady better

Date8/13/1988
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Original Toronto Star caption: Is this dancing bear at the moscow circus the same one Gary Lautens saw on his trip to the Soviet Union? His children wouldn't ask, his son liked the lady better.
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Bear trot: Dancing bears like Knopa at the Moscow Circus get enough exercise outside their cages, an Ontario Human Society inspector said yesterday
Bear trot: Dancing bears like Knopa at the Moscow Circus get enough exercise outside their cages, an Ontario Human Society inspector said yesterday
8/15/1988
Dancing bear: Raisa and Grant Ibragimov's bruins are among Moscow Circus acts performing at CNE bigtop
Dancing bear: Raisa and Grant Ibragimov's bruins are among Moscow Circus acts performing at CNE bigtop
8/16/1989
Soviet stretch. High wire performer Abakarova Alla limbers up yesterday for the opening of the Moscow Circus at the SkyDome. The world famous circus' (...)
Soviet stretch. High wire performer Abakarova Alla limbers up yesterday for the opening of the Moscow Circus at the SkyDome. The world famous circus' (...)
3/21/1991
Bear with us. The Moscow Circus opened 50 minutes late with its debut show on the CNE grounds last night. But the brown bear act soon soothed an impatient audience
Bear with us. The Moscow Circus opened 50 minutes late with its debut show on the CNE grounds last night. But the brown bear act soon soothed an impatient audience
8/17/1988
Gary Lautens exposes his secret weapon. 'The ladies go mad', he says
Gary Lautens exposes his secret weapon. 'The ladies go mad', he says
3/29/1979
These Russian Bears really do skate says Jim Proudfoot, who went to see Moscow Circus on Ice at Maple Leaf Gardens last night. They stickhandle and sh(...)
These Russian Bears really do skate says Jim Proudfoot, who went to see Moscow Circus on Ice at Maple Leaf Gardens last night. They stickhandle and sh(...)
10/6/1970
Behind bars: A bear cub walts to perform in the Moscow Circus at the CNE in 1988, amid humane society charges of cruelty
Behind bars: A bear cub walts to perform in the Moscow Circus at the CNE in 1988, amid humane society charges of cruelty
8/12/1988
Gary Lautens and his 14-year-old son Richard hug. Richard looks a bit reluctant, don't you agree?
Gary Lautens and his 14-year-old son Richard hug. Richard looks a bit reluctant, don't you agree?
3/22/1979
Sign here, kid: Gary Lautens, The Star's executive managing editor, put his back into it last night as Second City actor Bruce Pirrie signed program for Priness and Harold Sand, who had dinner with Lautens and attended show at Old Firehall after paying $4
Sign here, kid: Gary Lautens, The Star's executive managing editor, put his back into it last night as Second City actor Bruce Pirrie signed program for Priness and Harold Sand, who had dinner with Lautens and attended show at Old Firehall after paying $4
12/13/1982
Sending in the clowns. Julia Cocorocchio, a 2-year-old patient at the Hospital for Sick Children, meets Margulyan, a clown with the Moscow Circus. Mar(...)
Sending in the clowns. Julia Cocorocchio, a 2-year-old patient at the Hospital for Sick Children, meets Margulyan, a clown with the Moscow Circus. Mar(...)
8/24/1988
Kisses for Gary: Star columnist Gary Lautens got a big kiss on the cheek from Jean Bradley, chairman of the Stephen Leacock awards committee after receiving the Leacock Memorial Award for Humor for his book, Take My Family
Kisses for Gary: Star columnist Gary Lautens got a big kiss on the cheek from Jean Bradley, chairman of the Stephen Leacock awards committee after receiving the Leacock Memorial Award for Humor for his book, Take My Family
5/7/1981
Bunny, an Indian elephant with the Tarzan Zerbini Shrine Circus, stoops so Jerry Parshall's wash hose can wet his considerable whistle. The circus is (...)
Bunny, an Indian elephant with the Tarzan Zerbini Shrine Circus, stoops so Jerry Parshall's wash hose can wet his considerable whistle. The circus is (...)
7/19/1988