King & Franklin New Colossal Shows

King & Franklin New Colossal Shows and Great Wild West - Season of 1888

Official Roster

Managerial Staff and Assistants of King & Franklin's Shows, Season of 1888.

Proprietors and Managers

A. N. King and W. E. Franklin, Jess Worlen, Treasurer.

W. Fred Aymar, Equestrian Manager
John Hamilton, Manager of Annex
Jesse Brown, Manager of Concert
Carl Clair, Layer-out and Mail Agent
Prof. S. Weber, Musical Director, with 10 assistants
John Schuth, alais Lengthy, Master of Canvass, first half of season
Jas. Davis, Master of Canvass, last half of season
Henry Richards, Asst. Master of Canvass and 20 assistants
E. D. Barnum, Master of Annex Canvass with 5 assistants
Alf. Jenkins, Master of Transportation with 5 assistants
Sherwood Masher, Master of Stock with 10 assistants
Jack Walsh, Master of Properties with 5 assistants
Sam Whitney, Chef. de Cuisine, with 5 assistants
Tom Brown, Chandeliers
Sol. Shane, Steward and Candy Stands
Robert McCormick, Seats

Advance Brigade

J. P. Fagan, General Contracting Agent
John Irwin, Advance Car
Lew Wallace, Boss Bill Poster, with 10 assistants
Miles Berry and Frank Purcell, Lithographers
Programmers: Dan Kelly, Geo. Brown, Jas. Savage

Complete Register of Company

A. N. King, W. E. Franklin, Mrs. W. E. Franklin, Prof. Andy Showers, Mrs. Andy Showers, Miss Carrie Showers, Col. Fred Aymar, Mrs. Fred Aymar, Little Neva Aymar, Romeo Jerome, Mrs. Jerome, Miss Maree DeBarre, Miss Myrtle Phillips, Miss Francis McNulty, Miss Ida McNulty, John Hamilton, Punch Rohss, Frank Williams, Signor Doddrett, Jess Worlen, Joe Allen, Jess Brown, Jas. Mathews, Claud Orton, Lewis Leslie, Arthur Melvelle, Willie Melvelle, Earnest Mellvelle, Harry LaRole, Chirs LaRole, Joe Leon, Barney Duclo, Geo. DeHaven, Harry Harrison, Geo. Schawn, Severin Weber, Karl Weber, Willie Folette, Andy Egemeyer, Roland Rudd, Hiram Wolf, Frank Crowe, Jack Hood, Milton Spanogle, Carl Clair. Robert Clage, Porter of Sleeping car.

Cowboys 4, Indians 3, Canvassmen 27, Grooms 11, Cooks 2, Flunkeys 4, Agents 3, Billposters 10, Lithographers 2, Programmers 3. Total number of people 114. Number of head of horses, Mules and Ponies, 53.

Offical Programme

Overture - Band.
W. Fred Aymar, Equestrian Director

1. Tournament. Introducing the entire company in a grand classic pageant around the rings. Band in full uniform. Mounted knights in costly armour sutis. Thorobred horses in gorgeous trappings, banners, cowboys, Indians, footmen, etc.

2. Prof. Showers. Introducing his Canine Wonders, executing marvelous and incredible feats, comical situations. Wonderful high and distance leaping.

3. Clown Song. Fred Aymar and a full chorus.

4. Iron Jaw Act. Executed by Miss Maree DeBarre.

5. Leaps. Classic, vaulting ahd double somersaulting over banner and horses. Led by Jesse Brown the champion.

6. Double Trapeze. Introducing Romeo Jerome and wife in thrilling mid-air performances.

7. Ponto (?). The beautiful educated thoroughbred Arabian stallion, performed by Prof. Showers. Fred Aymar, clown.

8. Tight Rope. By Harry LaRole. Introducing dancing and somersaults ont he rope.

9. Butterfly. Frad Aymar in comical situation.

10. The Three Melvelle Brothers. Executing artistic and astonishing acrobatic feats.

11. Slack Wire. Miraculous and graceful performance by Mille Iad.

12. Harry Harrison. The Human Enigma. In wonderful feats of contortion.

13. La Perch Equipoise, Leon and Jerome. Roman Ladders, 3 Melvelle Brothrs. 14. The Intelligent Donkeys and Foolish Clowns, Aymar and Allen.

