Super Circus (children)

     (ABC Weekends, 1949 - 1956)

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Open Theme: "Entry of the Gladiators, Opus 68"

    [aka: "Thunder and Blazes" March;
     aka: "Einzug der Gladiatoren, Op. 68";
    
     Julius Fučík was a Czech conductor of military bands;

     THEME verified by video air check from 1955]
     
     Composer: Julius Fučík (predates ASCAP & BMI)

     Original Publisher: Joh. Hoffmann's Wwe., Prague

     1998 Publisher: [in the Public Domain]

     Composition Date: [and US Copyright:] July, 1900

     Copyright Date:
     Renewal   Date:

     Recordings:

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Closing Credits Theme: "Everybody's Laughin'"

    [aka: "Super Circus Theme";
   
     Eddie Kean also composed music for the "Howdy Doody" Show.

     Verified as the THEME in TV Guide article "It Seems To Me
     I've Heard That Theme Before" July 28, 1956, pp. 12-13]

     Composer: Edward George Kean (ASCAP)

     1978 Publisher: Harms, Inc. (ASCAP)

     1998 Publisher: Harms, Inc. (ASCAP)
                        c/o Warner Bros., Inc.
                        of Los Angeles, CA

     Copyright Date: March 9, 1956; EP 97 751.
     Renewal   Date:

     Recordings:

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