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Al. G. Barnes' Big 4 Ring Wild Animal Circus, 1922

1914 1915

From: Official Season Route Book and Itinerary, Al. G. Barnes' Big 4 Ring Wild Animal Circus, Season 1922. List of staff and performers, route. Not included are photographs. All information should be checked with additional sources. There will be spelling and typographical errors.

The Program was not included in this route book, but front cover advertised Tusko, largest living creature, a foot taller than Jumbo. Lotus, world's largest and only performing hippopotamus. The stupendous fairyland fantasy, Alice in Jungleland, latest edition of Al. G. Barnes georgeously, barbaric extravaganza and lyrical pageant spectacle with 550 horses, 1,200 wild animals, 1,050 people.

Photo captions listed:
"Cheerful" Gardner, trainer of elephant acts
Louis Roth, principal animal trainer
Nellie Roth, working leopards and riding menage
Captain S. C. Charles, animal trainer, baboons, monks, dogs and seals
Eddie Trees, superintendent of animals
Geo. Graufogel, artistic painter and scenic artist
Babe Peters, mistress of ponderous pachyderms
Faith Ryan, dance and equestrienne
Lorraine Wallace, male lion act
Agnes Lausten, cow girl and equestrienne
Jack Harris, clown policeman, comedy bucking mule and revolving table rider.

Staff

Harley S. Tyler
Wm. K Peck
E. T. Whitney
Robt. Thornton

Bill Moore
Alfred Wolff
J. W. Prinz

Cotton Appleby
Elmer Lingo
E. Muessig

Advance

Murray A. Pennock, General Agent
Rex De Rosselli, Contracting Press Agent
Thos. Dawson, Press Agent
Andrew Reardon, Press Agent
W. E. Haines, Traffic Manager
Dixie Engle, Contracting Agent
Austin Lipsett, Contracting Agent

W. J. Erickson, Manager Advance Car 1
F. D. Garrigus, Manager Advance Car 2
Bill Campbell, Checker Up
L. R. Mitchell, Brigade Agent
T. P. Ambrose, Advertising Representative
Harry Myers, Twenty-four Hour Agent
Miles Barry, Twenty-four Hour Agent

Front Door

E. T. Whitney, General Supt.
Bill Moore, Asst. Supt.
J. Jacobson, Auditor
Doormen: Wm. Sutton, Harry Meyers

Ushers

Harvey Beach, Gen'l Supt.

J. Coleman
E. Austin
R. Thompson
W. Bourke
G. Gray A. Gauette
J. Bennett
T. Huntley
F. H. James
C. Roberts H. McDonald
H. Baldwin
W. Smith
H. Lindsey

Wardrobe

Mrs. Eddie Trees, General Supt.
Mrs. Jack Harris, Asst. Supt.
Geo. Paige, J. B. McGee

Tickets

Nels Lausten, Gen'l Supt.
M. W. McKay, Uptown Tickets
W. M. Moore, Reserved Wagon
General Ticket Wagon: V. W. Appleby, A. J. Ryan
J. Coleman, Inside Reserves

B. Moore
Red Beach
J. Benett
D. Aldritch R. D. Banks
John Cole
T. Shirley
C. G. Roberts G. Handley
A. Gauette
Albert Willis

Note: in the above, a name was crossed off and the name Albert Willis was written in.

Department Heads

"Doc" Williams, Lot Supt.
John Ulmor, Supt. Big Show Canvas
Chas. Houser, Asst. Big Show Canvas
E. Payne, Asst. Big Show Canvas
E. Green, Asst. Big Show Canvas
Frank Rooney, Supt. of Stock
J. Griffin, Asst. Supt. of Stock
Al Dean, Steward
W. M. Thompson, Supt. of Transportation
J. Weideman, Asst. Trainmaster
P. J. Loftus, Supt. Side Show Canvas F. L. Shaffer, Supt. of Properties
E. Versteeg, Supt. of Lights
Cheerful Gardner, Supt. of Menagerie
C. H. Baudendistle, Asst. Supt. of Menagerie
D. Durett, Asst. Supt. of Menagerie
Eddie Trees, Supt. of Animals
Geo. Granfogel, Supt. of Paints
J. Shinborn, Chief Horseshoer
Mike Welch, Chief Blacksmith
John Payne, Chief Carpenter
Wm. Denny, Head Porter