15. Barrell and Table. Execution extraordinary by Lewis Leslie.

16. Iron Jaw and Contortion. Signor Doddretti assisted by Miss Myrtle Phillips. The human corkscrew.

17. Educatd Monkey, presented by Prof. Showers.

18. Ground and Lofty Tumbling, company.

19. Educate Broncos. Performed by the famous horse trainer, Prof. Showers.

20. Canine Equestrian Fay. Jumping banners, through hoops, balloons, over bridges, etd. Fred Aymer, ringmaster, Claud Orton, clown.

21. La Role Bros. the Flying Meteors. In their thrilling and perilous mid-air performances, concluding with the daring Leap for Life.

Wild West Program

Fred Aymar, Announcer and Interpretor.

1. Introducing the Cowboys. Jos Martezen, Mexican Joe, Arizona Dick, California Frank.

2. Pony Express. Riders, California Frank and Arizonia Dick, showing the method of transporting the U.S. Mails across the plains before the advent of railroads.

3. Cowboy Sports in the Saddle. By California Frank. Picking objects from the ground while the horse is running at full speed.

4. Indians Chase for a Bride. Riders, Mrs. Showers and Cowboys.

5. Virginia Reel. Cowboys and Wild Western Girls on horseback dancing the old fashioned Virginia Reel.

Concert Programme

Jess Brown, Manager

1. Barney Duclo in Irish song, reeels and jigs.

Miss Myrtle Phillips in pleasing ballads.

3. Brown and Mathews, refined acrobatic song and dance.

4. Worlen and Allen, pleasing musical artists. Playing upon numerous instruments.

5. Miss Lillian King, the Queen of all song and dance ladies.

6. Geo. DeHaven, refined acrobatic song and dance.

7. James Mathews, in a refined monologue of wit and songs.

8. (Francis) McNulty Sister, (Ida) with pleasing song and dance, concluding with their wonderful wing dancing.

9. Brown and Mathews. Black-faced specialty. Rastus and Hanna's visit to de Circurious.

The Annex

John Hamilton, Manager; E. D. Barnum, Assistant.

Signor Doddretti. Modern Sampson heavy weights, and lifting a horse weighing 1,050 pounds by his teeth.

Punch Robss, ventriloquist, magician and necromancer.

Grace Aymar, Circassian lady with photos.

Frank Williams, fatman, weight 525 pounds.

Barry Hoffner, the human pincushion and glass-eater.

Two cages, Happy Family and birds.

Band and Orchestra

Severin Weber, leader of brass
Jess Worlen, leader of orchestra
Carl Clair, solo B cornet
Andy Egemeyer, Eb clarionet
Roland Rudd, Bb clarionet
Willie Folette, Alto
Frank Crowe, Tenor and second violin
Karl Weber, Baritone
Hiram Wolf, Trombone
Jack Hood, Tuba
Milton Spanogle, Drums

