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1900 - 1909 1910 - 1919 1920 - 1929 1930 - 1939 1940 - 1952
Thanks to the Circus Fans Association of America for permission to publish this information from White Tops.
Published in the Circus Fans Association of America's periodical White Tops in the 1960s, Charles Gates Sturtevant compiled this list of circus performances in early times in America, and of the later organized travelling circuses for each year down to 1952. He compiled this valuable resource from the records of newspapers, theatrical and sporting journals, programs, bills, posters, route books and other sources. There will be typographical and other errors in this information. Additional sources should be used to confirm the information. Optical Character recognition (OCR) was used for this online edition. Sources and Abbreviations Sturtevant uses.
Information should be confirmed with additional sources.
| 1870 | L B Lents New York Circus |
| 1870 | Adam Forepaugh |
| 1870 | George F Bailey (22 Ann [Annual] Tour) |
| 1870 | John Robinson's (Gil Robinsons book) |
| 1870 | James Robinson's Great Circus & Animal Show. |
| 1870 | Alex Robinson (Glenroys book) |
| 1870 | Yankee Robinson |
| 1870 | Hemmings, Cooper & Whitby |
| 1870 | Stone & Murray |
| 1870 | The European Circus (Flatfoots) |
| 1870 | C W Noyes Crescent City Circus |
| 1870 | Dr James L Thayer's Circus (Jas Anderson pr) |
| 1870 | Van Amburgh's Menagerie |
| 1870 | Col. C T Ames' New Orleans Circus |
| 1870 | John O'Briens' Monster Circus & Menagerie |
| 1870 | Stowe & Orton |
| 1870 | P A Olders' Circus |
| 1870 | J M French's Oriental Circus |
| 1870 | Castello & Coup |
| 1870 | J L Johnson & Co |
| 1870 | G G Grady |
| 1870 | Dan Rice |
| 1870 | Dan Gardner & John A Forepaugh |
| 1870 | H M Smiths' Crescent City - Texas Circus |
| 1870 | Campbells' Zoo & Equestrian Institute |
| 1870 | Backenstoe's Circus (Mrs C Warner) |
| 1870 | Lakes Hippo-Olympiad |
| 1870 | J W DeHaven |
| 1870 | J M Nixon |
| 1870 | Madigan & Co (Organized out of Gardner-Forepaugh failure) |
| 1870 | Spalding & Bidwell (stock Circus at New Orleans) |
| 1870 | Great Australian Circus (F J Howes mgr) |
| 1870 | Prof Cushman's Hippo-Theatron. |
| 1870 | G A Huff & Co's Metropolitan Circus |
| 1870 | J W Robinson & Co |
| 1870 | O'Connor & Co. |
| 1870 | Leihy, Lake & Co. (California) (Clipper Apr 16 1870) |
| 1870 | Ryland's Oriential Circus (California) |
| 1870 | Gregory & Orrin (in West Indies) |
| 1871 | P T Barnum (Clipper Apr 8 '71) |
| 1871 | Howes' Great London. (Egbert C Howes Mgr) |
| 1871 | Adam Forepaugh do |
| 1871 | L B Lent |
| 1871 | John Robinson (Gil Robinsons! Book) (Clipper Apr 8 1871) |
| 1871 | Alex Robinson's N A Circus do (Glenroy book) |
| 1871 | James Robinson do |
| 1871 | Robinson & Ames |
| 1871 | Yankee Robinson |
| 1871 | George F Bailey & Co do |
| 1871 | John O'Brien |
| 1871 | Van Amburgs's #1 (Henry Barnum Mgr) Golden Menagerie do |