Candy Stands

Meyer Schlom, Superintendent
Mrs. Dona Hanna, Cashier
Mr. Buttons, Asst. Supt. Lawrence DeBarr, Mgr. Outside Stand No. 1
J. Sweeney, Mgr. Outside Stand No. 2
B. Levine, Mgr. Outside Stand No. 3

Dining Car No. 143

Alma Kelley, Superintendent
Roy Kisor, Asst. Supt.
J. McMahon, Cashier
E. McLain, Porter

Winter Quarters and Zoo

A. T. Stonehouse, General Superintendent
Max Sable, Supt. of Stock
M. Cziezowsky, Supt. Cat Animals
R. A. McCart, Supt. of Farm
Chas. McCart C. L. Baker
J. W. Smith
Fred Lawrence
Frank Smith
A. Kurth

Annex No. 2

A. J. Ryan, Manager
Wm. Nelson, Ticket Taker
Chief
Friday

Train

W. M. Thompson, Trainmaster
J. Weiderman, Asst. Trainmaster
Watchmen: J. Hensarling, W. M. Moore

Cookhouse

Al Dean, Steward
Slim King, Asst. Steward
Blackie Smith, Head Waiter
F. Lavelle, Asst. Chef
Wm. Dorring, Asst. Head Waiter       Harry Lewis, Butcher
Harry Hines, Fireman
Levi Dyer, Chef
Nakamura, Checker

Canvas Gang De Luxe

"Speedy Will" Moore
"Side Pole Slim" Appleby
"Seat Plank Shorty" McKay       Mel, the "Chair King"
"Dodger" Ross Collins       "Staller" M. Schlom
"Bible Back" Kelley

Al G. Barnes Concert Band

E. M. Christian
Sylvester Larios
Chas. Reamer
A. W. Mannering
H. Baske
Thomas P. Lynch
Victor Dorweiler
Jack Thomas
George Fatzer

Oscar Fechter
Jack McDonalds
F. Tiffany
Ed Moran
B. D. Custer
Olie Long
Dewey Smith
LaVerge B. Perry
Steve Bowman

Wilfred Korpi
Joe Meyers
W. A. Adams
Ralph Hylton
Tom Henry
Harry Morgan
I. P. Fallon
Horace Zmeoff
Grace Marvelle

Big Show Performers

Mary Aldridge
Louise Appleby
C. M. Booth
Carl Bruce
Nita Buchanan
Flora Bruce
Merritt Ballew
Jack Chase
Capt. S. C. Charles
Billie Clayton
Jack Cavanaugh
Al Crooks
Peggy Crooks
Mlle. Camille
Edna Creek
Howard Drako
G. Davis
Mrs. G. Davis
Madge Davis
Dolly Davis
Babe Davis
Stanley Davis
Bessie Duford
Enos Bros.
Pompi Fowler
Marie Foor
Chas. Fortuna
Cheerful Gardner

Jack Harris
Mrs. D. Hanna
Jewel Jackson
Kinko
Mary Kinko
Phil King
Mary Kimball
Helen Kimball
Jack Klippel
Kinsuro
Pearl Lingo
Margaret Lee
Bert Lawrence
Agnes Lausen
Bert Leo
Dan McAvoy
W. M. McKay
Elizabeth McCarthy
Marion McCrea
Joe Miller
Bertha McMann
Margareat Musgrove
Dutch Marco
Ben Mouton
Grace Marvel
Helen Meyers
Alma Owens

Babe Peterson
Onnie Lee Pierce
Charles Post
Mrs. Chas. Post
Mrs. F. Rooney
Louis Roth
Mary Roselli
Nellie Roth
Lee Smith
Elva Smith
Drew Stanfield
Margie Marlow
Bill Taafe
Bob Thornton
Ova Thornton
Eddie Trees
Margaret Thompson
Mrs. K. Thompson
Irene Taylor
Frankie Thimble
Lorraine Wallace
O. E. Wee
Dot Whitney
Clara Warren
Cora Watson
Ruth Wolff
Chas. Williams

