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Index of articles, 2000 - 2010

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When you become a member of the Circus Historical Society, you receive Bandwagon, the CHS's journal published six times a year. The index of past articles below gives an idea of the scope of articles published in Bandwagon.

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2000

Title or Subject	Author	Vol.	No.	Year	Page	Note
Front Cover		44	No. 1 (Jan-Feb)	2000	p. 2	More information
2000 CHS Convention		44	No. 1 (Jan-Feb)	2000	p. 2	More information
Irwin Bros. Wild West Show, Cheyenne Frontier Days	Pfening, Fred D. Jr.	44	No. 1 (Jan-Feb)	2000	pp. 4-19	More information
Wiziarde Novelty Circus, Seasons of 1936-1937	Bradbury, Joseph T.	44	No. 1 (Jan-Feb)	2000	pp. 20-24	More information
The Other Dan Castello Circus, 1870	Thayer, Stuart	44	No. 1 (Jan-Feb)	2000	pp. 25-26	More information
Side Lights on the Circus Business	Watt, David W.	44	No. 1 (Jan-Feb)	2000	pp. 27-39	More information
Front Cover		44	No. 2 (Mar-Apr)	2000	p. 2	More information
Circus Year in Review, 1999 Season	Pfening, Fred D. III	44	No. 2 (Mar-Apr)	2000	pp. 4-17	More information
Millie-Christine, Fearfully and Wonderfully Made	Martell, Joanne	44	No. 2 (Mar-Apr)	2000	pp. 28-33	More information
Side Lights on the Circus Business	Watt, David W.	44	No. 2 (Mar-Apr)	2000	pp. 34-42	More information
Front Cover		44	No. 3 (May-Jun)	2000	p. 2	More information
Orin Copple King		44	No. 3 (May-Jun)	2000	p. 2	More information
Frank A. Robbins, A Most Successful Failure	Sabia, Robert	44	No. 3 (May-Jun)	2000	pp. 4-21	More information
Description of the 24th or Year 2000 Monte-Carlo International Circus Festival	Saxon, A. H.	44	No. 3 (May-Jun)	2000	pp. 22-26	More information
Frozen Custard and the Circus	Loeffler, Robert J.	44	No. 3 (May-Jun)	2000	pp. 27-33	More information
Side Lights on the Circus Business	Watt, David W.	44	No. 3 (May-Jun)	2000	pp. 34-47	More information
Front Cover		44	No. 4 (Jul-Aug)	2000	p. 2	More information
Early Equestrians of the Ringling Bros. Circus, Rhoda Royal	Draper, John D.	44	No. 4 (Jul-Aug)	2000	p. 4-13	More information
Frank A. Robbins, A Most Successful Failure	Sabia, Robert	44	No. 4 (Jul-Aug)	2000	p. 14-24	More information
Noah's Ark, A Menagerie and Circus That Never Came to Be	Pfening, Fred D. Jr.	44	No. 4 (Jul-Aug)	2000	p. 25-29	More information
Sidelights on the Circus Business	Watt, David W.	44	No. 4 (Jul-Aug)	2000	p. 30-39	More information
Front Cover		44	No. 5 (Sep-Oct)	2000	p. 2	More information
Joe Pentland, the American Clown	Thayer, Stuart	44	No. 5 (Sep-Oct)	2000	pp. 4-7	More information
Fay Alexander	Gossard, Steve	44	No. 5 (Sep-Oct)	2000	pp. 8-14	More information
Frank A. Robbins, A Most Successful Failure	Sabia, Robert	44	No. 5 (Sep-Oct)	2000	pp. 15-27	More information
Early Equestrians of the Ringling Bros. Circus, John Agee	Draper, John D.	44	No. 5 (Sep-Oct)	2000	pp. 28-36	More information
Side Lights on the Circus Business	Watt, David W.	44	No. 5 (Sep-Oct)	2000	pp. 37-47	More information
Front Cover		44	No. 6 (Nov-Dec)	2000	p. 2	More information
Circus Year In Review, The Season of 1900	Pfening, Fred D. Jr.	44	No. 6 (Nov-Dec)	2000	pp. 4-15	More information
Two Rings and a Hippodrome Track	Slout, William L.	44	No. 6 (Nov-Dec)	2000	pp. 18-21	More information
Manchester's "Commodore" George Washington Morrison Nutt, Myth Versus Reality	Saxon, A. H.	44	No. 6 (Nov-Dec)	2000	pp. 24-31	More information
Dennie Curtis, An Early Ringling Equestrian	Draper, John D.	44	No. 6 (Nov-Dec)	2000	pp. 34-37	More information
Frank A. Robbins, A Most Successful Failure	Sabia, Robert	44	No. 6 (Nov-Dec)	2000	pp. 40-48	More information
Elephants Named Columbus	Thayer, Stuart	44	No. 6 (Nov-Dec)	2000	pp. 51-52	More information
2000 Circus Historical Society Convention	Price, Dave	44	No. 6 (Nov-Dec)	2000	pp. 54-55	More information
Side Lights on the Circus Business	Watt, David W.	44	No. 6 (Nov-Dec)	2000	pp. 57-65	More information

2001

Title or Subject	Author	Vol.	No.	Year	Page	Note
Front Cover		45	No. 1 (Jan-Feb)	2001	p. 2	More information
Ringling Barnum Circus, Coach History 1957-1978	MacDougall, Robert S.	45	No. 1 (Jan-Feb)	2001	pp. 4-15	More information
Examination of Bear Acts	Thayer, Stuart	45	No. 1 (Jan-Feb)	2001	pp. 16-18	More information
Celebrated Rider, William Showles	Draper, John D.	45	No. 1 (Jan-Feb)	2001	pp. 19-23	More information
Frank A. Robbins, A Most Successful Failure	Sabia, Robert	45	No. 1 (Jan-Feb)	2001	pp. 24-30	More information
Side Lights on the Circus Business	Watt, David D.	45	No. 1 (Jan-Feb)	2001	pp. 16-18	More information
Front Cover		45	No. 2 (Mar-Apr)	2001	p. 2	More information
Circus Year in Review, 2000 Season	Pfening, Fred D. Jr.	45	No. 2 (Mar-Apr)	2001	pp. 4-28	More information
Celebrated Rider, William Sells	Draper, John D.	45	No. 2 (Mar-Apr)	2001	pp. 29-33	More information
Frank A. Robbins, A Most Successful Failure	Sabia, Robert	45	No. 2 (Mar-Apr)	2001	pp. 34-43	More information
Sidelights on the Circus Business	Watt, David W.	45	No. 2 (Mar-Apr)	2001	pp. 44-54	More information
Front Cover		45	No. 3 (May-Jun)	2001	p. 2	More information
Life of Tiny Kline, and the Evolution of Twentieth-Century American Mass Culture	Davis, Janet	45	No. 3 (May-Jun)	2001	pp. 4-8	More information
Showground Bound, Where Caste Is Observed: According to Rank and Rating	Kline, Tiny	45	No. 3 (May-Jun)	2001	pp. 9-18	More information
Frank A. Robbins, A Most Successful Failure	Sabia, Robert	45	No. 3 (May-Jun)	2001	pp. 19-29	More information
Side Lights on the Circus Business	Watt, David W.	45	No. 3 (May-Jun)	2001	pp. 30-39	More information
Front Cover		45	No. 4 (Jul-Aug)	2001	p. 2	More information
Arthur M. Concello	Pfening, Fred D. Jr.	45	No. 4 (Jul-Aug)	2001	p. 3	More information
"And the Lion Will Lay Down with the Lamb," Carl Hagenbeck's Visions of Paradise	Rothfels, Nigel	45	No. 4 (Jul-Aug)	2001	pp. 4-11	More information
What Ever Happened to the Giraffe-Neck Women	Pfening, Fred D. Jr. Mong, Richard L.	45	No. 4 (Jul-Aug)	2001	pp. 12-15	More information
Harrington's Nickle Plate Show, A Depression Circus Lasting Three Seasons	Bradbury, Joseph T.	45	No. 4 (Jul-Aug)	2001	pp. 16-25	More information
Two Celebrated Riders, William and James Dutton	Draper, John D.	45	No. 4 (Jul-Aug)	2001	pp. 26-32	More information
Frank A. Robbins, A Most Successful Failure	Sabia, Robert	45	No. 4 (Jul-Aug)	2001	pp. 33-34	More information
Circus Historical Society 2001 Convention	Price, Dave	45	No. 4 (Jul-Aug)	2001	pp. 45-47	More information
Front Cover		45	No. 5 (Sep-Oct)	2001	p. 2	More information
Corrections		45	No. 5 (Sep-Oct)	2001	p. 2	More information
Gunther Gebel-Williams, "The Lord of the Rings"	Pfening, Fred D. Jr.	45	No. 5 (Sep-Oct)	2001	pp. 4-6	More information
1973 Interview with Art Concello	Parkinson, Tom	45	No. 5 (Sep-Oct)	2001	pp. 7-28	More information
Frank A. Robbins, A Most Successful Failure	Sabia, Robert	45	No. 5 (Sep-Oct)	2001	pp. 29-38	More information
Sidelights on the Circus Business	Watt, David W.	45	No. 5 (Sep-Oct)	2001	pp. 39-43	More information
Front Cover		45	No. 6 (Nov-Dec)	2001	p. 2	More information
Herbert L. Witt & Sons, An Obscure Circus Wagon Builder	Dahlinger, Fred Jr.	45	No. 6 (Nov-Dec)	2001	pp. 4-11	More information
Great American Riders, 1. Levi J. North, "America's Own Horseman"	Thayer, Stuart	45	No. 6 (Nov-Dec)	2001	pp. 16-26	More information
Gunther Gebel-Williams, A Memory	Woodcock, William H.	45	No. 6 (Nov-Dec)	2001	pp. 28-29	More information
Frank A. Robbins, A Most Successful Failure	Sabia, Robert	45	No. 6 (Nov-Dec)	2001	pp. 33-46	More information
Side Lights on the Circus Business	Watt, David W.	45	No. 6 (Nov-Dec)	2001	pp. 51-59	More information

2002

Title or Subject	Author	Vol.	No.	Year	Page	Note
Front Cover		46	No. 1 (Jan-Feb)	2002	p. 2	More information
2002 CHS Convention		46	No. 1 (Jan-Feb)	2002	p. 2	More information
Corrections		46	No. 1 (Jan-Feb)	2002	p. 2	More information
Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey Coach History, 1919-1946	MacDougall, Robert S.	46	No. 1 (Jan-Feb)	2002	pp. 3-19	More information
Jackley Drops	Thayer, Stuart	46	No. 1 (Jan-Feb)	2002	pp. 20-22	More information
Frank A. Robbins, A Most Successful Failure	Sabia, Robert	46	No. 1 (Jan-Feb)	2002	pp. 23-28	More information
Side Lights on the Circus Business	Watt, David W.	46	No. 1 (Jan-Feb)	2002	pp. 29-43	More information
Front Cover		46	No. 2 (Mar-Apr)	2002	p. 2	More information
2002 CHS Convention		46	No. 2 (Mar-Apr)	2002	p. 2	More information
Corrections		46	No. 2 (Mar-Apr)	2002	p. 2	More information
Circus Year in Review, The 2001 Season	Pfening, Fred D. Jr.	46	No. 2 (Mar-Apr)	2002	pp. 4-25	More information
Cookes, Forgotten Equestrians of the Circus	Draper, John D.	46	No. 2 (Mar-Apr)	2002	pp. 26-34	More information
Frank A. Robbins, A Most Successful Failure	Sabia, Robert	46	No. 2 (Mar-Apr)	2002	pp. 35-43	More information
Side Lights on the Circus Business	Watt, David W.	46	No. 2 (Mar-Apr)	2002	pp. 44-51	More information
Front Cover		46	No. 3 (May-Jun)	2002	p. 2	More information
2002 CHS Convention		46	No. 3 (May-Jun)	2002	p. 2	More information
Heber Bros. Greater Show	Heber, Robert A.	46	No. 3 (May-Jun)	2002	pp. 4-8	More information
More About Heber Bros. Circus	Pfening, Fred D. Jr.	46	No. 3 (May-Jun)	2002	pp. 8-14	More information
History of Animal Shows at the Saint Louis Zoo	Alexander, Jim	46	No. 3 (May-Jun)	2002	pp. 15-21	More information
Frank A. Robbins, A Most Successful Failure	Sabia, Robert	46	No. 3 (May-Jun)	2002	pp. 22-29	More information
1930s Post Cards of Hagenbeck-Wallace Winter Quarters		46	No. 3 (May-Jun)	2002	p. 30	More information
Side Lights on the Circus Business	Watt, David W.	46	No. 3 (May-Jun)	2002	pp. 31-39	More information
Front Cover		46	No. 4 (Jul-Aug)	2002	p. 2	More information
Correction		46	No. 4 (Jul-Aug)	2002	p. 2	More information
Great American Riders, 2. Eaton Stone, "The Devil Rider"	Thayer, Stuart	46	No. 4 (Jul-Aug)	2002	pp. 4-9	More information
Getting the Show on the Road, Contracting a Circus in 1901	Polacsek, John	46	No. 4 (Jul-Aug)	2002	pp. 10-15	More information
Circus Royale, Circus of Illlusion	McConnell, John H.	46	No. 4 (Jul-Aug)	2002	pp. 16-19	More information
DeWayne Bros. Circus		46	No. 4 (Jul-Aug)	2002	p. 20	More information
Frank A. Robbins, A Most Successful Failure	Sabia, Robert	46	No. 4 (Jul-Aug)	2002	pp. 21-35	More information
Side Lights on the Circus Business	Watt, David W.	46	No. 4 (Jul-Aug)	2002	pp. 36-47	More information
Front Cover		46	No. 5 (Sep-Oct)	2002	p. 47	More information
Joseph Thomas Bradbury		46	No. 5 (Sep-Oct)	2002	p. 3	More information
Stickneys, Great American Classical Riders	Draper, John D.	46	No. 5 (Sep-Oct)	2002	pp. 4-13	More information
Oldtime Circus Fixers, Legal Adjusters	Sonnenberg, C. A.	46	No. 5 (Sep-Oct)	2002	pp. 14-16	More information
Frank A. Robbins, A Most Successful Failure	Sabia, Robert	46	No. 5 (Sep-Oct)	2002	pp. 18-29	More information
Hunt Bros. Circus Winter Quarters		46	No. 5 (Sep-Oct)	2002	p. 30	More information
Side Lights on the Circus Business	Watt, David W.	46	No. 5 (Sep-Oct)	2002	pp. 31-46	More information
Bill Kasiska's Letterheads		46	No. 5 (Sep-Oct)	2002	p. 46	More information
Front Cover		46	No. 6 (Nov-Dec)	2002	p. 90	More information
2003 CHS Convention		46	No. 6 (Nov-Dec)	2002	p. 90	More information
Ethical Considerations for the Conservation of Circus Posters	Cockerline, Neil C.	46	No. 6 (Nov-Dec)	2002	pp. 4-13	More information
Tom Mix, His Life, His Films and His Circus	Pfening, Fred D. Jr.	46	No. 6 (Nov-Dec)	2002	pp. 17-30	Online More information
From Horse Power to Horsepower, The Caterpiller Tractor and the Circus	Dahlinger, Fred Jr.	46	No. 6 (Nov-Dec)	2002	pp. 33-38	More information
Life and Times of Joe Bradbury	Reynolds, Richard J. III	46	No. 6 (Nov-Dec)	2002	pp. 40-48	More information
2002 Circus Historical Society Convention	Price, Dave	46	No. 6 (Nov-Dec)	2002	pp. 52-53	More information
Hanlon Brothers, Muscle Kings of Christendom	Kitchen, Robert	46	No. 6 (Nov-Dec)	2002	pp. 56-60	More information
Frank A. Robbins, A Most Successful Failure	Sabia, Robert	46	No. 6 (Nov-Dec)	2002	pp. 62-73	More information
Side Lights on the Circus Business	Watt, David W.	46	No. 6 (Nov-Dec)	2002	pp. 76-85	More information
Bill Kasiska's Letterheads		46	No. 6 (Nov-Dec)	2002	p. 87	More information

2003

Title or Subject	Author	Vol.	No.	Year	Page	Note
Front Cover		47	No. 1 (Jan-Feb)	2003	p. 2	More information
Candy and the Circus Go Hand-IN-Hand	Loeffler, Robert J.	47	No. 1 (Jan-Feb)	2003	pp. 4-15	Online More information
Great American Riders, 3. James Robinson "The Man Who Rides"	Thayer, Stuart	47	No. 1 (Jan-Feb)	2003	pp. 16-22	More information
Frank A. Robbins, A Most Successful Failure	Sabia, Robert	47	No. 1 (Jan-Feb)	2003	pp. 23-34	More information
Side Lights on the Circus Business	Watt, David W.	47	No. 1 (Jan-Feb)	2003	pp. 35-47	More information
Front Cover		47	No. 2 (Mar-Apr)	2003	p. 2	More information
Circus Year in Review, The 2002 Season	Pfening, Fred D. Jr.	47	No. 2 (Mar-Apr)	2003	pp. 4-26	More information
Conversation with Mickey King	Gossard, Steve	47	No. 2 (Mar-Apr)	2003	pp. 27-30	More information
Frank A. Robbins, A Most Successful Failure	Sabia, Robert	47	No. 2 (Mar-Apr)	2003	pp. 31-38	More information
Cirque de Monte Carlo		47	No. 2 (Mar-Apr)	2003	pp. 31-38	More information
Side Lights on the Circus Business	Watt, David W.	47	No. 2 (Mar-Apr)	2003	pp. 40-51	More information
Front Cover		47	No. 3 (May-Jun)	2003	p. 2	More information
2003 CHS Convention		47	No. 3 (May-Jun)	2003	p. 2	More information
Lillian Leitzel, A Circus Diva	Pfening, Fred D. Jr.	47	No. 3 (May-Jun)	2003	pp. 3-10	More information
Random Recollections	Leitzel, Lillian	47	No. 3 (May-Jun)	2003	pp. 11-15	More information
Charles W. Fish	Draper, John D.	47	No. 3 (May-Jun)	2003	pp. 16-23	More information
Frank A. Robbins, A Supplement	Sabia, Robert	47	No. 3 (May-Jun)	2003	pp. 24-27	More information
Side Lights on the Circus Business	Watt, David W.	47	No. 3 (May-Jun)	2003	pp. 28-43	More information
Front Cover		47	No. 4 (Jul-Aug)	2003	p. 2	More information
Corrections		47	No. 4 (Jul-Aug)	2003	p. 2	More information
Influence of the Circus on European Armys	Loeffler, Robert J.	47	No. 4 (Jul-Aug)	2003	pp. 3-23	More information
All About Camels and the Circus	Johnston, Bill Pfening, Fred D. Jr.	47	No. 4 (Jul-Aug)	2003	pp. 24-31	More information
Circus Historical Society Convention, Peru Indiana July 16-19, 2003	Sabia, Robert	47	No. 4 (Jul-Aug)	2003	pp. 32-34	More information
Frank A. Robbins, A Postlogue	Sabia, Robert	47	No. 4 (Jul-Aug)	2003	pp. 35-37	More information
Animal Lithos		47	No. 4 (Jul-Aug)	2003	p. 38	More information
Side Lights on the Circus Business	Watt, David W.	47	No. 4 (Jul-Aug)	2003	pp. 39-47	More information
Front Cover		47	No. 5 (Sep-Oct)	2003	p. 2	More information
Charles Philip Fox		47	No. 5 (Sep-Oct)	2003	p. 3	More information
Traveling With the Big One in 1953	Taggart, William C.	47	No. 5 (Sep-Oct)	2003	pp. 4-21	More information
Castellos, A Family of Famous Riders	Draper, John D.	47	No. 5 (Sep-Oct)	2003	pp. 22-28	More information
Bill Kasiska's Letterheads		47	No. 5 (Sep-Oct)	2003	p. 29	More information
Three Reviews of the 1922 Ringling-Barnum Circus Opening	Whyte, Gordon	47	No. 5 (Sep-Oct)	2003	pp. 30-38	More information
Side Lights on the Circus Business	Watt, David W.	47	No. 5 (Sep-Oct)	2003	pp. 39-46	More information
Front Cover		47	No. 6 (Nov-Dec)	2003	p. 67	More information
Spec-ology of the Circus	Pfening, Fred D. Jr.	47	No. 6 (Nov-Dec)	2003	pp. 4-20	Online More information
Horseless in Nashville, 1864	Thayer, Stuart	47	No. 6 (Nov-Dec)	2003	pp. 23-24	More information
Bill English, the Harvard Circusman	Stencell, Al	47	No. 6 (Nov-Dec)	2003	pp. 26-30	More information
Clown Lithos		47	No. 6 (Nov-Dec)	2003	pp. 31-32	More information
Bill Kasiska's Letterheads		47	No. 6 (Nov-Dec)	2003	p. 34	More information
Eloise Berchtold's Last Performance	Iuliani, Giovanni	47	No. 6 (Nov-Dec)	2003	pp. 36-39	More information
Star Back Review	Joys, Joanne	47	No. 6 (Nov-Dec)	2003	pp. 42-44	More information
Youth Circus Today	Sugarman, Robert	47	No. 6 (Nov-Dec)	2003	pp. 46-50	More information
Robert H. Brisendine, 1922-2003	Reynolds, Richard J.	47	No. 6 (Nov-Dec)	2003	pp. 52-53	More information
Side Lights on the Circus Business	Watt, David W.	47	No. 6 (Nov-Dec)	2003	pp. 56-65	More information

2004

Title or Subject	Author	Vol.	No.	Year	Page	Note
Front Cover		48	No. 1 (Jan-Feb)	2004	p. 2	More information
CHS 2004 Convention		48	No. 1 (Jan-Feb)	2004	p. 2	More information
Spec-ology of the Circus		48	No. 1 (Jan-Feb)	2004	p. 3-21	Online More information
Willie O'Dale and Willie O'Dell	Draper, John D.	48	No. 1 (Jan-Feb)	2004	pp. 22-25	More information
Interesting Bill Stands		48	No. 1 (Jan-Feb)	2004	pp. 26-27	More information
Half a Century Under the Big Top	Harvey, R. M.	48	No. 1 (Jan-Feb)	2004	pp. 28-32	More information
Side Lights on the Circus Business	Watt, David W.	48	No. 1 (Jan-Feb)	2004	pp. 33-43	More information
Front Cover		48	No. 2 (Mar-Apr)	2004	p. 2	More information
CHS 2004 Convention		48	No. 2 (Mar-Apr)	2004	p. 2	More information
Circus Year in Review, 2003 Season	Pfening. Fred D. Jr.	48	No. 2 (Mar-Apr)	2004	pp. 3-21	More information
Travels of the Showman Perry G. Lowery	Watkins, Clifford E.	48	No. 2 (Mar-Apr)	2004	pp. 22-26	More information
Wild Animal Trainers		48	No. 2 (Mar-Apr)	2004	p. 27	More information
Jack Joyce, Two Generations	Draper, John D.	48	No. 2 (Mar-Apr)	2004	pp. 28-34	More information
Bill Kasiska's Letterheads		48	No. 2 (Mar-Apr)	2004	p. 35	More information
Side Lights on the Circus Business	Watt, David W.	48	No. 2 (Mar-Apr)	2004	pp. 36-47	More information
Front Cover		48	No. 3 (May-Jun)	2004	p. 2	More information
Kansas City Circus Wagon Saga	Dahlinger, Fred Jr.	48	No. 3 (May-Jun)	2004	pp. 3-17	More information
Strong Women and Crossed-Dressed Men: Representation of Gender by Circus Performers During the Golden Age of the American Circus, 1860-1930	Murray, Marcy W.	48	No. 3 (May-Jun)	2004	pp. 18-23	More information
Lew Graham, Circus Side Show Manager and Big Top Announcer	Loeffler, Robert J.	48	No. 3 (May-Jun)	2004	pp. 24-27	More information
Half A Century Under the Big Top	Harvey, R. M.	48	No. 3 (May-Jun)	2004	pp. 28-36	More information
Side Lights on the Circus Business	Watt, David W.	48	No. 3 (May-Jun)	2004	pp. 37-47	More information
Front Cover		48	No. 4 (Jul-Aug)	2004	p. 2	More information
Montgomery Queen, Short Term Circus King	Pfening, Fred D. Jr.	48	No. 4 (Jul-Aug)	2004	pp. 3-14	More information
Wallett Family of Principal Riders	Draper, John D.	48	No. 4 (Jul-Aug)	2004	pp. 15-19	More information
Almost Fifty Years Under the Big Top, But Still Only Fifty Feet Ahead of the Sheriff	Sonnenberg, C. A.	48	No. 4 (Jul-Aug)	2004	pp. 20-28	More information
Side Lights on the Circus Business	Watt, David W.	48	No. 4 (Jul-Aug)	2004	pp. 29-38	More information
2004 Circus Historical Society Convention	Price, Dave	48	No. 4 (Jul-Aug)	2004	pp. 39-42	More information
Front Cover		48	No. 5 (Sep-Oct)	2004	p. 2	More information
Blue Unit Train, The First Twenty Years	MacDougall, Robert S.	48	No. 5 (Sep-Oct)	2004	pp. 3-21	More information
From Rags to Ricketts, The Roots of Circus in Early Gotham	Slout, William L.	48	No. 5 (Sep-Oct)	2004	pp. 22-27	More information
Lotus, Grande Dame of Circus Hippos	Reynolds, Richard J.	48	No. 5 (Sep-Oct)	2004	pp. 28-32	More information
Bobby Gibbs, Good Bye, Old Friend	Alexander, Jim	48	No. 5 (Sep-Oct)	2004	pp. 33-34	More information
Side Lights on the Circus Business	Watt, David W.	48	No. 5 (Sep-Oct)	2004	pp. 35-43	More information
Front Cover		48	No. 6 (Nov-Dec)	2004	p. 78	More information
Front Cover		48	No. 6 (Nov-Dec)	2004	p. 78	More information
Circus Magazine, An Enigma Whose Time Had Come	Sabia, Robert F.	48	No. 6 (Nov-Dec)	2004	pp. 4-21	More information
Reminiscences of Circus Animal Trainers	Draper, John D.	48	No. 6 (Nov-Dec)	2004	pp. 25-44	More information
Almost Fifty Years Under the Big Top, But Still Only Fifty Feet Ahead of the Sheriff	Sonnenberg, C. A.	48	No. 6 (Nov-Dec)	2004	pp. 48-55	More information
Bill Woodcock's Circus Album		48	No. 6 (Nov-Dec)	2004	pp. 59-61	More information
Side Lights on the Circus Business	Watt, David W.	48	No. 6 (Nov-Dec)	2004	pp. 65-75	More information
Hagenbeck-Wallace Circus Ticket Wagons in the 1930s		48	No. 6 (Nov-Dec)	2004	p. 76	More information

