Silvers Circus
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Silver's Circus is an Australian circus started by Mervyn King in 1946. King (1908-2003) started the circus by buying up postwar surplus army tents and other equipment. It became one of the most popular circuses in the country.
It also was the first to cross the Nullarbor by road, then a corrugated dirt track full of potholes and bulldust.
King changed his stage name to Alwyn Silver to reflect the circus.
King sold Silver's in 1953, admitting later the sale was premature since TV didn't make much of an impact on Australian rural life until well into the 1960s. He saw television as a threat.
Today, Silver's Circus still travels Australia. It is run by Anton and Anna Gasser and has been since 1976.
[edit] See also
The book The Silver Road, a history of King's life.
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