Route

April 2-7 - Chatanooga, Tenn; hotel Skillen Sunday 9-14 - Atlanta, Ga.; hotel Globe Sunday 16-21 - Knoxville, Tenn.; hotel La Mar Sunday 23 - Bristol, Tenn.; hotel Nickles 24- Roanoke, Va.; hotel Felix 25-26 - Hagerstown, Md.; hotel City 27 - Chambersburg, Pa.; hotel Washington 28 - Shippensburg, Pa.; hotel Sherman Sunday 30 - Carlisle, Pa.; hotel Miller May 1 - Mechanicsburg, Pa.; hotel American 2 - Sunbury, Pa.; hotel Packer 3-5 - Wilkesbarre, Pa.; hotel St. Cloud Sunday 7 - Pittston, Pa.; hotel Butler 8-9 - Scranton, Pa.; hotel Mays 10-11 - Binghampton, N.Y.; hotel Windsor 12 - Oneonta, N.Y.; hotel Central Sunday 14-16 - Albany, N.Y.; hotel Avenew 17-19 - Troy, N.Y.; hotel Lynd Sunday 21 - Hoosic Falls, N.Y.; hotel Fitchburg 22-23 - Holyoke, Mass.; hotel Commercial 24 - Chicopee, Mass.; hotel Cabot 25-26 - Springfield, Mass.; hotel Gilmore Sunday 28 - Greenfield, Mass.; hotel Elm 29 - Athol, Mass.; hotel Pequoig 30 - Gardner, Mass.; hotel Gardner 31 - Worcester, Mass.; hotel City June 1-2 - Worcester, Mass.; hotel City Sunday 4 - Fitchburg, Mass.; hotel National 5 - Ayer, Mass.; hotel St. James 6 - Sommerville, Mass.; hotel Warner 7- Charleston, Mass.; hotel National 8-9 - Lynn, Mass.; hotel Sagamore Sunday 11 - Salem, Mass.; hotel Naumkeag 12 - Gloucester, Mass.; hotel Belmont 13 - Newburyport, Mass.; hotel City 14 - Portsmouth, NH; hotel Kerarsarge 15 - Biddeford, Me.; Rockingham 16 - Portland, Me.; hotel Merchant's Sunday 18 - Great Falls, NH; hotel Granite State 19 - Dover, NH; hotel N. H. House 20 - Haverhill, Mass.; hotel Webster 21 - Lawrence, Mass.; hotel Essex 22-23 - Lowell, Mass.; hotel Farragut & W. Sunday 25 - Nassau, NH; hotel St. James 26-27 - Manchester, NH; hotel Elm 28 - Woburn, Mass.; hotel Central 29 - Maiden, Mass.; hotel Howard 30 - Chelsea, Mass.; hotel City July 1 - Sunday 2 - Putnam, Conn.; hotel Chickering 3 - Danbury, Conn.; hotel Grand Central 4 - Matteawon, NY; hotel Dibble 5 - Newburg, NY; hotel Merchant's 6-7 - Patterson, NJ; hotel National Sunday 9-10 - Newark, NJ; hotel Germania 11 - Elizabethtown, NJ; hotel Lafayette 12 - Rohway, NJ; hotel Park 13 - New Burnswick, NJ; hotel U.S. 14 - Trenton, NJ; hotel U.S. Sunday July 16 - Bardentown, NJ; hotel Washington 17 - Burlington, NJ; hotel Washington 18 - Lancaster, Pa; hotel Sorrel Horse 19 - Columbia, Pa.; hotel Franklin 20 - York, Pa.; hotel City 21 - Harrisburg, Pa.; htoel U.S. Sunday 23 - Milton, Pa.; hotel Gresh 24 - Williamsport, Pa.; [hotel unreadable] 25 - Lock Haven, Pa.; hotel U.S. 26 - Bellefonte, Pa.; hotel Garmon 27 - Altoona, Pa.; hotel Brant 28 - Johnstown, Pa.; hotel Mansion Sunday 30 - Indiana, Pa.; hotel American 31 - Latrobe, Pa.; hotel Parker