2005

Title or Subject	Author	Vol.	No.	Year	Page	Note
Front Cover		49	No. 1 (Jan-Feb)	2005	p. 2	More information
2005 CHS Convention		49	No. 1 (Jan-Feb)	2005	p. 2	More information
Grand Parade of Pawnee Bill's Wild West	Dahlinger, Fred Jr.	49	No. 1 (Jan-Feb)	2005	pp. 3-21	More information
Bill Kasiska's Letterheads		49	No. 1 (Jan-Feb)	2005	p. 22	More information
Beasts and Ballyhoo, The Menagerie Men of Somers	Ariano, Terry	49	No. 1 (Jan-Feb)	2005	pp. 23-30	More information
Bill Woodcock's Circus Photo Album		49	No. 1 (Jan-Feb)	2005	pp. 31-33	More information
Side Lights on the Circus Business	Watt, David W.	49	No. 1 (Jan-Feb)	2005	pp. 34-43	More information
Front Cover		49	No. 2 (Mar-Apr)	2005	p. 2	More information
Circus Year in Review, The 2004 Season	Pfening, Fred D. Jr.	49	No. 2 (Mar-Apr)	2005	pp. 4-28	More information
Whistles and Walk-A-Rounds, Where Have They Gone?	Sugarman, Robert	49	No. 2 (Mar-Apr)	2005	pp. 29-32	More information
Bill Woodcock's Circus Album		49	No. 2 (Mar-Apr)	2005	pp. 33-34	More information
Bill Kasiska's Letterhead		49	No. 2 (Mar-Apr)	2005	p. 35	More information
Side Lights on the Circus Business	Watt, David W.	49	No. 2 (Mar-Apr)	2005	pp. 36-47	More information
Front Cover		49	No. 3 (May-Jun)	2005	p. 2	More information
Who Was Buffalo Bill? An Overview of His Life and Times	Thiele, John	49	No. 3 (May-Jun)	2005	pp. 3-8	More information
Inside the LaMont Shows	Lusch, Lawrence	49	No. 3 (May-Jun)	2005	pp. 9-14	More information
Ubangis Are Alive and Well	Mong, Dick	49	No. 3 (May-Jun)	2005	pp. 15-20	More information
Meers Sisters and William Melrose	Draper, John D.	49	No. 3 (May-Jun)	2005	pp. 21-25	More information
Cole's Southern Circus and Menagerie of 1881	Thayer, Stuart	49	No. 3 (May-Jun)	2005	p. 26	More information
Bill Woodcock's Circus Album		49	No. 3 (May-Jun)	2005	pp. 21-25	More information
Side Lights on the Circus Business	Watt, David W.	49	No. 3 (May-Jun)	2005	pp. 30-39	More information
Front Cover		49	No. 4 (Jul-Aug)	2005	p. 2	More information
Correction		49	No. 4 (Jul-Aug)	2005	p. 2	More information
Ups and Downs of George Washington Smith	Loeffler, Robert J.	49	No. 4 (Jul-Aug)	2005	pp. 4-20	More information
More Ramblings From Red Sonnenberg	Loeffler, Robert J.	49	No. 4 (Jul-Aug)	2005	pp. 21-28	More information
Very Strong Finish	Sabia, Robert	49	No. 4 (Jul-Aug)	2005	pp. 29-31	More information
Bill Woodcock's Circus Album		49	No. 4 (Jul-Aug)	2005	pp. 33-35	More information
Side Lights on the Circus Business	Sabia, Robert	49	No. 4 (Jul-Aug)	2005	pp. 36-46	More information
Jumbo Picture Cards		49	No. 4 (Jul-Aug)	2005	p. 47	More information
Front Cover		49	No. 5 (Sep-Oct)	2005	p. 2	More information
Correction		49	No. 5 (Sep-Oct)	2005	p. 2	More information
Lalla Rookh, The Poem, the Pachyderms, and the Pulchritude	Thayer, Stuart	49	No. 5 (Sep-Oct)	2005	pp. 3-5	More information
Ups and Downs of George Washington Smith	Loeffler, Robert J.	49	No. 5 (Sep-Oct)	2005	pp. 6-13	More information
How Can We Help You?	Hogan, Rev. Jerry	49	No. 5 (Sep-Oct)	2005	pp. 6-13	More information
Romance of Ranch Life	Pfening, Fred D.	49	No. 5 (Sep-Oct)	2005	pp. 17-20	More information
Barnum & Bailey Circus Fire in 1910	Brock, Will W.	49	No. 5 (Sep-Oct)	2005	pp. 21-23	More information
Bill Woodcock's Circus Album		49	No. 5 (Sep-Oct)	2005	pp. 24-25	More information
Side Lights on the Circus Business	Watt, David W.	49	No. 5 (Sep-Oct)	2005	pp. 27-38	More information
Front Cover		49	No. 6 (Nov-Dec)	2005	p. 79	More information
Out of the Wild West Thundered the First Circus Train of Steel	Dahlinger, Fred Jr.	49	No. 6 (Nov-Dec)	2005	pp. 4-35	More information
Not-So-Great Trans-Atlantic Circus and Menagerie	Slout, William L.	49	No. 6 (Nov-Dec)	2005	pp. 38-42	More information
Delight For Shogun, Gift From Nehru: History of Traveling Menageries of Japan	Kawata, Ken	49	No. 6 (Nov-Dec)	2005	pp. 44-53	More information
Corteo Cirque Du Soleil	Pfening, Fred D. Jr.	49	No. 6 (Nov-Dec)	2005	pp. 58-61	More information
Bill Woodcock's Circus Album		49	No. 6 (Nov-Dec)	2005	pp. 63-65	More information
Side Lights on the Circus Business	Watt, David W.	49	No. 6 (Nov-Dec)	2005	pp. 69-78	More information

2006

Title or Subject	Author	Vol.	No.	Year	Page	Note
Front Cover		50	No. 1 (Jan-Feb)	2006	p. 2	More information
Fifty Years of Bandwagon		50	No. 1 (Jan-Feb)	2006	p. 2	More information
Spader Johnson, A Survey of the Famous Clown's Career	Parkinson, Tom	50	No. 1 (Jan-Feb)	2006	pp. 3-12	More information
Tommy Hanneford, A Lifetime of Circus	Parkinson, Greg	50	No. 1 (Jan-Feb)	2006	pp. 13-17	More information
Great Jacksonville Circus Fight	Parker, Joe O.	50	No. 1 (Jan-Feb)	2006	pp. 18-21	More information
Those Riding Rieffenachs	Draper, John D.	50	No. 1 (Jan-Feb)	2006	pp. 22-28	More information
Bill Woodcock's Circus Album		50	No. 1 (Jan-Feb)	2006	pp. 29-31	More information
Side Lights on the Circus Business	Draper, John D.	50	No. 1 (Jan-Feb)	2006	pp. 32-43	More information
Front Cover		50	No. 2 (Mar-Apr)	2006	p. 2	More information
Correction		50	No. 2 (Mar-Apr)	2006	p. 2	More information
Circus Year in Review, The 2005 Season	Pfening, Fred D. Jr.	50	No. 2 (Mar-Apr)	2006	pp. 3-27	More information
En Route to the Great Eastern	Slout, William L.	50	No. 2 (Mar-Apr)	2006	pp. 28-36	More information
Bill Kasiska's Letterheads		50	No. 2 (Mar-Apr)	2006	p. 36	More information
Bill Woodcock's Circus Album		50	No. 2 (Mar-Apr)	2006	pp. 37-38	More information
Side Lights on the Circus Business	Watt, David W.	50	No. 2 (Mar-Apr)	2006	pp. 39-47	More information
Front Cover		50	No. 3 (May-Jun)	2006	p. 2	More information
How and Why I Got in the Circus Business	Snowden, Bob	50	No. 3 (May-Jun)	2006	pp. 3-23	More information
En Route to the Great Eastern	Slout, William L.	50	No. 3 (May-Jun)	2006	pp. 24-33	More information
2006 Circus Historical Society Convention	Parker, Joe	50	No. 3 (May-Jun)	2006	pp. 34-36	More information
Bill Woodcock's Circus Album		50	No. 3 (May-Jun)	2006	pp. 37-38	More information
Side Lights on the Circus Business	Watt, David W.	50	No. 3 (May-Jun)	2006	pp. 39-47	More information
Front Cover		50	No. 4 (Jul-Aug)	2006	p. 2	More information
Luella Forepaugh-Fish Wild West Show 1903	Georgian, Richard A.	50	No. 4 (Jul-Aug)	2006	pp. 3-8	More information
How and Why I Got in the Circus Business	Snowden, Bob	50	No. 4 (Jul-Aug)	2006	pp. 9-27	More information
Looking for Babe		50	No. 4 (Jul-Aug)	2006	pp. 28-31	More information
En Route to the Great Eastern	Slout, William L.	50	No. 4 (Jul-Aug)	2006	pp. 32-39	More information
Bill Woodcock's Circus Album		50	No. 4 (Jul-Aug)	2006	pp. 40-41	More information
Side Lights on the Circus Business	Watt, David W.	50	No. 4 (Jul-Aug)	2006	pp. 42-47	More information
Front Cover		50	No. 5 (Sep-Oct)	2006	p. 2	More information
Fred Logan's Own Story		50	No. 5 (Sep-Oct)	2006	pp. 3-9	More information
Oldest of Showmen, The career of Benjamin F. Brown of Somers, New York	Thayer, Stuart	50	No. 5 (Sep-Oct)	2006	pp. 10-16	More information
En Route to the Great Eastern	Slout, William L.	50	No. 5 (Sep-Oct)	2006	pp. 17-25	More information
Bill Woodcock's Circus Album		50	No. 5 (Sep-Oct)	2006	pp. 26-27	More information
Side Lights on the Circus Business	Watt, David W.	50	No. 5 (Sep-Oct)	2006	pp. 28-39	More information
Front Cover		50	No. 6 (Nov-Dec)	2006	p. 79	More information
Ringling-Barnum Gorillas and Their Cages	Pfening, Fred D. Jr. Reynolds, Richard J.	50	No. 6 (Nov-Dec)	2006	pp. 4-29	More information
More About Gorillas and Other Great Apes, Noell's Ark	Pfening, Fred D. Jr.	50	No. 6 (Nov-Dec)	2006	pp. 33-36	More information
Ringling's Disastrous European Tour, The 1963-64 Tour Recalled by Don Stacey		50	No. 6 (Nov-Dec)	2006	pp. 40-48	More information
"Russian Cossacks," Buffalo Bill's Press Agent Spins a Tale	Georgian, Richard A.	50	No. 6 (Nov-Dec)	2006	pp. 50-55	More information
Great Circus Clowns of the Past		50	No. 6 (Nov-Dec)	2006	pp. 56-57	More information
Bill Woodcock's Circus Album		50	No. 6 (Nov-Dec)	2006	pp. 59-61	More information
Side Lights on the Circus Business	Watt, David W.	50	No. 6 (Nov-Dec)	2006	pp. 68-76	More information
Letterhead From the Archives		50	No. 6 (Nov-Dec)	2006	p. 77	More information

2007

Title or Subject	Author	Vol.	No.	Year	Page	Note
Front Cover		51	No. 1 (Jan-Feb)	2007	p. 2	More information
1944 Ringling Bros. Circus Diary	Emerson, Ralph	51	No. 1 (Jan-Feb)	2007	pp. 3-28	More information
Chicken or the Egg: A Double Ring Controversy	Slout, William L.	51	No. 1 (Jan-Feb)	2007	pp. 29-36	More information
Jumping Horses, Automobiles and Circuses	Braun, Sylvester	51	No. 1 (Jan-Feb)	2007	pp. 29-36	More information
Bill Woodcock's Circus Album		51	No. 1 (Jan-Feb)	2007	pp. 39-40	More information
Side Lights on the Circus Business	Watt, David W.	51	No. 1 (Jan-Feb)	2007	pp. 41-47	More information
Front Cover		51	No. 2 (Mar-Apr)	2007	p. 2	More information
2006 Circus Year in Review	Pfening, Fred D. Jr.	51	No. 2 (Mar-Apr)	2007	pp. 3-25	More information
Racism Was Ever Present for Pioneer Black Circus Performer	Talburt, Lane	51	No. 2 (Mar-Apr)	2007	pp. 26-33	More information
Bill Woodcock's Circus Album		51	No. 2 (Mar-Apr)	2007	p. 34	More information
Side Lights on the Circus Business, The Finale	Watt, David W.	51	No. 2 (Mar-Apr)	2007	pp. 35-43	More information
Front Cover		51	No. 3 (May-Jun)	2007	p. 2	More information
Charles Sparks: Circus Wagon Buyer	Dahlinger, Fred Jr.	51	No. 3 (May-Jun)	2007	pp. 3-19	More information
"Honest" John Kelley vs John Ringling	Kelley, John M.	51	No. 3 (May-Jun)	2007	pp. 20-26	More information
Johnny Patterson, The Rambler from Clare	Bradshaw, Harry	51	No. 3 (May-Jun)	2007	pp. 27-32	More information
Bill Woodcock's Circus Album		51	No. 3 (May-Jun)	2007	p. 33	More information
Mysterious Mr. Kelty	Pfening, Fred D. Jr.	51	No. 3 (May-Jun)	2007	pp. 34-39	More information
Blood May be Thicker Than Water but Flukem Was the Life Saver for Gentry Bros. Circus	Sonnenberg, Red	51	No. 3 (May-Jun)	2007	pp. 40-47	More information
Front Cover		51	No. 4 (Jul-Aug)	2007	p. 2	More information
Circus Kirk, The All-American All-Student Show	Pfening, Fred D. Jr.	51	No. 4 (Jul-Aug)	2007	pp. 3-13	More information
William E. "Bud" Gorman and Polly Lee, Riders	Draper, John D.	51	No. 4 (Jul-Aug)	2007	pp. 15-21	More information
Injury Stalked Junior Ruffin's Performing Career with Cats	Talburt, Lane	51	No. 4 (Jul-Aug)	2007	pp. 22-28	More information
Swan and Bates, A Giant Love Story	DeGenaro, Steve	51	No. 4 (Jul-Aug)	2007	pp. 29-32	More information
Thomas Barry, Hibernian Jester	Loeffler, Robert	51	No. 4 (Jul-Aug)	2007	pp. 33-36	More information
Bill Woodcock's Circus Album		51	No. 4 (Jul-Aug)	2007	pp. 37-38	More information
Bill Kasiska's Letterheads		51	No. 4 (Jul-Aug)	2007	p. 39	More information
Front Cover		51	No. 5 (Sep-Oct)	2007	p. 2	More information
Correction		51	No. 5 (Sep-Oct)	2007	p. 2	More information
"Popcorn" George W. Hall, A Wisconsin Showman	Montgomery, Ruth A.	51	No. 5 (Sep-Oct)	2007	pp. 3-22	More information
From Frying Pan to Fire: Ruffin Switches to Vargas	Talburt, Lane	51	No. 5 (Sep-Oct)	2007	pp. 23-29	More information
More Ramblings from Red Sonnenberg	Sonnenberg, Red	51	No. 5 (Sep-Oct)	2007	pp. 30-37	More information
Cancer Remedy? "Join the Circus"	Talburt, Lane	51	No. 5 (Sep-Oct)	2007	pp. 38-41	More information
Bill Woodcock's Circus Album		51	No. 5 (Sep-Oct)	2007	pp. 42-43	More information
Front Cover		51	No. 6 (Nov-Dec)	2007	p. 111	More information
2008 CHS Convention		51	No. 6 (Nov-Dec)	2007	p. 111	More information
2008 CHS Convention		51	No. 6 (Nov-Dec)	2007	p. 111	More information
American Circus in the 1870s: An Overview from Newspaper Sources	Pfening, Fred D. III	51	No. 6 (Nov-Dec)	2007	pp. 4-60	More information
Nate Salsbury's Black America: A Gigantic Exhibition of Negro Life and Character	Georgian, Richard A.	51	No. 6 (Nov-Dec)	2007	pp. 63-70	More information
Ringling-Barnum's 1942 Menagerie Fire	Pfening, Fred D. Jr.	51	No. 6 (Nov-Dec)	2007	pp. 73-77	More information
Circusing in Europe	Stencell, Al	51	No. 6 (Nov-Dec)	2007	pp. 80-86	More information
Cliff Vargas: Take Him or Leave Him - or Get Fired	Talburt, Lane	51	No. 6 (Nov-Dec)	2007	pp. 89-95	More information
CHS Meets in Las Vegas	Ueckert, Herbert B.	51	No. 6 (Nov-Dec)	2007	pp. 98-101	More information
Bill Woodcock's Circus Album		51	No. 6 (Nov-Dec)	2007	pp. 104-105	More information
Bill Kaiska's Letterheads		51	No. 6 (Nov-Dec)	2007	p. 109	More information

2008

Title or Subject	Author	Vol.	No.	Year	Page	Note
Front Cover		52	No. 1 (Jan-Feb)	2008	p. 35	More information
2008 CHS Convention		52	No. 1 (Jan-Feb)	2008	p. 35	More information
"The Greatest Place on Earth," an Assessment of Circus World	Stacey, Don	52	No. 1 (Jan-Feb)	2008	pp. 4-14	More information
Norma Davenport Christiani, Born into "Society" for Trouping Career	Talburt, Lane	52	No. 1 (Jan-Feb)	2008	pp. 15-24	More information
Goodrich, Hoffman and Southey Show: Incorporating a Connecticut Circus	Polacsek, John	52	No. 1 (Jan-Feb)	2008	pp. 25-34	More information
Front Cover		52	No. 2 (Mar-Apr)	2008	p. 2	More information
Correction		52	No. 2 (Mar-Apr)	2008	p. 2	More information
2007 Circus Year in Review	Pfening, Fred D. Jr.	52	No. 2 (Mar-Apr)	2008	pp. 3-26	More information
Norma Davenport Cristiani, Growing Up on Ben Davenport's Wild Circus Provided Her a "Normal" Life	Talburt, Lane	52	No. 2 (Mar-Apr)	2008	pp. 27-33	More information
Wilson’s Great World Circus, August 1883: The Volcano, a Very Small Elephant and the Cannonball King	Parker, Joe	52	No. 2 (Mar-Apr)	2008	pp. 34-37	More information
Bill Woodcock’s Circus Album		52	No. 2 (Mar-Apr)	2008	pp. 38-39	More information
Front Cover		52	No. 3 (May-Jun)	2008	p. 2	More information
Nickel Plate Harris and his Circus	Parkinson, Tom	52	No. 3 (May-Jun)	2008	pp. 3-26	More information
Norma Davenport Cristiani, Her Image Was Out There - Even on Outhouses	Talburt, Lane	52	No. 3 (May-Jun)	2008	pp. 27-37	More information
Barney Carroll	Thayer, Stuart	52	No. 3 (May-Jun)	2008	pp. 38-41	More information
Circus Advance in 1902		52	No. 3 (May-Jun)	2008	pp. 42-45	More information
Bill Woodcock’s Circus Album		52	No. 3 (May-Jun)	2008	pp. 46-47	More information
Front Cover		52	No. 4 (Jul-Aug)	2008	p. 2	More information
On the Road with the Big Show in 1953-1954	Taggart, Bill	52	No. 4 (Jul-Aug)	2008	pp. 4-19	More information
Norma Davenport Cristiani Remembers, Great Elephant Stampede, Autry-Not Gene, Brown Bomber	Talburt, Lane	52	No. 4 (Jul-Aug)	2008	pp. 20-29	More information
Circus Clown Posters		52	No. 4 (Jul-Aug)	2008	pp. 30-31	More information
Circus Thrill Acts, the Revolving Wheel		52	No. 4 (Jul-Aug)	2008	pp. 32-37	More information
Bill Woodcock’s Circus Album		52	No. 4 (Jul-Aug)	2008	pp. 38-39	More information
Front Cover		52	No. 5 (Sep-Oct)	2008	p. 2	More information
Robert Scott MacDougall	Pfening, Fred D. Jr.	52	No. 5 (Sep-Oct)	2008	p. 3	More information
Sig Sautelle, New York Circus Owner	Pfening, Fred D. Jr.	52	No. 5 (Sep-Oct)	2008	pp. 4-8	More information
Highballing on the Moonlight Lady	Coates, Rhett	52	No. 5 (Sep-Oct)	2008	pp. 9-17	More information
2008 CHS Convention, September 21 to 24	Cline, Bob	52	No. 5 (Sep-Oct)	2008	pp. 18-21	More information
1897 Barnum & Bailey Circus Parade	Pfening, Fred D. III	52	No. 5 (Sep-Oct)	2008	pp. 22-24	More information
Tommy Bentley, Performer and Circus Owner	Taggart, Bill	52	No. 5 (Sep-Oct)	2008	pp. 25-28	More information
Bill Woodcock’s Circus Album		52	No. 5 (Sep-Oct)	2008	pp. 29-30	More information
New York Clipper Reporter with Ringling Barnum in 1923		52	No. 5 (Sep-Oct)	2008	pp. 31-38	More information
Bill Kasiska’s Letterheads		52	No. 5 (Sep-Oct)	2008	p. 39	More information
Front Cover		52	No. 6 (Nov-Dec)	2008	p. 103	More information
2009 CHS Convention		52	No. 6 (Nov-Dec)	2008	p. 103	More information
Documentary History of the Barnum & London Circus in 1881	Pfening, Fred D. III	52	No. 6 (Nov-Dec)	2008	pp. 5-70	More information
"Although but a Woman," Agnes Lake and the Twentieth Annual Tour of Lake's Hippo-Olympiad	Bowers, Carrie	52	No. 6 (Nov-Dec)	2008	pp. 55-81	More information
Bill Kasiska’s Letterheads		52	No. 6 (Nov-Dec)	2008	p. 84	More information
Circus Envelopes		52	No. 6 (Nov-Dec)	2008	pp. 89-91	More information
Murder on Dailey Bros. Circus - Or was it?	Talburt, Lane	52	No. 6 (Nov-Dec)	2008	pp. 95-100	More information

2009

Title or Subject	Author	Vol.	No.	Year	Page	Note
Front Cover		53	No. 1 (Jan-Feb)	2009	p. 2	More information
Campbell Bros. Circus	Cline, Bob	53	No. 1 (Jan-Feb)	2009	pp. 3-29	More information
Frank C. Bostock, Wild Animal Trainer and Carnival Owner	Pfening, Fred D. Jr.	53	No. 1 (Jan-Feb)	2009	pp. 30-39	More information
Donald Burns, New York City Animal Dealer and Showman	Polacsek, John	53	No. 1 (Jan-Feb)	2009	pp. 40-44	More information
Bill Kasiska’s Letterheads		53	No. 1 (Jan-Feb)	2009	p. 45	More information
Good and Bad Circus Towns		53	No. 1 (Jan-Feb)	2009	pp. 46-47	More information
Front Cover		53	No. 2 (Mar-Apr)	2009	p. 2	More information
Corrections		53	No. 2 (Mar-Apr)	2009	p. 2	More information
Circus Year in Review, 2008 Season	Pfening, Fred D. Jr.	53	No. 2 (Mar-Apr)	2009	pp. 3-22	More information
Moonlight Lady: A Circus Train Adventure	Coates, Rhett	53	No. 2 (Mar-Apr)	2009	pp. 3-22	More information
Heck Photos		53	No. 2 (Mar-Apr)	2009	pp. 43-48	More information
Key to Candy Butcher’s Success? Location, Location, Location	Talburt, Lane	53	No. 2 (Mar-Apr)	2009	pp. 49-51	More information
Front Cover		53	No. 3 (May-Jun)	2009	p. 2	More information
Corrections		53	No. 3 (May-Jun)	2009	p. 2	More information
Timothy J. Holst, 1947-2009	Pfening, Fred D. Jr.	53	No. 3 (May-Jun)	2009	p. 3	More information
In Memory of Charlie Smith (1915-2008), Master of the Ringling Train - and Just About All Else on the Circus Lot	Talburt, Lane	53	No. 3 (May-Jun)	2009	pp. 4-11	More information
Shrine Circus - R.I.P.?	McConnell, John H.	53	No. 3 (May-Jun)	2009	pp. 12-18	More information
Bill Kasiska' Letterheads		53	No. 3 (May-Jun)	2009	pp. 19-20	More information
Dan Castello and the Railroad Circus	Thayer, Stuart	53	No. 3 (May-Jun)	2009	pp. 21-24	More information
Interviews with Lillian Leitzel, Her Mother and Alfredo Codona		53	No. 3 (May-Jun)	2009	pp. 25-30	More information
1937 Cole Bros. Parade	Pfening, Fred D. Jr.	53	No. 3 (May-Jun)	2009	pp. 31-33	More information
More Traveling with Ringling-Barnum in 1954	Taggart, Bill	53	No. 3 (May-Jun)	2009	pp. 34-37	More information
Phone Promoters	Straka, Mike	53	No. 3 (May-Jun)	2009	pp. 38-39	More information
Weekly Expense Books		53	No. 3 (May-Jun)	2009	p. 39	More information
Front Cover		53	No. 4 (Jul-Aug)	2009	p. 2	More information
Stuart Thayer	Pfening, Fred D. III	53	No. 4 (Jul-Aug)	2009	pp. 4-14	More information
Mickey King	Gossard, Steve	53	No. 4 (Jul-Aug)	2009	pp. 15-24	More information
Flying Cavarettas: Work, Love and Family	Sugarman, Robert	53	No. 4 (Jul-Aug)	2009	pp. 25-28	More information
Ekaterina Brazarova	Baziyants, Arsen	53	No. 4 (Jul-Aug)	2009	pp. 29-32	More information
Circus Historical Society Convention, Milwaukee, Wisconsin, 2009	Gossard, Steve	53	No. 4 (Jul-Aug)	2009	pp. 33-36	More information
1928 Sparks Parade	Pfening, Fred D. Jr.	53	No. 4 (Jul-Aug)	2009	pp. 37-39	More information
Rob Mermin		53	No. 4 (Jul-Aug)	2009	p. 40	More information
Phone Promotions and Other Interesting People	Straka, Mike	53	No. 4 (Jul-Aug)	2009	p. 41-43	More information
Remembering Frankie Saluto	Henderson, Ray	53	No. 4 (Jul-Aug)	2009	back cover	More information
Front Cover		53	No. 5 (Sep-Oct)	2009	p. 2	More information
Yesterday’s Cowboy, Today’s Kinker: You’re Never Too Old to Be a Circus 'Drifter'	Talburt, Lane	53	No. 5 (Sep-Oct)	2009	pp. 3-10	More information
1954 Fall Tour of the Greatest Show on Earth	Taggart, Bill	53	No. 5 (Sep-Oct)	2009	pp. 11-20	More information
Robbins Title 1881-1966, "Keeping It In The Family"	Pfening, Fred D. Jr.	53	No. 5 (Sep-Oct)	2009	pp. 21-24	More information
Bill Kasiska’s Letterheads		53	No. 5 (Sep-Oct)	2009	p. 25	More information
Brief Overview of the Circus and Allied Arts Collection at Milner Library, Illinois State University	Brunsdale, Maureen Gossard, Steve	53	No. 5 (Sep-Oct)	2009	pp. 26-29	More information
Automobiles and Two Depressions Caused the Decline of the Circus	Braathen, Sverre O.	53	No. 5 (Sep-Oct)	2009	pp. 30-31	More information
Barnum and London in 1883	Pfening, Fred D. III	53	No. 5 (Sep-Oct)	2009	pp. 36-37	More information
Great Huston	Straka, Mike	53	No. 5 (Sep-Oct)	2009	pp. 38-39	More information
Front Cover		53	No. 6 (Nov-Dec)	2009	p. 71	More information
2010 CHS Convention		53	No. 6 (Nov-Dec)	2009	p. 71	More information
Be for It, or Don’t Be with It	May, Earl C.	53	No. 6 (Nov-Dec)	2009	pp. 4-7	More information
Circus Historical Society on the Web	Cline, Bob	53	No. 6 (Nov-Dec)	2009	p. 10	More information
Selected Letters of Charles Sparks	Pfening, Fred D. III	53	No. 6 (Nov-Dec)	2009	pp. 11-29	More information
Interview with Noyelles M. Burkhart		53	No. 6 (Nov-Dec)	2009	pp. 33-41	More information
Bandwagons, The Jewel of the Circus Parade	Pfening, Fred D. Jr.	53	No. 6 (Nov-Dec)	2009	pp. 44-50	More information
Ted "LaVelda" Akeman’s Own Words of His Monroe Bros. Circus		53	No. 6 (Nov-Dec)	2009	pp. 53-58	More information
Hold Your Horses, and They Didn't	Georgian, Richard A.	53	No. 6 (Nov-Dec)	2009	pp. 61-64	More information
Australia’s Connection with America	Jackson, Laurre	53	No. 6 (Nov-Dec)	2009	p. 68	More information

2010

Title or Subject	Author	Vol.	No.	Year	Page	Note
Front Cover		54	No. 1 (Jan-Feb)	2010	p. 2	More information
Chaos at Winter Quarters: Beatty's Crew Slaughtered Liberty Horses to Feed Big Cats	Talburt, Lane	54	No. 1 (Jan-Feb)	2010	pp. 3-19	More information
Book of Wonders	Ringling, Charles	54	No. 1 (Jan-Feb)	2010	pp. 20-27	More information
Prince and the Professor Story of Two Wild Animal Trainers	Hyde, Steve	54	No. 1 (Jan-Feb)	2010	pp. 28-32	More information
Moving of a Modern Caravan	Lee, Albert	54	No. 1 (Jan-Feb)	2010	pp. 33-37	More information
More on Phone Promoters	Straka, Mike	54	No. 1 (Jan-Feb)	2010	pp. 38-39	More information
Front Cover		54	No. 2 (Mar-Apr)	2010	p. 2	More information
Circus Year in Review		54	No. 2 (Mar-Apr)	2010	pp. 3-27	More information
From Deming to Deland, Beatty’s Circus Swoons, Claws back "Under New Management," Part Two	Talburt, Lane	54	No. 2 (Mar-Apr)	2010	pp. 28-41	More information
We Divided the Job - But Stuck Together	Ringling, John	54	No. 2 (Mar-Apr)	2010	pp. 42-47	More information
Good Things Whispered Gone	Moore, Lad	54	No. 2 (Mar-Apr)	2010	pp. 48-50	More information

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• Front Cover, Barnum & Bailey Greatest Show on Earth, half sheet, circa 1897.

