DOES anyone else remember Mary Hartline from the 1950’s television show Super Circus? Well, I do. Except that when I was a kid, I always thought it was called The Mary Hartline Show! If you want more information about her and/or her show, just Google “Mary Hartline”. I liked everything about her – her beautiful long blonde hair, her costume, her boots, and her baton. As a child, I was the proud owner of a Mary Hartline doll, a Mary Hartline
dress and her paper dolls. I do still have my doll.
In the early 1950’s, I modeled children’s clothing for a number of the major department stores in Columbus (Lazarus, The Union, etc.). It was loads of fun. In 1952, Mary Hartline came to town to introduce her new line of girls’ clothing. I was lucky enough to be a part of it. Now if I could just actually remember the whole thing! If it wasn’t for having the pictures, it would have been a missing memory.
Well, if Mary Hartline had any influence on me it would have to be the following:
1. White majorette boots with tassels (came later in my junior and senior years!);
2. Baton (ditto!);
3. Long, wavy blonde hair; and
4. Loving elephants!
LIVING WITH MY ANCESTORS 