America's Favorite Circus Weekly Volume 3

May 6, 1974

Number 18

TOM THUMB STATUE STOLEN A life-sized marble statue of Tom Thumb was damaged end stolen from its graveyard monument at Bridgeport, Conn, and no one has any clue*. This is the second time in recent years that vandals have damaged the grave monument of the tiny circus star, whose real name was Charles S. Stratton. The statue, which atood atop the 15 foet high monument, at the Mountain Grove Cemetery, wes broken up, with the lege end body left at the base. Officials are seeking some clue a* to who took the statue's heed. In 1972, vandals damaged the monument and statue of the two foot high midget, and carted eway the head. Police were unable to find the vandals, or the statue, then less than two years later it was found in e brook near the cemetery. In 1959, the monument was damaged by vendals and local citizens raised the necessary funds for repairs.

IMPRESSIVE POLACK OPENING An enthusiastic crowd mas on hand to greet Polack Bros. Circus ss they opened their annual engagement in Oakland, Cal. (Apr. 26-28) for the Aahmea Shrine Temple* Weather throughout the three days was good and business was described as being •generally good" for the stand.

featured on the program in Oakland werei At one time the statue stood more than 30 feet in the air. It The Althoff's Beere (5) was cut down end rebuilt in 1937 The Bertini Duo - Hanging parch because creeks had developed in The Grimeldis - musical comedy the supporting columns. The cost The Clowns - dog act (Continued on Page 4) (Continued on Page 2)

Page 2

The Circus Report

Summer Plans The Int'l Ail-Star Circus plane to present six showa each day during its June 29 to Sept. 2nd dete at the Circus Towne Park in Twin Mountain. N.H. The performances mill be in a 110 x 160 ft. tent, which was recently purchased from the Royal Ranch Circus* Perforators •ho will be featured in the showa arai The Ruckers - animals The Randons - dogs Ervin Lang - comedy chimps Craig Carlson - gymnastics Holweck & Co. -

Circus lineup The program as presented tor the series of New England Shrine datea featured! Caesar's Triumphal March - The Circus Stars on Parade U. S. Nationsl Anthem The Aerial starlets of 1974 Princess Pele - high act Wise J. Rix - beara Jimmy Trqy - comedy trapeze Shrine Circue Clowna Johnny Zoppe - Jumping monkeys Elkina Siater* - acrobat* — Intermission — Al Vidbel - pony revue The Wainwrlghts - trampoline Mike Monroe - etilt walker Johnnie Laddie Family - ladder Clowning around Los Obandoa - high wire Vidbel'a elephants .... PauJL Horsmann

POLACK BROS. (Continued) Miaa Pompom - baby elephant Don Nothdorft - trunk escape The Antalek Chimps Carillo Bros. - high wire -- Intermission — Hies Antionette - foot juggler flisa Lone - dog revue The Clowna - knockabout Great Neva - haad balance trap* Mia« Franceaca - single trap* Senorita Sagura - balance trap. Althoff'a chimps and poniea The Oonohoa - elephants (3) The Clowna - a clown band Flying Gibsons - flying trapeze Officials on Polack Broa, Circus includei Louie Stern - owner/manager Sen T. Polack - Gen* Agent Opel M. Paige - auditor Viola MacLeod - Chicago Sect. Arthur Barrett - Cone. Maneg* Don Nothdorft - ringmaster Vaughn Pelletier - bandmaster Wilma Ranch - organist Robert Hynds, - prop boss. The show's promotional dlrectora arei Henry F. Barrett, Jamee Risort, Joseph O'Donnell, Kria Krenkel, Avis D'Donnell am Sam T. Polack.