• Circus Year in Review, pp. 3-27. Annual review of every show that performed in the United States in 2009. Some shows traveled while others did not. This all inclusive lists has shows under canvas, in arenas, including both youth and professional venues. Illustrations, photographs.

• From Deming to Deland, Beatty’s Circus Swoons, Claws back “Under New Management”, Lane Talburt, Part two, pp. 28-41 An exciting look into the Clyde Beatty Circus on rails as the show returned to the road in 1956, leaving Deming, New Mexico for the very last time and finding a new winter home in Deland, Florida. With the hands of Clyde Beatty and Art Concello’s operation running things, the transition to management of Frank McCloskey and Walter Kernan took over running things. Illustrations, photographs.

• We Divided the Job - But Stuck Together, John Ringling, pp. 42-47. John Ringling offered this article to American magazine in September of 1919. It is recreated here with the enhancement of some of the legendary posters that made the “Big One” what is was. Illustrations, photographs.

• Good Things Whispered Gone, Lad Moore, pp. 48-50. Lad Moore lived the childhood dream of growing up and running away with the circus. Joining the Carson & Barnes Circus in 1959, three days after school got out, he found the life of the circus grew on him more each day, slowly developing “sawdust in his veins.” Illustrations, photographs.

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January-February 2010, Vol. 54, No. 1

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• Front Cover, Cronin Bros. Circus.

• Chaos at Winter Quarters, Beatty’s Crew Slaughtered Liberty Horses to Feed Big Cats, Lane Talburt, pp. 3-19. It was the summer of 1956. The Clyde beatty Circus should have been on the road but they weren’t, stranded at a former military base in Deming, New Mexico, the show was broke. A fight ensued as to who was running things. Later that year, the show returned to rails and finally put on a show. Includes a list of the show's equipment. Illustrations, photographs.

• Circus Historical Society turns 70!, A well deserved thanks to our members who have been with the CHS for over 50 years.

• Book of Wonders, Charles Ringling, pp. 20-27. Charles Ringling's memo written to assistant manger Fred Warrell in the winter of 1921/1922 to be used in preparing the Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey Circus for the upcoming season. Details on Charles' recommendations for the show. Mr. Warrell kept this manuscript over the years. It was presented at the 2009 CHS convention by John Lloyd. Illustrations, photographs.

• Prince and the Professor, the Story of Two Wild Animal Trainers, Steve Hyde, pp. 28-32. Steve Hyde was fortunate to know both of these amazing trainers, Professor George Keller and Prince El Kigordo. Both came from Pennsylvania and neither came from a circus background; yet they found themselves tossed into the ring, where they learned their craft themselves, doing it their way and making legends out of themselves at the same time. Photographs.

• Moving of a Modern Caravan, Albert Lee., pp. 33-37. Originally printed in Harper’s Weekly in May of 1895, the magical mystery of the Circus coming to town brought out details and workings that the general public never knew about. This article took the time to explain the marvels that went into making a circus work each and every day. Illustrations.

• More on Phone Promoters, Mike Straaka, pp. 38-39. Mike has been in show business for over 38 years. His experiences with some of the phone promoters of this country are given great humor in the workings and arrivals of what was expected and what really happened. You’ll enjoy the great stories that might not have been funny at the time but are a great laugh now.

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November-December 2009, Vol. 53, No. 6

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• Front Cover, 1937 Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey Combined Circus Christmas card.

• 2010 CHS Convention, p. 71. Plans for the Circus Historical Society convention, Bloomington-Normal, Illinois.

• Be for It, or Don’t Be with It, Earl Chapin May, pp. 4-7. Originally published in Collier’s Weekly in 1924, this article is all about the John H. Sparks Circus. It tells of Charlie Sparks rise in circusdom and how his principles and beliefs brought him to the circus great he became. Illustrations, photographs.

• Circus Historical Society on the Web, Bob Cline, p. 10. The Circus Historical Society is expanding their methods of communicating by now offering a Facebook page, the famed CHS website, a Google Group, and Paypal payment.

• Selected Letters of Charles Sparks, Fred Pfening, III, ed., pp. 11-29. The world has been fortunate to have many letters written by Charles Sparks to various people in the circus profession that have been preserved in various collections. This article is a compilation of some of these letters to illustrate the workings of a circus man in the many facets of business that were required to make a circus go. Illustrations, photographs.

• Interview with Noyelles M. Burkhart, pp. 33-41. An interview with the circus legal adjuster Noyelles Burkhart taken Tom Parkinson at the Circus World Museum in August, 1975. Photographs.

• Bandwagons, The Jewel of the Circus Parade, Fred D. Pfening, Jr., pp. 44-50. The bandwagon has been an integral part of the old fashioned Circus parade whether it was a five wagon show or a 40 car railroad circus. The article discusses some of the earliest Bandwagons and the carvers and manufacturers. Five pages of photographs of shell band chariots, box bandwagons and small bandwagosn. Illustrations.

• Ted "LaVelda" Akeman’s Own Words of His Monroe Bros. Circus, pp. 53-58. Ted Akeman loved the circus. He loved it so much he wanted to own his own show. This article tells all about the building and the operations of his Monroe Bros. Circus. Photographs.

• Hold Your Horses, and They Didn't, Richard A. Georgian, pp. 61-64. This article is all about the Circus and Wild West Show street parades that didn’t happen the way they were planned. Illustration, photographs.

• Australia’s Connection with America, Laurre Jackson, p. 68. Photograph of the Sells Bros. Circus train wreck in Australia in 1892. Brief information on the wreck and some of the American Circuses that toured Australia. Photographs.

• Christmas Greetings, the Christmas issue is loaded with ads from some of the greatest places of entertainment today such as Circue duSoliel, Cole Bros. Circus of the Stars, the Hanneford Circus, Kelly-Miller Circus, Carson & Barnes Circus, Lewis and Clark Circus, The Big “E” Super Circus, Elliott Amusement Co., the Ringling Museums, Circus World Museum, Circus Sarasota, Circus City Festival, International Circus Hall of Fame, Bindlestaff Family Cirkus, as well as ads from the Circus fans Association, Jan and Bill Biggerstaff at Circus Report, Judy and Gary Griffin, Fred D. Pfening Jr. and Fred D. Pfening III and the Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey Circus on the back cover.

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September-October 2009, Vol. 53, No. 5

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• Front Cover, p. 2. 1933 Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey Combined Circus Golden Jubilee Program cover. Back cover: Photograph, John Robinson Circus midway, 1923.

• Yesterday’s Cowboy, Today’s Kinker: You’re Never Too Old to Be a Circus 'Drifter', Lane Talburt, pp. 3-10. The story of Darrell Hawkins, a rope spinning ex-cowboy who at the age of 58 decided it was time to move again and joined the Culpepper and Merriweather Circus. Includes a list of staff and performers with the Culpepper & Merriweather Circus, 1987-1997. Photographs.

• 1954 Fall Tour of the Greatest Show on Earth, Bill Taggart, pp. 11-20. Bill continues his excellent series on the Ringling show when he travelled with the “Big One.” Photographs.

• Robbins Title 1881-1966, "Keeping It In The Family," Fred D. Pfening Jr., pp. 21-24. The Robbins Bros. Circus title has been in use since 1881, from Frank A. Robbins taking it on the road, to Floyd King using the title, to a second unit for the Cole Show in 1938, followed by Big Bob Stevens and eventually Jack Smith using it in 1965. Photographs, illustrations.

• Bill Kasiska’s Letterheads, p. 25, The W.W. Cole Real Racing Hippodrome show from 1876 and the W.W. Cole Grand Traveling Zoological Gardens from 1876 are both fine examples of the late 19th century art work. Brief information. Illustrations.

• Brief Overview of the Circus and Allied Arts Collection at Milner Library, Illinois State University, Maureen Brunsdale & Steve Gossard, pp. 26-29. Maureen and Steve both work in the Milner Library and provide an overview of the Milner Library Circus collection. Information on what the library has to offer circus researchers and followers. Photographs.

• Automobiles and Two Depressions Caused the Decline of the Circus, Sverre O. Braathen, pp. 30-31. An original manuscript submitted for publication in 1973 but was not published until now. In this article, Sverre Braathen examines his ideas on the decline of the circus.

• Col. Tim McCoy’s Real Wild West and Rough Riders of the World, pp. 32-35. This photographic documentation of the Tim McCoy equipment offers us never before published photographs of the many wagons taken at the Springfield Wagon and Trailer Company facilities. Brief information on the show, equipment. Photographs.

• Barnum and London in 1883, Fred Pfening, III, pp. 36-37. Reprint of an amazing newspaper article from the Sentinel-Review, Woodstock, Ontario, Canada, 27 July, 1883. Many details on the show, including the elephant Jumbo giving elephant rides in the menagerie tent. Pfening's commentary describes a number of insightful and historically significant points in this article. Illustrations.

• Great Huston, Mike Straka, pp. 38-39. Mike has been doing magic shows since the early 1970’s. He relates the story of the Paul Kaye Circus caught in a snowstorm with more than half of the performers stranded. Roy Huston met the challenge, putting on a show that didn’t end the way the Shriners hoped for. Roy Huston's information on ghost shows and his experience on one of these shows. Photographs, illustrations.

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July-August 2009, Vol. 53, No. 4

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• Front Cover, p. 2. Stuart L. Thayer, circus historian, at work at the Elephant Hotel in Somers, New York.

• Stuart Thayer, Fred D. Pfening, III, pp. 4-14. Revered as the finest historian to have covered the circus in America during the 19th century, Stuart Thayer passed away on June 24, 2009. Thayer authored numerous articles and several books among which notable works are the Annals of the American Circus, 1793-1860 and he co-authored Badger State Showmen. Photographs.

• Mickey King, Steve Gossard, pp. 15-24. The life and times of Mickey King are brought forth in this article. Her career began in 1923, joining a show as a bally girl. She married lion trainer Allen King, and became part of the Flying Wards, all before 1929. Her sister was Antoinette Concello. Photographs.

• Flying Cavarettas: Work, Love and Family, Robert Sugarman, pp. 25-28. The Flying Cavarettas was a brother and sisters act. They delivered a solid performance for years that captivated the audiences of Las Vegas to the Queen of England to the Monte Carlo festival. Photographs.

• Ekaterina Brazarova, Arsen Baziyants, pp. 29-32. Ekaterina is a Russian Circus artist who worked on Circus Chimera and now holds on to a permanent job with Cirque du Soleil’s Zumanity show. Photographs.

• Circus Historical Society Convention, Milwaukee, Wisconsin, 2009, Steve Gossard, pp. 33-36. While the CHS convention is created for the sharing circus history, there were many opportunities in Milwaukee to see it first-hand. Our convention goers enjoyed two days of great circus presentations by some of our leading circus researchers, were treated to the Kelly-Miller Circus and watched the Great Circus Parade. Photographs.

• 1928 Sparks Parade, Fred D. Pfening, Jr., pp. 37-39. This wonderful pictorial documentation of the 1928 Sparks Circus is graced with a running list of the amazing parade that took to the streets across America in 1928.

• Rob Mermin, p. 40. A short synopsis of his great presentation at the 2008 CHS convention. Rob is not only a clown, he was the Dean at RBBB Clown College and the founder of Circus Smirkus. Photograph.

• Phone Promotions and Other Interesting People, Mike Straka, pp. 41-43. Mike has been doing magic shows since the early 1970’s. After a few years on Circus Kirk, he has been doing school shows across this country. Mike relates some of the experiences he has had with some of the promoters that made the entertainment world work.

• Remembering Frankie Saluto, Ray Henderson, back cover. A memorial to this famous clown. Photograph.

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May-June 2009, Vol. 53, No. 3

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• Front Cover, p. 2. 1927 Damascus Temple Shrine Circus, Rochester, New York. Brief information.

• Corrections, p. 2. Corrections, March-April 2009 issue, Circus Season Review article.

• Timothy J. Holst, 1947-2009, Fred D. Pfening, Jr., p. 3. Career of Tim Holst, clown, ringmaster, performance director, Vice President for Talent & Production for Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey. Tim Holst passed away unexpectedly in Argentina while working for the Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey Combined Shows, Inc. A short history of his life. Photograph.

• In Memory of Charlie Smith (1915-2008), Master of the Ringling Train - and Just About All Else on the Circus Lot, Lane Talburt, pp. 4-11. A compilation of the jobs that Charlie Smith performed around the circus industry as he wrapped up a fabled career on the Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey Combined Shows. Photographs.

• Shrine Circus - R.I.P.?, John H. McConnell, pp. 12-18. An excellent article detailing the decline in Shrine Circus attendance, fewer Shrine Circuses, less profitable, less performance, declining Shrine memberships, animal concerns, and shorter days in length. Photographs and illustrations.

• Bill Kasiska' Letterheads, pp. 19-20. 1897 illustrated envelopes and a rare 1899 letterhead for Stetson's Uncle Tom Cabin Co. owned by circus owner, Leon W. Washburn. There are photo illustrations on the envelope. Brief information on Washburn and his shows.

• Dan Castello and the Railroad Circus, Stuart Thayer, pp. 21-24. For years Stuart Thayer was well known for his coverage and research of the 19th century circuses in America. Another great example of his work that proves the Dan Castello show was the first circus to use a railroad in 1865. Illustrations.

• Interviews with Lillian Leitzel, Her Mother and Alfredo Codona, pp. 25-30. A few interviews conducted in Europe and translated for publication in Bandwagon. This interview was conducted by Erna Milde of Copenhagen, Denmark just hours before Ms. Leitzel fell from her rigging in what would ultimately be the demise of the greatest female aerialist ever seen in her time. Letters from Leitzel's mother and Alfredo Condona after Leitzel's death. Photographs, illustrations.

• 1937 Cole Bros. Parade, Fred D. Pfening, Jr., pp. 31-33. A photo essay documenting one of the finest circus parades to work on a daily basis. Amazingly, many of these gilded parade wagons still exist today. Photographs.

• More Traveling with Ringling-Barnum in 1954, Bill Taggart, pp. 34-37. Bill Taggart worked for the Ringling-Barnum show in 1954 and provides his daily diary entries of life on the road with the "Big One." Photographs.

• Phone Promoters, Mike Straka, pp. 38-39. Mike relates some personal experiences while working with Jim Fletcher, M. E. Van Dorstan, and Howard Cameron as phone room promoters.

• Weekly Expense Books, p. 39. Advance contracting agents' and press agents' expense books, illustrated.

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March-April 2009, Vol. 53, No. 2

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• Front Cover, p. 2. Ian Garden Jr.'s liberty act performing on Circus Vidbel. Back cover, photo of Buffalo Bill Wild West at Rome, Italy, 1906.

• Corrections, p. 2. Corrections, Sep-Oct 2008 issue, pp. 10, 15; Jan-Feb 2009 Campbell Bros. article.

• Circus Year in Review, 2008 Season, Fred D. Pfening Jr., pp. 3-22. Annual review of shows that played throughout North America in 2008. Includes shows under canvas, indoor units, fairs, and multiple units such as Ringling’s three distinctively different shows. Staff, acts, performers, etc. for some of the shows. Deaths in the profession. Photographs, illustrations.

• Moonlight Lady: A Circus Train Adventure, Rhett Coates, pp.24-42. True stories of life on the modern day Ringling trains. The author was hired to work for Ringling in 1987 and kept a daily diary of events and items of interest. The article takes these daily notes and turns it into a spellbinding mixture of glitz and glamour, sweat and hard work travelling across America. Photographss.

• Heck Photos, pp.43-48. Steve Albasing, aka John Heck, was a young man in 1911 when he joined the 101 Ranch show. He later worked as the wardrobe man and was an avid photographer. In 1968, Circus World Museum bought over 300 of his negatives and prints. The photographs are from this collection.

• Key to Candy Butcher’s Success? Location, Location, Location, Lane Talburt, pp. 49-51. An interview conducted with Pat Long who worked as a concessionaire on the Ringling shows from 1977 to 1992. Tells of life on the road and her particularly favorite form of transportation, hitchhiking! Photographs.

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January-February 2009, Vol. 53, No. 1

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• Front Cover, p. 2. Window card, Campbell Bros. Shows circa 1902. Back cover, lithograph, 1955 Bailey Bros. Christiani Circus featuring the white elephant Zumbo.

• Campbell Bros. Circus, Bob Cline, pp. 3-29. The Campbell Bros. Great Consolidated Shows started out as young farm boys learning to do a few tricks and turned into one of the leading circuses of its time by 1905. This amazing circus carried 11 elephants in 1908 and was the first noted circus to have a material design inside the Big Top Canvas. The article includes the demise and subsequent attempts to try again. Fred Dahlinger Jr. contributed the follow-up on the show's equipment and its whereabouts. Photographs, illustrations.

• Frank C. Bostock, Wild Animal Trainer and Carnival Owner, Fred D. Pfening Jr, pp. 30-39. Frank Bostock was educated in England and came to America to grow an empire that included owning carnivals that crossed the country. He established at least five zoos across the country, owned the Paris Hippodrome on the Blvd de Cincy, and owned operated and trained wild animal shows. Photographs, illustrations.

• Donald Burns, New York City Animal Dealer and Showman, John Polacsek, pp. 40-44. Burns started out young in life loving birds and animals and learned as much as he could. He began importing animals and eventually took over the Aviary in Central Park. He worked for DeSilva and Gaylord as an agent bringing animals to America. Also employed by Desilva and Gaylord was George Arstingstall the noted elephant trainer. Photograph and illustrations.

• Bill Kasiska’s Letterheads, p. 45. This full-color reproduction is from the Tol Bros. Spanish-American Circus, 1934. Letterhead and letter with brief information on this short-lived show.

• Good and Bad Circus Towns, pp. 46-47. An interview conducted with Wm. C. Coup in 1881 while his show was playing at Madison Square Garden. The interview was originally published in the New York Sun. Illustrations.

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November-December 2008, Vol. 52, No. 6

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• Front Cover, p. 103. Christmas card, 1926 season of John Robinson Circus. Brief information.

• 2009 CHS Convention, p. 103. Plans for the Circus Historical Society convention, Milwaukee, Wisconsin.

• Documentary History of the Barnum & London Circus in 1881, Fred D. Pfening III, p. 5-70. When the Cooper and Bailey circus was blessed with the birth of a baby elephant, P. T. Barnum took immediate interest. This story details the publicity and wrangling that went into the eventual combination of P. T. Barnum and James A. Bailey shows and the beginnings of the Barnum, Bailey & Hutchinson Circus, known as the Barnum-London. Illustrations.

• "Although but a Woman," Agnes Lake and the Twentieth Annual Tour of Lake's Hippo-Olympiad, Carrie Bowers, pp. 75-81. A fascinating article about Agnes Lake and her Lake’s Hippo-Olympiad Circus. The article is based on the material for the book, Agnes Lake Hickok, Queen of the Circus, Wife of a Legend, by Linda Fisher and Carrie Bowers. Photograph, illustrations.

• Bill Kasiska’s Letterheads, p. 84. This full-color reproduction is from the Billboard office to the Forepaugh-Sells Bros. Shows, 1906. Brief information.

• Circus Envelopes, pp. 89-91. Three pages of colorful illustrations of the incredible artwork that went into circus letterheads and their corresponding envelopes. Wheeler Bros., Jones Bros. & Wilson's, John Robinson's, Yankee Robinson, L. E. Barnes, Sells Bros., Rice Bros., James Patterson-Gollmar Bros., Haag Bros., La Tena's, Walter L. Main, Ken Maynard's, Glenn J. Jarmes & Bailey Bros., Parker & Watts, Hunt's, Sun Bros., King Bros., Sparks, Seils-Sterling, Tim McCoy's, Howe's Great London-Van Amburg, Tom Mix, Bentley Bros., Carson & Barnes, Mighty Haag and King-Bros.-Cristiani circuses.

• Murder on Dailey Bros. Circus – Or was it?, Lane Talburt, pp. 95-100. Ben Davenport’s Dailey Bros. Circus was in Springfield, Missouri when police burst into sleeping car #98 and placed everyone under arrest for the murder of a young prop hand on the show. Read how the events unfolded and the conclusions that followed concerning the death of William "Butch" Petit. Photographs, illustrations.

• Christmas Greetings, full and half page ads abound in the Christmas issue from some of the shows on the road today. The Ringling Bros. and Barnum and Bailey Circus is joined by Lewis and Clark Circus, Circus Sarasota, Big Apple Circus, Cirque duSoleil, Royal Hanneford, the Big “E” Super Circus, Elliott Amusements, Carson & Barnes, Cole Bros. Circus of the Stars, Circus Report, The Ringling Museums, Circus World Museum, the Circus Fans Association, the Circus Model Builders, the Windjammers Unlimited, the Kelly-Miller Circus, the International Circus Hall of Fame, and others.

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September-October 2008, Vol. 52, No. 5

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• Front Cover, p. 2. Window card, 1911 season of Sig Sautelle Circus. Back cover, window card, 1911 season of Sig Sautelle Show.

• Robert Scott MacDougall, Fred D. Pfening Jr, p. 3. A long-term employee of the Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey Combined Shows, Bob MacDougall was a circus historian, and friend to all. Bob passed away October 20, 2008. Photograph.

• Sig Sautelle, New York Circus Owner, Fred D. Pfening Jr., pp. 4-8. Sig Sautelle and his circus operations are chronicled in this brief article. Born George C. Satterlee, he changed his name to Signor Sautelle. His circus career spanned many decades. Photographs and illustrations.

• Highballing on the Moonlight Lady, Rhett Coates, pp. 9-17. Written in 1990, this fascinating article about the modern Ringling-Barnum trains covers the Red and Blue Units and includes the James Strates Carnival as being the last three surviving show trains in America. Covers the acquisition of rail cars, their conversion to circus use, layouts of cars, and some of the specialized units Ringling-Barnum has used. Photographs and illustration.

• 2008 CHS Convention, September 21 to 24, Bob Cline, pp. 18-21, The 2008 CHS convention was a huge success and enjoyed by many of our fellow members from near and afar. Article covers the business meeting, daily programs and speakers. Highlights included the auction, banquet, and entire day at the Big "E" Circus and fair. Photographs.

• 1897 Barnum & Bailey Circus Parade, Fred D. Pfening, III, pp. 22-24. A brief history of the fabulous Barnum & Bailey daily street parade along with a photo spread that showcases the big event.

• Tommy Bentley, Performer and Circus Owner, Bill Taggart, pp. 25-28. Tommy Bentley was a circus performer and show owner for nearly 60 years. The article discusses many of his former performer colleagues and the adventures of a show owner. Photographs.

• Bill Woodcock’s Circus Album, pp. 29-30. Short stories of circus life including Art Concello and the Ringling seat wagons, the 1952 Ringling productions that included no elephant act but a huge Elephant fashion show and Woodcock's answer to the age old question of how much does an elephant drink each day? Photographs.

• New York Clipper Reporter with Ringling Barnum in 1923, pp. 31-38. Articles taken from the 1923 New York Clipper, when a staff member spent a week on the Ringling-Barnum show, learning how the show moved, operated, performed and lived - one day at a time, in a different town each day. Photographs.

• Bill Kasiska’s Letterheads, p. 39. Bill Kasiska possessed one of the finest collections of circus letterheads ever found. This full-color reproduction is the letterhead and letter from the Shipp’s Indoor Circus of 1905. Brief information on Shipps and his shows.

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July-August 2008, Vol. 52, No. 4

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• Front Cover, p. 2. Cover, 1908 Hagenbeck-Wallace Shows Combined trained Polar Bears. Brief information.

• On the Road with the Big Show in 1953-1954, Bill Taggart, pp. 4-19. As an employee of the Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey Combined Shows, the author chronicles his various duties on the show at the Main Entrance, selling tickets inside the Big Top and in the Yellow Ticket wagon among others. He details the remembrances of those around him in various departments and how they performed the set-ups and tear downs of the Big One. Photographs, illustrations.

• Norma Davenport Cristiani Remembers, Great Elephant Stampede, Autry-Not Gene, Brown Bomber, Part Four, Lane Talburt, pp. 20-29. Article about the appearances of cowboy Doug Autry on the Dailey Bros. Circus and Harry Hammill's involvment in the operations. Even the addition of Joe Louis in 1950 couldn’t stop the decline in business. Also talks about fellow performers on the Dailey show. Photographs, illustration.

• Circus Clown Posters, pp. 30-31. A two page spread of fourteen of the great clown posters produced for various shows. Gentry Bros., Al G. Barnes, Cole Bros., Hagenbeck-Wallace, Downie Bros., John Robinson's, Sells-Floto, Schell Bros., Sells Bros., Ward-Bell, Ringling Bros., Barnum & Bailey, Lewis Bros. and Carson & Barnes circuses.

• Circus Thrill Acts, the Revolving Wheel, Bill Strong, pp. 32-37, Article covers the origins of the occupant propelled amusement device in 1949 through the modern age and some of the many performers who thrilled the audience with their breathtaking performances. Photographs, illustration.

• Bill Woodcock’s Circus Album, pp. 38-39. Photographs and accompanying short stories of circus life including Terrell and Dolly Jacobs, Mabel Stark, and Mac and Peggy MacDonald as told by elephant trainer William Woodcock Jr.

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May-June 2008, Vol. 52, No. 3

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• Front Cover, p. 2. May 1902 Bill Poster Display Advertising magazine, front and back covers. Brief information.

• Nickel Plate Harris and his Circus, Tom Parkinson, pp. 3-26. An unfinished manuscript found in the Parkinson files on the Harris Nickel Plate Circus and Wm. H. Harris’s life in show business. Photographs, illustrations.