August 1 - Stubenville, O.; hotel Imperial 2 - New Cornerstown, O.; hotel Commercial 3 - Coshocton, O.; hotel Park 4 - Zanesville, O.; hotel Grand Sunday 6 - New Lexington, O.; hotel Phoenix 7 - Lancaster, O.; hotel Martin 8 - Circleville, O.; hotel American 9 - Wash. C. H., O.; hotel Arlington 10 - Hamilton, O.; hotel St. Charles 11 - Xenia, O.; hotel Commercial Sunday 13 - Springfield, O.; hotel Central 14 - Dayton, O.; hotel Dickey 15 - Shelbyville, Ind.; hotel Morrison 16 - Columbus, Ind.; hotel Germania 17 - Edinburg, Ind.; hotel Central 18 - Franklin, Ind.; hotel Merchant's Sunday 20 - Greencastle, Ind.; hotel Grand Central 21 - Brazil, Ind.; hotel Hendrix 22 - Terre Haute, Ind.; hotel Filbeck(?) 23 - Crawfordsville, Ind.; hotel Robbins 24 - Covington, Ind.; hotel Farnum 25 - Danville, Ill.; hotel Arlington Sunday 27 - Champaign, Ill.; hotel Carter 28 - Farmer City, Ill.; hotel City 29 - Mason City, Ill.; hotel St. Nichols 30 - Petersburg, Ill.; hotel Miller 31 - Jerseyville, Ill.; hotel Erie September 1 - Carrollton, Ill.; hotel Hinton Sunday 3 - Roodhouse, Ill.; hotel Phoenix 4 - Vandalia, Mo.; hotel Hanna 5 - Centralia, Mo.; hotel Commercial 6 - Slater, Mo.; hotel Central 7 - Marshall, Mo.; hotel Mings 8 - Higginsville, Mo.; hotel Arcade Sunday 10 - Cameron, Mo.; hotel Cameron 11 - Maysville, Mo.; hotel Lytle 12 - Gallitan, Mo.; hotel Windsor 13 - Trenton, Mo.; hotel Evans 14 - Princeton, Mo.; hotel Princeton 15 - Allerton, Ia.; hotel Sherman Sunday 17 - Centreville, Ia.; hotel Keystone 18 - Lancaster, Mo.; hotel Royer 19 - Memphis, Mo.; hotel Central 20 - Kahoka, Mo.; hotel Kahoka 21 - Keokuk, Ia.; hotel City 22 - Canton, Mo.; hotel Cameron Sunday 24 - Waterloo, Ill.; hotel City 25 - Redbud, Ill.; hotel Commercial 26 - Sparta, Ill.; hotel Broadway 27 - Murphysboro, Ill.; hotel Commercial 28-29 - Cairo, Ill.; hotel Arlington Sunday October 1 - Vienna, Ill.; hotel Perkins 2 - New Burnsides, Ill.; [hotel unreadable] 3 - Harrisburg, Ill.; hotel Parker 4 - Grayville, Ill.; hotel Lindell 5 - Newton, Ill.; hotel American 6 - Matoon, Ill.; hotel City Sunday 8 - Shelbyville, Ill.; hotel Commercial 9 - Nokomis, Ill.; hotel Commercial 10 - Charleston, Ill.; hotel Maples 11 - Kansas, Ill.; hotel Kester 12 - Paris, Ill.; hotel Eagle 13 - Carbon, Ind.; hotel Barbour "Home, Sweet Home"