FOR SALE OMAN GENERATOR (10 KM) Excellent Shape Charlie Allen, P. 0. Box 91, Pixley, Calif. - 93256 Phonet (209) 757-3501

Bay 6,

Page 3

1974

CATTI-CIURLES ... IT'S REALLY A WINNER Without a doubt the currant Catti-Charlea production is the beat they've put together for some ti«e. The show has been running smoothly right front the opening performance* Caught the circus at Eugene, Oregon (Apr. 22-23) and again at Sale* (Apr* 24) where they had full houses and turnaway crouds for every performance. The show is back, musically, by Don Rey, oragn; Jimmy Goff, drums and Herb Wilier, trumpet, and they da a great job. Announcing choree are handled by* Will Hutchinsj the prop bose and rigger is Hugo Zanigoj witK Walter Phillips the electrician. The ahew h»a a new red, white and blue backdrop, a new top for the band on outdoor date*, plus a new PA and lighting system that all add* to the presentations*

BIG TOUR SCT

Circus clowns aret Nolly and Polly Tate, Harry Ellis and After opening its Fifth Worried Willie. Anniversary tour at Troy, N.Y., Show acts include I (May 10-12), the Royal Llpizzan Stallion Show will go into tne Frank Wogyorosi - lions Francisco - aerial escape Crete memorial Civic Center at Henry's trained doga Plattaburg, N.Y., for the dediniissfflyna- single trapeze cation and opening of this new Congo, comedy gorilla fecility. The Willettys - juggling The opening performance la Los Turins - juggling scheduled for May 14th, and forGlen's - liberty ponies mal dedication ceremonies will The Four Casperis - knockabout be neld just prior to the 8i30 The Flying Caonas p.m. performance that evening. Miss Lillian - foot juggler Capecity business la anticipatec Ken Wilier - one finger stand at all four performances in the Amazing Alain - wire act Crete Manorial Civic Center. Lemke Family - chimps Advance ticket Bales also The Aehton Family - risley indicate the show will drew big The Franciscans - teeterboard crowds for its single performLes Blocks-- high wire ance et the Capital Centre. The .... David C. Reid facility, located in Lendover, Hid. was recently the acene of the successful Circus America presentation.

Page 4

people

The Circus Heport

Show Notes

Information in this column CHAPPIE FOX reportedly is has bean obtained from a recent no longer connected with the big issue of Australia's weekly maCircus Park in Florida. gazine The Outdoor Shopman* RAY CHANDLER is back home Alberto's Circus has been in "-alifornia after working JOHN CLINE's animals at several dates playing to good business in the He reports Johnny will be back lictoria area* at the Circus World museum, in Ashton-Royale Circus is reBaraboo this summer. portedly playing in South AusJACK LEONTINI is recovering tralia. Sole Bros. Circus boosted at his home in Florida after bebusiness at Sydney by holding ing injured in an auto accident* elephant races in the afternoon* STATUE STOLEN (Continued) Daisy Maynard, one of the of that work was borne by the original sisters of Lloyd's Circemetery* cus, a wagon show in Australia* Charles Stratton (Tom died recently at Sydney* Thumb) earned a fortune for himThe Hunt Family (father, moself and his showman-guardian ther, daughter and son) are proP. T. Barnum, both of whom livec ducing their own small show calin Bridgeport* Stratton died on led " L e o n a r d o ' s Variety Circus" July 15, 1683, at the age of 45. Christine Edgley, formerly a The monument has a bronze Disney on Parade asrialist. was pints which readsi interperter for the Moscow Cir"This monument is a memor- cus during its recent tour of ial to Charles 5. Stratton, a Australia* • native of Bridgeport, who gainad world-wide fame as Ton Thumb CIRCUS MATERIAL in the exhibitions of P. T. Barnum." FOR SALE THE CIRCUS REPORT is published each week by Don Marcks', 525 Oak Books, Route Books, LithoS, Street, El Cerrito, Cal. - 9453C HeraHs, Couriers, Programs, Photos, Negatives. Subscription rates arei $5.00 for six months and $10.00 for a Send stamped envelops for list. year. Air Mail service la |2.nfl CIRCUS MEMORIES MUSEUM extra. (Overseas rates upon reFryeburg, Me. -04037 quest).