• Norma Davenport Cristiani, Her Image Was Out There - Even on Outhouses, Part Three, Lane Talburt, pp. 27-37. Not only biographical information on Norma, but also on her parents, Ben and Eva Davenport. Also talks about fellow performers on the Dailey show. Photographs.

• Barney Carroll, Stuart Thayer, pp. 38-41. A biography of one of the longest performing careers in 19th century American Circuses. Carroll was a noted equestrian, with his two daughters following in his footsteps. Illustrations.

• Circus Advance in 1902, pp. 42-45. Articles from Bill Poster Display Advertising magazine, May 1902. "Power of the Poster," with information on an army of billposters, poster as a creator of fortunes and revolutionized printing, inciting newspaper advertising and the poster as an educator. "Two Big Shows," on the Forepaugh-Sells and Buffalo bill's Wild West. "Louis E. Cooke," his skills. "Advertising a Big Show," the advance staff, meeting competition, the general agent, advertising cars, quantity of paper used. Illustrations and photographs.

• Bill Woodcock’s Circus Album, pp. 46-47. Many short stories of circus life with photographs. Animal man Frank Buck, the Riding Conleys, Robbins Bros. Circus, the Woodcock's elephant act, Ringling tunnel cars. As told by elephant trainer, William Woodcock Jr. Photographs.

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March-April 2008, Vol. 52, No. 2

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• Front Cover, p. 2. Barnum's 78 page animal book, issued in 1973. Brief information.

• Correction, p. 2. Correction, p. 90, Nov-Dec 2007 issue.

• 2007 Circus Year in Review, Fred Pfening Jr., pp. 3-26. A complete wrap-up of owners, titles, and performers on each show that traveled the country during the 2007 season. Deaths in the profession. Illustrated with photographs, tickets, posters, and program covers.

• Norma Davenport Cristiani, Growing Up on Ben Davenport's Wild Circus Provided Her a "Normal" Life, Part Two, Lane Talburt, pp. 27-33. Not only biographical information on Norma, but also on her parents, Ben and Eva Davenport. Also talks about fellow performers on the Dailey show. Photographs.

• Wilson’s Great World Circus, August 1883: The Volcano, a Very Small Elephant and the Cannonball King, Joe Parker, pp. 34-37. Details on being in Java at the same time the Volcano Krakatau exploded. Many colorful illustrations.

• Bill Woodcock’s Circus Album, pp. 38–39. Photographs accompanied by many short stories of circus life as told by legendary elephant trainer, William Woodcock Jr.

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January-February 2008, Vol. 52, No. 1

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• Front Cover, p. 35. The Riding Richters at the Monte Carlo Circus, 2008. Brief information.

• 2008 CHS Convention, p. 35. Plans for the Circus Historical Society convention, West Springfield, Massachusetts.

• "The Greatest Place on Earth," an Assessment of Circus World, Don Stacey, pp. 4-14. History of Circus World, the Orlando, Florida circus theme park, from 1972 to 1986. Reprinted from King Pole, No. 162, March-April, 2007. Many illustrations, photographs.

• Norma Davenport Christiani, Born into "Society" for Trouping Career, Part One, Lane Talburt, pp. 15-24. Not only biographical information on Norma, but also on her parents, Ben and Eva Davenport and their circuses. Also Pete Christiani as a fill-in "fixer" on Dailey Bros. Photographs and illustrations.

• Goodrich, Hoffman and Southey Show: Incorporating a Connecticut Circus, John Polacsek, pp. 25-34. Details on framing this show 1900-1901. Many colorful illustrations.

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November-December 2007, Vol. 51, No. 6

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• Front Cover, p. 111. Cover of P. T. Barnum's Circus children's book, 1888. Brief information.

• 2008 CHS Convention, p. 111. Plans for the Circus Historical Society convention, West Springfield, Massachusetts.

• American Circus in the 1870s: An Overview from Newspaper Sources, Fred D. Pfening III, pp. 4-60. Information from nationwide newspapers on shows, people, circus life, public opinion, etc. Information on online newspaper sources. Illustrations.

• Nate Salsbury's Black America: A Gigantic Exhibition of Negro Life and Character, Richard A. Georgian, pp. 63-70. Details on the formation, features and descriptions, performers, public response to this novel show that traveled 1895. The show featured 300 black performers. Includes a partial list of performers. Brief information on the "Darkest America" production (1896-1899). Illustrations.

• Ringling-Barnum's 1942 Menagerie Fire, Fred D. Pfening, Jr., pp. 73-77. Details on the August 4, 1942 fire with many photographs.

• Circusing in Europe, Al Stencell, pp. 80-86. Stencell's descriptions and photographs of some of the European circuses 1971 - 2006. Knie, Krone, Althoff's, Roncalli, and others.

• Cliff Vargas: Take Him or Leave Him - or Get Fired, Lane Talburt, pp. 89-95. Clifford E. Vargas and his show. Details on this colorful circus showman from interviews with various show people. Photographs.

• CHS Meets in Las Vegas, Herbert B. Ueckert, pp. 98-101. Details on the 2007 Circus Historical Society convention with photographs of presenters, activities.

• Bill Woodcock's Circus Album, pp. 104-105. Photographs and accompanying narrative. Candy butchers, John Robinson's early 1920s, rider Gee Gee Engesser, elephant Lucy, and more.

• Bill Kaiska's Letterheads, p. 109. Letterhead and letter to Strobridge Lithograph Co., Sells Bros. Circus, 1894.

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September-October 2007, Vol. 51, No. 5

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• Front Cover, p. 2. Rider Lucio Cristiani, 1973. Brief information.

• Correction, p. 2. Correction, Circus Kirk article, July-August 2007 issue.

• "Popcorn" George W. Hall, A Wisconsin Showman, Ruth Ann Montgomery, pp. 3-22. Biography of Hall, circus owner and animal trainer, from 1847 to 1918. His shows, family and their shows. Photographs, illustrations.

• From Frying Pan to Fire: Ruffin Switches to Vargas, Part Three, Lane Talburt, pp. 23-29. More on the career of Junior Ruffin, America's first black wild animal trainer. Interview, Ruffin's memories. Photographs.

• More Ramblings from Red Sonnenberg, Red Sonnenberg, pp. 30-37. The Ringling-Barnum show; Doc Palmer, Palmer Bros. Circus; Gentry's Dog & Pony Show, movie Greatest Show on Earth; Cole Bros. Circus; showman Jerry Mugivan; grifters. Staff and performers of various shows and more. Photographs.

• Cancer Remedy? "Join the Circus", Lane Talburt, pp. 38-41. The career of Frank Felt's second career as circus manager and owner. Circus Kirk. Photographs.

• Bill Woodcock's Circus Album, pp. 42-43. Photographs and accompanying narrative. Roland Tiebor's seals, wrestler Tommy Mullins, the circus concert/aftershow, clown Otto Griebling, and acrobat Paul Nelson.

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July-August 2007, Vol. 51, No. 4

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• Front Cover, p. 2. 1916 Cook & Wilson Circus. Brief information.

• Circus Kirk, The All-American All-Student Show, Fred D. Pfening, Jr., pp. 3-13. This circus was the first touring tented circus in which every cast and crew members were in high school or college. Traveled from 1969-1977. Photographs, illustrations.

• William E. "Bud" Gorman and Polly Lee, Riders, John Daniel Draper, pp. 15-21. The Lee and Gorman circus families, 1849-1919. Their acts, shows they were with. Photographs, illustrations.

• Injury Stalked Junior Ruffin's Performing Career with Cats, Lane Talburt, pp. 22-28. Interview. Ruffin's career as wild animal trainer-performer as "Prince Bogino." Photographs.

• Swan and Bates, A Giant Love Story, Steve DeGenaro, pp. 29-32. Biographical information and the careers of Martin Van Burne Bates, the "Kentucky Giant," and Anna Swan, the "Nova Scotia Giantess." Photographs, illustrations.

• Thomas Barry, Hibernian Jester, Robert Loeffler, pp. 33-36. The career of Barry, an old-time Irish jester and theatrical manager, 1847-1894. Shows he was with. Photographs, illustrations.

• Bill Woodcock's Circus Album, pp. 37-38. Photographs and accompanying information, Sells-Floto elephant department, Sparks circus parade 1910, Hoxie Circus 1937 and elephant man Steve Fanning.

• Bill Kasiska's Letterheads, p. 39. P. T. Barnum letter with autographs of the lilliputians Charles and Lavinia Stratton (Mr. & Mrs. Tom Thumb), Commodore Nutt, Minnie Warren.


Back Cover, p. 2. Ringling Bros. 1918 courier. Brief information.

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May-June 2007, Vol. 51, No. 3

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• Front Cover, p. 2. 1889 Adam Forepaugh Jr.'s Circus poster. Brief information.

• Charles Sparks: Circus Wagon Buyer, Fred Dahlinger, Jr., pp. 3-19. Comprehensive information on the acquisition of wagons for the Sparks Circus, including how Sparks assembled his fleet of wagons, especially the parade vehicles. Photographs.

• "Honest" John Kelley vs John Ringling, John M. Kelley, pp. 20-26. Kelley was a lawyer for the Ringling circus partnership. John Ringling's lawsuit regarding the 1932 reorganizing the Ringling-Barnum Circus. Kelley's 1934 affidavit regarding the show and its owners. Photographs, illustrations.

• Johnny Patterson, The Rambler from Clare, Harry Bradshaw, pp. 27-32. The career of Patterson, a popular singing clown circa 1860s - 1880s, and the shows he was with. Photographs, illustrations.

• Bill Woodcock's Circus Album, p. 33. Photographs and narrative on performers Jimmy Rossi and Rose Alexander. Robbins Bros. Circus spectacle, Historic America.

• Mysterious Mr. Kelty, Fred D. Pfening, Jr., pp. 34-39. The career of Edward J. Kelty, circus photographer. Photographs.

• Blood May be Thicker Than Water but Flukem Was the Life Saver for Gentry Bros. Circus, Red Sonnenberg, pp. 40-47. Showman Floyd King, Montana Jack's Circus, Gentry Bros. Circus, Diamond Jim's Circus, Windy Van Hooten Circus, sideshows, sideshow performers and managers, press agent Roland Butler, Sells-Floto Circus, Lee Bros. Circus and more. Photographs, illustration.


Back Cover, Adam Forepaugh Circus lithographs featuring Adam Forepaugh Jr.'s elephant acts.

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March-April 2007, Vol. 51, No. 2

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• Front Cover, p. 2. 1938 Ringling-Barnum program cover designed by Roland Butler. Brief information on Butler.

• 2006 Circus Year in Review, Fred D. Pfening Jr., pp. 3-25. Extensive review of the 2006 circuses and shows. Staff, acts, performers, tours, etc. for some of the shows. Deaths in the profession. Extensively illustrated with photos and covers of shows' programs.

• Racism Was Ever Present for Pioneer Black Circus Performer, Lane Talburt, pp. 26-33. The career of Manuel "Junior" Ruffin who was with Clyde Beatty. Ringling, Ward Hall's Circus Side Show, Vargas side show. Illustrations include photos, program covers, ads.

• Bill Woodcock's Circus Album, p. 34. Narrative and photographs. Ira Watts, owner, manager, Parker & Watts Circus.

• Side Lights on the Circus Business, The Finale, Part Fifty, David W. Watt, pp. 35-43. From 1912 to 1920, Watt published his reminiscences of his days in the circus business, his experiences on the Burr Robbins and Adam Forepaugh circuses. His information should be checked with other sources. This issue's reprinted articles cover the Forepaugh show, Barnum show, lightning ticket seller Ben Lusbie and more. Watt's career and his obituaries. Photographs, illustrations.


Back Cover, p. 2. 1889 Buffalo Bill Wild West courier. Brief information.

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January-February 2007, Vol. 51, No. 1

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• Front Cover, p. 2. Howe's Great London Circus, Car of India. Brief information.

• 1944 Ringling Bros. Circus Diary, Ralph Emersons, pp. 3-28. Young Ralph Emerson traveled with the show the summer of 1944 before entering the army, working in the elephant department. Ralph's diary and memories of the tour, the year of the Hartford fire. Photographs, illustrations.

• Chicken or the Egg: A Double Ring Controversy, Phase Two, William L. Slout, pp. 29-36. Examines the origin of the two-ring performance and provides information that it originated with both P. T. Barnum's World's Fair and the Great Eastern in 1873. Details on the 1873 Great Easter show, staff, acts, performers, tour. Photograph, illustrations.

• Jumping Horses, Automobiles and Circuses, Sylvester Braun, pp. 37-38. Photographs and information on the use of an automobile as a horse jumping hurdle act, 1916-1950s.

• Bill Woodcock's Circus Album, pp. 39-40. Photographs and accompanying narrative on the Al G. Barnes, Ringling-Barnum and Polack Bros. circus elephants, their trainers and acts.

• Side Lights on the Circus Business, Part Forty-Nine, David W. Watt, pp. 41-47. From 1912 to 1920, Watt published his reminiscences of his days in the circus business, his experiences on the Burr Robbins and Adam Forepaugh circuses. His information should be checked with other sources. This issue's reprinted articles cover Ed and Dan Taylor, canvas boss and show repairs; C. W. Finney, contracting agent; Joe Lewis, clown; rider May Wirth; Al G. Barnes Circus; Mrs. Tom Thumb; George W. Hall's circus; the riding Duttons; Adam Forepaugh, Sr. and Jr.; Burr Robbins Circus; Rhoda Royal show; Alex Lowande; John Ringling and more. Photographs, illustrations.

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November-December 2006, Vol. 50, No. 6

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• Front Cover, p. 2. Ringling songster 1888, featuring the Ringling brothers before all of them grew their famous moustaches. Brief information on songsters.

• Ringling-Barnum Gorillas and Their Cages, Fred D. Pfening, Jr. & Richard J. Reynolds III, pp. 4-29. Gargantua, Toto and other gorillas. Many photos of various gorillas with circuses, cage wagons, lithographs.

• More About Gorillas and Other Great Apes, Noell's Ark, Fred D. Pfening, Jr., pp. 33-36. The traveling Gorilla Show of Bob and Anna Mae Noell, 1940-1971. Noell's Ark chimp farm. Illustrations include photos of the Chimp Farm, gorilla Tommy.

• Ringling's Disastrous European Tour, The 1963-64 Tour Recalled by Don Stacey, pp. 40-48. Reprinted from King Pole, September 2006. 1963-1964 tour. Details of the management and many performers of this short tour. Stacey was publicity manager for the show. Illustrations include photos of performers, spec floats, managers.

• "Russian Cossacks," Buffalo Bill's Press Agent Spins a Tale, Richard A. Georgian, pp. 50-55. An extract from Georgian's manuscript, Buffalo Bill's Deceit, the Cossack's Curse. Reveals the facts behind the riders, advertised as Russian Cossacks, but were actually Georgians from what is today the Republic of Georgia. These men and women performed in more than 50 wild west shows from 1892 to 1920. Illustrations include photos of the Cossacks, lithographs.

• Great Circus Clowns of the Past, pp. 56-57. From Pat Cashin's Blog, photos and narrative of famous circus clowns.

• Bill Woodcock's Circus Album, pp. 59-61. Photographs and narrative. Circus elephants, Kelly Miller, Jack Moore, John Ringling North, Barbara Woodcock and more.

• Side Lights on the Circus Business, Part Forty-Eight, David W. Watt, pp. 68-76. 1919. From 1912 to 1920, Watt published his reminiscences of his days in the circus business, his experiences on the Burr Robbins and Adam Forepaugh circuses. His information should be checked with other sources. This issue's reprinted articles cover John Worland, Forepaugh, Ringling Bros., Little Alright, Burr Robbins, and much more.

• Letterhead From the Archives, p. 77. 1875 P. T. Barnum's Great Roman Hippodrome. The letterhead is the most elaborate piece of circus stationery known to exist up to that time.

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September-October 2006, Vol. 50, No. 5

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• Front Cover, p. 2. Yankee Robinson Circus, circa 1910, 'monster airship,' Santa Dumont, circling the Eiffel Tower in Paris.

• Fred Logan's Own Story, as told to Richard Mong, pp. 3-9. Logan described his entry into the circus. He became an animal trainer, performing lions, elephants, etc. He was with Terrell Jacobs, Harry Haag, Gilbert Bros., World of Mirth, Endy Bros., Perell's, Cole Bros., RBBB, Biller Bros., Miller Bros., Kelly-Miller, Beatty-Cole, George Carden. Information on these shows and the people and animals he worked with from about 1942 to 2006. Buckles Woodcock added his memories of Fred Logan. Illustrations include photos of Logan, program cover featuring Logan's lion act, Logan with various elephants, lions.

• Oldest of Showmen, The career of Benjamin F. Brown of Somers, New York, Stuart Thayer, pp. 10-16. From 1823 to 1825, Brown traveled with one of the earliest elephants to reach America, put on shows in the first canvas circus tent used in the world, managed the eariest combination of a circus and menagerie, and traveled the Nile to capture giraffes in the Nubian Desert. In addition, he was the only American known to have lived in the Tower of London. Illustrations include a sketch of Brown on his trip to obtain giraffes (1839-40), advertisements from the 1820-30s, illustration of an early circus tent.

• En Route to the Great Eastern, Part Four, William L. Slout, pp. 17-25. Season of 1872. The initial organization of the Great Eastern Menagerie, Museum, Aviary, Circus and Balloon Show by George W. DeHaven, Andrew Haight and R. E. J. Miles. Details of the show, performers and their acts, events encountered on its tour, opposition shows. Show traveled 9,404 miles, on the road from April to December. Illustrations include a Great Eastern herald, newspaper advertisements, posters of the elephant Conqueror and performer Emma Lake.

• Bill Woodcock's Circus Album, pp. 26-27. Photos and narrative on the career of Walter McClain (ca 1917-1942), "the best elephant man the Ringling show ever had." McClain was also employed in Hollywood when the Barnes elephants appeared in epic and Tarzan movies.

• Side Lights on the Circus Business, Part Forty-Seven, David W. Watt, pp. 28-39. From 1912 to 1920, Watt published his reminiscences of his days in the circus business, his experiences on the Burr Robbins and Adam Forepaugh circuses. His information should be checked with other sources. This issue's reprinted articles cover Walter L. Main show, Forepaugh, Al G. Barnes John Robinson, Adam Forepaugh Jr., RBBB, Sells-Floto, Annie Oakley, boxer Jack Dempsey, Santos & Artigas, Buffalo Bill, RBBB advance, Burr Robbins, Hagenbeck-Wallace 1918 train wreck, Cole Bros., and more. Illustrations include photos of Walter L. Main, Al G. Barnes, Jack Dempsey, Robert Pinkerton, Egbert Howes; parade and advance car photos; Forepaugh letterhead; W. F. Carver illustration; Sells-Floto Jack Dempsey advertisement.


Back Cover, 1924 Sparks Circus courier.

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July-August 2006, Vol. 50, No. 4

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• Front Cover, p. 2. 1893 lithograph, Sells brothers. Brief history of their shows.

• Luella Forepaugh-Fish Wild West Show 1903, Richard A. Georgian, pp. 3-8. Luella Jordan married John A. Forepaugh, nephew of Adam Forepaugh, then married George F. Fish. In 1901 Luella and Fish incorporated the Forepaugh-Fish Wild West. Information on the show from 1901 to 1903. Georgian presented this paper at the 2006 CHS convention. It is part of his future publication on the history of the "Russian Cossacks" who rode in more than fifty American tent shows between 1892-1920s. Illustrations include photos of Alexis Georgian, the Georgian Cossacks, and Forepaugh-Fish steam calliope; engraving John A. Forepaugh; Forepaugh-Fish letterhead; newspaper advertisement.

• How and Why I Got in the Circus Business, King Bros. Circus, Part Two, Bob Snowden, pp. 9-27. How the Duke of Paducah Circus started and became the King Bros. Details of the 1961-64 truck show, including staff, performers, side show, concessions, elephants, etc. Illustrations include photos of King Bros. trucks, pit show, marquee and big top, cookhouse, side show, horse semi, Hermann's Lipizzan stallions, ticket semi, seat semi, elephant lead stock and sleeper truck, Snowden and employees, Arnold Maley & Snowden, Frank McClosky.

• Looking for Babe. For Patsy Bea, Performer, Harrington's Nickle Plate Circus (1932-1934), pp. 28-31. Known as Patsy Bea in the circus world, she was the grand daughter of Beatrice and Ernest Harrington, owners of Harrington's Nickle Plate. As a child in the circus, Patsy's favorite elephant was Babe. Information on Patsy's circus life. Illustrated with a photo of Patsy, age two or three.

• En Route to the Great Eastern, Part Three, William L. Slout, pp. 32-39. Details of Andrew Haight & Doc Chambers' circus, the first to take a circus into Texas after the Civil War. Information on the shows for the 1865-67 seasons, including performers, staff, side show, events. Andrew Haight was known for driving a close bargain and seldom getting the worst of a deal, which earned him the name "Slippery Elm." Details of Haight & Wooten's 1871 Empire City Circus. The Great Eastern was formed in 1872. Illustrations include engravings of Dr. James L. Thayer, John Hayes Murray and Sam Lathrop the clown, newspaper advertisements, a Stone & Murray 1870 lithograph.

• Bill Woodcock's Circus Album, pp. 40-41. Photographs and explanatory narrative. Photos: elephants transporting a throne for the spec on RBBB in 1941, pit show, animal people on Robbins Bros. 1938, Kelly-Miller side show, Stewart Craven, Master Elephant Trainer.

• Side Lights on the Circus Business, Part Forty-Six (1919), David W. Watt, pp. 42-47. From 1912 to 1920, Watt published his reminiscences of his days in the circus business, his experiences on the Burr Robbins and Adam Forepaugh circuses. His information should be checked with other sources. This issue's reprinted articles cover Forepaugh; LaDell Brothers; Sam Watson, bareback rider and circus owner; Henry S. Rubien, had lemonade and candy stands on RBBB more than 20 years; Watt's career; Burr Robbins; and more. Illustrations include Burr Robbins, James E. Cooper, Robert C. Campbell agent, Jeremiah Mabie, 1880s Forepaugh trading card featuring the 'Sultans own Sons of the Desert.' See May-June 1998 for information on the content of this series.

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May-June 2006, Vol. 50, No. 3

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• Front Cover, p. 2. 1902 photograph, daredevil Diavolo, loop-the-loop bicycle act. Details on his act, career.

• How and Why I Got in the Circus Business, Part One, How the Duke of Paducah Circus Started and How It Became King Bros., by Bob Snowden, pp. 3-23. Snowden was a circus and animal man who owned an interest in King Bros. Snowden's early career, including his alligator and hippo shows. His times with the Royal American carnival, including the back end business. The 1960 Duke of Paducah Circus. Illustrations: photos of Robert Snowden; Snowden's Florida animal farm; Gladys Gillem's wild animal act; Carl Sedimayr Jr. & Sr., Royal American owners; Whitey Weiss, consession manager; Royal American midway; Snowden hippo show; Floyd King; Si and Dorothy Rubens, phone promoters; Whitey Ford, the Duke of Paducah; Duke of Paducah semi; Beatrice Dante and chimp; Mario Gaona trapeze act; Walter Kernan; Roger Boyd; Matt Larish and the Duke elephants; Larish's liberty ponies; Duke of Paducah letterhead; Duke marquee and big top; Great Jessick, one finger stand; Duke midway and sideshow.

• En Route to the Great Eastern, Part Two, William L. Slout, pp. 24-33. Andrew Haight and George W. DeHaven 1865-70. Information on their shows, staff, performers, acts, events. Haight's early life. Description of the Mazeppa equestrian drama. Illustrations: Andrew Haight, George Batcheller leaper, William Dutton rider, R. E. J. Miles owner & proprietor, newspaper advertisements, Pike's Opera House and its 1866 fire.

• 2006 Circus Historical Society Convention, by Joe Parker, pp. 34-36. Information on the Sarasota, Florida convention activities, presenters. Photos of many of the presenters.

• Bill Woodcock's Circus Album, pp. 37-38. Photos and explanatory narrative. Photos: Tom Mix at Sells-Floto winter quarters, Peru, 1931; Hubert Castle (Hal Smith) 1947, did a wire act; Bert Nelson & Maria Rasputin, 1935, did an animal act; Barbara Woodcock in costume with elephant.

• Side Lights on the Circus Business, Part Forty-Five (1919), David W. Watt, pp. 39-47. From 1912 to 1920, Watt published his reminiscences of his days in the circus business, his experiences on the Burr Robbins and Adam Forepaugh circuses. His information should be checked with other sources. This issue's reprinted articles cover Zip, the dog-faced man or "Barnum's What Is It;" Adam Forepaugh Jr.; Siegrist & Silbon, aerial act; Forepaugh; Watt's career; Bert Cole, announcer Hagenbeck-Wallace 19 seasons; RBBB; various performers/staff returning from WWI; Burr Robbins; Imre Kiralfy, producer of specs; Ike Pritchard; and more.


Thumbnail of Back Cover, lithograph, illustrating Diavolo's "Danger-Deriding, Death-Defying, Desperate Dare-Devil" loop the loop act.

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March-April 2006, Vol. 50, No. 2

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• Front Cover, p. 2. lithograph, Barnum & Bailey 1890, featuring the spec "Nero, or the Destruction of Rome, the return of the show from the winter tour in London 1889-90 and the special railroad excursions for people to travel to see the show from small towns. Brief additional information.

• Correction, p. 2. Correction to Rieffenachs article, Jan-Feb 2006 issue, p. 23.

• Circus Year in Review, The 2005 Season, Fred D. Pfening, Jr., pp. 3-27. Extensive review of the 2005 circuses. Staff, acts, performers, tours, etc. for some of the shows. There were sixty circuses in operation in 2005. Deaths in the profession. Extensively illustrated with photos and covers of shows' programs.

• En Route to the Great Eastern, Part One, William L. Slout, pp. 28-36. Origin of the Great Eastern Museum, Menagerie, Aviary, Circus & Balloon Show, George W. DeHaven, Andrew Haight and R. E. J. Miles, proprietors. DeHaven's early life and connection with various circuses 1858-1860s. Satterlee, Bell & Co., Hyatt & Co., Great Union and other circuses. Shows, staff, performers, events. Illustrations include engravings of W. W. Durand, contracting agent and John Glenroy, rider; photos of George W. DeHaven and clown Pete Conklin; newspaper advertisements.

• Bill Kasiska's Letterheads, p. 36. Walter L. Main Circus, 1898 letterhead, additional brief information.

• Bill Woodcock's Circus Album, pp. 37-38. Photos and explanatory narrative. Photos: breakfast on the 1946 Cole show, Busby Bros. bill car 1909, elephant trainer Chris Zeitz with elephant Mom 1905, Spot Griffin baggage stock superintendent 1931. 1944 Ringling-Barnum program featuring Ernestine Clarke.

• Side Lights on the Circus Business, Part Forty-Four (1919), David W. Watt, pp. 39-47. From 1912 to 1920, Watt published his reminiscences of his days in the circus business, his experiences on the Burr Robbins and Adam Forepaugh circuses. His information should be checked with other sources. This issue's reprinted articles cover Watt's career; Hagenbeck winter quarters; Showmen's League of America; Sells-Floto; Hagenbeck Animal Circus in Germany; Ringling brothers and their show; Adam Forepaugh Jr.; and more. Illustrations are photos of ticket seller, Sells-Floto 1915; West Baden Hotel and Casino; Will Rogers in vaudeville; Sells-Floto winter quarters; Hagenbeck Tierpart entrance; Ringling family 1890s; Yankee Robinson parade 1919; May Wirth; Zip, the "What is it."

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January-February 2006, Vol. 50, No. 1

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• Front Cover, p. 2. W. C. Coup's New United Monster Shows. The show toured 1878-1882. Brief information.

