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From: Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey Combined Shows, Route, Personnel and Statistics for the Season of 1950. Sarasota, FL: Ringling Bros and Barnum & Bailey, 1950. Program, staff & performers, statistics. See Routes for this season's route. Not included here are the photographs. Permission to place the information from this route book on the Circus Historical Society website has been provided by Feld Entertainment, Inc.™, Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey™. Circus World Museum's Parkinson Library provided the photocopy of this route book. All information should be checked with additional sources. There will be spelling and typographical errors.
"Have you written your article, Buddy?"
"Oh, you mean the little story for the Route Book, Roland? Well, not exactly. I've been thinking about it, but I've been away. When do you have to have it?"
"Yesterday," said Roland, dourly.
Roland is my managing editor, you know, and I am the publisher. Our titles are rather magnificent because we don't get paid for our efforts.
"Now, Buddy, all you have to do is knock off a little piece, in your usual style (that could be a compliment?) about 3 1/2 or 4 pages; something with the mid-century angle and maybe mention C. B. DeMille and the picture, and paying off Hartford; the improvement on the big top, the air vent that makes it cooler for the customers and the kinkers; about the record business in the Garden, and then I suppose you'll have to mention that it got kind of spotty for a while after Korea blew up.
"Oh, and don't forget to work in something about the baby gorillas. You know, Buddy, just three or four pages."
"Okay, Rolly, three or four pages."
So, I sat down to write my little story, but I knew right off that it was all pretty silly. Why, you couldn't even just write the names of all the wonderful people who had been a part of our strange world during the last 50 years on three or four of those tiny pages. Or, could you? And, if you could, would that make an interesting little story? Well, it might. It surely would to some, for each of those names must awaken marvelous memories to some who are still "with it," of those who once were. I didn't know all the names, nor did I know all the persons who went with the names, but the old timers of my boyhood told me wondrous tales of the earlier greats that they had known, so here they are:
James A. Bailey, Mr. Hutch, Sam McCracken, the Ringling Bros. — Al, Otto, Alf T., Charles, John, Gus, and Henry; Happy Jack Snellen, Jimmy Whalen (the Whale), Charlie Rooney, Joe Dan Miller, Denny Curtis, Deafy Denman, Mickey Graves, Jules Turnour, Bird Millman, Ella and Fred Bradna, The Clarkonians (Ernie, Charlie and Percy), Charlie Siegrist, Enrico Diaz, Frank Cook, Will Horton, Tom Dailey, George Goodhart, Dan deBaugh, Harry Overton, Fred DeWolfe, Orrin and Lulu Davenport, Cap Carroll, Al White, Johnny Agee, Cy Compton, May Wirth, Claire Bruce, Slats Beeson, Lillian Leitzel, Alfredo and Lalo Cadona, Con Colleano, Desperado, Eddie Cheese, Sun Down Red, Tommy Nichols, Prof. Arthur Wright, Al Sweet, Liberati, Charlie Ryan, Fred Warrell, Charlie Kannally, Bluch, Willie Moser and his mule, Harry Rittley and his cowbell, Herman Joseph and his shotgun, Leo Crook, Sid Rubeen, Tin Horn Haley, the Hannefords, the Zacchinis, Al Powell, the Millets, Maximo, Truzzi, the Cristianis, the Josephsons, Jackson and Mc-Claren, Johnny Tripp, Willie Denaro, the Rubio Sisters, The Great Wallendas, Clyde Ingalls, Cliko, Cuckoo, Zip, Eko and Iko, George Auger, Jack Earle, Lentini, Major Mite, Baron Paucchi, the Big Lips, Pahwah, Goliath, Sammy Johnson, Albert, Mighty, Big John, August, Whitey, Alphonse, Jasper, John Robinson (in his purple silk undershirt), Mable Cline, Eddie Gallagher, Peanut Bill, Joe Pontico, Willie Green, Zeke, Mike Carey, John McLaughlin, Bill Hobson, Walter McClain, Walter Wilcox, George Smith, Carl Hathaway, John M. Kelley, Polidor, the Picchianis, Joe Beef, Al Loyal, Baghongi, John Daniel, Tom Lynch, Jim Doyle, Waxie Panzer, Frenchy Haley, Sis Hopkins, Blackie Diller, Jonesy, Satan, Sunny-brook, Frank Miller, Tex Elmlundt, Santa Klaus, Dorothy Herbert, Al Butler, Leonard Aylesworth, Harry de Marlowe, Cow O'Connel, Bert Weaver, Jim Pepper, Charlie Wilson, George Meighan, Big Blue, Black Blues Tim, Chicken Charley, Mustache Whitey, Little Eva, John Foley, Mullin, Straight-Ahead-Willy Downing, Scranton Harry, Cigarette Bill, Skinny Jones, Sarge, Torchy, Spader Johnson, Fred Stelling, Johnny Brice, Doc Shields, Norman Bel Geddes, Wally Beery, Bobby Clark, Paul McCullough, Lew Graham, Joe Boynton, Willard Coxey, Dexter Fellows, Harry Staton, Ed Norwood, Charlie Hummel, Walter Wappenstein, Rattlesnake Bill, Ollie Webb, Capt. Bill Curtis, Chick Bell, Fred Smythe, Jim Tarver, Jack Slater, Chief Washington, Andy Dumbus, Buck Baker, the Nelsons, Yacopis, Luicita Leers, Sudan, Puqua, Bill and Lill, Gargantua, Ottokar Bartik, the Rieffenachs, Mabel Stark, Olga Celeste, Clyde Beatty, Frank Buck, Tim McCoy, Andrew the Giraffe Man, and — well, that's it.
