Some of you will remember when Clyde Beatty was the most famous lion tamer in the world. While Beatty was performing with THE GREATEST SHOW ON EARTH he also operated a small circus that played during the off-season. This circus was stationed in Fort Lauderdale, Florida and because of the very favorable climate from December through March, performed in the open air, without a big top.

One day there was a heavy downpour and Beatty was forced to call off the show. Only one person had come to the box office to buy a ticket-a little old lady with a big umbrella and a bigger voice. When she was told that the performance had been canceled, she asked to see the manager. When he appeared she told him that she had paid her money and insisted on seeing the show. When he tried to refund her money, sh…