Notes. A Few in Brief

    King & Franklin's New Colossal Shows and Wild West opened the season of 1888 at Chattanooga, Tenn., April 2, 1888, under the management of A. N. King and W. E. Franklin.
    To say the least, the season has been very satisfactory and pleasant; having traveled through sixteen states, showing in one hundred and thirty-five cities, covering in all nearly 6,122 miles. Longest run made, 239 miles; shortest run made, 2 miles; most northern point made, Portland, Me.; most easter point made, Atlanta, Ga.; most western point made, Kansas City, Mo. Season has been nearly two months shorter than usual on account of the yellow fever raging so badly in the South. All attaches of the company join in thanking the managers and heads of different departments for the many favors granted during the season, and wish them for the future many a season like the pleasant one just ended.
    Mechanicsburg, Pa., May 1. Geo. Schawn, acrobat, joined out.
    Oneota, N.Y., May 12, Waite's Dramatic Co. visited the show.
    Troy, N.Y., May 19, Jesse Brown left the Co. Cause, sickness.
    Worcester, Mass., June 1. Band played upon a set of Conn instruments. Barney Duclo, actobat, joined out.
    Somerville, Mass., June 6. Arthur Melvelle entertained his parents and friends, being his home.
    Lynn, Mass., June 8. John H. Glenroy, the veteran showman, visited the show, and sold a number of his books to the boys in the dressing room.
    Salem, Mass., June 11. Arthur Rigby visited the show and cracked a few jokes for the boys, and quite a number of the company spent Sunday in Boston from this point.
    Gloucester, Mass. The most pleasant lot of the season, situated immediatley on the shore of the Atlantic.
    Portsmouth, N.H., June 14. The Jeromes had severe fall from trapeze.
    Portland, Me., June 16. E. D. Barnum was surprised by a visit from his sister.
    Lowell, Mass., June 23. About eight o'clock a heavy wind and rain struck the show, blowing everything flat to the ground. The performance had just begun. However, the crowd escaped without any serious injuries. The canvas was considerably damaged and center pole broken; lights and seats damaged. The show was up as usual the next day.
    Chelsea, Mass., June 30. Eugene stahl, Sam Pickett and wife and a number of others from the Miller & Freeman show visited the company.
    Paterson, N.J., Mrs. A. N. King, W. W. Cole, Mrs. Lew Leslie, and numerour friends of A. N. King visited the show.
    Sunday, July 8. Boys all visited New York City and Coney Island.
    Newark, N.J., July 9. Joe Allen entertained relatives and friends, being his former home.
    Elizabethtown, N.J., July 11. Here we met the Bob Hunting Show and showed just opposite. There was an erroneous report afloat that the shows had trouble here, but there was nothing of the kind, as the usual hospitalities were shown by each company.
    Lancaster, Pa., July 18. Prof. Showers met numerous friends and entertained relatives. George Schawn entertained the boys at his home after the night show.
    Latrobe, Pa., July 31. Frank Williams, fat man, joined out.
    John Schuth (Lengthy) left the show at Lancaster, O., August 7.
    Jas. Davis joined at Wash. C.H., O., August 9, taking his position as Master of Canvas.
    Columbus, Ind., Aug. 16, Geo. DeHaven, acrobat, joined the show.
    Edinburg, Ind., Aug. 17. McNulty Sisters, song and dance artists, joined company.
    Jess. Worlen's wife, brother and Geo. Schneider, of Columbus, O., visited the show at Lancaster, O., Aug. 7. Mrs. Worlen remained with the company a few days.
    Joe Leon, acrobat, left the show at Zanesville, O., Aug. 4, to join Goe. Dunbar in an aerial act.
    Harry Harrison joined company at Zanesville, O., August 4th.
    Karl Weber, musician, left the show at St. Louis, Sunday, Sept. 22. H. Wolf joined the same day to take his place.
    At Cairo, Ill., Sept. 29, Melvelle Bros., Lewis Leslie, Barjney Duclo, Mrs. Aymar and Little Neva Aymar left the show.
    Trenton, Mo. Made two stands in one day; after noon on the fair grounds, at night up town. This was one of the big days of the season. Met Kate Baker's Female Band.
    At Chicopee, Mass., the oil stove in the cook tent exploded and burned the colored waiter boy, Jim Richmond, very severly. Was left in the hospital and returned to the show in a few weeks.
    At Crawfordsville, O., left one of the performing Cream Bronchos, having been hurt in the car and was in too bad a condition to be carried with the show.
    Charles Franklin, brother of W. E. Franklin, was a guest of the show a few weeks early during the season.
    Frank A. Gardner visited the show at Brazil, Indiana.
    Bob Clements, of the Scribner & Clements Show, visited the show at York, Pa.
    Miss Myrtle Phillips left the show at Paterson, New Jersey.
    Punch Robss' wife visite the show at Danville, Ill., and remained a week.
    Hurlburt's Horse and Dog show was met at Hoosic Falls, New York.
    Sig. Dodretti's mother visited him at Albany, New York.
    Geo. Fursman and wife, S. Booth and Geo. Peck, all of New York city, visited show at Elizabethtown, New Jersey.
    Mr. Snook and Mr. Snedden, of New York City, visited the show at Newark, New Jersey.
    Mrs. Haines, daughter and son of the New York, visited the show at Newark, New Jersey.
    Mrs. King remained with the show from Paterson to Rohway, New Jersey.
    Chas. Howard visited the show at Wilkesbarre, Pennsylvania.
    Walter Aymar and others from the Delevan show visited the company at Springfield, Mass.
    Willaim Smead visited at Binghampton, N.Y.
    During the season the show was visited by Mr. Freeman, of the Miller & Freeman show, C. A. Potter and Chas. Read of the Forepaugh show, the advance agent of the John Robinson show, and numerous other professional people.
    Greenfield, Mass., May 28. Contained more paper than any town that was played during the season, Miller & Freeman having showed the place May 26, King & Frankling, May 28, and Forepaugh show to follow. The town was literally covered with billboards, lithographs, progarms, etc. Out Advance Brigade did themselves proud in this place, and good business was the result.
    Numberous other notes might be added, but thinking these few will suffice, will not attempt anything further. Nothing has occurred during the season of any great importance, as the season has been a very smooth and agreeable one. Thanking the managers and all people conncected with the company for past favors and kindness shown me, and hoping this, my first attempt, may meet your approval, I am, Sincerely yours, Carl Clair, Cornetist.