That's three or four pages and I'm not even well into thirty years of names. Names that made the circus, our circus, their circus. Names in no particular order of work or merit. Just spangled names, scattered through the years like Stardust on the "Field of the Cloth of Gold." That was a name too — the name of the spec in 1909 I think, or was it 1905? Then, there was "Cinderella," by Charles Ringling, that starred Jenny Rooney. And "Alladin" and "The Wizard Prince of Arabia," "Marco Polo," "Nepal" - So many wonderful, memory-jogging names.
On Thursday night, December 8, 1949, the Ringling Bros and Barnum & Bailey Circus exhibited in Cuba for the first time when it opened a 32-day indoor engagement at the government-owned Sports Palace in Havana. Playing through the holidays to capacity crowds and turning thousands away during the final week, the circus closed in a blaze of glory Sunday night, January 8, 1950, and chalked up a smashing success. The Ringling management gave Cuba a show that made its eyes pop. All of the circus' foremost acts and features that could be crammed and jammed into the one-ring arena of the Palace were taken to Havana. The show's personnel was flown to the island, while a train loaded with animals and equipment was transported by boat.
Havana went wild over the performances and gave The Greatest Show on Earth the warmest reception it ever accorded a visiting amusement organization. And, as Havana took to its first major circus, so did the Ringling troupers take to the gay "Paris of the Caribbean." Touring the metropolis between shows, and after, they particularly enjoyed the colorful city's freedom from restraint and its exciting diversions for all types and tastes. Still circus hungry at the close of the run, the Cuban capital's press and public implored the Big Show to hurry back and make the Havana engagement an annual event. This winter the Ringling Circus will again thrill its admirers across the keys. The run at the Sports Palace will begin December 8, the same opening date as in '49.
John Ringling North, President
Edith C. Ringling, Chairman of the Board
Henry Ringling North, Vice-President
Mrs. Robert Ringling, Vice-President
George D. Woods, Secretary-Treasurer
Edward F. Kelly, Asst. Vice-President
Directors
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John Ringling North
Henry Ringling North Edith C. Ringling Mrs. Robert Ringling |
George D. Woods
Herbert Duval William P. Dunn |
Executive Staff
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Arthur M. Concello, General Manager
Frank McClosky, Manager Willis E. Lawson, Assistant Manager Lloyd Morgan, Lot Superintendent Theo. Forstall, Treasurer with Show Herbert Duval, Legal Adjuster Noyelles D. Burkhart, Asst. Legal Adjuster |
Walter Rairden, Asst. Legal Adjuster
Waldo T. Tupper, General Agent F. A. Boudinot, Traffic Manager Roland Butler, Publicity Director Pat Valdo, Director of Perfomance Nena Thomas, Secretary to the President Grace Killian, Secretary to General Manager |
James R. Griffin, General Auditor
Fred J. McKenna, Assistant Gen. Auditor
Violet Johns, Secretary
Herbert H. Sicks, Purchasing Agent
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Doris Gault
Nena Joyner |
Gay Gault
Ena Jahn | Marie Joyner |
Chicago Office, 139 N. Clark St.: Nat Green, Representative
Fred C. De Wolfe, Show Treasurer Emeritus
Publicity Department
Roland Butler, Director
Press:
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Roland Butler
Frank Braden Arthur Cantor |
A. J. Clarke
Allen J. Lester |
William Fields
Estelle M. Butler |
Contracting, Outdoor Advertising and Traffic Departments
Waldo T. Tupper, General Agent and Traffic Director
F. A. Boudinot, Assistant General Agent and Traffic Manager
Mrs. Haydon Gaines, Secretary to General Agent
Contracting Agents: Leon W. Pickett, William J. Lester
Adv. Car No. 1
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John J. Brassil, Manager
Edward Riley Joseph Bernstein Harry L. Audette Arthur Beeth Edwin Jackson Norman Larrivee |
Walter L. Clark
Paul Campion Edward Chrismon Wm. Schrayman Julius Marcus James Cox |
Fred Crowther
James E. Haddon P. Lawrenson R. P. Deckman Charles M. Smith F. R. Stager |
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Clyde Carlton, Manager
Mack F. Adams S. I. Boudinot |
S. J. Clauson
R. M. Burns H. A. Daughetee |
Harold Barrows
Ray R. Long |
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Lee S. Conarroe, Manager
LaRue Deitz |
Herbert C. Goerke
R. A. Levi |
Samuel Oken
William L. Dowd |
Banner Puller: Joseph Brown
Lot Superintendent
Lloyd Morgan
Assistants: William Dwyer, James C. Ringling
24-Hour Men: William L. Carr, L. D. (Doc) Hall, Harry (Bottles) Vernotzy
Medical Department: Dr. Arnuf R. Pils; Mary Kovar, R.N.; Gerald J. O'Connor, First Aid
