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Perhaps it was around the time a leopard named Sheila sank its teeth into her neck that Juliet Prowse began to have second thoughts about
Circus of the Stars.
Prowse, an actress and dancer, was rehearsing for an appearance as a leader of uncaged leopards for the 1987 edition of the variety show, an annual extravaganza that recruited familiar faces from the worlds of movies, television, and music and had them perform circus theatrics for the amusement of viewers. But not, apparently, for the amusement of Sheila, who launched her attack after Prowse told her “good morning.” The bite, which required five stitches, came dangerously close to Prowse s carotid artery.