| 1871 | Agnes Lake's Hippo-Olympiad do |
| 1871 | Rosston, Springer & Henderson do |
| 1871 | C W Noyes' Crescent City Circus do |
| 1871 | Haight & Wooten do |
| 1871 | Cole & Orton do |
| 1871 | Hemmings & Cooper |
| 1871 | Stone & Murray |
| 1871 | Dan Rices' Paris Pavilion |
| 1871 | Great Commonwealth Show do |
| 1871 | P A Older do Used name Barnum for winter season in South |
| 1871 | Joel E Warner & Co do (J O'Brien pr) |
| 1871 | Shildenbergers do (J O'Brien pr) |
| 1871 | Hardenbergers do (J O'Brien pr) |
| 1871 | Kincades' do |
| 1871 | John Stowe & Sons do (later Burr Robbins) |
| 1871 | E Stowes' Northwestern do |
| 1871 | Johnson & O'Connor |
| 1871 | Kenzies' Jim McIntyre says he was with it in the South |
| 1871 | G G Grady's Old Fashioned Show do |
| 1871 | The Great European |
| 1871 | The Atlantic & Pacific Circus |
| 1871 | The Great National Circus |
| 1871 | Mlle Jeal & Co (California) (Ryland mgr) |
| 1871 | New York Mammoth Circus (Kingsley & Thompson Prs California) |
| 1871 | Van Amburgh's No. 2 "Red" & Siegrists Circus (Hyatt Frost Mgr) (N Y Clipper April 8 1871) |
| 1872 | P T Barnum (Clipper Apr 13 1872) |
| 1872 | Howes Great London do (Egbert Howes mgr) |
| 1872 | Adam Forepaugh do |
| 1872 | George F Baileys' Great North American do |
| 1872 | John Robinson (Gil Robinson book) do |
| 1872 | Van Amburgh & Co do |
| 1872 | Stone & Murray do |
| 1872 | John O'Brien do |
| 1872 | Alex Robinson N Y State Circus do (Glenroys book) |
| 1872 | James Robinson do |
| 1872 | Hemmings & Jas E Cooper (Jas A Bailey & George Middleton had side show privileges.) (Clipper Apr 13 '72) |
| 1872 | Rosston, Springer & Henderson do (Sold out end of season to A Forepaugh & M Queen) |
| 1872 | Dan Rices' Paris Pavillion do |
| 1872 | J E Warner & Co, do |
| 1872 | Kleckner & Conklin Bros Great Commonwealth Circus do |
| 1872 | Great North American Circus & Humpty Dumpty Troupe do (J W Wilder pr) |
| 1872 | Romelli & Co do |
| 1872 | G G Grady do |
| 1872 | W W Cole do |
| 1872 | Sells Bros. do |
| 1872 | P A Older do |
| 1872 | Great Central Park Circus do (Den Stone pr) |
| 1872 | The Worlds' Circus do (Davis & Co) (Capt P Dunlap) |
| 1872 | L B Lents New York Circus do |
| 1872 | Heywood Bros. do |
| 1872 | Backenstoes' Circus (NY Clipper Apr 13 1872) |
| 1872 | Noyes' Crescent City Circus do |
| 1872 | Grand Forest City Circus do (Newton Bros) |
| 1872 | Vans Great Olympic do |
| 1872 | Great Eastern Circus do DeHaven, Haight & R E J Miles) |
| 1872 | Saxby, Dunbar & Co do |
| 1872 | Burr Robbins' Circus |
| 1872 | The Atlantic & Pacific Circus |
| 1872 | Chas Bartine & Co. |
| 1872 | J M Nixon |
| 1872 | Spencer Q Stokes |
| 1872 | Yankee Robinson (Conklin & Samuells) (California) |
| 1872 | Great California Circus (John Wilson mgr) |
| 1872 | Rylands Circus (California) |
| 1872 | Chiarinis (California and abroad) |
| 1873 | P T Barnum (Clipper Ap 19 1873) |