Time Keepers: Grace Killian, William Webster, Joseph Dunn
Personnel Buses: Lawrence Wilcox, Supt.; Everett Bridgeman, Thomas Cropper
Insurance and Auditing: Wallace R. Love
Police Department: William H. Reynolds, Chief
Purchasing Agent: Elvin "Sheriff" Welch
Mail Agent: John Riley
Forage Agent: Cecil R. Montgomery
2 Way Radio Communication: Edward R. Versteeg, Supt.; George Takacs, Jr., Asst.
Commissary: Philip A. Langford, Clifton J. Sparpana
Utility Men: Orville F. "Curly" Stewart, Murray Fein
Ticket Department
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Thomas C. Haines, Superintendent
John M. Maguire, Asst. |
Mark M. Johnson
Jack Leach |
William Sweeney
John Tyter |
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Richard R. Iannone
Lawrence J. Vogt |
Thos. J. O'Hare
Harry Bert |
Richard Begin
Frank Pietras |
Ticket Wagons
Red Wagon: Theo. Forstall, Wm. P. McGough, Udo F. Kurka
White Wagon: Bernard Friel, Walter Rairdan
Yellow Wagon: Ray Marlowe, O. E. "Gene" Lynch
Tax Wagon: Edna R. Antes, Hilda Burkhart
Front Door
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Harold D. Genders, Superintendent
Ernest M. Terry Jas. J. O'Neill |
John J. Hilferty
Michael D'Addario John O. Hanisco |
Wodrow Royal
Clarence Gauthier |
Performance
Pat Valdo, General Director
Robert Dover, Assistant to General Director
David Murphy, Equestrian Director and Announcer
Antoinette Concello, Aerial Director
(Fred Bradna, Equestrian Director Emeritus)
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Felix Adler
Bella Attardi ADUS TROUPE: Gyula Zolyomi Ingeborg Vicen Adam Vicen Johanna Peters Paul Alpert Rose Alexander ALZANA TROUPE: Harold Davis Elsie Davis Minnie Davis Hilda Pincemin Andre Pincemin James Armstrong Nina Asgard Dolores Baldwin Charles Bell Andli Bogino Ugo Bogino BOKARA TROUPE: Matthias Schaefer Max Schaefer Emma Schaefer Gretel Smuda Roland K. Kaiser Guenter Fritko Max Frimberger Horst Biscnoff Jack Bostock BRUNN TROUPE: Michael Brunn Lieselotte Brunn Francis Brunn Ernest Burch Arthur Burson Florence Begin Irene Burt Charlotte Bell Canestrelli Emma Castro Aldo Cristiani Nine Cristiani CHALUDIS TROUPE: Karl Schwarzbauer, Sr. Karl Schwarzbauer, Jr. Lucia Muller Gerda Muller Esther Chancy Dolly Copeland Frank Cromwell Phyllis Caruso DEL ORO: Maria Gomez Juan Alcon Barbara Dubrueil Arthur Eldridge FLYING ACTS: Antoinette Concello William Krause Fay Alexander Kay Burslem James Crocker Carl Durbin Dorothy Durbin Barbara Graham Delbert Graham Robert Brown Agnes Matausch William Snyder Cilly Feindt FREDDYS TROUPE: Gerda Reiff Rinaldo Wunderlich Gynther Brysch Ferdinand Dubsky Ursula Kriemann Alfred Reiff, Sr. Alfred Gino Reiff FRANKLIN & ASTRID: Katharina Schlichting Ernest Schlichting |
Sue Fox
Gracie Genders Jakob Gerlich Homer Goddard Edwin Green GUTI TROUPE: Erich A. Gutsche Margarete Gutsche Walter Kitschke Elvira Franz Karl-Heinz Gutsche Norbert Kreisch Walter Guice GERALDOS: Jeanne Rousseau Marcel R. Rousseau Wm. C. Grafton Ruth Hager Fred Hanlon Rose Hanlon William Hanlon HEMADAS TROUPE: Fred Hennemann Christel Rothe Hannelore Huck Arnie Honkala Paul Horompo Martha Henderson Everett Hart IDNAVAS TROUPE: Gustav Avanti Marga Kirchhardt Helga Kunze Herta Becker Lucie Janz Ludwig Jacobs Paul Jerome Elizabeth Z. Johnson Rusti Johnston Lambert Jorio Elsie Jung Paul Jung JUSTON: Wilhelm Juston Lieselotte Juston Marjorie Kai Bonnie Kernan Kathryn Kramer Jeannie Krause Jeannie Lalanne Joyce Lane John B. LeClercq LONI: Apolonia Abeen Frederick Van Voorden LUCIANI TROUPE: Friedel Paster Oceana Paster Otto Schmidt Frank Luley LA NORMA: Norma Fox Andre Fox MARGAS SISTERS: Margot Wiedenmann Henny Wiedenmann Lieselotte Lang Sara Marlowe Gloria Mash Thomas Mason Fred Meers Mary Jane Miller Gloria Morgan Polydore Mortier Czeslaw Mroczkowski Eugenja Mroczkowski Dolores Murphy |
Fannie McClosky
Laura McKenzie Owen McQuade Minerva Nachamkin Louis Nagy Henry Nelson John Nelson Robert Nelson Myron Orton Beverle Page Rusty Parent PETERSON DOGS: Karlis Peterson Karlis Fisers Inge Wagner REALE TROUPE: Rene Legall Dominque Reale Louise Legall Alberta Reed John Reilly REINA WIRE ACT: Francisco P. Reina LES REINYRS: Rene Grincourt Lucette Planque Delbert Rhamy BEAR ACT: Albert Rix Brik Robenis RODOLFO TROUPE: Rodolfo Caroli Silvia Caroli Gemma Caroli Carmen Barrigon Fay Romig Irvin Romig Leon (De) Rousseau Lorraine Russo Frank Saluto Patricia Scott Baptiste Schreiber Marion Seifert Dolores Seitz Hannelore Schroeder Alvin Schwartz Joan Sharkey Sergei Sirgida Eloise Jean Sleeter Carl Stephan Mary S. Tahmin Peggy Thomas Duane Thorpe Natalia Tock UNUS: Franz Furtner Valentina Tuerck Leonardo Van Gurp VALOIS: Madeline Palanque Serge Palanque Maxie Walker Eva Warner William Warner Sandra Watts Paul Wenzel Albert White Norma Wright Rosa Wong George Wong James Wooddell ZOPPE TROUPE: Giovanni Zoppe Jenny Wallenda Ruggera Zoppe Pasqualino Rizzi |