• Fifty Years of Bandwagon, p. 2. History of Bandwagon, 1957-1961.

• Spader Johnson, A Survey of the Famous Clown's Career, Tom Parkinson, pp. 3-12. Spader Johnson's real name was William Brown. His early life, with escapades. He was with minstrel shows from 1879-1889. With Sells Bros., Barnum & Bailey, Ringling Bros., RBBB. Career of his wife, Minnie Johnson. His life after retirement from the circus. Information on clowns and clowning. Spader was a clown leaper, Roman standing rider, may have introduced the clown firehouse production number, noted for his act geared to African-Americans customers in the segregated South, and lead a clown band. Illustrations include photos of Spader in 1895, 1905, 1921; his production with fellow clowns dressed as elephants; his clown band; 1917 Ringling clowns; Johnson with his "Brainstorm" auto 1910; Johnson in a make-up variation; Slivers Oakley, Johnson's biggest rival; Johnson and wife; daughter Minnie Johnson in riding costume; Haverly's Minstrels lithograph.

• Tommy Hanneford, A Lifetime of Circus, Greg Parkinson, pp. 13-17. Hanneford (1927-2005) entertained audiences for seven decades. He performed in the ring for more than a half century and produced and owned shows for 40 years. Illustrations include photos of Tommy in 1955; Kay Frances and George Hanneford on pyramid with Tommy and George Jr. 1948; Tommy with George Jr. & Sr. 1941; Hanneford four-horse pyramid mid-1960s; Tommy & George 1944; Tommy & Kay, Cole Bros. 1949; Hanneford backback act 1943; Tommy's comic riding 1970s; George Hanneford family riding act 1949; Hannefords circa 1952; Tommy & Struppi 1963, 2005; Tommy & Nellie 2004.

• Great Jacksonville Circus Fight, Joe O. Parker, pp. 18-21. The story of the "Great Circus Fight" at Jacksonville, Texas in 1872. A story featuring a gunfight, a hairbreath escape, the U.S. Cavalry, riot, assualt and the John Robinson circus. Relates three different versions of the tale, from three varied viewpoints. Illustrations include photos of John Robinson; Gil Robinson; Gil Robinson in the ticket wagon 1972; engraving of bird's-eye view of John Robinson's show.

• Those Riding Rieffenachs, John Daniel Draper, pp. 22-28. The equestrian acts of the Mitzirose Troupe, Maria and Rose Rieffenach, on RBBB 1922-1937. Rieffenach family performers. Illustrations include photos of the Rieffenachs 1925; Tieffenach troupe 1926, Clarence and Vera Bruce 1925; Clarence Bruce and Rose Rieffenach on their wedding day, Rose in bridal gown on horse; Rose and Mitzi 1937; Clarence Bruce and three Rieffenach sisters 1939; Rose and Mitzie performing; family on Cole Bros. 1941 and 1942; lithographs of Rieffenach sisters.

• Bill Woodcock's Circus Album, pp. 29-31. Photos and explanatory narrative. Sells-Floto 1913; Everett James & family, bandleader, Mighty Haag, including baby Hary James; 1946 Cole Bros. train wreck; LaMont Bros. 1904; Woodcock's father training elephant Anna May to roll a globe, winter 1949-40.

• Side Lights on the Circus Business, Part Forty-Three (1918), David W. Watt, pp. 32-43. From 1912 to 1920, Watt published his reminiscences of his days in the circus business, his experiences on the Burr Robbins and Adam Forepaugh circuses. His information should be checked with other sources. This issue's reprinted articles cover unloading and putting up the big show; Ringling show; May Wirth; Forepaugh; Siegrist & Silbon aerial act; Edwin Hanneford clown equestrian; Ringling Bros. plans for 1919; Uncle John Robinson; Hagenbeck-Wallace; F. T. Corcoran's plans for a wild west show to go to France; movie "Under the Top;" Oscar Lowande, equestrian director; Hagenbeck circus during WWI; and more.


Back Cover, p. 2. 1905 Barnum & Bailey Circus courier, Realm of Marvels.

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November-December 2005, Vol. 49, No. 6

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• Front Cover, p. 79. Buffalo Bill Christmas card, circa 1903-06. Brief information.

• Out of the Wild West Thundered the First Circus Train of Steel, Part One, Fred Dahlinger, Jr., pp. 4-35. Story of the showmen and events that led to the first steel circus train that rumbled across America. Starts with the formation of the first Wild West exhibition, through transitions between partners, continues during changes in circus leadership and finally takes place during the rise of the largest Wild West outfit to tour America. Illustrations include photos of Hagenbeck-Wallace Forepaugh Sells, 1935; Campbell Bros.; Col. William F. Cody, 1907; Col John M. Burke, business manager; Nate Salsbury; Buffalo Bill advance car, 1896; RR cars & elephants, Bridgeport winter quarters; James A. Bailey; Jule Keen, treasurer; flats, 1908 Barnum & Bailey; horse that smoked; Buffalo Bill flat cars, 1901; Buffalo Bill; U.S. Army train, ca 1905; Col. Cody & Nate Salsbury; Mr. & Mrs. William F. Cody; Barnum & Bailey train in Europe; Buffalo Bill, Paris, France 1905; Buffalo Bill advertising car 1905; Buffalo Bill train, Italy, 1905. Lithograph, RBBB, early 1920s; 1914 Jones Bros. & Wilson herald; 1933 Hagenbeck-Wallace lithograph.

• Not-So-Great Trans-Atlantic Circus and Menagerie, William L. Slout, pp. 38-42. The origin, 1872 season and demise of Pardon A. Older and J. M. Chandler's Trans-Atlantic. Show details, staff, performers, events. Illustrations include photos of Pardon A. Older & agent John A. Dingess; newspaper advertisements.

• Delight For Shogun, Gift From Nehru: History of Traveling Menageries of Japan, Ken Kawata, pp. 44-53. A review of the highlights of the menageries in the history of animal exhibition in Japan. Iwata Yano's turn-of-the-century traveling menagerie. Hagenbeck's tour of Japan. The Ueno Zoo's traveling menageries. World Animal Expo (Nippon Zoo) and circus-related operations in 1950s. Illustrations include postcards of various menagerie animals; elephant Anna; photos of Yano, Ueno Zoo's menagerie, elephant Indira, lion trainer Dick Clemens.

• Corteo Cirque Du Soleil, Fred D. Pfening, Jr., pp. 58-61. Details of the show's 2005 season. Illustrations include photos of the Corteo lot, horizontal bar act, trampoline and aerial chandelier act.

• Bill Woodcock's Circus Album, pp. 63-65. Photos and explanatory narrative. R. Z. Orton show history, and more. Photos: elephant Hero with Jim Baker, owner R. Z. Orton, and agent Dave Jarrett; Zebra hitch, Cole Bros. 1944; RBBB elephant howdah, 1933; 1961 Kelly-Miller 'doniker' trailer; elephant Tusko, 1921 & 1930.

• Side Lights on the Circus Business, Part Forty-Two (1918), David W. Watt, pp. 69-78. From 1912 to 1920, Watt published his reminiscences of his days in the circus business, his experiences on the Burr Robbins and Adam Forepaugh circuses. His information should be checked with other sources. This issue's reprinted articles cover Lizzie Ashton & Kate Silbon, aerial artists; Sunday runs; Pubillones circus, Cuba; Forepaugh; Keith & Albee, vaudeville; RBBB; Burr Robbins; and more. See May-June 1998 for information on the content of this series. Note: July-August 2005 also titles Watt's Side Lights as Part Forty-Two.

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September-October 2005, Vol. 49, No. 5

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• Front Cover, p. 2. 1881 Adam Forepaugh lithograph featuring the "Handsomest Woman in the World, Lalla Rookh."

• Correction, p. 2. Correction to George Smith article, July-August 2005 issue.

• Lalla Rookh, The Poem, the Pachyderms, and the Pulchritude, Stuart Thayer, pp. 3-5. A feature of Adam Forepaugh's Circus, based on the popular Thomas Moore 1817 poem. Elephants Lalla Rookh - Dan Rice's 1854; Thayer & Noyes' 1867; Forepaugh's 1871. "Lalla Rookh" 1871 Grand Entree pageant. Forepaugh's 1881 "Handsomest Woman" beauty contest and winner's exhibition in a recreation of "Lalla Rookh's Departure from Delhi." Illustrations include Lalla Rookh illustration from Moore's book; Lalla Rookh illustration, Dan Rice, 1859; elephant Lalla Rookh on tight rope, Dan Rice show; 1882 Forepaugh Lalla Rookh poster; "Handsomest Woman," Louise Montague photo; 1889 Forepaugh lithograph, Veiled Prophet; 1915 lithograph, Barnum & Bailey Lalla Rookh pageant.

• Ups and Downs of George Washington Smith, Part Two, Robert J. Loeffler, pp. 6-13. Smith was a Ringling circus manager, convicted of manslaughter after the 1944 Hartford fire. Details on his conviction, the fire, and his career after his release from prison. Illustrations include photos of James A. Haley, Ringling-Barnum Vice President; Leonard Aylesworth, boss canvasman; Pat Valdo, Robert Ringling, George Smith; Mrs. Aubrey Ringling Haley; Robert Ringling; Harry Hammill, Dailey Bros. owner & Ben Davenport; George Smith & wife 1951.

• How Can We Help You?, Rev. George "Jerry" Hogan, pp. 14-16. Information on the church in the U.S. and circus and traveling show people. Illustrations include photos of Rev. Hogan; Jon Weiss (RB-Blue); Nellie Hanneford.

• Romance of Ranch Life, Fred D. Pfening, pp. 17-20. Pfening's grandfather's account of the rough-and-tumble life working at the Miller brothers 101 Ranch in 1908. Illustrations include photos of Fred Pfening, Sr.; George L. Miller; panoramic view of the 101 Ranch; Miller Bros. postcards and letterhead.

• Barnum & Bailey Circus Fire in 1910, Will W. Brock, pp. 21-23. Will Brock was employed by Barnum & Bailey when this fire occurred. In addition to information on the fire and show, there are many photos of the fire.

• Bill Woodcock's Circus Album, pp. 24-25. Photos and explanatory narrative. Photos: 1951 Woodcock with Cheerful Gardner, elephant trainer; Sparks show midway with sideshow; Woodcock's grandfather, R. Z. Orton & family, Orton Bros.; Arky Scott, animal trainer; Ringling-Barnum elephants circa 1940.

• Side Lights on the Circus Business, Part Forty-One (1918), David W. Watt, pp. 27-38. From 1912 to 1920, Watt published his reminiscences of his days in the circus business, his experiences on the Burr Robbins and Adam Forepaugh circuses. His information should be checked with other sources. This issue's reprinted articles cover Al G. Barnes & his animal show; Forepaugh; Watt's career; circus performers serving in WWI; effect of WWI on circuses; Barnum & Bailey; Ringling family; 1918 epidemic and quarantine that drove many circuses into Winter Quarters. Illustrations include photos of Al G. Barnes elephant herd; the Hobsons, bareback riders; the Siegrist-Silbons, flying act; Ringling-Barnum elephant herd circa 1920; Henry Ringling; lithograph, Al G. Barnes; Hagenbeck-Wallace advertisement. Note: May-June 2005 issue also titles Watt's Side Lights as Part Forty-One.


Back Cover, p. 2. 1922 Ringling-Barnum courier cover, second year of wild animals in the performance.

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July-August 2005, Vol. 49, No. 4

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• Front Cover, p. 2. L. B. Lent's New York Circus, 1870. Brief information.

• Correction, p. 2. Correction to Ubangi article, May-June issue.

• Ups and Downs of George Washington Smith, Part One, Robert J. Loeffler, pp. 4-20. George W. Smith, 1893-1986, became circus manager, Ringling Bros. in 1938. Includes text of his testimony regarding the Hartford fire, Smith's early career. Illustrations include photos of Smith; Ringling-Barnum ticket wagon; Ringling billstand; Ringling-Barnes show on a lot 1938; Arthur Concello; 1942 Army War Show; Robert Ringling; Ringling staff in court; Emmett Kelly fighting the fire; Hartford fire scenes; diagram of big top and lot layout at Hartford.

• More Ramblings From Red Sonnenberg, Part Three, C. A. "Red" Sonnenberg, pp. 21-28. RBBB, Walter L. Main, M. L. Clark shows, grift and much more. Illustrations include photos of Ringling-Barnum rest room; entrance to Ringling-Barnum winter quarters; Walter L. Main ticket wagon, 1927; Al G. Barnes circus train, 1924; W.P.A. Circus show band; Lee Bros. bill stand 1925; Walter L. Main advertising car, 1927; Waldo Tupper, agent GSOE; Frank McClosky, Willis Lawson and Art Concello planning a route.

• Very Strong Finish, Robert Sabia, pp. 29-31. 2005 Circus Historical Society convention held at Baltimore, Maryland. Photos of many of the presenters; Cirque Du Soleil; Kelly-Miller elephants.

• Bill Woodcock's Circus Album, pp. 33-35. Photographs and explanatory narrative. Photos of the Cole Bros. train wreck 1945; Gentry Bros. animal act; 1933 Al G. Barnes circus train, stake driver, spreading out the big top canvas; George Denman, Ringling-Barnum elephant boss.

• Side Lights on the Circus Business, Part Forty-Two (1918), David W. Watt, pp. 36-46. From 1912 to 1920, Watt published his reminiscences of his days in the circus business, his experiences on the Burr Robbins and Adam Forepaugh circuses. His information should be checked with other sources. This issue's reprinted articles cover John "Mulsey" Welch; J. H. Shields; effect of WWI on circuses; Forepaugh; Watt's career; Hagenbeck-Wallace train wreck 1918; Forepaugh 1886 train wreck; George Washington Hall; and more. Illustrations include photo of William "Bud" Gorman; mass grave, Hagenbeck-Wallace train wreck; G. W. Hall parade wagon; Jules Turnour, clown; Lou Graham; Hagenbeck-Wallace advertisement; Sells Bros. winter quarters lithograph; Ringling Bros. 1918 spec lithograph; Ringling Bros. woodchoppers 1918 lithograph.

• Jumbo Picture Cards, p. 47. Illustrations of the elephant Jumbo on trade cards promoting sewing machines, furniture, etc. Brief information.

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May-June 2005, Vol. 49, No. 3

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• Front Cover, p. 2. 1934 Hagenbeck-Wallace Circus. Brief information.

• Who Was Buffalo Bill? An Overview of His Life and Times, John Thiele, pp. 3-8. Illustrations include photos; 1887 portraits of Cody; Buffalo Bill Wild West poster; Cody lithograph used in England.

• Inside the LaMont Shows, Lawrence Lusch, pp. 9-14. Owned by Charles and Harry Randolph, LaMont Bros. Circus 1902-1920s. Show details, staff, performers, events. Illustrations include photos of Charles & Harry Randolph; show on lot ca 1912-14; tableau bandwagon, calliope wagon, animal cage wagon 1914; LaMont band; Omar Eddings & elephant Wando; ticket wagon, 1918 bill stand. 1910 letterhead; newspaper advertisement; herald.

• Ubangis Are Alive and Well, Dick Mong, pp. 15-20. African natives on Ringling-Barnum 1930-31. Author Mong traveled to Ethiopia to meet the Mursi, who traveled with Ringling-Barnum. His journal of the trip is included in the article. Illustrations include many photos of the Ubangis, posters, and Mong's trip.

• Meers Sisters and William Melrose, John Daniel Draper, pp. 21-25. These equestrians who performed for three decades beginning in 1891. They were featured on Barnum & Bailey in 1891. Illustrations include photos, 1907, 1911; 1895, 1906 lithographs; 1910 Meers illustration, Forepaugh-Sells.

• Cole's Southern Circus and Menagerie of 1881, Stuart Thayer, p. 26. This show had a short life of two months. Organized by George S. Cole, Matt Leland and William Monroe. Illustrations include show lithographs.

• Bill Woodcock's Circus Album, pp. 27-29. Photos and explanatory narrative. Photographs: Louie Reed on Brama bull, taking elephants to the lot; William "Lucky Bill" Newton Sr.; Woodcock's father and Lee Powell at the site of Jumbo's death; Arky Scott with elephants; elephants Marcella and Big Babe with Ringling-Barnum, 1951.

• Side Lights on the Circus Business, Part Forty-One, David W. Watt (1918), pp. 30-39. From 1912 to 1920, Watt published his reminiscences of his days in the circus business, his experiences on the Burr Robbins and Adam Forepaugh circuses. His information should be checked with other sources. This issue's reprinted articles cover Watt's career; Burr Robbins; Forepaugh; Gollmars; Ringling show; W. C. Coup; James A. Bailey; Bird Millman, tightrope walker; effect of WWI on circuses; John L. Sullivan, champion boxer; Col George W. Hall. Illustrations include photos of Charles & Fred Gollmar; W. C. Coup; clown Earl Shipley; George W. "Popcorn" Hall; Tom Buckley, Ringling treasurer; Bird Millman 1918 poster; 1918 Hagenbeck-Wallace program cover; illustration of John L. Sullivan, boxer; postcard, Barnum & Bailey Bridgeport winter quarters.

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March-April 2005, Vol. 49, No. 2

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• Front Cover, p. 2. Judith Nerger and lion Caesar, Hamid Circus, 2004.

• Circus Year in Review, the 2004 season, Fred D. Pfening, Jr., pp. 4-28. Pfening's annual review of 2004 circuses, accompanied by many photographs, 2004 programs, posters, etc. Staff, acts, performers, tours for some of the shows. Deaths in the profession. Photographs of shows on the lots, performers, staff, wagon, lithograph.

• Whistles and Walk-A-Rounds, Where Have They Gone?, Robert Sugarman, pp. 29-32. Changes in the roles of the clowns and the the ringmasters and/or equestrian Directors. Illustrations include photos of Fred Bradna, ringmaster; Tim Holst, RBBB Vice President; clown Bello Nock and ringmaster Johnathan Lee Iverson; clown David Larible; clown Ryan Combs; clown Molly Pelley.

• Bill Woodcock's Circus Album, pp. 33-34. Photographs and explanatory narrative. Photos: Jimmy Reynolds & Eddie Allen, animal men; Jimmy with his seal act; Rex Williams working the elephant act on horseback.

• Bill Kasiska's Letterhead, p. 35. Sell Brothers Enormous Railroad Shows letterhead and letter to performers, 1887.

• Side Lights on the Circus Business, Part Forty (1918), David W. Watt, pp. 36-47. From 1912 to 1920, Watt published his reminiscences of his days in the circus business, his experiences on the Burr Robbins and Adam Forepaugh circuses. His information should be checked with other sources. This issue's reprinted articles cover Forepaugh; Watt's career; Shipp & Feltus circus; WWI and the circuses; John L. Sullivan, champion boxer; William O'Dale; Ben Lusbie, lightning ticket seller; James A. Bailey; Homer Martin, ticket seller; Barnum & Bailey; Ringling show; freaks. Illustrations include photos of Barnum & Bailey cookhouse in Germany; clown Jack LeClair; U. S. Motorized tableau truck; Barnum & Bailey winter quarters, Bridgeport; Tom Thumb's carriage; Jo-Jo, dog-faced boy; elephants at Ringling winter quarters, Baraboo; early Forepaugh lithograph, the Golden Image Car; Shipp & Feltus letterhead; engraving, Ben Lusbie; Chang and Eng, Siamese Twins.

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January-February 2005, Vol. 49, No. 1

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• Front Cover, p. 2. 1891 Pawnee Bill's Wild West lithograph.

• 2005 CHS Convention, p. 2. Plans for the Circus Historical Society convention, Baltimore, Maryland.

• Grand Parade of Pawnee Bill's Wild West, Fred Dahlinger, Jr., pp. 3-21. Dahlinger traces the history of the innovative parade of the Pawnee Bill show in the early 1900s, with detailed descriptions of the wagons and parade. Illustrations include many photos of the wagons; the ethnological Filipino ox cart; Nellie Oram, on of the few female steam callipoe players; Ernest Haag, showman; Haag show personnel; 1884 Buffalo Bill parade; Mighty Haag lithograph featuring six wagons; 1914 Reynolds Beal painting of a steam calliope; 1907 parade illustration, Pawnee Bill courier; Pawnee Bill lithograph.

• Bill Kasiska's Letterheads, p. 22. Pawnee Bill's Historic Wild West letterhead and Pawnee Bill's letter to a fellow showman.

• Beasts and Ballyhoo, The Menagerie Men of Somers, Terry Ariano, pp. 23-30. Early menageries in America. Hachaliah Bailey, J. Purdy Brown, Wright brothers,, Gerard Crane, Lewis Lent, and others. The Elephant Hotel, Somers, NY. Illustrations include photos of Hachaliah Bailey's home, Elephant Hotel, circa 1880; portraits of Hachaliah Bailey and Lewis Lent; Van Amburgh lithograph, G. F. Bailey menagerie lithograph; early advertisements, handbills, heralds and broadsides.

• Bill Woodcock's Circus Photo Album, pp. 31-33. Photographs and explanatory narrative. Eddie Allen, elephant man; Eddie and the "Changing of the Guard" elephant number; Claude "Silvers" Madison with Clyde Beatty elephant herd, circa 1947-48; Hugo Schmidt practicing his elephant act; Ed Healy and Benny White, worked elephant acts on Ringling, 1957.

• Side Lights on the Circus Business, Part Thirty-Nine (1917), David W. Watt, pp. 34-43. From 1912 to 1920, Watt published his reminiscences of his days in the circus business, his experiences on the Burr Robbins and Adam Forepaugh circuses. His information should be checked with other sources. This issue's reprinted articles cover Forepaugh; circus life; Van Amburgh early 1870s; C. N. Thompson, showman; and more. Illustrations include photos of Forepaugh's Cleopatra Barge; Five Graces bandwagon; Edward P. Norwood, press agent; Charles Andress; Rhoda Royal; Sells-Floto winter quarters, Denver; A. G. Fields, minstrel man; May Wirth.


Back Cover, Pawnee Bill, Major Gordon W. Lillie.

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November-December 2004, Vol. 48, No. 6

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• Front Cover, p. 78. Christmas card, Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey, 1943. Brief information.

• Circus Magazine, An Enigma Whose Time Had Come, Robert F. Sabia, pp. 4-21. In-depth information on circus programs and songsters from a tabloid format to magazine, circa 1884 - 1900s. Illustrations include many program covers - Buffalo Bill, Pawnee Bill, Campbell Bros., Howes Great London, Downie Bros., Walter L. Main, Scott Greater Shows, Cole Bros. Circuses' pages in Circus Magazine - Zellmar Bros., Barnett Bros., Conroy Bros., Robbins, and Johnny J. Jones carnival. Photo of Lewis Bros. 1937 band.

• Reminiscences of Circus Animal Trainers, John Daniel Draper, pp. 25-44. John Hardin Smith, Mahlon Frank "Alabama" Campbell, Merritt Lynn Belew, Austin B. King, Alvin Ray Thompson, Max Sabel, Bert B. Dennis, Charles Barry and Bessie Harvey, Fred and Rose Collier, James and Alice Foster, Allan Hauser, Leo and Ethel Hamilton, Harry J. and Josephine McFarlan. Illustrations include photos of John Smith, 1924, 1943; Mahlon Frank "Alabama" Campbell; Merritt Belew, 1923, 1945, undated; Minnie Thompson, menage rider; Ray & Dorothy Thompson, mid-1920s; Dorothy Herbert, rider, 1934; Max Sabel, 1924; Fred Collier & liberty horses, 1923; James & Alice Foster; LaVerne Hauser; Harry McFarlan, 1933, 1943; Josephine McFarland; boxing horses lithograph, 1944; lithograph featuring Ray Thompson, 1908; illustration of Bessie Harvey, lady rider; 1933 lithograph featuring Capt. Barry.

• Almost Fifty Years Under the Big Top - But Still Only Fifty Feet Ahead of the Sheriff, Part Two, C. A. "Red" Sonnenberg, pp. 48-55. Some subtitles: Gordon Calvit Fixer Deluxe, How to get to Portland, Oregon on four bucks, Ode to Frank Branden, Trouping During the Great Depression, Paydays Aren't Everything, Sounds around a circus, Judge Duval, Circus people had a language of their own, Don't forget your Dukies, Windy Van Hooten and the ferocious lions. Illustrations include photos of Gordon Calvit, fixer; Buck Jones, 1927; Hugo Schmitt & elephants; Sam B. Dill, manager & owner; Frank Braden, press agent; Frederic "Babe" Boudinot, general agent; Herbert Duval, The Judge, legal adjuster; Ringling-Barnum cookhouse, 1955; Edward F. Kelly, Ringling-Barnum Vice President.

• Bill Woodcock's Circus Album, pp. 59-61. William H. Woodcock's circus heritage goes back to the mid 1800s, his father's passions were elephants and circus history. Article includes photos and short essays that continue Woodcock, Sr.'s contributions of photographs in Bandwagon, published from 1958-1963. Photos: elephant trucks; Pat Valdo, Walter McClain, Evelyn Burns, Dianne Lovette, Patty Pallee, Barnes 1938; Alonzo Dever doing a head carry; Sells-Floto on muddy lot.

• Side Lights on the Circus Business, Part Thirty-Eight (1917), David W. Watt, pp. 65-75. From 1912 to 1920, Watt published his reminiscences of his days in the circus business, his experiences on the Burr Robbins and Adam Forepaugh circuses. His information should be checked with other sources. This issue's reprinted articles cover Forepaugh, John Robinson Show, Burr Robbins, May Wirth, circuses 1917-18, Barnum & Bailey, Ringling, Rhoda Royal, and many more people, circuses, and circus history/life. Illustrations include photos of John Robinson lithographers; May Wirth, rider; George W. Goodhart, advance manager; Charles A. Gollmar; Frank P. Spellman, manager; Samuel H. McCracken, manager & owner; R. T. Richards elephants; Burr Robbins trading card; Barnum & Bailey 1917 route card; United States Circus Corporation letterhead, 1917.

• Hagenbeck-Wallace Circus Ticket Wagons in the 1930s, p. 76. Photographs of ornate ticket wagons, 1930s.

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September-October 2004, Vol. 48, No. 5

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• Front Cover, p. 2. Clyde Beatty Circus lot, 1956.

• Blue Unit Train, The First Twenty Years, Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey Circus, Robert S. MacDougall, pp. 3-21. History of the railroad equipment used by the Ringling-Barnum Blue Unit from its beginning in 1969. Illustrations include photos of unloading European unit; 20th Century Limited train cars purchased by Ringling-Barnum; Ringling-Barnum European unit wagon; postal car ready to pick up Circus Williams animals; 1971 wagons; Father Sullivan christening the train; 1971 all white train; Bicentennial Edition lettering on 1975-76 Red Unit; Blue Unit car on fire, 1974; Robert S. MacDougall, general manager; polar bear cages; Hickory Creek car, 1977; laundry car; John Roushe & Bob MacDougall, Monte Carlo sleeper; digging out from 20 inch snowfall, 1980; derailed cars, 1981; Blue Unit flats, 1982; container of elephants loading for Japan; vestibule car under construction; building concession storage car; numbering on car.

• From Rags to Ricketts, The Roots of Circus in Early Gotham, William L. Slout, pp. 22-27. Chronological history of early exhibitions in New York City, 1732-1798. Illustrations include handbill for camel exhibition, 1787; Vauxhall Garden; Jacob Bates, equestrian; John B. Ricketts; 1786 newspaper advertisement, Mr. Pool, feats of horsemanship; 1795 Ricketts' New Amphitheatre advertisement; Ricketts New Circus advertisement, 1797.