Al G. Barnes Circus Annex

Attractions

Serpentine, Serpent Girl - Feature
Dr. F. L. LaMarr, Chinatown Underworld Exposed
Melle Sheba, Snake Enchantress
F. Martin, Tattooer and Tattooed Marvel
Lee Teller, Magic
Paul Herold, European Giant
Geo. Slats Bones, Skeleton Dude
Bob Roberts, Sword Swallower
F. LeRoy, Punch and Judy
F. Decker, Comedy Juggler
Baby Clara, Fat Girl
Lee Teller, Illusion "Vivisection"

Side Show Band and Minstrels

Prof. Arthur A. Wright, Conductor

Arthur Jarrett, Piccolo
Herbert Marshall, Cornet
Bert De Leo, Cornet
Arthur Wright, Cornet
W. E. Fields, Alto
D. W. McDonald, Alto and Violin
H. Duffy, Trombone       Herbert Alvis, Trombone
Walter Mays, 1st Clarinet
Louis Ford, 2nd Clarinet
Rufus Wiggs, Baritone
Harrison Hall, Tuba
J. N. Anderson, Bass Drum
Harry Johnson, Trap Drums

Singers and Comedians

Miss Gillette
Miss Jolson       J. N. Anderson
Harry Johnson       Rufus Wiggs
Harrison Hall

Al G. Barnes Circus

March 7 - Redlands, Calif.
March 8 - Riverside, Calif.
March 9 - Brawley, Calif.
March 10 - Calexico, Calif.
March 11 - El Centre, Calif.
March 12 - San Diego, Calif (Sunday)
March 13 - San Diego, Calif.
March 14 - Corona, Calif.
March l5 - Anaheim, Calif.
March 16 - San Pedro, Calif.
March 17 - Long Beach, Calif.
March 18 - Pomona, Calif.
March 19 - Los Angeles, Calif. (Sunday)
March 20 - Los Angeles, Calif.
March 21 - Los Angeles, Calif. .
March 22 - Los Angeles, Calif.
March 23 - Los Angeles, Calif.
March 24 - Los Angeles, Calif.
March 25 - Los Angeles, Calif.
March 26 - San Fernando, Calif. (Sunday)
March 27 - Bakersfield, Calif.
March 28 - Taft, Calif.
March 29 - Porterville, Calif.
March 30 - Visalia, Calif.
March 31 - Coalinga, Calif.
April 1 - Hanford, Calif.
April 2 - Selma, Calif. (Sunday)
April 3 - Fresno, Calif.
April 4 - Merced, Calif.
April 5 - Modesto, Calif.
April 6 - Sacremento, Calif.
April 7 - Stockton, Calif.
April 8 - Pittsburg, Calif.
April 9 - Livermore, Calif. (Sunday)
April 10 - Salinas, Calif.
April 11 - Montrey, Calif.
April 12 - Watsonville, Calif.
April 13 - Santa Cruz, Calif.
April 14 - Oakland, Calif
April 15 - Oakland, Calif.
April 16 - Oakland, Calif. (Sunday)