Page 5

flay 6, 1974

REGULATIONS - WHERE ARE THEY GOING? In an attempt to fight current and future animal regulation control lev*, that could force circus acts out of business, Roger Smith and Ton Wilds have organized the "National Congress of Animal Trainer** in New York* Both Smith and Hilda spent aeveral years as trainers at Jungleland, in California* Smith recently worked e cat act on the Castle Circus and is now working at Sterling Forest Gardens in New York (Tuxedo), mil Ids la the owner of the- ect "Cameron Bruins" end Is also connected with the New York facility. Smith end Hilda report 1 that near-secret hearing* and legislative processes have proThe Great Y Circua, of duced harmful lawa. Badlands, ^alif., will present the first of its annual circus "We ere genuinely concern* programs this weekend. Perform- ed on two main pointsi That we ances have been scheduled for ere headed for professional obOley 10-11 and again on Way 17livion, and that our Federal 18. Warren C. Wood, of that government ia realizing increcity, direct* the show activit- ments of power that are becomint ies of the local Y group* •ore alarming with every article During the first weekend published," they said. of the circus programs local The two animal trainer* merchants will have a special went on to say, "We cannot let "Circus Days" observance, with the law* restrict us from purmany of their show window* pain- chasing new animal* or travelted with circus acenea. Several ing with our own* It's about to circus fane and model builders happen." will el*o be diaplaying their For information about the collections. Don Heaston will have hi* newly organized group writ* tot calliope playing downtown prior NCAT, Box 698, Greenwood Lake, to t.ie circus presentations end New York - 10925 et the circus itself, A group of local musicians will be play NOW AVAILABLE ing circus music in the downtowr F a c i l i t i e s for boarding hoof stock area on opening day* Charlie Allen, P. 0. Box 91,

'RARING 70 GO.'

P l x l o y , C a l i f . - 932S6. Phonti (209) 757-3501

Ringling-Barnum's Red Unit May 7-8 Utica, N.Y. 10-12 Binghampton Allen's Pet Zoo May 9-12 Dixon, Calif, Beatty-Cole Circus May 6 Columbia, Md. 7 Rockville 5 Harrisonburg, Vat Carson & Barnes Circus Itey 5 Rio Rancho, N.M. 6 Santa Fa 7 Las Vegas 8 Trinidad, Colo. 9 Colorado City 10 Colorado Spr'ga 11 Arvada

SAWDUST TRAIL

CFA and Model Builder Herry T. Dreyfus, apsnt his Royal Ranch Wild West Cir* May 6 Lakehurst, N.J. vacation time working with the Carson * Barnes show. 7 Medford F a r m

8 9 10 11

Landisville Oennisville Collens Laks Vincentown

Harold Ronk, ringmaater of RBBB's Blus Unit was a gusst on NBC's Monitor pro gram on Apr. 21* He told Tommy Scott-Tim McCoy Show how he came to join the May 6 Ru83ellville,Ky circus. 7 Clasgo The Leggs Panty Hose 8 Campbellsville commercials are now featur9 Radcliff ing circus scenes, with

10 Frankfort 11 Madison, Ind*

trapeze and web work.

Sports Illustrated magazine for Apr. 8, 1974 has Hubert Castle C i r c u s Sells ft Gray Circus a story about flying acts May 6-9 Regina, Sask. May 6 Marysvilla,Tenn with photos of the Gsonas 10-12 Brandon* Went, 7 Le Toilette and Cadonaa. to 11 Winnipeg 8 Corbln, Ky. James Parcy is bsck on 9 Campbellsvllls Circus Vargas ths Royal Wild West Ranch 10 Harrodsburg Kay 6 Bakerafield, Cal. Circus as nail agent. 11 Winchestsr 7 Merced 8 Capitols Cliff Day, now with the John Strong Circus 9-10 Concord Carson • Barnes Circus, May 6 Santa Cruz, Cal 11-12 Enroute wss the subject of two re7 Salinas cent stories. Ons in Whits 8 Hoilister Oailey Bros, Circus Tops and the other in the May 5 Independence, Kan Voorheis Bros. Circus Model Builders megszins* May 6 Pinconning,Mich Catti-Charles Circus After completing their 7 Off nay 8-12 Seattle, Wash. Long Island opening date, 8 Hemlock George-Matthews Circus the Beatty-Cole ahow went 9 Coleman May 6-7 Fountain Valley,Ci under canvas at Upper Mar. 10 Harrison 8 Riverside boro. Md. Show'a mail eg 11 Cadillac 9-10 San Bernardino is its producing clown .. , OTHER ROUTES Dodd. Great Y Circus M. L. Dupont May 10-11 Redlands, Calif. Century 21 Show - Blue Unit May 6-11 Humboldt, Tenn 12 Seymour

Hanneford Circus May

6 Russellville.Ky

12 Aurore, Ind.

Century 21 Show - Red Unit to nay 11 Memphis, Tenn.

