Ballet - Circus - Comedians - Dancers - Entertainers - Plays
Feb. 26 He can't stop for a drink; Banne Forbutt's trouble is, that with his one wheel bike, or cycle, he can't stop without a ladder to dismount and mount again. So, when he's thirsty and wants a quick refresher he has to take it on the more from home to Brighton's theater where he appears in the Ice Circus. Banner Forbutt's job is always in the balance; Riding a one wheel cycle needs a nice sense of balance, keeping himself eight feet off the ground, up a slender shaft mounted on a single wheel, is a constant source of amusement to those who see Brighton's ice circus, and to local citizen who are now getting used to seeing him make his way to and from the theater on his strange vehicle. The local police wave his on just as if he was any other cyclist, and don't be surprised if you ride on the top deck of a bus and he leans over the side and asks you for a light. The technique of balancing, and riding backwards and forwards on the special ly made cycle took Banner years of thought, experiment and practice. Today, it comes as second nature to him