• Lotus, Grande Dame of Circus Hippos, Richard J. Reynolds III, pp. 28-32. The famous Lotus arrived in America in 1903 and toured until 1944. She appeared in the 1952 movie, The Greatest Show on Earth,. Illustrations include many photos of Lotus, 1905 to 1939; Gollmar Bros. 1903 advertisement featuring Lotus, "A Blood-Sweating Hippopotamus;" Lotus' cage wagon, 1937.

• Bobby Gibbs, Good Bye, Old Friend, Jim Alexander, pp. 33-34. Robert Eugene "Bobby" Gibbs, animal performer and trainer, 1950s to 1998. Illustrations include photos of Bobby & Rosa Gibbs with their elephant act; Bobby in the 1983 Carson & Barnes spec.

• Side Lights on the Circus Business, Part Thirty-Seven, David W. Watt, pp. 35-43. From 1912 to 1920, Watt published his reminiscences of his days in the circus business, his experiences on the Burr Robbins and Adam Forepaugh circuses. His information should be checked with other sources. This issue's reprinted articles cover Zip "What is it?", Jace Robbins, James Jordan, Barnum & Bailey, Forepaugh, Fred O'Brien, and much more. Illustrations include photos of Zip, the "What Is It?"; 1917 tableau parade wagon; Jess Willard, champion boxer & circus owner; eighteen horse hitch, Hagenbeck-Wallace, 1917; Fred O'Brien, acrobat & leaper; H. B. Gentry; Emil Schweyer, wild animal trainer; cover, Kiralfy Fall of Babylon spec.

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July-August 2004, Vol. 48, No. 4

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• Front Cover, p. 2. 1882 Nathans & Co. Circus poster. Brief information.

• Montgomery Queen, Short Term Circus King, Fred D. Pfening, Jr., pp. 3-14. Queen's entry into the circus began with the 1873 season with the show titled Montgomery Queen's Great European Menagerie, Transatlantic Circus, Roman Hippodrome, and Troupe of Bedouin Arabs, Queen & Forepaugh, co-owners. Details of Queen's shows, staff, performers, equipment, events from 1873 to 1877. Illustrations include photos of Nat Austin, clown; Mollie Brown, child rider; Eagle tableau; engraving, Montgomery Queen; drawing, 1873 bandwagon; newspaper advertisement; drawing of Mollie Brown, 1875; cage drawing 1876; Great Pacific bandwagon drawing; drawing of rider Sig Quaglieni, 1876; trading cards of Mollie Brown, Madam Tournaire, riders; cover, 1875 Queen courier; illustration of Madam Louise Brown's horses; illustration of wild animal trainer Prof. Pierce; illustration of four horse rider Abelardo Lowanda; 1876 cage drawings; Queen lithograph featuring plumaged birds; 1876-77 overprinted Queen courier; Triumph of Liberty tableau; Queen lithograph featuring a scene in Africa; Queen lithograph featuring Mathews Bros. & M'lle Loretto, trapeze; letterhead.

• Wallett Family of Principal Riders, John Daniel Draper, pp. 15-19. This family of riders performed in England and America from before 1850 to circa 1938. Details of their performances, shows they performed on, and other aspects of their careers. Illustrations include 1928 and 1934 photos; 1913 poster featuring the Wallet Family; and illustration of William Frederic Wallett (1808-92), English clown.

• Almost Fifty Years Under the Big Top - But Still Only Fifty Feet Ahead of the Sheriff, Part One, C. A. "Red" Sonnenberg, pp. 20-28. Sections headings include: Never Smarten Up A Sucker, Claming the Big Wind, Circus Fixers (legal adjusters), Circuses Do Change, The Velvet Ass Kid From Old Vermont, The scratch of the circus seems to have a charmed life, The Cook's Tour of Russell Bros. Pan Pacific Circus, The Unsinkable Floyd King, A Night Letter, and The Lucky Boys, Candy Butchers, and Ticket Sellers were a very versatile bunch of showmen. The articles were written in the language of the grift circus, the circus lots after WWI. Outwardly, Red Sonnenberg played the role of a show bum, underneath he was a kind-hearted understanding man, with great warmth and love. His career began circa 1920. After he retired he recorded his experiences with circus people. Illustrations include photos of Red, 1972; Sells-Floto at Chicago Coliseum; Zack Terrell, manager and owner; Fred Buchanan, owner; Noyelles Burkhart, fixer and manager; back yard of Buck Jones Wild West; Jack Tavlin, owner; Jack Tavlin's pie car; Floyd King; Cole Bros. wagons on flats, 1929; 1944 ticket wagon, Clyde Beatty-Russell Bros. Correction, p. 28, col. 2, it was Charles Hutchinson, not Fred, who spent 50 years in the red wagon. - Judy Griffin.

• Side Lights on the Circus Business, Part Thirty-Six, David W. Watt, pp. 29-38. From 1912 to 1920, Watt published his reminiscences of his days in the circus business, his experiences on the Burr Robbins and Adam Forepaugh circuses. His information should be checked with other sources. This issue's reprinted articles cover the Ringlings, John McDermott, John McLaughlin, Rose Wallace, Forepaugh, Great Indian Circus (India), Patterson & Gollmar, Barnum & Bailey, and much more. Illustrations include photos of Al Ringling Theater, Baraboo; Kit (Christopher) Carson; Ringling winter quarters wardrobe department and costume designers; 1912 Barnum & Bailey baseball team; Barnum & Bailey ladies Red Cross committe, 1917; John Patterson, carnival & circus owner; May Wirth, rider; Charles Hutchinson, Barnum & Bailey treasurer; Eddie Silbon, trapeze performer.

• 2004 Circus Historical Society Convention, Dave Price, pp. 39-42. Narrative of convention highlights and many photos of presenters. Photo page of Coney Island and Cole Bros. Circus.


Back Cover, Barnum & Bailey pageant, Lalla Rookh, 1915.

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May-June 2004, Vol. 48, No. 3

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• Front Cover, p. 2. Baby Jennie, Carson & Barnes Circus elephant. Brief information.

• Kansas City Circus Wagon Saga, Fred Dahlinger, Jr., pp. 3-17. Beggs Wagon Company, circus wagon history. Illustrations include photos of the Beggs wagon factory in Creston, Iowa; S. M. Beggs in the office, 1909; Beggs factory, Kansas City, 1908; fabricating wheels, wheel shop, 1909; Beggs calliope truck, 1920; closed baggage wagon, 1908; Beggs baggage wagons, 1911; ticket wagon, 1908; Elstun Bros. combination wagon; bandwagon, 1915; vaudeville truck wagon, 1922; Sherman "Trader" Horne, Hornes's Zoological Arena Co.; World Jungle Compound, Thousand Oaks; bandwagon, 1922 Christy Bros. with young Harry James; Eschman tableau in Mickey Mouse parade, 1955; illustration of Johnny Eschman; illustration of E. P. Horne; letterheads, advertisements.

• Strong Women and Crossed-Dressed Men: Representation of Gender by Circus Performers During the Golden Age of the American Circus, 1860-1930, Marcy W. Murray, pp. 18-23. Illustrations include photos of Eugen Sandow, strongman; Kate Sandwina; Charmion; Madam Yucca; Albert Hodgini as Miss Daisy; Herbert (Berta) Beeson; Clyde Vander (Barbette); lithograph featuring Louis Cyr, strongman; lithograph featuring Kate Sandwina, poster of 1905 Kate's act; lithograph featuring Madam Yucca; LuLu lithograph; illustration of Julian Eltinge; illustration of Ella Zoyara.

• Lew Graham, Circus Side Show Manager and Big Top Announcer, Robert J. Loeffler, pp. 24-27. Biographical information on Graham, information on managing a circus sideshow. Illustrations include photos of Lew Graham, 1907, 1908, 1913, undated.

• Half A Century Under the Big Top, Part Two, R. M. Harvey, pp. 28-36. Information written by Harvey from his memories of his years in the circus business. Some of the articles are not historically correct. Sections include: Strange facts about James Bailey and his 40-horse team publicty; Watching circus amazes some big city newsmen; Circus forced to made shady deals with officials; Prominent people did enjoy vacation with a big circus; Lions, tigers compete over animal title "King of Beasts;" Boston Mayor loved circuses. Illustrations include photos of James A. Bailey; Barnum & Bailey forty-horse hitch; William Howard Taft, President; Benjamin E. Wallace, showman; George Ade, humorist & lecturer; jungle-bred lions; James Michael Curley, Rascal Mayor of Boston; R. M. Harvey, contracting agent; advertisement, license contract.

• Side Lights on the Circus Business, Part Thirty-Five (1917), David W. Watt, pp. 37-47. From 1912 to 1920, Watt published his reminiscences of his days in the circus business, his experiences on the Burr Robbins and Adam Forepaugh circuses. His information should be checked with other sources. This issue's reprinted articles cover Charles Seeley, Lulu Davenport, George Melville, William F. Cody (Buffalo Bill), Josie DeMott, Forepaugh, and much more. Illustrations include photos of LuLu Davenport, rider; George Melville, bareback rider; burial of Buffalo Bill; Peter Conklin, clown; Josie DeMott, rider; Clarence A. Wortham, carnival owner; illustration of Adam Forepaugh; lithograph featuring Jess Willard, boxer; illustration of George Orrin, Cuban circus; Robbins & Colvin lithograph featuring Durham Bulls act.


Back Cover, Coop & Lent Circus courier, 1916

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March-April 2004, Vol. 48, No. 2

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• Front Cover, p. 2. Catalina Leibel, Leibling Bros. Circus.

• CHS 2004 Convention, p. 2. Plans for the Circus Historical Society convention, Nyack, New York.

• Circus Year in Review, 2003 Season, Fred D. Pfening, Jr., pp. 3-21. Details on circuses in 2003. Staff, acts, performers, tours, incidents for some of the shows. Deaths in the profession. Photographs, illustrations.

• Travels of the Showman Perry G. Lowery, Clifford Edward Watkins, pp. 22-26. Lowery was a gifted African-American musician with the circus 1900-1940s. Illustrations include photos of Perry George Lowery; 1907 Lowery band; P. G. Lowery & Co. early 1920s; Lowery band and minstrels on RBBB; Lowery band on Asia bandwagon, 1936; Lowery group on Cole Bros., 1942.

• Wild Animal Trainers, p. 27. Photographs of John "Tarzan" Zerbini, Terrell Jacobs, Alfred Court, Robert MacPherson, Prof. George Keller, Blackaman.

• Jack Joyce, Two Generations, John Daniel Draper, pp. 28-34. John Edward Joyce, 1876-1934, and John James Joyce, 1910-1978 and other Joyce family members. Horsemanship and animal training. Illustrations include photos of John James "Jack" Joyce Jr.; Joyce Sr. with liberty horses; Jack Joyce at winter quarters, 1935; Jack Joyce, 1935; Martha Large Joyce, 1933; Jack Joyce, Harry Rooks, Rudy Rudynoff with liberty horses, 1935; Jack Joyce with seal act, 1938; Jack Joyce with camel group; Joyce's Jungle Carnival, 1958; Joyce with liberty horse act; Joyce mixed exotic animal act.

• Bill Kasiska's Letterheads, p. 35. Beggs Wagon Co., 1914.

• Side Lights on the Circus Business, Part Thirty-Four (1917), David W. Watt, pp. 36-47. From 1912 to 1920, Watt published his reminiscences of his days in the circus business, his experiences on the Burr Robbins and Adam Forepaugh circuses. His information should be checked with other sources. This issue's reprinted articles cover James Robinson, Nate Salsbury, Tony Denier, Forepaugh, and much more. Illustrations include photos of Tony Pastor, theater owner; John G. Robinson; Willard Douglas Coxey, press agent; clown band, Patterson-Gollmar, 1917; May Wirth, rider; herald featuring James Robinson, bareback rider; illustration of Nate Salsbury; Jess Willard; Ben Lusbie, lightning ticket seller.


Back Cover, Hagenbeck-Wallace Circus courier, 1913

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January-February 2004, Vol. 48, No. 1

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• Front Cover, p. 2. 1941 Old King Cole and Mother Goose spec, Ringling-Barnum Circus.

• CHS 2004 Convention, p. 2. Plans for the Circus Historical Society convention, Nyack, New York.

• Spec-ology of the Circus, Part Two, Fred D. Pfening, Jr. pp. 3-21. History of the circus Spectacle, 1918 to recent years, many photos, lithographs, illustrations, descriptions. Read this article online!

• Willie O'Dale and Willie O'Dell, John Daniel Draper, pp. 22-25. Biographical information on these two equestrian riders and their performances. Also the unrelated Charles O'Dell and Cyse O'Dell. Illustrations include photos of Cyse O'Dell, 1924, 1924, 1930s; newspaper advertisement featuring Wm. O'Dell; lithograph featuring Willie O'Dell, 1888.

• Interesting Bill Stands, pp. 26-27. Photos of the large bill stands for Mighty Haag, Sells, Forepaugh, Robinson's, Seils-Sterling, Downie & Wheeler, John H. Sparks. An interesting photo of an electric trolley totally wrapped with posters for the 101 Ranch.

• Half a Century Under the Big Top, R. M. Harvey, pp. 28-32. Robert M. Harvey's fifty year career as a circus executive, personal memories, early to mid 1900s. The "Flying Squadron" trouble shooters (the advance). Troubles of bareback riders rivalry in choice of costume. A very embarrassing moment while visiting a Cuban circus. Illustrations include photos of R. M. Harvey; 1902 Great Wallace bill stands; Blanche Reed, rider.

• Side Lights on the Circus Business, Part Thirty-Three, David W. Watt, pp. 33-43. From 1912 to 1920, Watt published his reminiscences of his days in the circus business, his experiences on the Burr Robbins and Adam Forepaugh circuses. His information should be checked with other sources. This issue's reprinted articles cover Buffalo Bill (W. F. Cody), Forepaugh, George F. Holland, James Robinson, Nate Salsbury, and more. Illustrations include photos of Buffalo Bill; Al G. Barnes, showman; U.S. Motorized Circus trucks; Richard Ringling's circus; Billy Lorette, clown; George Holland Jr., rider; John Philip Sousa; James Robinson; Nate Salsbury; illustration of Adam Forepaugh, Jr. & Sr.

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November-December 2003, Vol. 47, No. 6

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• Front Cover, p. 67. An image of the recently discovered 1883 Jumbo lithograph (Barnum, Bailey & Hutchinson), the first new Jumbo bill to come to light in over 40 years! Additional information.

• Spec-ology of the Circus, Part One, Fred D. Pfening, Jr. pp. 4-20. History of the circus Spectacle, 1793 to recent years, many illustrations, descriptions. read this article online!

• Horseless in Nashville, 1864, Stuart Thayer, pp. 23-24. Howes & Norton's Champion Circus' experiences at Nashville around the time of the 1864 Battle of Nashville. Illustrations include portrait of talking clown John Lowlow and show's newspaper advertisement.

• Bill English, the Harvard Circusman, Al Stencell, pp. 26-30. Biographical information on English. Grift, circus life, 1950-90s circuses - Beatty-Cole, Sells & Gray, Hanneford, and others. Illustrations include photos of English, Beatty-Cole, Sells & Gray.

• Clown Lithos, pp. 31-32. Posters of clowns on Barnum & Bailey, Robbins Bros., Sparks, Chase & Son, Cronin Bros., Cole & Rogers, Hagenbeck-Wallace, Sam B. Dill's, Beatty-Cole, RBBB, Sells-Floto, Al G. Barnes, Gentry Bros., Clyde Beatty.

• Bill Kasiska's Letterheads, p 34. Letterhead, Sells Bros. Enormous United Shows, 1895, and Peter Sells' letter to Strobridge Lithograph Co.

• Eloise Berchtold's Last Performance, Giovanni Iuliani, pp. 36-39. Berchtold was an animal trainer in the 1900s. Gatini Circus details and events, Canada, 1977. Berchtold toured with this circus and died in the ring. Illustrations include photos of Berchtold's act, her elephant Teak, and the cover of the Gatini program.

• Star Back Review, Joanne Joys, pp. 42-44. Review of Jane M. Davis' book, The Circus Age: Culture and Society Under the American Big Top.

• Youth Circus Today, Robert Sugarman, pp. 46-50. Peru Amateur Circus (Indiana), Sailor Circus (Sarasota, FL), Fren Street Circus (San Diego, CA), Circus Juventas (St. Paul, MN), Hilltop Circus (Waldorf School, NH), Wenatachee Youth Circus (WA), Circus Smirkus (VT) summer camps, and many others. Illustrations include photos of many of these circuses; Reg Bolton, youth circus pioneer; Circus Juventas program.

• Robert H. Brisendine, 1922-2003, Richard J. Reynolds, III, pp. 52-53. Brisbane was a circus historian who was particularly interested in circus routes and show dates. While he never published any of his research, he left his entire collection, including all of his research notes, to the Robert W. Woodruff Library at Emory University, Atlanta, Georgia. The Brisendine collection is available for study by circus historians.

• Side Lights on the Circus Business, Part Thirty-Two (1916), David W. Watt, pp. 56-65. From 1912 to 1920, Watt published his reminiscences of his days in the circus business, his experiences on the Burr Robbins and Adam Forepaugh circuses. His information should be checked with other sources. This issue's reprinted articles cover Forepaugh, Burr Robbins, William F. Cody, Showmen's League of America, Great Eastern, Shipp & Feltus, James A. Bailey, animal acts, the Stickneys, and much more. Illustrations include photos of Burr Robbins winter quarters; Clarence A. Wortham, carnival man; Wortham carnival train; E. Darwin Colvin; Capt. Jack Bonavita, Bostock animal trainer; Bostock animal arena; Josie DeMott, lady rider; William F. Cody; John Agee, equestrian director; Gred G. Warrell, Ringling manager; portrait of John A. Forepaugh; Shipp & Feltus letterhead.

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September-October 2003, Vol. 47, No. 5

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• Front Cover, p. 2. Charles "Chappie" Philip Fox, circus historian.

• Charles Philip Fox, p. 3. Career of "Chappie" Fox, a published circus historian, director of the Circus World Museum and the Ringling-Barnum Circus World theme park.

• Traveling With the Big One in 1953, William C. Taggart, pp. 4-21. Insider details of Ringling Bros. and Barnum and Bailey, season of 1953. Taggart was a groom in the Ringling-Barnum ring stock department, summer 1953. Illustrations include photos of Taggart; Frank Selock, superintendent of ring stock; unloading performing horses; ring stock horses; ring stock horse tent; veternarians Higgins & Henderson; Talley Ho wagon; Oscar Konyot, animal trainer; Emmett Kelly, clown; Count Angelo Nicholas, equestrian director; Marion Seifert, dressage rider; Roberto de Vasconcellos, dressage rider; Otto Griebling, clown; commisary and pay wagon; Deafy, blacksmith; automatic dish washer; Elsie Jung and husband Paul; sideshow; ticket wagons and show entrance.

• Castellos, A Family of Famous Riders, John Daniel Draper, pp. 22-28. Dan Castello was a partner with W. C. Coup and P. T. Barnum in the early 1870s. Article traces the Castello family of circus riders that originated with a David Loughlin who took the professional name of Castello from his early teacher Dan Castello. Illustrations include photos of Ada Castello, 1889; Riding Castellos, 1918; Dave Castello Sr.; Hagenback-Wallace 1920; Orrin Davenport's riding act; Davenports, Ringling-Barnum circa 1924; Dave Castello Jr., 1925; 1928 Castello letterhead.

• Bill Kasiska's Letterheads, p. 29. Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey Circus letterhead designed by Roland Butler in 1929.

• Three Reviews of the 1922 Ringling-Barnum Circus Opening, Gordon Whyte, pp. 30-38. Details of the show taken from Billboard and Variety. Illustrations include photos of Mabel Stark, animal trainer; steel arenas, Madison Square Garden; Ella Bradna's act; Seigrist-Silbon Troupe, trapeze; performing elephants; Mickey Graves, property superintendent; Zip; Lillian Leitzel; Harry Rittely's table rock; mother and baby hippos; Lentiani, three legged man; 1922 program cover.

• Side Lights on the Circus Business, Part Thirty-One (1916), David W. Watt, pp. 39-46. From 1912 to 1920, Watt published his reminiscences of his days in the circus business, his experiences on the Burr Robbins and Adam Forepaugh circuses. His information should be checked with other sources. This issue's reprinted articles cover Charlie Reed, advertising car manager; Frank Gormley, Burr Robbins treasurer, etc.; Howe's Great London 1870s; Ringlings; Forepaugh; Gollmar; Sells-Floto; Buffalo Bill; and more. Illustrations include photos of H. H. Tammen, Sells-Floto owner; Siegrist-Silbon, trapeze; George Arlington, Miller Bros. 101 Ranch; illustration of an early Forepaugh advertising car; 1872 Howe's advertisement; Golmar Bros. 24-sheet poster; Forepaugh lithograph featuring elephant Bolivar.


Back Cover, 1929 Downie Bros. Circus courier

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July-August 2003, Vol. 47, No. 4

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• Front Cover, p. 2. Barnum & Bailey white ticket wagon, 1903.

• Corrections, p. 2. Correction, May-June 2003 issue, p. 34.

• Influence of the Circus on European Armys, Robert J. Loeffler, pp. 3-23. Loeffler reviews all the press and other published accounts of stories about the methods of the circus that was of "interest to the enemy of the Allies in Europe," WWI. Buffalo Bill's Wild West; Barnum & Bailey. Circus loading and unloading methods, cookhouse and equipment. Loeffler uncovered documentation revealing that the German army adopted circus loading methods from American railroads, who, in turn, got the methods from the circus - not as a direct result of exposure to the circus. Illustrations include photos of Barnum & Bailey at Olympia; Barnum European train; cookhouse wagon; unloading; Buffalo Bill train, range wagon; Zoo Circus flat cars, 1926; piggyback flat, 1967; army piggyback cars, 1999; field kitchen, WWI; army ranges; German piggyback car, 1962; Ringling cookhouse, 1895; Burr Robbins range wagon, 1883; US Army field kitchen; Jones Bros. ranges, 1915; WWII German field kitchen truck; Ringling-Barnum cookhouse, 1924; Quad ranges, Ringling-Barnum, 1936; Ringling-Barnum, early 1920s.

• All About Camels and the Circus, Bill Johnston & Fred D. Pfening, Jr., pp. 24-31. Camels in menageries, parades, pulling wagons, pageants (specs), races, camel acts. Illustrations include photos of a sixteen camel hitch, John Robinson, circa 1900; four camel hitch, John Robinson, circa 1900; Ringling sixteen camel hitch; one camel hitch, Norris & Rowe, circa 1905; performing camels, Gentry Bros. circa 1910; two camel hitch, Sells-Floto, circa 1910; four camel hitch, John Robinson, early 1920s; 1934 Hagenbeck-Wallace camel hitch; Nellie Dutton & performing camel Bagdad; Jack Joyce & four performing camels, 1952; John Herriott's animal act, Mills Bros., 1965; Bobby Gibbs & camels, Big Apple, 1988; Dave Hale & sixteen camel hitch, 1996; Micah Williams and Dave Hale camels, 2003; advertisements showing camel teams, 1870s.

• Circus Historical Society Convention, Peru Indiana July 16-19, 2003, Robert Sabia, pp. 32-34. Highlights and photographs of the convention.

• Frank A. Robbins, A Postlogue, Robert Sabia, pp. 35-37. Robbins, 1916 - 1920. Follow-up on Robbins family members in the circus. Illustrations include photos of Cook & Wilson circus train; Frank A. Robbins; train and tableau wagon, Eschman Circus, 1917; Milton Robbins, 1947; Milt Robbins, sideshow opening, Hoxie Bros.; George Hamid letterhead, 1917.

• Animal Lithos, p. 38. Illustrations of animal posters, Al G. Barnes, John Robinson, Sells-Floto, Ringling-Barnum, Barnum & Bailey, Cole Bros.

• Side Lights on the Circus Business, Part Thirty, David W. Watt (1916), pp. 39-47. From 1912 to 1920, Watt published his reminiscences of his days in the circus business, his experiences on the Burr Robbins and Adam Forepaugh circuses. His information should be checked with other sources. This issue's reprinted articles cover press agent Tody Hamilton; Burr Robbins; Coop & Lent; Adrienne sisters; elephant Mary; Fred Billings, Barnum & Costello; Hagenbeck Wallace; Forepaugh; John Wilson, John Robinson show; James Robinson, rider; James A. Bailey; Orrin Bros.; C. C. "Cash" Williams, circus band; Al G. Barnes; animal trainers - big cats; and more. Illustrations include photos of Tody Hamilton; William F. Cody; Downie & Wheeler train; Coop & Lent marquee, 1916; Sparks' elephant Mary, 1916; Ed Ballard, Hagenbeck-Wallace owner; Charles E. Cory, manager, Hagenbeck-Wallace; James Robinson, rider; Capt. Dutch Ricardo, wild animal trainer.


Back Cover, Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey courier, 1935.

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May-June 2003, Vol. 47, No. 3

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• Front Cover, p. 2. 1882 Sells Bros. Circus lithograph featuring equestrian Charles Fish.

• 2003 CHS Convention, p. 2. Plans for the Circus Historical Society convention, Peru, Indiana.

• Lillian Leitzel, A Circus Diva, Fred D. Pfening, Jr., pp. 3-10. 'World's greatest woman aerialist.' Biography of the "world's greatest woman aerialist," with many photos, 1905-1930, posters. Leitzel fell in Copenhagen in 1931, when her rigging for her aerial act failed. She died two days later. Photographs, illustrations.

• Random Recollections, Lillian Leitzel (1892-1931), pp. 11-15. As told to Paul Brown, fall 1930 interview. Illustrations and photographs of Leitzel.

• Charles W. Fish, John Daniel Draper, pp. 16-23, read this article online! Fish was a famous circus trick rider. Illustrations include photos of Fish; lithographs, couriers, posters, advertisements featuring Fish.

• Frank A. Robbins, A Supplement, Robert Sabia, pp. 24-27. Additional information from newly found collection with a wealth of Frank A. Robbins material. Also circus ads and programs, economics of programming. Illustrations include photos of Robbins; Robbins billstand, 1911; Robbins' obituary; advertisements; Robbins' tombstone.

• Side Lights on the Circus Business, Part Twenty-nine (1916), David W. Watt, pp. 28-43. From 1912 to 1920, Watt published his reminiscences of his days in the circus business, his experiences on the Burr Robbins and Adam Forepaugh circuses. His information should be checked with other sources. This issue's reprinted articles cover Forepaugh; Jules Turnour, clown; Burr Robbins; Ringling; Coop & Lent; Emma C. Miller, press agent; Buffalo Bill; Mabel Stark, animal trainer; Robert Stickney, circus rider; Al G. Barnes; elephant Tina; sea lions; elephant Mary; Society circuses; Zazel, wife of George Starr; American Circus Corporation; William Parmley, "Broncho Bill"; the Dockrills; and more. Illustrations include photos of J. B. Austin, Ringling contractor; Al G. Barnes bandwagon, advertising car; Reno McCree, rider; Al G. Barnes; William K. Peck, Barnes associate; Robert Stickney, rider; sea lion; performing elephant; Zazel, human cannon ball; Frank P. Spellman, U.S. Motorized Circus; elephant banner, Hagenbeck-Wallace, 1916 parade; George O. Starr, manager, Barnum & Bailey; Barnum & Bailey baseball team; R. H. Dockrill & Madam Dockrill; Fred Warrell, Ringling superintendent; Jules Turnour, clown.


Back Cover, 1906 Campbell Bros. courier

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March-April 2003, Vol. 47, No. 2

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• Front Cover, p. 2. Pat White with Hawthorn tiger, Sterling & Reid Circus, 2002.

