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Circus Advance Personnel - 1900

From: "Advance Rosters", Billboard, May 1, 1900. Includes the names and occupations of the advance staff (not performers) engaged circuses for the season of 1900. Some of the shows are probably not circuses, but traveling tented shows. All information should be checked with additional sources. There will be spelling and typographical errors.

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Wintermute Bros. Gigantic Shows. Agent, Halsey Wintermute; Bill posters: Clarence N. Black, of Syracuse; Lew Comstock, Barrington, Ill.; A. T. Eads, Battle Creek, Mich.

Pawnee Bill's Wild West General agent, W. E. Ferguson; Contracting agent, J. H. Rice; Assistant contracting agest, D. W. Mayon; Manager, No. 1 car, Thos. R. Perry; Press Representative in advance, T. L. Nicodemus; Press Representive with show, Frank Frost; Manager of Box Brigade, Elmer Hultzer; Route riders, Harry Upham and John Brice.

G. W. Hall's Circus and Menagerie G. W. Hall, proprietor; General agent, E. O. Ferguson; Bill posters: D. Maloney, Ira Wierman, Fred. Knoll; Programer and lithographer, Fred. Champion.

Elton Bros. 20c Shows Wagon No. 1: H. O. Cunningham, agent; Callen, bill poster; Moore, lithographer. Wagon No. 2: Joe McCleary and Chas. Mitchell, bill posters, programmers and heralds.

Reno's Oriental Shows Contracting agent, W. H. Alvord; Lithographer, King Solman; Bill posters: Chas. Arnold, "Swipes" Cone, "Smiler" Towne.

Bonheur Bros. Contracting agent, A. G. Bonheur; Bill posters and programmers: J. A. Caanan, Marvin Melrose, James Lester.

McCormick's Great Silver-Plate Shows Railroad contracting agent, F. E. Hadley; Advance car No. 1: W. B. McCormick in charge; assistants: Jne Wart, Dave Ward, Jim Buscher, Albert Belcher, Joseph Ward, Alex. Meige, Alex. Burton; Advance car No. 2: W. B. Meniffe in charge; assistants: Jim Coal, Harry Wells, Ed. Patchell, Harry Wartz, Harry Charles, Perry Smith; Programers and lithographers Car No. 1: Harry Sells, Frank Welsch, Edward Oakery, Howard Eddes; Programmers Car No. 2: Frank Spence, John Sheets, Harry Haven.

Col. Pete Conklin's Big Shows General agent, Floyd C. Fox; Press agent, H. W. Fox; Programmer, Percy Jenkins; Bill posters: Charley Cox, Willie Morton.

Cullins Bros. Press agent, D. G. Jarvis; Boss bill posters: C. Murphey, Joe Dawson, Earl Sage; Lithographer, Roy Colburn; Programmer, J. Heagerman.

Pan-Continental Amusement Co., Olean, N.Y. General railroad contracting agent, J. Allen Darnaby. Car No. 1: in charge of paper, Wm. Kirsch; Programmers J. E. Diffenbaugh and Frank Stocksdale; Lithographers Louis Chesner and Homer Bradley; Advertising solicitor, Herbert H. Black. Car No. 2: Agent Philip Harris; in charge of paper, Michael Tobias; Programmers, Ed. White and Billy Marks.

Whitney's Acrobatic and Specialty Company General agent, E. S. Murphy; Contracting agent, J. F. Whitney; in charge of advance brigade No. 1, L. P. Whitney; Lithographer, W. Walbourne; Bill posters: Jas. Hardy, Fred. James and Will Dugan; in charge of advance brigade No. 2, J. F. Whitney; bill posters Art Johnson and Billy Sutton.

Keystone Shows Agent Keller Iseminger; bill posters Jos. Murray and Harry Blum.

F. J. Taylor's Shows General contracting agent, J. A. Park; Press agent, A. D. Funk; in charge of advance, A. D. Funk; Programmer, C. Lecey; bill posters: Thos. Acton, P. A. Howard, Will Myers, J. Hurly. Correction: H. D. Parks, contracting agent; Thomas Alton, press agent and advance manager; H. W. Turk, lithographer; Otto Windell, programmer; H. H. Graham, boss bill poster; bill posters: D. S. Perry, Jerry Moore, Bud Smith, A. L. Hoover, Henry Campbell, Sig. Benson; hostlers with Nos. 1 and 2, Clarence Downey and Charlie Dunn.

Lou?? Crescent Shows General agent, Thos. Ewers; Programmer, Ed. White; Lithographer, G. L. Gage; bill posters W. H. Parker and H. A. Little.

Fred Locke's Show Contractor, E. A. Hill; Press agent, A. O. Landiss; Programmer, C. Jones; Boss bill poster, Murphy Sanirson.

Ed. F. Davis' Big 10-20c Show Proprietor and manager, E. F. Davis; General agent, DeForest Davis; Equestrian director, Sam McFlinn; Band master, Banks Baird; Master of canvas, Chas. Watson; Master of horse, Dr. Fowler.

Walter J. McDonald's Shows General agent, Harry Bundy; bill posters: Wm. Bundy, Fred. Jones, Spot Sickles, Frank Cann, Joe Harris; Publisher official programs, Chas. G. Johnson; Lithographer, Frank Searls; Programmer, E. G. Templin.

Great Wallace Circus W. E. Franklin, general agent; E. M. Burke, railroad contractor; R. M. Harvey and D. F. Lynch, contractors; A. W. McPhail, special agent; W. R. Musgat, agent No. 1 advance car; R. P. Janette, agent No. 2 advance car; Frank Purcell, agent brigade No. 1; Harry Middleton, agent brigade No. 2; W. W. Parmalee, program contractor.

John T. Backman's Show Advertising department. Will Z. Smith, agent; Frank Cook and F. R. Blose, bill posters; Chris. Mayer, programer; Ray Pickrell, press agent.

Sun Bros. Shows Advance staff. Pete Sun, manager; Albert Moore in charge of No. 1 wagon; Walter Epperson, No. 2 wagon; C. I [L?] Smitt, No. 3 wagon; Fred. Baver, lithographer.

Dixon, Bowers & Dixon Big Shows Fred Darling, general contractor and advance representative.

Harrington's Combined Shows Wm. Harrington, advance.

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