Big Show Band
Merle Evans, Director
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Clarinets:
Antonio J. Ramirez Everett Gavin Nicholas Altroth Gene Ray Fred Dini J. C. Colliver Rudy Bundy Franz Lockschmidt Cornets: Jack Carroll Otis Jones Frank E. Sering Joseph Browning Russell Bader W. C. Clark |
Trombones:
Lewis D. Bader Gene Morse Dominick Tavaglione Andrew Grainger Flute and Piccolo: Max C. Ring Basses: Charles Evans Harvey G. Phillips Organ: Clarence Woods |
Horns:
Paul S. Davis Frank J. Simaner Emil Stango Baritones: Clarence L. Bennett John Horak Snare Drums: William Ray Floyd Bass Drum: Frank Hoffman |
Side Show
William McKitrick, Manager
Charles Zerm, Assistant
Rudy Bundy, Personnel Director
Ticket Sellers: Charles Zerm, Scott Hall, Jack Elkins, Richard Slayton
Ticket Takers: Walter Claus, Frank Wood
Lecturers: Edward Mundy, John C. Sheldon
Supt. Sound Projection: Robert Lee Brazil
Attractions
Patricia Zerm, Sword Swallower
Josephine Helbing, Snake Trainer
Freda Pushnik, Armless, Legless Girl
M. Kutty Singlee, Fire-Proof Man
Irene Parry, Fat Lady
Fred Harris, Magician
Percilla Bejano, Monkey Girl
Emmitt Bejano, Alligator Skin Man
Charles Barent, Sealo
C. Horrell, Shackles-Handcuff King
Hetty Broadbent, Tattooed Venus
Jakob Nacken, Giant
Daisy Doll, Gracie Doll, Tiny Doll, Harry Doll, Tinytown Midgets
Howdy Doody — Frank Cromwell, David Murphy
Hawaiian Troupe — David Naeole, Jr., Director & Guitar; Princess Kiama, Guitar;
Willie Kiama, Steel Guitar; Alola Naeole, Erina Pushnik, Piilani M. Spencer, Katherine McCarthy, Dancers
Calliope — Mike Doyle
Property Department
Robert F. Reynolds, Superintendent
Assistants: Walter Kernan, John M. Carson, John M. Trimaj, Fred M. Bennett, Mike M. Petrillo
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Raymond W. Adams
James P. Barnes Theodore W. Baxley Robert E. Bender John Bishop Robert S. Bowdish Hurley B. Carlisle Tommy J. Clarke Lloyd W. Crabb Harold V. Dimmer John Evanoff James E. Elmore Vern Ehlridge William Fair Harrison Duffy |
Michael Hassick
Fred Hollingshead Helmer E. Lindh Norman B. McLennan Andy Majors Cyrus E. Morris Lawrence Morris Henry C. Navarro Arthur J. Neadow Frank Angelo John J. O'Meara Francis V. Phalen Billy A. Scamihorn William J. Schevey Vincent Schweizer |
Richard G. Skiles
Arthur C. Smith Edward R. Schuster Arthur Sykes Charles R. Wary Howard N. Welker Howard J. Witzel Edward T. Larner Howard Hackner Clarence W. Woods Robert L. Coleman Henry Zechner Mike Zobowa Frank Blaker |
Joseph J. McCarthy, Superintendent
Benjamis O. Wilson, Assistant
Jean Carson, Wardrobe Mistress
Genevieve McCarthy, Asst.
Wm. K. Whiteheart, Tailor
Wm. C. Nice, Sign Painter
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Thelma L. Floyd
Olive H. Hoffman Mildred Persinger Clarence J. Baston William Bates Adolph P. Bekawich Richard M. Bergin Ernest E. Bugg |
Hugh Burgoon
Geo. E. Champagne Robert J. Clancy Almour J. Grenan Joseph J. Kaeberle Joseph W. Land Frederick M. Lovell Peter McAllister |
Rolf M. McCarley
James J. Moriarty Charles R. Perkins Bernard Rippberger William G. F. Tanner Max Tolchinsky Bert H. Wilson Arthur Zuttelle |
Cecil R. Montgomery, Superintendent
Dare Barlow, Assistant
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Roy S. Bates
Frank C. Benitez Mike Constantine Joseph Costa Andrew Dixon Donald J. Dunn |
Paul R. Fields
James B. Gall Albert Gauette Ralph Leaf Janis Lucis John Nematz |
Thomas Simpson
Chas. Wellington Fred S. Wells Edw. H. Wilkens Herbert Wilson |
Gorillas
Jose Thomas, Superintendent
Joseph A. Medeiros, Martha G. Hunter, Peter J. Clate, Alex Nelson
Elephant Department
Eugene Scott, Superintendent
Assistants: Vernon L. Duffy, Henry J. Demuth, Joseph L. Grassi
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Wilson Barnhill
James R. Brandt Richard J. Dornan Tex Engle William M. Gamble John H. Grant Edward E. Grogan |
Joseph M. Hornshy
William J. Kneiss Paul G. Knerr Sinclair MacLeod Robert D. Noland John W. O'Neal Joe B. Owens |
Chas. J. Patterson
Jos. F. Rymasz, Jr. James L. Stank Patrick Stewart John J. Svec Ralph J. Waldrop Robert J. Wild |
Harriston E. Johnson, Superintendent
Lowell Brideson, Assistant
frank Selock, Assistant
Harry Smith, Horseshoer
Geo. C. Taylor, Assistant
Roy Stout, Harness Maker
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Frank Arnold
Harry L. Baker George W. Boone Andrew J. Barrett Charles L. Brown James L. Chapman Frank Cherokee Michael J. Clemens Walter L. Day Albert Esposito Richard Faughnan John J. Faulkner Joseph F. Flynn |
Elmer B. Ford
Charles Horwath Clair W. Jobson, Jr. Gosta A. Johansson Thomas C. Johnson Willie C. Karr George C. Kelz Richard P. Kinney Richard Kissel Raymond Long Carlton D. Loud, Jr. Thomas K. Lynn James H. McAfee |
Peter B. Petersen
