![Acrobat Robert (Buddy) Philpott, a native of Irvine, Ky. who was appearing at the Ben Ali theater in downtown Lexington, did a handstand on the hood of car in February 1949. He appeared in the Lexington Leader February 3,1949.](https://kyphotoarchive.bluehost.mcclatchy.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/5/2014/10/1.04-97.03-522x675.jpg)
Acrobat Robert (Buddy) Philpott, a native of Irvine, Ky., who was appearing at the Ben Ali Theater in downtown Lexington, did a handstand on the hood of a car on East Short Street to promote his show in February 1949. This photo was published in the Lexington Leader on Feb. 3, 1949.