• Circus Year in Review, The 2002 Season, Fred D. Pfening, Jr., pp. 4-26. Details of the world of the circus for 2002. Staff, acts, performers, tours for some of the shows. Many photos, 2002 circus programs, posters.

• Conversation with Mickey King, Steve Gossard, pp. 27-30. Mickey King, a well-known trapeze artist 1900s. Trapeze act history. Illustrations include photos of King; Antoinette Concello, King's sister; Ward training barn, Bloomington, IL; Edward & Jennie Ward, trapeze performers.

• Frank A. Robbins, A Most Successful Failure, Part Eighteen, Robert Sabia, pp. 31-38. Season of 1915, 35th annual tour. From winter quarters to the end of the season when show was attached, the end of a disastrous season and the last for the Robbins show. Illustrations include photo of Henry Kern, Robbins bandmaster; Robbins lithographs; newspaper advertisements; La Tena Circus letterhead; Robbins special pass, 1915; Welsh Bros.

• Cirque de Monte Carlo, p. 39. Short history of this Feld show, details, performers, etc., and photos of the 1979 US tour.

• Side Lights on the Circus Business, Part Twenty-eight, David W. Watt, pp. 40-51. From 1912 to 1920, Watt published his reminiscences of his days in the circus business, his experiences on the Burr Robbins and Adam Forepaugh circuses. His information should be checked with other sources. This issue's reprinted articles cover Ben Lusbie, lightning ticket seller; Frank A. Robbins show; Frank Oakley, "Silvers," the clown; Mike Coyle, contracting agent; ticket wagons; Col. W. F. Cody; Frank Morris, side show talker; Ringlings; Al G. Barnes; Sells Floto; Coop & Lent; Cal Towers, sideshow manager; Orrin Hollis, bareback rider; "Stick" Davenport, rider; and more. Illustrations include photos of Mike Coyle, Forepaugh agent; Ringling Bros., Chicago; Al G. Barnes 1916 band & bandwagon truck; Frank Gotch, champion wrestler, Sells-Floto 1916; Orrin & Melvins Hollis, Nettie Greer, riders; Murray Pennock, agent; Ringling Cinderella lithograph; Coop & Lent letterhead, 1916; Gollmar Bros. newspaper advertisement, 1916.


Back Cover, 1922 Ringling-Barnum courier.

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January-February 2003, Vol. 47, No. 1

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• Front Cover, p. 2. Sells Bros. Circus courier, 1884.

• Candy and the Circus Go Hand-IN-Hand, Robert J. Loeffler, pp. 4-15. History of candy stand, candy privilege, confections. read this article online! Illustrations include photos of menagerie candy stands on various shows, 1890-1932; midway candy stands on various shows, 1890-2002; Sparks candy butchers, 1928; 1931 Ringling-Barnum butcher; candy department, Cole Bros., 1937; candy company advertisements in circus programs.

• Great American Riders, 3. James Robinson "The Man Who Rides," Stuart Thayer, pp. 16-22. James Michael Fitzgerald known as James Robinson, champion bareback circus rider, 1838-1917. Illustrations include photos of James Robinson, 1862, 1876, undated with his son; illustration of James Robinson performing; Robinson in England handbill; illustration of Robinson's "Jockey Act," 1866; Great London lithograph featuring Robinson; lithograph 1882 Ryan & Robinson show; newspaper advertisements.

• Frank A. Robbins, A Most Successful Failure, Part Seventeen, Robert Sabia, pp. 23-34. Details of the season of 1914 with much information on the circus and circus management. Illustrations include photos of William P. Hall & his circus farm; Kenneth Waite, clown; Horace Laird, clown; Barnum & Bailey 1914 ladies band; Robbins liberty act; 1914 Robbins letterhead; newspaper advertisements; Robbins program, songster, poster; Hillary Long's "Walking on the Head" act.

• Side Lights on the Circus Business, Part Twenty-seven (1916), David W. Watt, pp. 35-47. From 1912 to 1920, Watt published his reminiscences of his days in the circus business, his experiences on the Burr Robbins and Adam Forepaugh circuses. His information should be checked with other sources. This issue's reprinted articles cover Fred Collier,animal trainer; John Gross, ticket wagon guard; 1916 circus season; Diabolo, fire king; elephant Hero; Orton Bros.; Coop & Lent; Lou Williams and George Osborne, extra front door men; Rhoda Royal; performing horses; Michael Rooney, bareback rider; John Davenport, father of Davenport family bareback riders; Miller Bros. and Arlington 101 Wild West; Forepaugh; James A. Bailey; Al Ringling; Coup & Lent; Col. William F. Cody (Buffalo Bill); Frank Palmer, boss hostler; Frank Oakley, "Silvers" the clown; Josie DeMott, bareback rider; George Hartzell, clown; and more. Illustrations include photos of Rhoda Royal, menage, 1916; Jess Willard, champion boxer; Frank Gotch, champion wrestler, 1899; Orton Bros. elephant Hero; Peter Taylor, animal trainer; Mike Rooney, bareback rider; Edward Arlington, co-owner, 101 Ranch Wild West; Coop & Lent big top, 1916; George Hartzell, clown; Cole Younger, outlaw; 1916 Buffalo Bill-101 Ranch program cover.


Back Cover, 1904 Pawnee Bill Wild West courier featuring the Japanese Cavalry and the Russian Cossacks.

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November-December 2002, Vol. 46, No. 6

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• Front Cover, p. 90. New Great Pacific, circa 1880-81, "New Grand Thunder-Keyed and Lute-Toned Mechanical Steam Orchestra, artist's rendition of calliope.

• 2003 CHS Convention, p. 90. Plans for the Circus Historical Society convention at Peru, Indiana.

• Ethical Considerations for the Conservation of Circus Posters, Neil C. Cockerline, pp. 4-13. History of the circus poster, their manufacture, types, use. Circus advertising, advance, billposting. Illustrations include many posters, lithographs, bill stand, window cards.

• Tom Mix, His Life, His Films and His Circus, Fred D. Pfening, Jr., pp. 17-30, read this article online! Illustrations include photos of Tom Mix in the army, age 20; Tom Mix 1923, 1931, 1936, 1938, undated; Mix's circus on lot, 1936; advance advertising semi, 1936; cookhouse kitchen, 1936; inside the big top, 1936; side show, 1936; Mix semi; Max Gruber's Oddities of the Jungle act; elephant, opening spec; ticket wagon; Carl Robinson and Mix band; Mabel Ward Mix; lot view, undated; lot view 1937; Jack Burslem, cand stands, Dial Turney, manager and Charles F. Warrell, asst. manager; Mix poster for 1926 film; Mix lobby poster, 1928 film; Mix lobby poster, 1935 serial; newspaper advertisements; program cover; billboard.

• From Horse Power to Horsepower, The Caterpiller Tractor and the Circus, Fred Dahlinger, Jr., pp. 33-38. Section titles: The Horse Culture of the Circus, Internal Combustion Moves America, Modernization at the Circus, Crawler Tractors and Traveling Shows, Caterpiller Tractors for the Circus, Caterpillar Tractors Do More Than Move the Circus. Illustrations include photos of panoramic view of Ringling-Barnum horses, 1936; Al G. Barnes calliope truck; Two Bills truck; steam calliope pulled by truck, 1920s; tractor pulling circus wagon, 1946; tractor on lot, 1935; early tractor on Ringling Bros. lot, mid-1910s; Mack truck on lot; tractors moving giraffe wagons, 1927; tractor pulling water wagon; Ringling-Barnum Cat with hoops allowing it to go under canvas; power attachment lifting bale of canvas; Arthur Bros. cat, 1945; tractor with cage apparatus, 1938; lithograph featuring Case traction engine, Ringling Bros., 1892.

• Life and Times of Joe Bradbury, A Biographical Sketch, Richard J. Reynolds III, pp. 40-48. Bradbury wrote about circuses for more than a half century. His primary interest was the history of circus wagons, reviews of present and past shows and stories of circus showmen. The collaborative work of Bradbury, Woodcock, Parkinson and Conover is the foundation of circus wagon history. He was president of CHS 1964-65 and associate editor of Bandwagon for 42 years. Illustrations include photos of Bradbury; Ringling-Barnum unloading, 1947; Al G. Barnes-Sells-Floto sea lion cage, 1938; Al G. Barnes-Sells-Floto train, 1938; Downie Bros. on lot, 1936; Circus Hermanos Vazquez, 2002.

• 2002 Circus Historical Society Convention, Dave Price, pp. 52-53. Convention highlights and many photos of presenters.

• Hanlon Brothers: Muscle Kings of Christendom, Robert Kitchen, pp. 56-60. The Hanlon Brothers were well-known gymnasts and trapeze artists, 1800s. William performed the "Zampilarestation," in which he passed from one trapeze to another for a distance of about 118 feet. Illustrations include drawings of five Hanlon brothers; William Hanlon performing "Zampillarestation;" Thomas Hanlon performing the L'Eschelle Perileuse, 1860; William Hanlon performing "Zampillaerostation," 1861; photo of William, Alfred & George Hanlon.

• Frank A. Robbins, A Most Successful Failure, Part Sixteen, Robert Sabia, pp. 62-73. Season of 1913, Robbins had to decide to sell out, do the season or hope to combine with another show. Unable to sell or merge, he toured the midwest and New England. Season and show details. Illustrations include photos of Hagenbeck-Wallace winter quarters, flood of 1913; Calr Hagenbeck tableau; Henry Kern's big show band, 1913; newspaper advertisements; Robbins show lithograph, 1913; Wyoming Bill Wild West program, 1913; Young Buffalo Wild West, letterhead; Sanger's, 1913 (letterhead); Tompkins Real Wild West, 1913; Downie & Wheeler's, 1913 (letterhead)

• Side Lights on the Circus Business, Part Twenty-six, David W. Watt, pp. 76-85. From 1912 to 1920, Watt published his reminiscences of his days in the circus business, his experiences on the Burr Robbins and Adam Forepaugh circuses. His information should be checked with other sources. This issue's reprinted articles cover Burr Robbins; elephant Babe; James Hennessy, circus band cornet player; Buffalo Bill; Forepaugh; Edward Austin, boss hostler; Irene Woodward, tatooed woman; press agents Cooke, Davis, Lawrence, Durand, Coxey, Whiting Allen; Sparks show; Showmen's League of America; Al Ringling; Forepaugh; and much more. Illustrations include photos of Burr Robbins advance car, 1887; Burr Robbins elephants; Spencer Alexander, Ringling superintendent of baggage stock; W. D. Coxey, Ringling press agent; Albert Ringling; Al Ringling home and grave; Billie Burke songster; drawing of W. W. Durand, press agent; newspaper advertisements.

• Bill Kasiska's Letterheads, p. 87. Beggs Wagon Company, letterhead used from 1912 to 1915.

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September-October 2002, Vol. 46, No. 5

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• Front Cover, p. 47. A window card featuring the Cliff Gregg cannon act, 1930.

• Joseph Thomas Bradbury, p. 3. Bradbury died in 2002, a circus historian and past CHS president. Photograph.

• Stickneys, Great American Classical Riders, John Daniel Draper, pp. 4-13. The careers of this large family of performers that spanned 1827 - 1920. Illustrations include photos of Samuel Peckhill Stickney, founder of the great riding family; Robert Theodore Stickney, rider; Stickney & Donovan Circus performers, 1897; Emma Stickney, 1910; Emma and Emily Stickney, 1914; Robert D. Stickney family, 1899; Louise DeMott Stickney, 1909; advertisement featuring Robert Stickney; Stickney Circus advertisement, 1869; Great Wallace lithograph featuring Robert Stickney, 1905; drawing of Robert D. Stickney.

• Oldtime Circus Fixers, Legal Adjusters, C. A. "Red" Sonnenberg, pp. 14-16. Early 1900s circuses and the role and careers of their legal adjusters. Illustrations include photos of Sonnenberg; Herbert "Judge" Duval; Noyelle Burkhart; Gordon Calvit; Joe Haworth.

• Frank A. Robbins, A Most Successful Failure, Part Fifteen, Robert Sabia, pp. 18-29. The 1912 season. Performers, acts, circus management. Illustrations include photos of bandwagon, 1912; side show bannerline, 1912; cage wagons in parade, 1912, undated; tandem hitch, 1912; newspaper advertisements; 1912 Robbins lithograph featuring Young Hercules catching the cannon ball; Prairie Lillie Wild West letterhead; Sparks poster. Correction, p. 19, photo caption, the bandwagon was acquired from Bridgeport, not the Danny Robinson Circus. It is the Howes Great London Car of Caledonia. - Stuart Thayer.

• Hunt Bros. Circus Winter Quarters, p. 30. Photo essay with a brief history of the show. Photos: aerial view of winter quarters; elephants; trucks; barn; Circus Animal Farm entrance.

• Side Lights on the Circus Business, Part Twenty-five, David W. Watt, pp. 31-46. From 1912 to 1920, Watt published his reminiscences of his days in the circus business, his experiences on the Burr Robbins and Adam Forepaugh circuses. His information should be checked with other sources. This issue's reprinted articles cover P. T. Barnum; 1915 season; George K. Steele, advance; George O. Starr; Johnny Smith, George V. Gray, George Ganweiler, circus musicians; Frank A. Robbins show failure; Frank Bell, clown; Lem Munson, contortionist; Frank Hunt, "Miss Frankie Hunt" bareback rider; Hagenbeck Wallace; George Arlington, privileges; Louise Montague, $10,000 beauty; Burr Robbins; elephant Babe; Herbert Bros., atheletes; and more. Illustrations include photos of Jenny Lind, Swedish Nightingale; George Ganweiler, bandmaster; Frank A. Robbins, owner; Ed Ballard, owner; George Arlington, privileges manager; Louis Montague, $10,000 beauty; inside Ringling Bros. dining car; interior, Al Ringling theater; Hugo Bros. letterhead, 1915; drawing of Zazel, human cannonball; Shipp & Feltus letterhead; Miller Bros. 101 Ranch newspaper advertisement.

• Bill Kasiska's Letterheads, p. 46. Davidson Bros. Circus, operated by James and John Davidson, 1927. Illustration.


Back Cover, p. 47. Orange Bros. 1927 courier. Brief information.

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July-August 2002, Vol. 46, No. 4

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• Front Cover, p. 2. Pawah, white elephant, Ringling-Barnum 1927.

• Correction, p. 2. Correction, Frank A. Robbins article, May-June 2002 issue.

• Great American Riders, 2. Eaton Stone, "The Devil Rider," Stuart Thayer, pp. 4-9. Stone was a bareback rider, 1831-1866. He earned the title "Devil Rider" in Cuba and was said to have "careened around the arena with a velocity almost painful to look at." Article includes the only photo of Stone found. In it he is age 83, wearing the costume made for him by Indian women about 1839. Other illustrations are two posters circa 1851 and early newspaper advertisements.

• Getting the Show on the Road, Contracting a Circus in 1901, John Polacsek, pp. 10-15. Circus general agent's roles, responsibilities and details of their life on the road. Illustrations include Goodrich Shows letterhead, 1901; 1901 printing company letter; Goodrich contract issue; Goodrich herald, 1900; 1901 route card; complimentary ticket.

• Circus Royale, Circus of Illlusion, John H. McConnell, pp. 16-19. Information from show records for the show's World Premier Tour 1987-1988. Insights into how and why the show was conceived, produced and toured. Before framing this show, McConnell was general manager of the Big Apple Circus. Details on circus management. Illustrations include photos of Circus Royal cast; ringmaster David Hibling; aerialist Debbie Chapman; Mike and Tricia Phillips; clown Terry Parsons; Trampoline Guys; interior of show at Detroit; program cover.

• DeWayne Bros. Circus, p. 20. Photo essay. Ted DeWayne toured California 1946-1972. Photographs, menagerie, show on lot, trucks, and performing ponies.

• Frank A. Robbins, A Most Successful Failure, Part Fourteen, Robert Sabia, pp. 21-35. Season of 1911. Continued saga of this circus showman's yearly struggles. Information on acts, performers, incidents, circus management. Illustrations include photos of advance car; LaBelle Calipha, sideshow dancer; James Burns, wire walker; clown James DuVal; Herbert brothers, acrobats; James E. Gordon, press and mail agent; big show band; route book cover; Robbins biplane lithograph; California Frank's Wild West advertisement; newspaper advertisements; Robbins letterhead, 1911.

• Side Lights on the Circus Business, Part Twenty-four (1915), David W. Watt, pp. 36-47. From 1912 to 1920, Watt published his reminiscences of his days in the circus business, his experiences on the Burr Robbins and Adam Forepaugh circuses. His information should be checked with other sources. This issue's reprinted articles cover Burr Robbins; Billy Rice, minstrel; Barton & Bailey; Hagenbeck Wallace; Sells Floto; Buffalo Bill; settling claims; W. F. "Doc" Gardner, advance; Charles Hutchinson, treasurer Barnum & Bailey; Jay Rial, press agent; Silbons, aerial artists; Tody Hamilton, press agent; Sparks circus; Rhoda Royal; Frank Lewis "Major Dumond," lion tamer; Billy Burke, clown; and more. Illustrations include photos of Barnum & Bailey tableau wagon; Howes Great London tableau decorated with opposition sign; Charles Hutchinson; R. E. "Tody" Hamilton, press agent; wild animal circus on Great Patterson carnival; clown Frank "Silvers" Oakley; newspaper advertisements; Luella Forepaugh Fish decorated envelope; Siegrist-Sibon letterhead; clown Billy Burke, Barnum & London lithograph; Daisy Belmont, rider.


Back Cover, Miller Bros. & Arlington 101 Ranch Wild West, 1912.

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May-June 2002, Vol. 46, No. 3

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• Front Cover, p. 2. Frank A. Robbins show, circa 1906.

• 2002 CHS Convention, p. 2. Update on the Circus Historical Society convention, Toronto, Canada.

• Heber Bros. Greater Show, Robert A. Heber, pp. 4-8. And More About Heber Bros. Circus, Fred D. Pfening, Jr., pp. 8-14. Details and history of this wagon show, circa 1907-1917. Family history starting circa 1879. Pfening provides additional information on show origin, details of seasons 1908-1917, family history and entry into the entertainment business. Illustrations include photos of Heber Bros. band & marquee, 1909; dining tent & cook wagon; inside the cook wagon; Heber draft stock; bandwagons; band lined up for grand entry; band at front door; 1913 lot scene; band playing pre-show concert; Heber Bros. wagons on the road; 1911 billstand; advance bill posting crew, 1914; Reginald C. "Pop" Heber, founder; Heber letterhead; newspaper advertisements; program cover; Heber herald.

• History of Animal Shows at the Saint Louis Zoo, Jim Alexander, pp. 15-21. The zoo's arena shows, 1900s. Illustrations include photos of the animal amphitheater; 1952 elephant act; 1952 chimp show; Jules Jacot's cat act, 1954; Jules and tiger; chimps riding ponies; sea lion show, 1981; elephant band.

• Frank A. Robbins, A Most Successful Failure, Part Thirteen, Robert Sabia, pp. 22-29. The 1910 season, winter quarters preparation, season's acts and incidents. Circus life and management. Illustrations include photos of Dave Costello Sr., rider, 1910; tableau, 1910; sideshow opening; Robbins elephants, 1910; advertisement.

• 1930s Post Cards of Hagenbeck-Wallace Winter Quarters, p. 30. Photograph of horse and rider, lion act, aerial view of winter quarters, winter quarters, elephant act.

• Side Lights on the Circus Business, Part Twenty-Three, David W. Watt, pp. 31-39. From 1912 to 1920, Watt published his reminiscences of his days in the circus business, his experiences on the Burr Robbins and Adam Forepaugh circuses. His information should be checked with other sources. This issue's reprinted articles cover Forepaugh; William A. Pinkerton, detective; George "Popcorn" Hall, showman; Warren A. Patrick, treasurer and bookeeper; Dan Rice; Marks family, riders; Hagenbeck Wallace; Arthur Davis, various roles; and more. Illustrations include photos of Ringling show on lot 1915; George "Popcorn" Hall, showman; Bert Cole, announcer; Warren A. Patrick; Albert Ringling; Minnie Marks, rider; drawing of Captain Bates & wife, giants; Norris & Rowe advertisement.



Back Cover, Robbins Bros. Circus courier, 1938. Brief information, p. 2.

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March-April 2002, Vol. 46, No. 2

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• Front Cover, p. 2. Kelly-Miller Circus owner David Rawls and Delilah Rosales presenting the elephant Nina, 2001.

• 2002 CHS Convention, p. 2. Plans for the Circus Historical Society convention at Toronto, Canada.

• Corrections, p. 2. Corrections for the Ringling-Barnum coach history article, Jan-Feb 2002 issue, are included on pp. 52A, 52B of this issue.

• Circus Year in Review, The 2001 Season, Fred D. Pfening, Jr., pp. 4-25. Pfening's annual review of 2001 circuses, accompanied by many photographs and illustrations. Information on staff, acts, performers, equipment, etc. for some of the shows. Deaths in the profession. Includes the effect of 9-11 on circuses.

• Cookes, Forgotten Equestrians of the Circus, John Daniel Draper, pp. 26-34. Information on this family who were one of the most prolific circus families, originating in the late 1700s. Members of this family were still performing in the early 1900s. Descendant chart of Thomas Cooke included. Illustrations include photos of John Henry Cooke; Mary Ann Cole, mother of W. W. Cole; Herbert Cooke; James E. Cooke; Madam Carlotta De Berg; Wooda Cooke and family; Millie Turnour, trapeze; drawing of Kate Cooke, rider; ringmaster Leon Douglass Cooke.

• Frank A. Robbins, A Most Successful Failure, Part Twelve, Robert Sabia, pp. 35-43. 1909 was a profitable season. Robbins started small due to financial limitations. The show, staff, performers, acts, incidents, management. Illustrations include photographs of 1909 show personnel, ticket wagon, program cover, route card.

• Side Lights on the Circus Business, Part Twenty-Two (1915), David W. Watt, pp. 44-51. From 1912 to 1920, Watt published his reminiscences of his days in the circus business, his experiences on the Burr Robbins and Adam Forepaugh circuses. His information should be checked with other sources. This issue's reprinted articles cover the Forepaugh show after Adam's death; Ringling; Burr Robbins; 1915 opposition in Detroit; Hodginis European Show; and much more. Illustrations include photos of Leo Singer & troup of midgets; Billie Burke; Forepaugh 1887 courier; Burr Robbins courier; Forepaugh courier featuring Gen. George Custer; engraving of Adam Forepaugh Jr.; lithograph featuring Singer Midgets.


Thumbnail of Back Cover, Ringling Bros. Circus courier featuring their giraffe, 1901.

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January-February 2002, Vol. 46, No. 1

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• Front Cover, p. 2. Forepaugh & Barnum Combined their circuses at Madison Square Garden in 1887, back cover of their courier.

• 2002 CHS Convention, p. 2. Plans for the Circus Historical Society convention at Toronto, Canada.

• Corrections, p. 2. Corrections, Frank A. Robbins article, Nov-Dec 2001 issue.

• Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey Coach History, 1919-1946, Robert S. MacDougall, pp. 3-19. Spans the years 1919 to 1946. Show details, railroad cars, many photographs. Article is the result of more than ten years of research.

• Jackley Drops, Stuart Thayer, pp. 20-22. Two acrobatic circus acts were named for individuals, the Risley and Jackley. The latter is seemingly no longer performed, probably due to the stress on the body. The act consists of falling from a height, landing on the hands on a platform, and ending with flip-flops to a standing position. The act was introduced by Nathan Jackley. Details of the act and the performers who practiced it. Illustrations include photos of Nathan Jackley; Jackley performer Joe LeFleur, 1897; diagram of the Jackley Drop; 1886 trade card featuring the Jackleys; Mlle. Kabowls, drop performer, 1885; Farnum brothers, Dick Farnum & LeFleur, 1893 advertisement; special paper featuring Joe LaFleur, 1895, 1910.

• Frank A. Robbins, A Most Successful Failure, Part Eleven, Robert Sabia, pp. 23-28. 1908, recovery from the previous year's sell-off. Starting with no equipment and little money, the persistent Robbins was able to assemble the equipment needed and hire staff. Show details, incidents, acts, management. Illustrations include newspaper advertisement; Robbins lithograph; special paper featuring unicycles; leaping the abyss, Robbins courier.

• Side Lights on the Circus Business: Part Twenty-One (1915), David W. Watt, pp. 29-43. From 1912 to 1920, Watt published his reminiscences of his days in the circus business, his experiences on the Burr Robbins and Adam Forepaugh circuses. His information should be checked with other sources. This issue's reprinted articles cover Forepaugh; James A. Bailey; Henry Messier, walking and running races; circus equestrian directors (ringmasters); Rhoda Royal; W. W. Cole; Buffalo Bill; Sells Floto; lots of circus history; and much more. Illustrations include photos of Adam Forepaugh Jr., animal trainer; Buffalo Bill; W. W. Cole; H. H. Tammen & Bill Cody; Charles Andress; Al Ringling theater, 1915; marshall, 1915 Ringling parade; Barnum & Bailey performers; New York Winter Circus courier; Fall of Babylon program; 101 Ranch 1915 poster featuring Col. Joe Miller; W. W. Cole lithograph, featuring living serpents; Blondon, Forepaugh's wire walking horse.


Thumbnail of Back Cover, Martin J. Downs' Cole Bros. United Shows, 1906

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November-December 2001, Vol. 45, No. 6

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• Front Cover, p. 2. John Robinson's Circus, featuring riding tiger, early 1920s.

• Herbert L. Witt & Sons, An Obscure Circus Wagon Builder, Fred Dahlinger, Jr., pp. 4-11. Circa 1906-1921, details on circus wagons. Illustrations include photos of the Witt shop circa 1907; tableau, cages and January mule cart wagons; 1907 carload including steam calliope, charios; bandwagon and calliope in parade; band chariot, Rose Kilian show; Kilian show marquee and ticket wagon; small band chariot; Johnny J. Jones cage wagon; tableau wagon; Sparks tableau wagon; show fronts built by Witt.

• Great American Riders, 1. Levi J. North, "America's Own Horseman", Stuart Thayer, pp. 16-26. Levi North was one of the great circus showmen. He was a standing rider for over 40 years, his career starting in 1826. Details on North, his acts, and very early circuses. North was the first rider to perform a somersault on horseback. Illustrations include drawing of Levi J. North in action; drawing of North in costume; 1858 newspaper advertisement; portrait of North, 1880; photo of NOrth and son, Levi F., circa 1870; 1866 advertisement.

• Gunther Gebel-Williams, A Memory, William H. Woodcock, pp. 28-29. Memories of this famous animal trainer. Illustrations include photos of Gunther and Bill Woodcock, 1994; Gunther performing elephants and tiger, 1970; Gunther performing horses, elephant, tigers.

• Frank A. Robbins, A Most Successful Failure, Part Ten, Robert Sabia, pp. 33-46. 1907. A show that hadn't made money for two years ended the season being put up for sale. Another tough year in the ongoing Robbins saga. Show details, acts, incidents, circus management. Illustrations include photos of advance car, 1905; Carrie & John Rooney, riders; Leon Washburn; Barnum & Bailey menagerie, 1907; Ringling Swan bandwagon, 1907; 1907 Buffalo Bill lithograph; Main's Fashion Plate courier; illustration of show and acts from Robbins 1907 courier; 1907 Robbins courier cover; Robbins 1907 lithograph; newspaper advertisement.