Arthur M. Peterson Harry W. Porter James Siford John H. Smith Wallace Till Alfred Vidble William Warnecke Frank Warner James E. Warren Harold A. Welch Samuel Williams Robert W. Wilner |
Stables Department
John J. Meck, Superintendent
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Russell T. Bolstad
Geo. E. Conley, Sr. Eldon D. DeHart |
Ralph M. Hart
Thomas Kelly Donald L. Mason |
Randolph Mitchell
Vincent Posse Charles L. Wickers |
Canvas Department
George E. Werner, Superintendent
Assistants: Walter H. Bingham, George Kelley, Charles White, Herman J. Walters
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Herbert Alston
James Banks Sam Barren W. Baskerville Erwin Bindt Rufus Brown Tom Brown John Burden Henry Bush Eason Bynum Geo. Chapman Jim Chatman Francis Clark H. C. Collins Cliff Corbett Fred Craig J. C. Cummins E. D. Cunningham Edward Davis Don Donahue Alex Facen, Jr. Isom Fennell James Fleming Randolph Floyd |
Gentry Harris
Roy Hatten Tom Hawkins Charlie Haynes Theo. Haywood Wm. Jenkins John Jones, Jr. Frank Junius Harry King Charles Logan Harold Lowry Benj. Lyons Jake McGlothin Walter Mackie Chas. Mitchell Steve Mitchell Chas. Morris M. J. Nanegos James Owens William Palm Jasper Perry Tom Pickard Herbert Polk Don Richards |
A. Richardson
Howard Rivers Edward Ruck E. H. Rudnick Frank Sansone John Sawyer George Seeds Joseph Serbek Wm. Shores Ora Siler Roosevelt Smith William Smith Wm. Stratton Howard Taylor John Tidwell Sam Tidwell Horace Trusty James Warren J. Washington Joseph Weber Dean White Harry Wickers James Wood |
George Escalara, Superintendent
Assistants: Joseph M. Lynch, Robert Shelley
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Harry G. Baker
Edw. Fatzinger John Lindsey Oliver Mapes Richard Palmer |
Richard Porter
Edgar Sampson Stanley Urban Virgil Warren Clarence Whitney |
Jack D. Cox
Daniel Parker Richard Lloyd Julian Lemieux |
William Dwyer, Superintendent
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Geo. W. Bell
Elijah Bishops L. C. Bolden Hazel Brown Nelson Brown Raymond Brown Stephen Brown Wm. F. Case |
Michael Dulczak
Thomas W. Evans Curtis Garner Nathaniel Hall Wm. Harrington Russell Hughes Claude Mitchell |
Arthur Moyen
Arthur Neil John B. Pelkey James C. Ragan John E. Sawyer George Williams Elmer Wilson |
Lester Thomas, Superintendent
Assistants: Chas. E. Seese, Thos. H. Sumrall
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Robert F. Averill
Albert Benedetto Roy E. Sisson John J. Counts Mike Faust Clare L. Fowler Lee Hall Joseph L. Huard |
Ernest R. Johnson
George L. Kelly Jesse E. Latham Harland Manzar Chas. B. Oliver, Jr. William O'Neal Thomas Quinn Benjamin F. Rose |
Chas. A. Schumann
Paul E. Tingley George J. Young Aubrey Roberts Jim E. Spice James P. Mallon Ernest Jenkins |
George J. Blood, Superintendent
Assistants: Archie E. Blood, Frank Bowen, Albert Welch
Joseph H. Lenz, Butcher
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Henry N. Allen
Russell E. Alley Edward Baker George Belavic Lawrence F. Bethe Francis Bourdois Jesse Boynton William G. Breit Marion Brooks Andy Cielaski Frank Curtis Walter L. Deal A. J. DeChiarra Steven Dens Francis M. Dillon Arthur O. Durand Joseph F. Dussault Chas. Fitzpatrick Harold Hammond Edward Heyman Wilfred Hocking |
Curtis Holibough
Waverly Holman Louis Horvath Eli S. Isenard Leo V. Jolley James J. Keenan R. T. King Hormisdas LeBlanc Will Lee Ovid J. LeMay Eddie Lewis Nathaniel Lewis James D. Lloyd Joseph Lloyd Benjamin Major John T. Merritt Sandy Moore Howard E. Nelson, Jr. Arthur H. Perry James Pollard, Jr. Fred T. Potter |
Arthur Powell
Eugene Randolph Charles H. Rau Paul I. Richardson William A. Ricketts Nicholas Rock Carter Sanders Raymond W. Seal Andrew R. Seller Hoyt E. Simpkins Louis C. Smith Royal G. Stegman George Taplin, Jr. Jack E. Tews James Thomas William Thurston Fred D. Walker Murray Whited John D. Wilson Melvin L. Wimby |
William Yeske, Superintendent
Edwin W. Yeske, Assistant
Mrs. Mary N. Yeske, Welder
Gilbert C. Englehart, Giles Lamb, Chas. D. Noecker, Edward F. Southerland, Bayliss F. Watkins
Truck Department
David Blanchfield, Superintendent
Assistants: Daniel F. Gill, George W. Norris, Raymond E. Harkins
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Leonard B. Ahsher
Bert W. Baker Jos. W. Barrie, Jr. Ray Chandler Donald Connelly Francis Cosgrove Henry Cronkhite Edward E. Curry George F. Davis Raymond M. Davis James R. Dixon James M. Dugan James T. Duvall |
Frederick Eddy
Perry H. Howard Roy E. Ivey Clarence Kelley Bennett B. Love Carl J. McGee Stephen H. Martin Eugene L. Mullen Ben Murray Daniel J. Parker Ira F. Parker Robert H. Rawlins |
Kenneth Robbins
James T. Sapp Elmer V. Sowada Roy M. Summers Millard P. Thomas Hubert Thompson Eddie A. Tulppo James C. Tyrrell Irvin W. Victor Emmett M. Welch Clayton Walls Lonzo Wilbanks |
Foy Large, Supt.