King & Franklin Shows, 1890 Route

Complete Register of Company

W. E. Franklin N. E. Franklin John Hamilton Jes. Worlen Prof. Andy Showers Col. Fred Aymer [sic Aymar?] J. P. Fagan Carl Clair Geo. Irving Frank Pirrung Al. Malette Frank Bernardo Louie De Bonairre The Albions The LaRues The Jeromes The St. Elmos The Whitings Bud Leonard John Pifer Harry Harrison Robt. Hodge Ben Franklin Earl Franklin Bud Farnum Tony Ryder John Rowe Maj. Johnson R. D. Riano J. S. Bentley Herbert Freed Joe. Robey Eddie Martine Clarence Boyd Dick Lewis Chas. Mack Willie Fox John Coleman John Irwin Wm. Bullock C. M. Hafey Al Worlen Frank Purcell Harry Phillips Jacob Courtade Morris Tracy Frank Hogan Sheldon McMurry Frank Collins Lew Wallace James Donahue Tom Fay J. S. Mosier E. D. Barnum John Fox August Dous Bob Harrold

Mrs. W. E. Franklin Mrs. A. N. King Miss Mille De Barre Miss Lille King Miss May Waldron Miss Pansy Whiting Miss Tillie Showers Miss Annie Dare Miss Lillian Irving Miss Emma St. Elmo Miss Sadie Norwood Miss Lillian Cavalier Miss Mollie Regan Miss Tille Difer Miss Emma Dorr James Foster Harry Nelson John Bever Fred Eillis Chas. Crosby Homer Wise Tom Carter Milt Spanogel Sam Albright Jack Halloway Harry Blair Fred Green Tom beaty Frank Ferril Harry McDonald Abe King Henry Richards "Frenchy" James Davis Chas. Wilson Geo. Simmes A. L. Johnson Orlando Williams John Garland Robt. Mooney A. B. Parker John Young Ed. Finnegan Harry Daniels Rolen Armstrong Billie Hubbs Geo. Wandrie Ed. Shepheard Wm. Moore Frank McKenzie David Gross W. T. Dunlap C. M. Dehlman John McGuire

Route, 1890

April 7-9 - Chattanooga, Tenn.; hotel Skillern 10 - Dalton, Ga.; hotel Lewis 11 - Rome, Ga.; hotel Rome 12 - Anniston, Ala.; hotel Parker 13-14 - Birmingham, Ala.; hotel Morris Ave. 15 - Decatur, Ala.; hotel Bismarck 16 - Columbia, Tenn.; hotel Bethel 17 - Nashville, Tenn.; hotel Commercial 18 - Springfield, Tenn.; hotel Springfield 19 - Gallatin, Tenn.; hotel Sindle 20-21 - Jefferson, Ind.; hotel Fall City 22 - New Albany, Ind.; hotel Windsor 23 - Seymore, Ind.; hotel Jonas 24 - Columbus, Ind.; [hotel unreadable] 25 - Shelbyville, Ind.; hotel Morrison 26 - Richmond, Ind.; hotel Huntington 27-28 - Anderson, Ind.; hotel, Neow Lee 29 - Kokomo, Ind.; hotel Clinton 30 - Logansville, Ind.; hotel Johnson May 1 - Marion, Ind.; hotel Branson 2 - Hartford City, Ind.; hotel City 3 - Connersville, Ind.; hotel Grand 4-5 - Muncie, Ind.; hotel Fremont 6 - Buffton, Ind.; hotel Commercial 7 - Ft. Wayne, Ind.; hotel Diamond 8 - Goshen, Ind.; hotel City 9 - Elkhart, Ind.; hotel City 10 - Soutbend, Ind.; hotel