ASTOUNDING JUGGLING BY W.C.


FIRST SAW THIS FILM IN COLLEGE IN THE LATE 60'S, AND NEARLY FELL OUT OF MY CHAIR WHEN W.C. TOOK TO THE STAGE AND PERFORMED SOME OF THE MOST ASTOUNDING (AND HILARIOUS) JUGGLING I'VE EVER SEEN TO THIS DAY. LOVED HIM FOR YEARS WITH NO CLUE ABOUT HIS EARLY CAREER AS A, LITERALLY, "CROWNED HEADS OF EUROPE CLASS" JUGGLER. HE ALSO APPEARED IN BROADWAY REVUES WHERE HIS ASIDES TO THE AUDIENCE SOON ECLIPSED THE JUGGLING, SOMETHING LIKE WILL ROGERS AND HIS LARIAT.

AFTER YOU SEE THIS SHOW, YOU'LL LOOK AT HIS STUMBLING AND BUMBLING, HIS COMIC TIMING IN GENERAL, AND SEE THE RHYTHM AND GRACE OF A DANCER. ENJOY.

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I thought so too. He was quite known for his talents in pool, Ping-Pong and juggling. I was surprised, for being a tad portly, how athletic he was in his films.

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