Roland Bacon, Robert W. Large, Eugene Byrd, Ollie D. Stinnett
Light Department
Edward R. Versteeg, Superintendent
Assistants: Edward T. Kelly, Frank Weber, Charles Butler
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Henry Carberry
Allen L. Beck Adolph Bouska Robert Catt William E. Davis Danny Driggers Norbert L. Egan Albert A. Gomes Robert H. Hall R. W. Brooks Jay C. Lawrence Frank Karcouski |
Oscar A. Korah
Merasla Krowitz Harry O. Lane Charles LaVigne Herbert S. McGee Timothy Mogan C. L. Needham Robt. Palmatier R. B. Proctor Thomas Plunkett George S. Porter Robert M. Rand |
Jas. E. Reynolds
Max T. Roy Norman Smith Allen Stevenson George Takacs Robt. W. Tuttle Mark H. Watson Oliver Wescott Donald Wilson Elmer Whitaker Kaiser Whitaker |
Joseph D. Yuhasz, Superintendent
Assistants: Fred Baker, Joseph Yuhasz, Charles W. Lovell
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Levi General
Louis Julius James Allen Chas. Checkley Charles Barr Matthew Breen Edward Bonsall Wesley Clymer James Cowan Howard W. Craig Chester R. Damon |
Hugh E. Duffy
William Fowler K. M. Genious William Graham Harry F. Hannon Robert M. Harris Morris C. Hill Victor G. Larson Glenn W. Kerns Jacob J. Kramer George Mays |
John T. Mohr
Merle M. Moore Orville Pierson Buford L. Polk Franklin Poore Frank Setting Charles Scott Charlie Willett Edward Monahan Clarence Brooks |
Joseph Nash, Superintendent
James P. Santangelo, William H. Walters, James A. Moore, William E. Winslow
Porters
Charles J. Burslem, Superintendent
John F. Martinez, Assistant
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Charles Alexander
Earl A. Arseneau William E. Bailey Horton Banks Bob Bonds Joseph Burke Harold C. Floto John P. Gebarti Julius J. Gerlick John H. Grant |
Edward Grodivant
Clinton W. Hall Stephen F. Harchar Ernest Hicks Charlie Hill Wm. H. Humphrey Walter C. Lee Benjamin F. Love Arthur C. Lunt Russell McCloud |
Horace McDonald
Paul J. Moore Robert Nordon Walter F. Patufka Robert G. Paul Mack Plyler Agnes B. Stewart Wm. C. Taylor Riley Wiggins John W. Woodard |
Usher Department
Peter Grace, Superintendent
Assistants: James A. Dismukes, John V. Leach
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John W. Ahearn
Kenneth Bertram Emile Bilodeau Lewis E. Brown Francis J. Carr John B. Gallagher L. V. Gindlesparger Harry Greenberg Ellis V. Haynes John R. Heiman John D. Hopkins |
Joel L. Howard
John R. Lockbram Edward T. McAleer Harold McCarthy Paul J. McGuiness Jack F. Mitchell Walter E. Mock Roland A. Otto Howard Pearsall John C. Perrino John E. Perugini |
Sherrill Price
William M. Reitz Cecil M. Roberts Seth W. Rouse Louis E. Runyan Gerard Schappert Fred Taylor George W. Taylor Vincent E. Venables Gus Wetter Joseph S. Zibreg |
Department of Sanitation: James Horsburgh, Superintendent; Charles Carter, Asst. Supt.; Jesse Wardlow, Gene DeKow
Ice Department: Scotty Horsburg, Superintendent. Steven Kaner, Clarence Guffey
Watchmen
Back Yard: Andrew Robinson, Superintendent; Harry Lukens, Asst.
George De Witt, Red Ticket Wagon
Paul Haas, Special
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Henry Cronkhite
C. W. Jobson, Jr. James C. Reilly |
Witt Halsey
Franklin Poore Harold Zotzmann |
David Hodes
Charles H. Rau Thos. H. McIlhoney |
Tent Mfg. Dept., Sarasota, Florida
Leif Osmundsen, Superintendent
Osmond Osmondson, Foreman
Sail Makers: John D. Auldridge, James B. Burrell, James Traylor, Frank Wright, Samuel W. Clark
Machine Operators: Corene M. McElreath, Anna M. Miller
Winter Quarters Maintenance, Sarasota, Florida
Tim Milburn, Foreman
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Frank Burgett
Chas. G. Snowhill Jones Matherly |
O. L. Daniel
Golbert Di Blasio Archie York |
Wm. Kachelries
Andrew Baker Elmer Hodges |
Program Department
The Circus Magazine, Harry S. Dube, President
Will Karshan, Advertising Sales Representative
David Dietz, Advertising Sales Representative
C. A. "Red" Sonnenberg, Sales Manager
Salesmen: Robert W. Brown, William R. Snyder, John B. Hall, Fay Alexander, Max Shafer
Frank C. Miller, Paul Miller
Jack Harris, Assistant
Pat Connolly, Midway Manager
Novelty Department
Morris Gustow, Manager
M. Gustow, No. 1 Stand
T. Nodaros
L. Gustow, No. 2 Stand
C. Allen, No. 3 Stand
L. Rich, No. 4 Stand
L. Blumenthal, Menagerie Novelty Stand
Seat Men
K. Horning; Wm. Hayes; I. Chrzan; Stockman, W. Powell; Station Wagon, H. Carter
Midway Stands
Diner: M. Moran, Manager. F. Johnson, H. Taylor, L. Simerly
No. 1 Stand: Wm. Maguire, Manager. L. Lacelle, Jas. Shelton
No. 2 Stand: H. Andrew, Manager. J. Farmer
Stock Wagon: O. Smith, Manager. E. Hall, G. Allen
Back Yard Lunch Stand: W. Coyle, Manager. R. Miller, E. Oliver
Frozen Delight: Max Miller, Manager. K. Kubilus, F. Mills, J. Pilla
Soft Drink Department: Sam Washington, Manager. J. Grumley, J. Thompson
Candy Floss: W. Moyer, Manager. A. Thearle, W. Baker
Midway Stand: D. McCarthy, Manager.