CAPSULES... American Youth, the Can-

Hanneford Circus May

6 Rusaellville,Ky

12 Aurora, Ind.

may

Century 21 Show - Red Unit to (Day 11 Memphis, Tenn.

Circus World Museua Hoxia Bros. Circus May 11 Baraboo, Wise. May 6 Zanesville, Ohio (open Tor the summer) 7 Heath 8 Lancestar Country in New York Show 9 Westerville May 11 New York, N. Y. 10 New Carlisle Disney on Parade Show 11 Eaton May 7-12 Aawa, Iowa 12 Lebanon James H. Drew Shows Hubler's Int'l Circus May 7-12 Charleston,H.Va May 9-11 Gary, Ind* Fiesta Brazil Kaye Cont'l Circus May 6-7 Berkeley, Cal. May 10-12 Duluth, Minn. Lewis Bros. Circus May 6 Dayton, Ohio 7 Meat Milton 6 Bellbrook 9 Miaaiisburg 10 Park Layne 11 Yellow Springs Pan American Circus

11 San Francisco

12 San Rafael Holiday on Ice Show to June 2 Mexico City,Wax

Ice Capades to May 12 Honolulu, Haw. Ice Follies May 7-12 Seattle, Wash.

May 10-12 Meat Orange, NJ Polack Bros. Circus

The Magic Show May 9-16 New York, N.Y.

May 11 Eugene* Oregon Peter Pan Show Ringling-larnuw's Blue Unit May 7-12 Houston, Texas to May 27 New York, N.Y. Royal Lipizzan Stallion Show May 10-12 Troy, N. Y.

I

o-n Huaooiat, lenn

Roae City Rides May 6-11 0*Fallen, Me.

CAPSULES... American Youth, the Can eral Motors publication for March/April 1974 featurss the Sarasota Sailor Circus.

The Wenatehee (Wash). Youth Circus provided added acta for Punch Jacob's Candyland Circus in that city on May 3-4. Ringling'a Red Unit wil play Seattle, Waah. on Sap 11-16, but will not be at The Spokane Fair. Carson 4 Barnes haa beer pulling good crowds and dry lots at Most stands* Circus Fana in Kansas plan to set up a coffee bar when the Oailay Bros. Circus plays Seden on May 4, The circus recently sold en elephant (Lois) to ths Riverside Park Zoo at Inde pendence, Kansas.

'

1

Special jacKets, m -.•• the show'e title are worn by the band and officials kO on the George Matthews shorn

The Circus Report

"-•JOB '

Annex Talent An impressive group of Annex Attractions appeared with the Ringling-Barnum Red Unit at Washington,DC last month (April 2-22).The side show was produced and managed by Ward Hall and C. M. Christ, with Hilt Robbins doing the lecture work. Attractione were: The Christopher* - knife throw Lady Sandra - sword avallover Enwnett - armless man Johann Peterson - giant BobOf the Robber man (F. Dugan) Joanne Rivers - fat girl Harold Connors - fat man Cliff and Mamie - midget couple Fred Lulling - fir* eater Batty McGregor - bearded lady Pete Tarhune - dwarf clown Cairo, the Egyptain giant

people GEORGE LEWIS, retired elephant trainer, was the subject of photo story in the Record-Searchlight newspaper of Redding, Calif, for April 27, 1974. ROBERT GOULET (singer) ha* been sharing the stage at the Nugget Casino (Sparks, Nev) with the elephants Bertha and Tina*

SENIOR ANTONIO is touring with the 00 Mfoyne Bros, Circus this season* TINA CRISTIANI is one of several glamour girls pictured in the 1974 Annual edition of "Saga" magazine found on the newetand*. It sell* for $1.00. VAUGHN PELLCTIER, band lead er on the Polack Bros. Circus has been off due to illness* His work is currently being handled by a substitute.