April 17 - San Jose, Calif.
April 18 - San Francisco, Calif
April 19 - San Francisco, Calif.
April 20 - San Francisco, Calif.
April 21 - San Francisco, Calif.
April 22 - San Francisco, Calif.
April 23 - San Francisco, Calif. (Sunday)
April 24 - Vallejo, Calif.
April 25 - Santa Rosa, Calif.
April 26 - Marysville, Calif.
April 27 - Chico, Calif.
April 28 - Red Bluff, Calif.
April 29 - Redding, Calif.
April 30 - Weed, Calif. (Sunday)
May 1 - Klamath Falls, Oregon
May 2 - Montague, Calif.
May 3 - Medford, Oregon
May 4 - Roseburg, Oregon
May 5 - Eugene, Oregon
May 6 - Salem, Oregon
May 7 - Portland, Oregon (Sunday)
May 8 - Portland, Oregon
May 9 - Portland, Oregon
May 10 - Centralia, Wash.
May 11 - Aberdeen, Wash.
May 12 - Olympia, Wash.
May 13 - Tacoma, Wash.
May 14 - Sedro Wooley, Wash. (Sunday)
May 15 - Sedro Wooley, Wash.
May 16 - Bellingham, Wash.
May 17 - Everett, Wash.
May 18 - Seattle, Wash.
May 19 - Seattle, Wash.
May 20 - Seattle, Wash.
May 21 - North Yakima, Wash. (Sunday)
May 22 - North Yakima, Wash.
May 23 - Kennewick, Wash.
May 24 - Spokane, Wash.
May 25 - Moscow, Idaho
May 26 - Lewiston, Idaho
May 27 - Walla Walla, Wash.
May 28 - Pendleton, Oregon (Sunday)
May 29 - Pendleton, Oregon
May 30 - La Grande, Oregon
May 31 - Baker, Oregon
June 1 - Weiser, Idaho
June 2 - Caldwell, Idaho
June 3 - Boise, Idaho
June 4 - Twin Falls, Idaho (Sunday)
June 5 - Twin Falls, Idaho
June 6 - Burley, Idaho
June 7 - Idaho Falls, Idaho
June 8 - Pocatello, Idaho
June 9 - Ogden, Utah
June 10 - Salt Lake City, Utah
June 11 - Evanston, Wyoming (Sunday)
June 12 - Rock Springs, Wyoming
June 13 - Laramie, Wyoming
June 14 - Cheyenne, Wyoming
June 15 - Greeley, Colorado
June 16 - Denver, Colorado
June 17 - Denver, Colorado
June 18 - North Platte, Nebraska (Sunday)
June 19 - North Platte, Nebraska
June 20 - Kearney, Nebraska
June 21 - Grand Island, Nebraska
June 22 - Norfolk, Nebraska
June 23 - Sioux City, Iowa
June 24 - Freemont, Nebraska
June 25 - Lincoln, Nebraska (Sunday)
June 26 - Lincoln, Nebraska
June 27 - Beatrice, Nebraska
June 28 - Topeka, Kansas
June 29 - Leavenworth, Kansas
June 30 - St. Joseph, Missouri