| 1873 | Howes Great London do(Jas E Kelley, pr) (Henry Barnum Mgr) |
| 1873 | Adam Forepaugh do |
| 1873 | The Great Eastern do |
| 1873 | Geo F Bailey do (Orrin Bros started on this show as Spanish Grotesques) |
| 1873 | John Robinson (Gil Robinsons book) do |
| 1873 | John O'Brien do |
| 1873 | Van Amburghs' do |
| 1873 | New York State Circus (Alex Robinson pr) (Glenroy book) do |
| 1873 | W W Coles' New York & New Orleans Circus (Calif) do |
| 1873 | Paul Silverbergs' Circus (Sells Bros) (prs) do |
| 1873 | L B Lents New York Circus do |
| 1873 | Montgomery Queens do (A Forepaugh & Queen prs) (Formerly Rosston Springer & Henderson) |
| 1873 | Great Chicago Circus (S Q Stokes, G DeHaven & REJ Miller) do (also 6-18-1873) |
| 1873 | J E Warners' (Sold to G R Spalding and property used on Dan Rice show (Clipper Apr 19 '73) |
| 1873 | Dan Rices' Paris Pavillion |
| 1873 | Den Stones' Central Park Show do (Owned by Howes interests) |
| 1873 | G G Grady do |
| 1873 | Burr Robbins & Co do |
| 1873 | J M Hudson do |
| 1873 | Keystone State Circus (O P Hart Mgr) do |
| 1873 | John H Murray do |
| 1873 | Chas W Noyes |
| 1873 | Baker & Johnson |
| 1873 | Older & Chandlers Trans Atlantic (Barnum in Winter) |
| 1873 | The North American Circus |
| 1873 | Cooper & Bailey |
| 1873 | A J Dean & Co, (Pell & Dean prs) |
| 1873 | J W Wilders National do |
| 1873 | Great Novelty Railroad Circus Clipper My 1 1873 |
| 1873 | Leon, Samwells’ & Conklin Bros. (California) |
| 1873 | J W Wilsons' & Yankee Robinsons' Parisian Circus (Calif) |
| 1873 | Cole & O'Neils Dominion Circus (Canadian show) |
| 1874 | P T Barnum's Hippodrome (Semi-permanent) NY, Phila, Bost. & (Billboard Feb 1 1921) |
| 1874 | P T Barnum's World Fair Circus and Museum enroute (John O'Brien mgr) |
| 1874 | Adam Forepaugh (Clipper May 16, 1874) |
| 1874 | Howes Great London Show (Jas E Kelley pr Henry Barnum Mgr) |
| 1874 | The Great Eastern |
| 1874 | George F Bailey & Co |
| 1874 | John Robinson (Gil Robinson's book) |
| 1874 | J E Cooper & Jas A Bailey's Great International Circus (BB 7-8 1939) |
| 1874 | W W Cole (Clipper Aug 8 1874) |
| 1874 | The Great European Circus (Sells Bros Prs) |
| 1874 | John H Murray |
| 1874 | John O'Brien |
| 1874 | Alex Robinson (Glenroys' book) |
| 1874 | Van Amburgh |
| 1874 | Montgomery Queen (27 cars) (Clipper Aug 1 1874) |
| 1874 | Burr Robbins |
| 1874 | Warner, Henderson & Springer |
| 1874 | Lents' N Y Circus (W H Hugh & Co Pr) |
| 1874 | Maginley & Co (Billboard Mr 7 1925) |
| 1874 | Stowes' Circus |
| 1874 | Dan Rice |
| 1874 | G G Grady |
| 1874 | Wooten & Andrews Great Southern |
| 1874 | Chas Bartine |
| 1874 | Great Metropolitan (W H Nathans & Co prs) (Clipper May 16 1874) |
| 1874 | Dan Castello |
| 1874 | C F Cooper & Co |
| 1874 | Sluthour's Circus |
| 1874 | A W Davis & Co |
| 1874 | J M Carrington's Southern Circus |
| 1874 | Soulier's Real Roman Hippodrome & Universal Fair & Wambold's Royal English Menagerie. Worster Ohio Aug 29 1874 (Courier) |