Revenue Down • Mediaon Square Garden

Order Today CIRCUS REPORT

is juet $10.00 a year writak Don Marcks 525 Oak Street El Cerrito, Calif. - 94530

Crp t has reported higher revenues,* but lower earning*, for its third fiscal quarter and the nine month period, both of which ended on- Feb. 28, 1974. For the. first quarter period the firm's net income amounted to $416,000 with revenues of $35,426,000. For the nine month period revenues of $104,429,000 were reported, with a net income of $338,000.

May 6,

Page 9

1974

G-M Ready For Long Season The Georqe-Matthews Circus embarked on its 1974 tour last weak at Santa Clara, Calif. (Apr. 28-29), which is expected to take the show from coast-to-coast, with some 30 or more weeks of solid booking. The show played to full houses for each os its opening perfornances, with enthusiastic crowds greeting each performer. The circus was running smoothly despite the fact it had Just opened and was working with a great deal of green help. Everything's been repainted in a red, white and blue color shame, making it look like a JIM mcLAUCHLIN (Kokomo) !• brand new show. Ring curbs have recovering in Miami, fla. from lights inside, each center pole burns suffered when a back firholds a cluster of four giant ing car set his synthetic shirt bulbs, and there are both ground and overhead spots. New ring car afire. pets are red with blue trim and EDITH JOHNSTON, of Sheldon, a large blue star in the center. 111., reports they visited the Red, white and blue end curtains Hubert Castle Circus during its have been added to each section date at Indianapolis, Ind. of seats, while a huge sign with The program as presented the show's title, complete with yellow electric bulbs, hangs up on the opening days includedi The Paulos - aerial cradle over the bandstand. Senior Alfonso - lions (5) "This is a show I'm proud Clowns - Fooling around of and one we think everyone is The Wai-Time - risley going to like," said show owner Lothar - one finger stand Sid Kellner. "We've got a long Great Huberto - slide for life tour ahead of us with some big Owight Moore - trained dog* dates in important cities all The Clowns - wash day across the country. It will be Alfonso - liberty horses (4) late in the year when we come — Intermission — back to California to wind up Chester Cable - foot juggler the 1974 tour." Los Latinos - tight wire Clowns - a tug of war Ed Russell directs the miss Jan - single trapeze big show, handling its announcThe Clowns - balancing feats ing and ringmaster chores, plus Alfonso - elephants (3) the side show. John Wolinari is The Ronritas - sky wheel back directing the big show band

people

Pag* 10

The Circus Report

The Dailey Show V i s i t e d the Dailey Bros. Circus at Barns Flat, O k l a . on A p r i l 23rd, writes M. D. Mashburn. It is a tent circus and they are usinq a 60 x 100 ft. top for the show* Understand there is a big top, but they've had trouble g a t t i n g it up and down. They haw* several pit shoMS on the midway, with • hip> pe and *n*k* show too* The show feature*t Opening display Thra* wire acts The Clowns Single trapeze The Clowns Spanish web

Clown Number Two rings of jugglers Peanut pitch Elephant Whip act Trained goat and a trained

chimp - two rings Balance trapeze Unicycles and acrobatics - two rings going The Clowns Three foot jug.ilir*

COMING

Sfecw Tor a period last month the King Bros. Circus, of Mexico, played at Tijuana. This is a beautiful show and it is hard to realize it isn't there No. 1 unit. It is presented European •tyle, in on* ring. Th* top is blue and the Marque* la two aem; truck*t with1 BBt-up banrwr panel* on.tfraa), It a l l nmkea for aft attractive appearance* Their program included! Opening Grand Entry Aerial Ale»ane« - cradl* act Kalabrister - hat Juggler Clowns - the barber shop Jack Raffles - escape artist f a m i l y Rivarola - bears Troupe Cheyene - Cquest. voltag* Tobras Duo - contortion Raffa da Palmer and Octavio King - motorcycles in globe — Intermission — The Volantes - flying act Cspt. Selvetg - chimps Batman - high act with rocket P. Cimpicos - hand balancing Tarzan - uncaged lion and eleph. The Clowns Elephant routine Finale - all performers .... 0. M. Mashburn

You won't want to miss next week't ton Circus, plua'many special issue.

Already scheduled for these pages is a report on the John Strong Circus* and the Hemid-Mor-

features.