Reynolds 11-12 - LaPorte, Ind.; hotel Tegarden 13 - Three Rivers, Mich.; hotel Restaurant 14 - Kalamazoo, Mich.; hotel American 15 - Grand Rapids, Mich.; hotel Clarendon 16 - Hastings, Mich.; hotel American 17 - Charlotte, Mich.; hotel Sherwood 18-19 - Bay City, Mich.; hotel European 20 - East Saginaw, Mich.; hotel Marshall 21 - Lansing, Mich.; hotel Commercial 22 - Jackson, Mich.; hotel Williams 23 - Battle Creek, Mich.; hotel Commercial 24 - Niles, Mich.; hotel Bond 25-26 - Marshall, Mich.; hotel Tontine 27 - Ann Arbor, Mich.; hotel Franklin 28 - Ypsilanti, Mich.; hotel Hawkins 29 - Detroit, Mich.; hotel Benedict 30 - Monroe, Mich.; hotel Floral City 31 - Toledo, Ohio; hotel Hanner June 1-2 - Findlay, Ohio; hotel Humphreys 3 - Lima, Ohio; hotel Froat 4 - St. Marys, Mich.; hotel Fountain 5 - Elwood, Ind.; hotel Philips 6 - Lafayette, Ind.; hotel Bramble 7 - Bloomington, Ill.; hotel Butler 8-9 - Lincoln, Ill.; hotel Commercial 10 - Springfield, Ill.; hotel Western 11 - Alton, Ill.; hotel Central 12 - Jerseyville, Ill.; hotel Erie 13 - Carollton, Ill.; hotel Walker 14 - Roodhouse, Ill.; hotel Phoenix 15-16 - Vandalia, Mo.; hotel Hana 17 - Slater, Mo.; hotel Central 18 - Marshall, Mo.; hotel Mays 19 - Higginsville, Mo.; hotel Arcade 20 - Cameron, Mo.; hotel Cameron 21 - Centreville, Iowa; hotel Keystone 22-23 - Eldon, Iowa; hotel Commercial 24 - Washington, Iowa; hotel Bryson 25 - Davenport, Iowa; hotel Windsor 26 - Rock Island, Ill.; hotel Gordon 27 - Geneseo, Ill.; hotel Geneseo 28 - LaSalle, Ill.; hotel Wisconsin 29-30 - Otrowa [Ottawa?], Ill.; hotel Windsor July 1 - Morris, Ill.; hotel Carson 2 - Joliet, Ill.; hotel St. Nicholas 3 - Hammond, Ill.; Atlantic 4 - Crown Point, Ind.; hotel Kaiser 5 - Rochester, Ind.; hotel Arlington 6-7 - Huntington, Ind.; hotel Exchange 8 - Decatur, Ind.; hotel Places 9 - Kenton, Ohio; hotel St. Nicholas 10 - Marion, Ohio; hotel, Marion 11 - Lancaster, Ohio; hotel Martin 12 - Circleville, Ohio; htoel Pickaway 13-14 - Washington C. H., Ohio; hotel Arlington 15 - Xenia, Ohio; hotel Commerical 16 - London, Ohio; hotel Madison 17 - Cambridge, Ohio; hotel Central 18 - Barnesville, Ohio; hotel Albert 19 - Washington, Pa.; hotel Eauropean 20-21 - Connelville, Pa.; hotel Manetta 22 - Union Town, Pa.; hotel Clinton 23 - Myersdale, Pa.; hotel Keystone 24 - Cumberland, Md.; hotel American 25 - Grafton, W. Va.; hotel Central 26 - Clarkston, w. Va.; hotel St. Charles 27-28 - Parkersburg, W. Va.; hotel Commercial 29 - Jackson, Ohio; hotel Theigham 30 - Portsmouth, Ohio; hotel Biggs 31 - Chillicothe, Ohio; hotel Commercial