Candy Top: Jas. Mel Hamlin, Manager; E. Sanders, Stock Man; T. Pence, Checker
Popcorn: J. Littler, Manager. R. Kaufman, H. Walstrom, T. Woodard, J. Plance
Menagerie Stands: Stand No. 1 - J. Besser, S. Makara. Stand No. 2 - F. Morris
Seat Butchers:
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E. Drucker
S. Gregory C. Crowe A. Rosen R. Grant B. Benson B. Stearns |
J. Seitz
B. Begun E. Zapata F. Kora W. White J. Spencer L. Forstall |
C. Summa
T. Short C. Stone C. Reilly W. Billings H. Mansfield |
Produced by John Ringling North. Staged by John Murray Anderson. Designed by Miles White. Musical composed by Henry Sullivan, lyrics by John Murray Anderson.
Pat Valdo, General Director
Richard Barstow, Choreography
Thomas Farrar, Art Director
Antoinette Concello, Aerial Director
David Murphy, Equestrian Director
Merle Evans, Musical Director
Sammy Grossman, Orchestrations
William Krause, Vocalist
Doug Morris, Lighting
Frank Thompson, Assistant to Mr. White
Display No. 1 - Brainy Bruins with New Ideas — the World's Biggest and Most Perfectly Trained Group of Performing Bears. Superb Himalayan, Russian, Syrian and Polar Bears — Post Graduate Prodigies of Europe's Foremost Schools Op Advanced Animal Education. Presented by Albert Rix. The Only Feature of its Kind on the Face of the Earth. First Time in America.
Display No. 2 - New and Ingenious Clown Creations — Products of the Atomic Age, Presented by Their Originator Paul Jung. The Magic Washing Machine. The Cat, the Mice and the Cheese.
Display No. 3 - The Ugo Troupe, Long Distance Leapers in Soaring Somersaults from Springboards over the Backs of Massed Elephants.
Display No. 4 - World-wide Congress of the Most Daring Aerialists Ever to Disregard Danger at Dizzy Heights.
The Three Hemadas, first time in America; La Norma; Les Reinyrs, first time in America; Lilo Justin, first time in America; The Three Margas.
Display No. 5 - Incredibly Accomplished and Amusing Animal Actors.
Bostock's Educated Ponies
Peterson's Jockey Dogs, world-famous fiding canines pyramiding on the back of a galloping pony.
Eldridge's Pony-riding Chimpanzees.
Display No. 6 - The Most Prodigious Production in Circus History, "When Dreams Come True," the Inconceivably Magnificent New Musical Super-spectacle of 1950. Designed in Humor and Fantasy for Children from Nine to Ninety and Two to Toothless.
Display No. 7 - The Talk of the Civilized World — Intrepid — Incredible.
The Adus Troupe, acrobatic aces, first time in America.
The One and Only Unus, the man who stands on his forefinger.
Franklin and Astrid, amazing novelty feats of balance.
Display No. 8 - Mighty Mammals in the Most Amazing and Unusual Exhibition of Pachydermic Skill the World Has Ever Known. Baptiste Schreiber and His Marvelous Spring Board Acrobatic Elephants. First Time in America.
Display No. 9 - The Comedy Rage and Thrill Sensations of 3 Continents.
Gran Pilona, Europe's Famed Funambulist. First Time in America.
Guti's Gorilla Parody
The Boginos, Performing Perfectionists.
Display No. 10 - Three Matched Troupes of Superlatively Trained Liberty Horses. Presented by World Famous Master Trainers. Monkeyshine Monarchs from Fun Kingdoms Far and Near.
Gena Lipkowska, Czeslan Mroczkowski, Andre Fox.
Display No. 11 - The Indescribably Stunning New Extravaganza in the Air, "Seville."
Introducing Beautiful Pinito Del Oro, Spain's Lovely Star of the Swinging Trapeze. First Time in America
Bobby Dubrueil
Elsie Davis
Exquisite Ballet of Sixty Alluring Senoritas Aloft
Display No. 12 - Clown Promenade, Monkeyshine Monarchs from Fun Kingdoms Far and Near.
Display No. 13 - Startling Backward Somersault Drop from a 50 Foot Tower to the Ground - Leon De Rousseau, First Time in America.
Display No. 14 - Bareback Riding Stars of International Fame.
The Bostock-Parent Riding Troupe.
The Riding Zoppes with Cucciola, the Midget Centaur.
The Barback Riding Romigs.
Display No. 15 - Pantomimic Pranksters Pursue Their Capricious Calling, the Ringling Clown Contingent.
Display No. 16 - The World's Most Amazing Exponents of the Juggling Art.
Realles Trio, French foot jugglers par excellence, first time in America.
Francis Brunn, the greatest juggler of the ages.
Miss Loni, Holland's foot juggling wonder. First time in America.
Display No. 17 - A Boisterous Brigade of Red-nosed, Chalked-faced Nuptial Celebrants. A Bit Compressed but Happy and Gay in a Single but Surprisingly Capacious Automobile. Arrive in Force at the Airport Where a Flagship Awaits Them to Whisk the Buxom Bride, Bashful Groom, Befuddled Brood of Banqueters, Bag and Baggage to Their Honeymoon Haven Wedding Day in Clownville.