There's plenty of news and show routee too - see you next week then.

Hay 6, 1974

Papa 11

The WONDERFUL WORLD Of HORSES IN PERSON AND COMPLETELY

Starring"The World Famous"

//

bipizzan Stallions

1974-75

' '* V SEE! "AIRS ABOVE THE GROUND"// &

A GREAT FAMILY SHOW!

FOR INFORMATION CALL OR WRITE: GARY OR PHILIP LASHINSKY Royal Upinan Stallion Show, Inc. 526 CHARLESTON NATIONAL PLAZA CHARLESTON. WEST VIRGINIA 25301

CALL AC 304—342 7111

All New Show Opens at the RPI Field House, Troy, N. Y.

MAY 10 - 11 - 12

HISTORICAL FACT .... Jim Player's Great 5ho« of Among those seen visiting 1856 featured a Cinderella spec the Polack Bros. Circus at Oak- with 50 children. land, Calif. (Apr. 26-26) werei Visiting the King Bros. Pat Ariete, Charles Simpson, The Ronritaa family, Don Harcks Circus of Mexico, at Tijuana last month warai M. D. Mashburn, and To» Upton. Visitors on the lot of the the Wendany Family and the CanGeorge-Matthe«s Circus at Santa eetrelli Family. Clara, Calif. (Apr. 26-29) inGuests of Dailey Bros. Circluded t Tom Upton, Charles Simp- cue at Barnes Flat, Okla. (Apr. son, Don Mercka, Douglas Dorn, 23) werei Bill Birchfold, W. D. Jerry Booker, Roland and Warcia. Meahburn and Dorothy Herbert.

CIRCUS VISITORS

Aor. 6, 1974

Page 12

CLASS CIRCUS ACTS Among the act* featured on The Great Moscow Circus, which just recently concluded ite 1974 Australian tour we ret Walter Zapaekuy - wild animals Belakolr Troupe - acrobat* The Resnikovl - ••rial rocket Kalinin - balancing Volzhansky Family - high wire famesne & Neekraaov - ekatere Chernevskl - acrobat on tablea Berekovee - juggling Manukovi - perch pole ect Sdubln & Illyushin - hand balan, Nikulin and Shudin - clowns Rudolph Konyeev - band leader

FAMILY MID WAY Saw 4 good carnival last week — Smokey's Greater Showswhich is run by Ronald Cilmore's two spns. It is one of the few shows quartered in this part of the country* They have several truck mounted rides, plus their own light plant. All trucks are painted a cream color, with the show title in gold, and a byline that reads "Cream of the North." The rides includei Zipperi Skooteri Round-Up> Merry-goround (with a real 1915 bandorgan)| Ell wheel! Tempest! two umbrella rides, a fun house and two concession trailers. ...*• Paul Horsman

ictorial Supplement

Page 1

YEARS AGO

The Bacheller & Do ris Great Railroad Show of 1879 played at Pittafield, Mesa, on July 22nd. Tha show report* edly carried a 30 pieci bandf used an 8 pole big tent, and alao fee tured a Menagerie* aid show, Australian Wild Children, and tha huge elephant "Empress." The price of admission was 25(2. Among those in the shoe's program ware! Prof. Button, band dir ector|flflollieBrown, animal trainer} Mile. ~*ta, contortionistj y^ IB. Josephine, the female Hercules; mile. Louise Brown, queen of the aide saddle) Wile. La Blanch, equestrian) Mile. St. Leon, water queenjfl. Scarfar, Russian wonder rider) The Seigriat Bros, high gymnasts) Cordello and Victorelle, horizontal bars) Luka Jenkins, a rube and (Dons. Seigrist and his dogs.

THE LATE CEORCE DENMAN. noted elephant trainer for more than 25 years, is the central figure in this picture, snapped season of 1910 at Paris, Tex., on the Ringling-owned Adam Forepaugh and Sells Bros.' United Shows managed by Al Ringling. Behind Dcnman and at the right are two assistants, Richard Smith and William Hayes, respectively. At the left (rear) is a show boss and in the foreground is a camel man. Their names are not remembered. The show was a 40-car organisation and it is believed 1910 was the only year it made a trip to the West Coast. Dcnman joined the Barnum & Bailey Circus in 1888, making a four-year tour of Europe with the show. He became elephant superintendent later, retaining the position until 1933, when he retired after becoming ill during a Ringling-Barnum engagement in Madison Square Garden, New York. He died in 1937.