July 1 - Kansas City, Missouri
July 2 - Kansas City, Missouri (Sunday)
July 3 - Falls City, Nebraska
July 4 - Omaha, Nebraska
July 5 - Atlantic, Iowa
July 6 - DesMoines, Iowa
July 7 - Ottumwa, Iowa
July 8 - Muscatine, Iowa
July 9 - Burlington, Iowa (Sunday)
July 10 - Burlington, Iowa
July 11 - Galesburg, Illinois
July 12 - Kewanee, Illinois
July 13 - Canton, Illinois
July 14 - Jacksonville, Illinois
July 15 - Lincoln, Illinois
July 16 - Mattoon, Illinois (Sunday)
July 17 - Mattoon, Illinois
July 18 - Danville, Illinois
July 19 - Crawfordsville, Indiana
July 20 - Kokomo, Indiana
July 21 - Portland, Indiana
July 22 - Lima, Ohio
July 23 - Zanesville, Ohio (Sunday)
July 24 - Zanesville, Ohio
July 25 - Cambridge, Ohio
July 26 - Wheeling, W. Va.
July 27 - Parkersburg, W. Va.
July 28 - Parkersburg, W. Va.
July 29 - Marietta, Ohio
July 30 - Steubenville, Ohio (Sunday)
July 31 - Steubenville, Ohio
August 1 - Connelsville, Pa.
August 2 - Cumberland, Md.
August 3 - Hagerstown, Md.
August 4 - Chambersburg, Pa.
August 5 - York, Pa.
August 6 - Lancaster, Pa. (Sunday)
August 7 - Lancaster, Pa.
August 8 - Lebanon, Pa.
August 9 - Harrisburg, Pa.
August 10 - Altoona, Pa.
August 11 - Johnstown, Pa.
August 12 - McKeesport, Pa.
August 13 - Pittsburg, Pa. (Sunday)
August 14 - Pittsburg, Pa.
August 15 - Pittsburg, Pa.
August 16 - East Liverpool, Ohio
August 17 - Youngstown, Ohio
August 18 - Canton, Ohio
August 19 - Akron, Ohio
August 20 - Cleveland, Ohio (Sunday)
August 21 - Cleveland, Ohio
August 22 - Cleveland, Ohio
August 23 - Wooster, Ohio
August 24 - Mansfield, Ohio
August 25 - Marion, Ohio
August 26 - Columbus, Ohio
August 27 - Cincinnati, Ohio (Sunday)
August 28 - Cincinnati, Ohio
August 29 - Cincinnati, Ohio
August 30 - Lexington, Ky.
August 31 - Louisville, Ky.
Sept. 1 - Columbus, Indiana
Sept. 2 - Shelbyville, Indiana
Sept. 3 - Indianapolis, Indiana (Sunday)
Sept. 4 - Indianapolis, Indiana
Sept. 5 - Terre Haute, Indiana
Sept. 6 - Effingham, Illinois
Sept. 7 - Greenville, Illinois
Sept. 8 - St. Louis, Missouri
Sept. 9 - St. Louis, Missouri
Sept. 10 - St. Louis, Missouri (Sunday)
Sept. 11 - DeSoto, Missouri
Sept. 12 - Poplar Bluff, Missouri
Sept. 13 - Newport, Ark.
Sept. 14 - Little Rock, Ark.
Sept. 15 - Hope, Ark.
Sept. 16 - Eldorado, Ark.
Sept. 17 - Monroe, La. (Sunday)
Sept. 18 - Monroe, La.
Sept. 19 - Alexander, La.
Sept. 20 - Lafayette, La.
Sept. 21 - Morgan City, La.
Sept. 22 - Thibodaux, La.
Sept. 23 - New Orleans, La.
Sept. 24 - New Orleans, La. (Sunday)
Sept. 25 - Hammond La.
Sept. 26 - Baton Rouge, La.
Sept. 27 - Natchez, Miss.
Sept. 28 - Vicksburg, Miss.
Sept. 29 - Greenville, Miss.
Sept. 30 - Clarksdale, Miss
Oct. 1 - Marianna, Ark. (Sunday)
Oct. 2 - Marianna, Ark.
Oct. 3 - Helena, Ark.
Oct. 4 - Brinkley, Ark.
Oct. 5 - Jonesboro, Ark.
Oct. 6 - Stuttgart, Ark.
Oct. 7 - Fordyce, Ark.
Oct. 8 - Mt. Pleasant, Texas (Sunday)
Oct. 9 - Mt. Pleasant, Texas
Oct. 10 - Sherman, Texas
Oct. 11 - Greenville, Texas
Oct. 12 - Paris, Texas
Oct. 13 - Terrell, Texas
Oct. 14 - Ennis, Texas
Oct. 15 - McKinney, Texas (Sunday)
Oct. 16 - McKinney, Texas
Oct. 17 - Waxahachie, Texas
Oct. 18 - Corsicana, Texas
Oct. 19 - Tyler, Texas
Oct. 20 - Athens, Texas
Oct. 21 - Lufkin, Texas
Oct. 22 - Navasota, Texas (Sunday)
Oct. 23 - Navasota, Texas
Oct. 24 - Cameron, Texas
Oct. 25 - Temple, Texas
Oct. 26 - Cleburne, Texas
Oct. 27 - Gainesville, Texas

Total Performances, 410; Matinees, 206; Night, 204

Shows Missed - April 12th, Watsonville, Calif., Mat. and Night; July 25th, Cambridge, Ohio, Mat.; July 26th, Wheeling, W. Va., Mat.; July 27th, Parkersburg, W. Va., Mat.; August 1st, Connellsville, Pa., Mat.

Three shows one day - Sept. 26th, Baton Rouge, La.

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