Display No. 18 - The High Peak of All Aerial Thrillers, the Geraldos, in the Most Desperate Deeds of Daring That Ever Chilled a Spine.
Display No. 19 - The Earth's Foremost Acrobatic Aces in Astounding Action and Achievements.
The Bokara Troupe.
The Chaludis, in remarkable feats awheel, first time in America.
The Freddi Troupe, first time in America.
Display No. 20 - Full Blown and Bent on Operation Cuckoo, the Famous Funsters of the Greatest Show on Earth.
Display No. 21 - Dashing and Highly Colorful Display of Super-horsemanship, Romantically Reminiscent of the Gay Old Austrian Capital's Famous Spanische Hofreitschule, in the Days of Emperor Franz Joseph, "Old Vienna."
Claude Valois, dressage equestrienne of world fame.
Luciana and Freidel, Europe's foremost dressage riders, first time in America.
Cilly Feindt, widely renowned dressage equestrienne.
Display No. 22 - A Tidal Wave of the Nuttiest Nonsense Ever Devised - the Clown Crazy Number.
Display No. 23 - Fearless and Peerless Mid-Air Marvels.
The Flying Artonys.
The Flying Concellos, starring Antoinette Concello. Triple somersaulting "Goddess of Flight."
The Flying Comets.
Display No. 24 - Doctors of Mirth, Motley-mugged, Putty-nosed Practitioners Committed to the Theory That a Good Laugh Is Worth Six Shots in the Arm - The Battalion of Buffoons.
Display No. 25 - Melange of Miraculous Novelty Sensations.
The Idnavis, breath-taking perch performers, first time in America.
The Hasleys, bounding trampoline whirlwinds, first time in America.
The Rodolphos, sensational equilibristic marvels, first time in America.
Display No. 26 - The World's Smallest Automobile, Carrying the Would S Funniest Clown, Is Serviced at the World's Smallest Filling Station - Lou Jacobs and His Midget Auto.
Display No. 27 - The Last Word in High Wire Hazzards. The Alzanas with Harold Alzana, the most daredevilish human ever to skirt eternity's brink.
Display No. 28 - Grand Finale. Thrilling and Sensationally Spectacular Grand Finale, "Jungle Drums." A Weird, Wild, Tom-tomic Jubilee in the Fantastic Land of Mumbo Jumbo, with Native Girls, Boys and Elephants.
Flats:
Cage Cut
Nos. 121 Run Car, 128, 117, 108, 122, 130, 135, 109 Run Car
Cookhouse Cut
Nos. 119 Run Car, 149, 137, 124, 129, 132, 144, 101 Run Car
Coaches:
Nos. 38, 39, 40, 37
Second Section, 24 Cars
Flats: Gas Cut Nos. 115 Run Car, 100, 103, 142, 107, 106, 102, 116 Run Car
Wagon Cut
Nos. 120 Run Car, 143, 104, 105, 151, 150, 141, 140 Run Car
Elephant Stock Car
No. 30
Coaches
Nos. 41, 43, 44, 45, 46, 47
Third Section, 24 Cars
Flats:
Nos. 126 Run Car, 111, 110, 113, 136, 118, 123, 127 Run Car
Nos. 133 Run Car, 138, 112, 131, 145, 114, 125, 134 Run Car
Ringstock Stock Cars:
Nos. 20, 21, 24, 25
Elephant Stock Cars:
Nos. 28, 29
Coaches: Nos. 48, 49
Fourth Section, 11 Cars
Coaches:
Nos. 58, 62, 64, 66, 55, 65, 57, 61, 50, 56
Emergency Contacts
First Sect., L. Morgan, Car 38; Second Sect., F. McClosky, Car 41; Third Sect., W. E. Lawson, Car 49; Fourth Sect., A. M. Conccllo, Car 60
First Section begins to load at approximately 5:30 P.M. Usually loaded and ready to leave for the next stand at 10:30 P.M.
Second Section, ordinarily loaded and ready to leave at 2:00 A.M.
Third Section, always loaded as soon as the first section pulls out, but does not leave until the second section is on its way.
Fourth Section, ready to leave at any time after the third section departs.
Aboard the 4-Section Train of Long, Steel Railroad Cars
First Section: Preliminary essentials, incl. personnel and equipment of cookhouse and dining depts., layout dept., commissary, horseshoeing, harnessmaking and blacksmith depts., time keepers, animal men, menagerie tent and cages of wild animals, incl. gorillas; giraffe dens, trucks, tractors, caterpillars and their drivers; long line of colorful vehicles, incl. spectacular floats, the red, white and yellow ticket wagons, tax wagon and office wagon.
Second Section: Big top and side show tent, horse tents, wardrobe tents, several hundred canvas men, weighty pole wagons, stake wagons, personnel and equipment of property dept., light dept., sanitation dept., two herds of working elephants and their handlers, truck and tractor drivers, huge motor fleet, Diesel plants, 4 general admission steel seat wagons, concession wagons and scores of others. The second section carries the heavy end of the enormous tonnage in the circus' great mobile community.
Third Section: Seven herds of performing elephants; hundreds of horses and ponies, together with camels and zebras; ringstock dept. men, incl. trainers, hostlers and grooms; elephant men; animal trainers; seat dept. personnel; 39 wagons, incl. 24 huge, steel seat wagons; band wagon, wardrobe wagons, stage coach and tally ho.
Fourth Section: Big show and side show performers, band men, executives, staff members and office personnel. (The fourth section is comprised of state room and Pullman sleepers.)
CHS webmaster J. Griffin, last modified April 2008.