Dining craw of Hagenbeck-tfallaca Circus. Photo was taken on June 25, 1915 at Clinton, Iowa.

Pag* 2

Pict

^ I.

RINGLING BRO'S. BARNUM 8 BAILEY COMBINED SHOWS FRfDWnRRFIl EDW NORWOOD LEW. GRAHAM FRED BRAND*

_ Personnel of Haraden's 1Oe Show arc shown here at Rocky Mount, N.C., in 1914. They are l.t.r. C. F. (Dad) and Aleen Haradenj miss Nallie; Wrs. Myrtle Zentoj tors. Billy Jones; Mrs* Billy Ward; tors. Archie Fournieaj Winnie Ward; Wrs. Ollie Hamilton; HI. E. Bean (band leader). Lower rout Ollie and Cleo Hamilton} Oscar Sullivan) Great Zentoj Archie Fourniea; Billy Ward; Tom Oleson; Robert Shugart; Henry P. Bird; Billy Jonas.

CAMPBELL BROS.' Great Consolidated Shows' advertising car No. Photo was taken in Atlantic, la., in 1909.

1.

.

KK

*- -w

When Ringlinq-Barnum played Oklahoma City, Okla in 1926, frank (Doc) Stuart, owner of Stuart Bulletin Corp., came up with this sign to welcome the circus to town.

HERE is a group of Cole circus people who made worthy record: during long careers. Bert Cole has returned from the road and is living at his home in Tottenville, Statcn Island. In the lower left-hand corner » parade view of the allegorical wagon, "America," built for James A. lailcy and used in Barnum & Bailey parades in 1903. In 1935 and '3q t was owned by Cole Bros.' Circus and appeared as a parade feature]

Page 3

Members of three major shows are shown in this old photo taken in 1914. Standing l.t.r, arei Blackle Williamson, Hagenbeck-Wallace boss prop man| next nan is unknown} William (Bill) Curtis, Supt* of Canvas on John Robinson Circus (later on RinglinqBarnum)j Buggy Stump, train vaster* Hagenbeck-Wallace; Jake Posey, boss hostler, Haqenbeck-Wallacej Seated aret Mark Smithy aas't boss Canvesmani Ceo* Wombold, boss canvasroanj Bill Davis, lot supt. all on Hagonback-Wallace; Charles Lucky, boss prop man, and George Stump, boss hostler, both of the John Robinson Circus

Melter L. Main Circus parade, at Tyrone, Pa. Just after its Way 30, 1893 wreck.

Page 4

The Circus Repo.

.

Nostalgia The following route is all that is known about dates played by Or. Bassett's United States Circus in 1661. May 20 Benicia, Calif. 21 Sonora 22 Petaluma 23 Santa Rosa 24 Healdsburg 25 St. Helena 27 Nepa

26 Vacavllle SNAPPED in the spring of 1915 at Springfield, Mass., this photo shows personnel of Advertising Car No. 1. Barnum & Bailey Circus. At the extreme left is Roy Fcltus. contracting press agent, and next to him is W. C. 'Kid) St. Clair, car manager. Later Fcltus became partner of Edward jhipp in the operation of the Shipp & Fcltus Circus in South America.

A CROUP of aerial bar performers with Higtnbeck-Wallace Circu*. season of 1908. From left to right are George Smith. Pearl Wilson, Cbrcncc Stokes, Walter Cuicc, Abe and Pete Adair, Bert Delne, and Fred Pirard. They formed two four-man acts, working on five bars.

Band members of the Charlie Bartine Wagon Show of 1898 included! H. R. Lucas - alto Harry Uiright - tromb. Doc Oauison - baritone H. Thurman - cornet Tom Uhlman - bass Ted Bartine - drums —' In 1680 Bartine's Croat Five Clown Show played in Ohio, Indiana and Michigan. They used • three pole big top and offered a program of dogs, birds, etc. It if reported they even had an electric light system on the show. Admission prices for the performance weret 25* and 35 ft.