Boswell Wilkie Circus times in South Africa, the circus announced that the touring side would stop. Their final performance was on 13 October in Alberton, Gauteng. The circus then moved to Randvaal. The circus continued to perform just for corporate functions and Christmas parties. The below is a post from their website as a last good bye: It is with great sadness that the Wilkie family have to announce that after many years of the Big top standing on the Boswell Wilkie Circus farm in Randvaal, the beloved Big Top, that holds so many precious memories for those young and old, will be
The Family Circus the run of the strip. Bil (named Steve in the early years of the strip) works in an office, and he is believed to be a cartoonist, most likely based on the writer of the strip because he draws big circles on paper, presumably a cartoon version of the "Family Circus". Some early panels referred to Bil as a veteran of World War II. Thel is a college-educated homemaker. The "Los Angeles Times" ran a feature article on the Thelma character when Keane updated her hairstyle in 1996. The oldest child is 7-year-old Billy. A recurring theme involves Billy as