• Side Lights on the Circus Business, Part Twenty, David W. Watt, pp. 51-59. From 1912 to 1920, Watt published his reminiscences of his days in the circus business, his experiences on the Burr Robbins and Adam Forepaugh circuses. His information should be checked with other sources. This issue's reprinted articles cover side show 'freaks'; Johnny Patterson, "Rambler from Clare"; Forepaugh; Dick Waterman, horse driver; Matthew Scott, Jumbo's keeper; Gentry Bros.; Burr Robbins; and much more. Illustrations include photos of Hattie & Tom, freaks; Matthew Scott & Jumbo; Henry G. Gentry, showman; Hippodrome, New York City; songster, clown Johnny Patterson; advertisement featuring Ben Lusbie Lightning Ticket Seller.

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September-October 2001, Vol. 45, No. 5

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• Front Cover, p. 2. Gunther Gebel-Williams.

• Corrections, p. 2. Corrections, July-August 2001 issue, Frank A. Robbins Article, pp. 33, 37. Addition, same issue, Harrington's Nickle Plate article.

• Gunther Gebel-Williams, "The Lord of the Rings," Fred D. Pfening, Jr., pp. 4-6. Bigraphical information on this famous animal trainer. Illustration include photos of Gebel as a teenager; Gevel with elephant & tiger, 1960s; William elephant headdress, 1969; seven tiger act, 1969; gebel with giraffe; Kenneth Feld & Gunther at his retirement party; Gebel with equestrian horse.

• 1973 Interview with Art Concello, Tom Parkinson, pp. 7-28. Concello was with the Flying Wards, trapeze artists. Later he was a manager and proprietor. Details on performance and circus management. Illustrations include photos of Concello as a teenager; Concello with Flying Wards, 1927, 1928; Concello, Everett White, Antoinette, 1931; Concello's flying act, circa 1935; Art and Antoinette, 1944; caterpillar that replace horses; Beatty-Russell ticket wagon; Beatty show ticket wagon; big top; Concello and C. B. DeMille; Waldo Tupper, general agent; Clyde Beatty; Ringling executives Lloyd Morgan, manager, Tuffy Genders general manager, Concello executive director, Rudy Bundy treasurer, Bob Dover performance director; unloading a tunnel car; wagon designed to carry rubber floor mats; Beatty show ticket wagons; Irvin Feld; Roy Bundy, John North, Concello; Sparks ticket wagon; Tito Gaona, flyer; model of seat wagon proposed by Concello; drawing showing seat wagons in use; Flying Concellos letterhead, 1932; 1935 poster featuring the Concellos; Pan-Pacific newspaper advertisement, 1945; poster featuring Concello flying act; 1947 Ringling-Barnum program.

• Frank A. Robbins, A Most Successful Failure, Part Nine, Robert Sabia, pp. 29-38. 1906 season details. Staff, acts, incidents, management. Illustrations include photos of Robbins billstand, circa 1906; unloading flat cars; unloading horse cars; Robbins bandwagon; Robbins stock cars; 1906 Robbins letterhead; pages from 1906 route book; 1906 herald; livery contract.

• Side Lights on the Circus Business, Part Nineteen (1914), David W. Watt, pp. 39-43. From 1912 to 1920, Watt published his reminiscences of his days in the circus business, his experiences on the Burr Robbins and Adam Forepaugh circuses. His information should be checked with other sources. This issue's reprinted articles cover Forepaugh; Burr Robbins; sideshows; Watt's career; and much more. Illustrations include photos of the early Madison Square Garden; Jo-Jo, dog-faced boy; Aztec children; portrait of Adam Forepaugh; Burr Robbins courier.


Back Cover, Buffalo Bill's Wild West, 1907

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July-August 2001, Vol. 45, No. 4

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• Front Cover, p. 2. Hagenbeck Wild Animal Show, Columbian Exposition, 1893. Back cover: Carl Hagenbeck Circus courier with scenes frm the show at the St. Louis World's Fair, 1904.

• Arthur M. Concello (1911-2001), Fred D. Pfening, Jr., p. 3. The career of this circus, showman, a performer, manager and owner.

• "And the Lion Will Lay Down with the Lamb," Carl Hagenbeck's Visions of Paradise, Nigel Rothfels, pp. 4-11. Hagenbeck, animal importer and trainer, was one of the biggest source of animals for the circus. He also had the Hagenbeck Circus late 1800s - early 1900s. Illustrations include photos of Carl Hagenbeck; zebras at Hagenbeck Tierpark; Hagenbeck animal exhibit, Columbian Exposition, 1893; steel arena, Hagenbeck show; front of 1899 Hagenbeck traveling show; Hagenbeck animal exhibit, 1904; 1905 Hagenbeck Wild Animal show; Hagenbeck's letterhead, circa 1900, 1899; Hagenbeck program cover, 1893 World's Fair; 1904 Hagenbeck program; special lithograph for World's Fair; 1905 program, Hagenbeck Circus.

• What Ever Happened to the Giraffe-Neck Women, Fred D. Pfening Jr. & Richard L. Mong, pp. 12-15. The long neck women of the Padaung tribe from Burma were a feature on circuses in 1930s. Dick Mong visited with the Padaung people in 2001. Illustrations include photos of the Padaung women, 1933, 2002, and several undated.

• Harrington's Nickle Plate Show, A Depression Circus Lasting Three Seasons, Joseph T. Bradbury, pp. 16-25. Ernest A. Harrington's career 1900 to 1930s. Details of the 1932-1934 shows, staff, acts, performers, tour. Illustrations include photos of Ernest A. Harrington; bandwagon; La Mont elephant Fredia; seat semi; trucks on the road, 1932; the big top; big top and pole semi;, larage semi, 1933; wild west riders in backyard; Indian tepees in front of big top, 1934; semi with box cage; 1932 herald; Harrington lithograph featuring lion family; 1934 letterhead; newspaper ad; 1934 herald.

• Two Celebrated Riders, William and James Dutton, John Daniel Draper, pp. 26-32. Bareback riders from the late 1800s to early 1930s. Dutton family and performance details. Illustrations include photos of James Dutton; Effie Dutton; James Dutton carrying act; Nellie Dutton & Willie Bausman, Dutton Society Circus; Nellie Dutton and camel Bagdad, 1944; lithographs featuring William Dutton, equestrian.

• Frank A. Robbins, A Most Successful Failure, Part Eight, Robert Sabia, pp. 33-44. 1892-1904 seasons. Robbins was not an owner during this period and he declared bankruptcy in 1902. He was back into the ranks of circus ownership in 1905. Details of 1905 show, staff, acts, incidents, management. More on the ups and downs of this circus showman. Illustrations include photos of Sautelle mud show ticket wagon; Robbins family; Robbins performers; Fred Beckmann, agent and circus and carnival owner; newspaper advertisement; portrait of Sig Sautelle; Sautelle letterhead; Robbins lithograph featuring elephants, one singing, another playing piano.

• Circus Historical Society 2001 Convention, Dave Price, pp. 45-47. Convention highlights, held at Baraboo, Wisconsin. Photographs of presenters, audience, auction. Trustees meeting.


Thumbnail of Back Cover, Carl Hagenbeck Circus courier with scenes from the show at the St. Louis World's Fair, 1904.

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May-June 2001, Vol. 45, No. 23 [sic 3]

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• Front Cover, p. 2. Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey elephants parade in front of Capitol building, Washington, DC, 1999.

• Life of Tiny Kline, and the Evolution of Twentieth-Century American Mass Culture, Janet Davis, pp. 4-8. Paper Starting in burlesque, Tina Helen Deutsch was a performer on three ring railroad circuses, in movies, in thrill shows and lastly with Disney. Davis tells the life of Kline, including her career in the circus as a statue girl, standing Roman rider, flyer and iron jaw performer. Her last big act was playing Tinker Bell at Disneyland in the 1960s, where she slid, with wand in hand, from the top of the Matterhorn toward Sleeping Beauty's castle - she was then in her early seventies! Illustrations include photos of Tiny Kline, 1918, 1941; 1913 Arlington & Beckmann Wild West sideshow; 1933 advertisement featuring Kline, "The Zep Girl."

• Showground Bound, Where Caste Is Observed: According to Rank and Rating, Tiny Kline, Tiny Kline, pp. 9-18. Details on the life of circus performers. Illustrations include photos of inside the ladies dressing room, Barnum & Bailey; Ena Claren, statue lady; Ella Bradna; 1916 Barnum & Bailey big top; large curtains lifted before each statue pose; Barnum & Bailey sideshow, 1916; Ella & Fred Bradna, 1916; Fred Bradan as parade marshall; Jennie Silbon in spec wardrobe; lithograph featuring the statue act, 1916; 1916 Barnum & Bailey program; 1916 Persia pageant lithograph.

• Frank A. Robbins, A Most Successful Failure, Part Seven, Robert Sabia, pp. 19-29. 1892-1904. Early in 1892 the show was attached due to non-payment of its obligations. Broke, Robbins went with the Hunting's Circus through 1895. Every circus ownership up to 1896 had a disasterous end since 1887. The ongoing trials and tribulations of this circus proprietor. Illustrations include photos of Frank A. Robbins, circa 1893; Hunting show dining and privilege car Winona; Hunting bandwagon; Dan Castello, equestrian director; Miles Orton, equestrian director, 1898; newspaper advertisements.

• Side Lights on the Circus Business, Part Eighteen (1914), David W. Watt, pp. 30-39. From 1912 to 1920, Watt published his reminiscences of his days in the circus business, his experiences on the Burr Robbins and Adam Forepaugh circuses. His information should be checked with other sources. This issue's reprinted articles cover Hagenbeck Wallace; 1914 circuses; Forepaugh; Dan Rice; Ringling; Rhoda Royal; Barnum & Bailey; W. W. Cole; James A. Bailey; Hagenbeck Wallace; Fred Walton, acrobat; Burr Robbins; Fred Fisher, "Flying Fishers"; and much more. Illustrations include photos of Dan Rice, clown & owner; front of Bostok animal show; performers, Miller & Arlington Wild West, 1914; newspaper advertisements.


Thumbnail of Back Cover, Cole Bros. Clyde Beatty Circus courier, 1936, featuring Clyde Beatty and Harriet Hodgini.

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March-April 2001, Vol. 45, No. 2

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• Front Cover, p. 2. Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey elephants parade in front of Capitol building, Washington, DC, 1999.

• Circus Year in Review, 2000 Season, Fred D. Pfening, Jr., pp. 4-28. Information on shows out in 2000 with information on owners, staff, performers, and incidents for some of the shows. The circus industry in 2000. Deaths in the profession. Photographs, illustrations.

• Celebrated Rider, William Sells, John Daniel Draper, pp. 29-33. Life and career of this famous bareback rider. Willie Sells later operated a grift show. Illustrations include photos of Willie Sells, age 11; Sells & Downs ticket wagon, 1902; 1882 poster featuring Willie Sells; drawing of William Sells, 1889; newspaper advertisements. <

• Frank A. Robbins, A Most Successful Failure, Part Six, Robert Sabia, pp. 34-43. 1890 season, the resilient Robbins takes a show on the road that folded at the end of the season. 1891, again forms a show that was seized by a sheriff in July. Sabia makes the point that Robbins had formed five shows for five consecutive seasons and lost them all. More to come, next issue. Illustrations include newspaper advertisements; Irwin Bros. songster.

• Side Lights on the Circus Business, Part Seventeen, David W. Watt, pp. 44-54. From 1912 to 1920, Watt published his reminiscences of his days in the circus business, his experiences on the Burr Robbins and Adam Forepaugh circuses. His information should be checked with other sources. These reprinted articles cover Louis E. Cooke, advance and general manager; Hagenbeck Wallace; Ringling; Forepaugh; elephant Gunda; Pete Conklin, clown; Kiralfys; Mable Stark; circus management; and much more. Illustrations include photos of Louis E. Cooke, general agent; Lew Graham, announcer & sideshow manager; inside Sells-Floto big top, 1914; clown Pete Conklin; Mable Stark, tiger trainer; Ringling Bros. lithograph featuring spec Solomon and the Queen of Sheba, 1914.


Thumbnail of Back Cover, Al G. Barnes equine courier, 1919

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January-February 2001, Vol. 45, No. 1

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• Front Cover, p. 2. Sun Bros. Circus poster, undated. Sun Bros. toured from 1892 to 1918.

• Ringling Barnum Circus, Coach History 1957-1978, Robert S. MacDougall, pp. 4-15. Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey railroad coach history 1957-1972. Section headings: Plans for the New Train, Five Cars Sold, List of hospital cars in Sarasota quarters in 1959, Ringling-Barnum new 1960 fifteen car train, Ringling-Barnum wagons and equipment 1960 to 1963, Homecoming to new winter quarters, Winter quarters details, 1962 Car Swapping and Number Changes, First new cars purchased since hospital cars in 1946-1947, Ownership of show changes, Expansion of show into two units, 1972 Red Unit Train. Photographs.

• Examination of Bear Acts, Stuart Thayer, pp. 16-18. Traces early history of this facinating act. Illustrations include 1854 cut advertising Sig. Capelano wrestling a bear; Dan Rice special paper advertising Alfred Lovell and his grizzly bear; Wallace's bear act; Grizzly Adams 1860 newspaper advertisement; Grizzly Adams and his bears.

• Celebrated Rider, William Showles, John Daniel Draper, pp. 19-23. Family and performance history. Showles was a famous bareback rider. Illustrations include photos of a young Willie Showles in costume; William Showles, circa 1894; drawing of Daisy Belmont, rider; lithograph featuring William Showles; lithograph featuring Showles and Belmont, 1890; Showles' advertisement, 1896.

• Frank A. Robbins, A Most Successful Failure, Part Five, Robert Sabia, pp. 24-30. 1889, another season ends in failure, but Robbins goes on. Season details, staff, performers, incidents, management. Illustrations include Robbins songster featuring John Foster, circa 1889; newspaper advertisements.

• Side Lights on the Circus Business, Part Sixteen, David W. Watt, pp. 31-39. From 1912 to 1920, Watt published his reminiscences of his days in the circus business, his experiences on the Burr Robbins and Adam Forepaugh circuses. His information should be checked with other sources. These reprinted articles cover Frank Melville, rider; P. A. Older; elephants; wardrobe department; and much more. Illustrations include photos of Frank Melville, rider & equestrian director; Stuart Craven, elephant trainer; Ringling Bros. winter quarters wardrobe department; elephant Hebe and baby Columbia, Cooper & Bailey; drawing of elephant Tippo Saib, 1868 poster; Tippo Saib, Van Amburgh courier; Van Amburgh poster featuring Tippo Saib; rhino pictured in Van Amburgh animal booklet.

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November-December 2000, Vol. 44, No. 6

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• Front Cover, p. 2. Sells-Floto Circus lithograph featuring Poodles Hanneford, 1927.

• Circus Year In Review, The Season of 1900, Fred D. Pfening, Jr., pp. 4-15. This year there were a number of railroad circuses and scores of wagon shows. Details of some of these shows, staff, performers, events, etc. Includes a list of 1900 shows not covered in article. Illustrations include photos of loading an elephant, Barnum 1900; John Robinson parade, 1900; Pawnee Bill ticket wagon; Buckskin Bill baggage wagon; Gollmar Bros. overland advance car; 1900 Sig Sautelle ticket wagon; Forepaugh-Sells lithograph featuring Kilpatrick's bicycle ride; 1900 Buffalo Bill program cover; newspaper advertisements; Great Wallace lithograph featuring Stirk family bicycle riders; Sells & Gray courier; Burns, Boldt & Hanus herald.

• Two Rings and a Hippodrome Track, William L. Slout, pp. 18-21. Slout details the history of the change from the traditional one ring circus to two rings plus, before the actual adoption of three rings in 1881. Illustrations include photo of the inside of the Barnum's big top, 1872; drawings of Barnum's Grand Entree, 1873; drawing of Barnum's 1873 show.

• Manchester's "Commodore" George Washington Morrison Nutt, Myth Versus Reality, A. H. Saxon, pp. 24-31. Noted historian Saxon relates the history of George Washington Morrison Nutt, one of Barnum's prodigies, a dwarf who married the wife of the deceased and famous Tom Thumb. Illustrations include photos of "Commodore Nutt" and Minnie Warren, 1863; early costume worn by Nutt; Lavinia Warren, circa 1862; "The Fairy Wedding," 1863; carriage Barnum had made for the "Commodore;" Nutt, Tom Thumb, Minnie & Lavinia Warren; Mrs. Tom Thumb; cemetery munuments of Nutt family.

• Dennie Curtis, An Early Ringling Equestrian, John Daniel Draper, pp. 34-37. Career of Daniel K. Curtis who began his circus career in circa 1907. Curtis was a horse trainer and rider who developed a number of different acts with horses and other animals. Unusual was his taximeter mule act. His wife Edna was elected to the Circus Hall of Fame in 1957. Illustrations include photos of Curtis act, 1922; Curtis' rube act, 1932; Curtis-Gregg ticket semi-trailer, 1934; newspaper advertisement; pictures of the Curtis acts, 1934.

• Frank A. Robbins, A Most Successful Failure, Part Four, Robert Sabia, pp. 40-48. Robbins 1888 season. Not a failure, but signs of problems. Show details, staff, performers, acts, incidents, management. The ongoing saga of Robbins' career. Illustrations.

• Elephants Named Columbus, Stuart Thayer, pp. 51-52. Thayer sorts out the confusion on these two elephants from the early 1800s. The later Columbus was probably the renamed Mongul. Illustration, 1851 newspaper advertisement, Raymond & Co. and Herr Driesback's Menageries.

• 2000 Circus Historical Society Convention, pp. 54-55. Highlights of the convention at Bloomington-Normal, Illinois. Photographs.

• Side Lights on the Circus Business, Part Fifteen (1914), David W. Watt, pp. 57-65. From 1912 to 1920, Watt published his reminiscences of his days in the circus business, his experiences on the Burr Robbins and Adam Forepaugh circuses. His information should be checked with other sources. These reprinted articles cover the advance; Joel Warner, general agent; William Peck, advance; opposition wars; Ringling; Gollmar Bros.; Hagenbeck Wallace; and much more. Illustrations include photos of W. K. Peck, agent; Ringling Bros. train fire; Gottleib G. Gollmar; Jace Posey, hostler; Hagenbeck-Wallace bandwagon, 1914; portrait of Joe L. Warner, agent.

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September-October 2000, Vol. 44, No. 5

Finding aid, Name Index for this issue.

• Front Cover, p. 2. Gentry Bros.-James Patterson Circus, 1924. Brief information.

• Joe Pentland, the American Clown, Stuart Thayer, pp. 4-7. Pentland started as an apprentice for circus owner Aaron Turner in 1830. Thayer traces Pentland's career, up until he retired in 1871. Pentland was one of the leading clowns of the time. Article includes a rare circa 1848 daguerrotype of Pentland that inspired Thayer to write this account of his life. Illustrations include photo of Pentland, circa 1870; newspaper advertisements, 1852, 1854; Sands, Lent & Co. poster featuring Pentland, 1848; Pentland's 1852 Golden Dragon chariot; Pentland and the comic mules, 1858.

• Fay Alexander, Steve Gossard, pp. 8-14. Career of Alexander, aerial artist. In 1950 he began practicing the triple somersault and added it to his act in 1952. He was the flyer who doubled for Tony Curtis, performing a triple somersault, in Trapeze. Illustrations include photos of the DeWayne troupe, 1948; Dick & Alice Anderson, Rose & Fay Alexander; Alexander, 1953; Alexander in Paris for filming of "Trapeze;" Alexander making a catch; Bob & Dorothy Yerkes with Rose & Fay Alexander; Alexander's funny car presentation; Alexander, 1994; theatre card for movie "Trapeze."

• Frank A. Robbins, A Most Successful Failure, Robert Sabia, pp. 15-27. In 1887 Robbins has been a circus owner for more than six years. A successful 1887 season. Winter 1887-88 show ended suddenly, a financial failure. Show details, performers, acts, incidents, management. More on the checkered career of Robbins to come. Illustrations include newspaper advertisements; program; portrait of Charles Fish, rider; children's booklet.

• Early Equestrians of the Ringling Bros. Circus, John Agee, John Daniel Draper, pp. 28-36. Agee's career 1900s, trainer and performer of horses. Description of Agee's novel show, Fun on the Farm. Illustrations include photos of Agee; Agee with his liberty horses, 1919, undated; Agee and his beer barrel wagon, used in the Brewery act; Agee's All Star Circus, 1922; Agee in Fun on the Farm show, 1924; Agee & his horses, 1927; Tom Mix & Agee, 1929; Agee in his Mountie costume.

• Side Lights on the Circus Business: Part Fourteen, David W. Watt, pp. 37-47. From 1912 to 1920, Watt published his reminiscences of his days in the circus business, his experiences on the Burr Robbins and Adam Forepaugh circuses. His information should be checked with other sources. These reprinted articles cover Forepaugh; Ringling; Sells Floto; Gollmar; Famous Robinson show; Pete Conklin, clown; and much more. Illustrations include photos of Chicago Coliseum; Marcus Loew, theater owner; Julius Turnour in spec; Albert M. "Stick" Davenport, rider; performers, Gollmar Bros., 1892; Charlie Fisher flying trapeze act, 1914; Ella Bradna; Albert Ringling; Dan Rice, clown & owner; poster featuring Solomon & Sheba spec; newspaper advertisement.

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July-August 2000, Vol. 44, No. 4

Finding aid, Name Index for this issue.

• Front Cover, p. 2. Adam Forepaugh & Sells Bros. Circus, information, performers, show's program cover of 1900 on front cover. Back cover: 1920 Rhoda Royal Circus, courier.

• Early Equestrians of the Ringling Bros. Circus, Rhoda Royal, John Daniel Draper, pp. 4-13. Career of this famous horse trainer and circus proprietor. The shows he was with, information on his shows and people he performed with. Illustrations include photos of Rhoda Royal, 1893; Royal, 1897; Royal & wife, 1897; Rhoda Royal baggage wagon, 1921; Royal, 1929, 1936; newspaper advertisement, 1911; Royal indoor circus program cover, 1912; poster featuring Omar the Airship Horse, 1912; 1912 Royal courier; 1916 advertisement.

• Frank A. Robbins, A Most Successful Failure, Robert Sabia, pp. 14-24. Robbins' 1885 & 1886 successful seasons. Show details, acts, performers, incidents, management. Illustrations include photos of Charles W. Fish, rider; Linda Jeal, rider; newspaper advertisements; Robbins courier, 1885; song sheet dedicated to Robbins' show.

• Noah's Ark, A Menagerie and Circus That Never Came to Be, Fred D. Pfening, Jr., pp. 25-29. Facinating information on Frederick S. Millican's promotion of a boat show intended to tour the world. Details on the abandoned project and plans of the ship that was to carry a floating menagerie museum, circus, and more. Illustrations include photo of Frederick S. Millican, promoter; drawing of proposed ship with big top on the top deck; diagrams of ship showing animal cages, cross section showing seating and animal cages; drawing of view showing top deck with grandstands on each side of performance area; illustration showing the marquee on the pier at dockside.

• Side Lights on the Circus Business, David W. Watt, pp. 30-39. From 1912 to 1920, Watt published his reminiscences of his days in the circus business, his experiences on the Burr Robbins and Adam Forepaugh circuses. These reprinted articles cover Buffalo Bill; Forepaugh; Sally Marks, rider; George Middleton, privileges & sideshow; Sells Bros.; Sells Floto; Burr Robbins; and much more. Illustrations include photos of Sally Marks, rider; Joe Weber & Lew Fields, comedians; Pete Conklin, clown; Benjamin Franklin Keith, theater owner; Edward F. Albee, associate of Keith; portrait of Buffalo Bill; portraits of the four Sells brothers; Forepaugh 1880s lithograph featuring his golden wagon.

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May-June 2000, Vol. 44, No. 3

Finding aid, Name Index for this issue.

• Front Cover, p. 2. Frank A. Robbins Shows, lithograph, early 1900s.

• Orin Copple King, p. 2. Biographical information on this CHS Trustee Emeritus and historian.

• Frank A. Robbins, A Most Successful Failure, Part One, Robert Sabia, pp. 4-21. Showman Frank Robbins' career, who never was able to own and maintain a financially successful circus. His 1881-1884 shows, staff, acts, performers, tours, incidents. Photograph, illustrations. 4-21

• Description of the 24th or Year 2000 Monte-Carlo International Circus Festival (An American in Monaco), A. H. Saxon, pp. 22-26. details of the festival show and performers, a great concentration of circus talent. Photograph, illustration.

• Frozen Custard and the Circus, Robert J. Loeffler, pp. 27-33. Information on this confection and its history that the public became acquainted with on circus midways in the early 1900s. Photographs, illustrations.

• Side Lights on the Circus Business, Part Thirteen, David W. Watt, pp. 34-47. From 1912 to 1920, Watt published his reminiscences of his days in the circus business, his experiences on the Burr Robbins and Adam Forepaugh circuses. Thirteenth of the series of his reprinted articles covers John Beck, Robert Dingess, George Steele, Webb brothers, Pete Conklin, side show talkers, Ringlings, Forepaugh, Bogardus, Gumpertz, Jones Bros. & Wilson, Major Mertz, Bailey, Millers, George S. Cole. Photographs, illustrations.

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March-April 2000, Vol. 44, No. 2

Finding aid, Name Index for this issue.

• Front Cover, p. 2. Cole Bros.-Clyde Beatty Circus program cover featuring Clyde Beatty. Back cover: Ringling Bros. Circus courier featuring the spectacle, In Days of Old.

• Circus Year in Review, 1999 Season, Fred D. Pfening, Jr., pp. 4-27. Information on shows out in 1999 with information on owners, staff, performers, tours, and incidents for some of the shows. Deaths in the profession. Photographs, illustrations.

• Millie-Christine, Fearfully and Wonderfully Made, Joanne Martell, pp. 28-33. The career of the Siamese twins in America and the circuses they were with. Photograph, illustrations.

• Side Lights on the Circus Business, David W. Watt, pp. 34-42. From 1912 to 1920, Watt published his reminiscences of his days in the circus business, his experiences on the Burr Robbins and Adam Forepaugh circuses. This twelfth of a series of his reprinted articles, covers Adam Forepaugh's, Burr Robbins' and other shows, people, incidents circa 1870s-1890s. His information should be checked with other sources. Photograph, illustrations.

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January-February 2000, Vol. 44, No. 1

Finding aid, Name Index for this issue.

• Front Cover, p. 2. Charles B. Irwin, wild west show operator, photograph.

• 2000 CHS Convention, p. 2. Plans for the Circus Historical Society convention, Bloomington-Normal, Illinois.

• Irwin Bros. Wild West Show, Cheyenne Frontier Days, Fred D. Pfening, Jr., pp. 4-19. Show operator Charles B. Irwin's career. The 1913-1916 Irwin Bros. show, its formation, staff, acts, performers, tours. Photographs, illustrations.

• Wiziarde Novelty Circus, Seasons of 1936-1937, Joseph T. Bradbury, pp. 20-24. Information on the Wiziarde family, their wire walking and trapeze troupes. Their shows, staff, acts, performers, tours. Photographs, illustrations.

• The Other Dan Castello Circus, 1870, Stuart Thayer, pp. 25-26. The Overland Show, its staff, acts, performers, tour.

• Side Lights on the Circus Business, David W. Watt, pp. 27-39. From 1912 to 1920, Watt published his reminiscences of his days in the circus business, his experiences on the Burr Robbins and Adam Forepaugh circuses. This eleventh of a series of his reprinted articles, covers Edward Arlington's wild west show, Buffalo Bill, Adam Forepaugh's, Burr Robbins' and other shows, people, incidents circa 1870s-1890s. His information should be checked with other sources. Photographs, illustrations.

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