1935 Cairoli Trio Cirque d’Hiver. Paris

Some critical press opinions

Henry Thetard: With the bantering Bilboquet who especially pleases the Galleries, the popular Despard and Zavatta and the Cairolis, the program is up to the expectations of the public. I have enjoyed very much the amusing entrée of the trio, an old farce from the repertoire, they are among the best. They go through it swiftly, without unnecessary dialogs and gust. I also liked the finale in which Philip parodies the famous songstress Lucienne Boyer. The caricature is simple, direct, in this light send up, not nasty as it should be in a circus arena. On top, the Cairolis are good musicians but they have that quality of not abusing on the musical side. This is my last compliment but not one of the lesser ones.

Dick Carter: The Cairoli Trio, those loved clowns at Circus d’Hiver have arrived with a completely renewed repertoire. They are in excellent form, are required “Encores” and they obtain the justified recompense for their efforts. They are actually among the best clowns in the world.

H. Thetard (again): I enjoyed very much the Cairoli in their musical entries. The medley which they perform this week is among the best. Philip with his juggling talents is a remarkable partner for Carletto, whose burlesque dance has already been copied by some other clowns: this is the best touchstone of an undisputable success.

J Brandicourt: The entrée of the “Haunted Castle” is moving swiftly with a lot of new lucky finds, not all original, but always reaching the public: the shoes which slide to the ring entrance, the hat which jumps in the air when placed on a chair, the alarm clock which stops ringing when one looks at it. With the musical part, the Cairoli achieve to conquer the public in a success thoroughly deserved.

Tristan Remy: In the first part of the program the Cairoli have developed some cleverness and a comical sense which should be enough to guarantee them the paternity of a new entrée, “The Chinese Stocks”. If Jean Marie was his usual good self, his two sons Philip and Carletto have been holding, without hindrance to each other or superimposing oneself, a comical part the more difficult as often it tangles up. Philip shows restraint while Carletto has amazing possibilities.



Jean Barreyre: The trio was in good spirits in this entrée of the “Spider”. They show a lot of imagination. This “Solo” which is interrupted to allow the clown to explain to the public what is exactly a solo is extremely amusing. Maybe they could even elaborate more.