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I agree.\^y TRENKLER fter 15 years of starring with the Hollywood Ice Revue, it can be said for Freddie Trenkler that he has had his ups and downs. The "Clown Prince" of ice is unanimously acclaimed the funniest pantomimist in show business?╟÷Freddie Trenkler figures that he has taken at least 40,000 falls on the slippery stuff in his clowning career. Once aspiring to be a figure skating champion, Freddie gave that up at the age of 19 when he decided the world needs laughs. Ice show fans and Producer Wirtz gained as much as Freddie from that decision. No Hollywood Ice Revue would be complete without Trenkler. Every year Freddie gets funnier, always coming up with a new gimmick. When Freddie falls all over the rink and bounces up, it's not 'cause he's a poor skater. It takes years and years of practice to perfect those falls to the point where he doesn't get hurt and still make them look natural. Freddie's pride and joy is a fancy sports car which he has to leave behind when the show hits the road. J4w AXTER ^^ften called the Nijinski of the ice because of his fabulous back flips and other jumps which he executes night after night, Skippy Baxter could well have another metaphor pinned on him. That would be the Lou Gehrig of the ice, since he has skated in 5,493 performances with the Arthur M. Wirtz productions without ever missing a show. He joined the Wirtz extravaganza in 1940 and starred in the Rockefeller Center productions until he was "promoted" to the Hollywood Ice Revue. Skippy was acclaimed in Ripley's Believe It or Not column for the fact that he was the first skater ever to perform 3 complete revolutions in the air. Skippy is one of the most "popular" in the company because he carries a portable TV set to each town. Thus the company can enjoy the fights and other shows from the dressing room. Freddie Trenkler and