August 1 - Wilmington, Ohio; hotel Midland 2 - Hilsboro, Ohio; hotel Kramer 3-4 - Aurora, Ind.; hotel Globe 5 - Osgood, Ind.; hotel Ripley 6 - Shoals, Ind.; hotel Commercial 7 - Washington, Ind.; hotel Hyatt 8 - Bedford, Ind.; hotel National 9 - Worthington, Ind.; hotel Davis 10-11 - Brazil, Ind.; hotel Brazil 12 - Petersburg, Ind.; hotel Pike 13 - Evansville, Ind.; hotel Fitchnery 14 - Morganfield, Ky.; hotel Parsons 15 - Sturgis, Ky.; hotel Grand 16 - Marion, Ky.; hotel Hill 17-18 - Hopkinsville, Ky.; hotel Phoenix 19 - Clarksville, Tenn.; hotel Franklin 20 - Erin, Tenn.; hotel Central 21 - Paris, Tenn.; hotel New Carter 22 - McKenzie, Tenn.; hotel McKenzie 23 - Brownsville, Tenn.; hotel City 24-26 - Memphis, Tenn.; hotel Duffy's 27 - Somerville, Tenn.; hotel Christians 28 - [?? Trenton, Tenn.]; hotel Hicks 29 - Jackson, Tenn.; hotel Grand 30 - Union Town; Foulks 31 - Huntingdon; hotel Easton September 1 - Huntingdon; hotel Easton 2 - Waverly, Tenn.; hotel Nolan 3 - Nashville, Tenn.; hotel Commercial 4 - Murfreesboro, Tenn.; hotel Jordan 5 - Shelbyville, Tenn.; hotel Hight 6 - Tullahoma, Tenn.; hotel St. James 7 - Chattanooga, Tenn.; hotel Kennedy 8 - Dayton, Tenn.; hotel Dayton 9 - Rockwood, Tenn.; hotel Rockwood 10-11 - Knoxville, Tenn.; hotel Lamar 12 - MOrristown, Tenn.; hotel Cain 13 - Rodgerville, Tenn.; hotel Hale Springs 14-15 - Sweetwater, Tenn.; hotel Monroe 16 - Athens, Tenn.; hotel Euclid 17 - Cleveland; [hotel unreadable] 18 - Chattanooga; hotel Kennedy 19 - Ft. Payne, Ala.; hotel Wells Valley 20 - Atalia, Ala.; hotel Alabama 21-22 - Birmingham, Ala.; hotel Windsor 23 - Worrior, Ala.; hotel Taylor 24 - [unreadable city] Ala.; htoel City 25 - Pulaski, Tenn.; hotel Dinden 26 - Lawrenceburg, Tenn.; hotel Lawrenceburg 27 - Florence, Ala.; hotel Exchange 28-29 - Corinth, Miss.; hotel Cox 30 - Okolona City, Miss.; hotel City October 1 - Aberdeen, Miss.; hotel Gorden 2 - Wes Point, Miss.; hotel Gorden 3 - Starksville, Miss.; hotel Restaurant 4 - Macon, Miss.; hotel Dillard 5-6 - Meridan, Miss.; hotel St. Elmo 7 - Demopolis, Ala.; hotel Washington 8 - Union Town, Ala.; hotel Pibkering 9 - Marion, Ala.; hotel Marion 10 - Selma, Ala.; hotel St. James 11 - Montgomery, Ala.; hotel Merchants 12-13 - Troy, Ala.; hotel Merchants 14 - Ozark, Ala.; hotel Speller 15 - Dothan, Ala.; hotel Lightner 16 - Bainbridge, Ga.; hotel Sharon 17 - Albany, Ga.; hotel Mayo 18 - Valdosta, Ga.; hotel Prescot 19-21 - Savannah, Ga.; hotel Harnet 22-23 - Charleston, S.C.; hotel Windsor 24 - Augusta, Ga.; hotel Augusta 25 - Anderson, S.C.; hotel Chiquola 26-27 - Greenville, S.C.; hotel Exchange 28 - Laurnes, S.C.; hotel Ben Della 29 - Greenwood, S.C.; hotel Park 30 - Thompson, Ga.; hotel Thompson 31 - Sparta, Ga.; hotel Drummers November 1 - Milledgeville, Ga.; hotel MIlledgeville 2 - Macon, Ga.; hotel Stubblefield 3 - Cordele, Ga.; hotel Hamilton 4 - Lumpkins, Ga.; hotel Kenyon 5 - Americus, Ga.; hotel Clark 6 - McRae, Ga.; hotel McRae 7 - Eastman, Ga.; hotel Deleitch 8 - Hawkinsville, Ga.; hotel Joiner 9-10 - Macon, Ga.; hotel Stubblefield 11 - Atlanta, Ga.; hotel Kimball

Winter quarters at Chattanooga, Tennessee

Official Roster

W. E. Franklin, Mrs. A. N. King, proprietors

John Hamilton, Manager; N. E. Franklin, Assistant Manager

Jes Worlen, Treasurer

Carl Clair, Musical Director

Prof. Andy Showers, Equestrian Director

John Pifer, Manager of Privileges

E. D. Barnum, Manager of Annex

Col. Fred Aymar, General Announcer

Louie DeBonairre, Annex Lecturer

Tom Fay, Manager of Canvas, with 40 assistants

Henry Richards, First Assistant

J. S. Mosler, Master of Stock, with 18 assistants

John Fox, Master of Transportation, with 10 assistants

Geo. Wandrie, Master of Properties, with 10 assistants

Frank McKenzie, Chief Cook

"Frenchy," Chandaliers

Advance Brigade:

J. P. Fagan, General Contracting Agent

John Irwin, Manager Advance Car

William Bullock, Boss Bill Poster, with 10 assistants

Frank Purcell, Lithographer

C. M. [unreadable last name], 1st Programmer

Al. Worlen, 2d Programer

Length of season 31 weeks, 2 days. No. of miles 9,401.

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