| 1874 | Marks, Lutzen & Co. Great Pacific Show |
| 1874 | Great Chicago Circus (Baird, Howell & co prs) |
| 1874 | Hilliard & Hamilton |
| 1874 | Buckley's Roman Hippodrome |
| 1874 | Middleton's Great Southern (Geo Middleton & A Haight prs) |
| 1874 | Jackleys Vienna Circus (Mike Lipman Mgr) |
| 1874 | Frosts' Royal Coloseum |
| 1874 | Rivers' Roman Circus |
| 1874 | Stevens & Begun's Circus |
| 1874 | Henry Barnum & Co. |
| 1874 | B Chapin & Co |
| 1874 | Goldenberg's Circus |
| 1874 | J A Gerrish's Circus |
| 1874 | John Wilson's California Circus (NY Clipper May 16 1874) |
| 1874 | Chiarinis' Royal Italian Circus (California) |
| 1875 | Adam Forepaugh (NY Clipper Apr 17 1875) |
| 1875 | P T Barnum's Hippodrome |
| 1875 | Howes Great London Show do (J E Kelley Henry Barnum prs,) (52 cars) |
| 1875 | American Racing Assn Hippodrome do (Haight DeHaven Miles & Webber broke up) |
| 1875 | John Robinson (Gil Robinsons book) |
| 1875 | P T Barnum's Worlds Fair (John O'Brien lessee) |
| 1875 | Cooper & Bailey's Great International Show (Clipper Apr 17 1875) |
| 1875 | Montgomery Queen do (Billboard Mch 13 1926) |
| 1875 | W W Cole do |
| 1875 | Sells Bros. |
| 1875 | Van Amburgh & Co |
| 1875 | Alex Robinson (Glenroy's book) do |
| 1875 | John H Murray do |
| 1875 | Warner, Henderson & Springer do |
| 1875 | Melville, Maginley & Cooke. do |
| 1875 | Burr Robbins do |
| 1875 | Hilliard & Hamilton do |
| 1875 | A B Rothchild & Co (J O'Brien Pr) do |
| 1875 | Sadlers' Circus (A W Dean Mgr) do |
| 1875 | Stuarts' Circus do |
| 1875 | H Harlans' Circus do |
| 1875 | Maxwell & Smith do |
| 1875 | Carringtons' Great Southern do |
| 1875 | Dan Rices' New Show |
| 1875 | Haight & DeHaven (after failure of Am Racing Assn.) |
| 1875 | Aymars' Circus |
| 1875 | S P Stickney Jr |
| 1875 | Cookes' English & American Circus |
| 1875 | D F Dunhams Circus (N Y Clipper Ap 17 1875) |
| 1875 | Maywood Bros |
| 1875 | Yankee Robinsons' Hippodrome |
| 1875 | Camerons' Oriental Circus do |
| 1875 | L B Lents' New York Circus |
| 1875 | Howes & Cushing do (F B Howes & Jos Cushing prs) |
| 1875 | Howard M Cushman & Bros (California) |
| 1875 | Jno Wilsons California Circus & Jackleys’ Viennese Circus. |
| 1876 | P T Barnums (Directed by Flatfoots G F Bailey, Avery Smith, J J Nathans, L June & H Barnum) (Clipper Apr 8 '76) |
| 1876 | Adam Forepaugh |
| 1876 | Howes Great London (J E Kelley Owner) (Clipper Ap 29 1876) |
| 1876 | Cooper & Bailey (Clipper Apr 29, Nov 8 1876) |
| 1876 | John Robinson (Gil Robinsons book) |
| 1876 | W W Cole |
| 1876 | Sells Bros Great European |
| 1876 | Montgomery Queen (Clipper Apr 15 1876) |
| 1876 | Van Amburgh & Co |
| 1876 | Burr Robbins & Rentz (Ft Scott Kans Monitor) |
| 1876 | John H Murray (Clipper Sept 30 1876) |
| 1876 | John O'Brien |
| 1876 | Alex Robinson (Gilroys book) |
| 1876 | Rothschilds European (J O'Brien Pr) |
| 1876 | Howes & Cushing (J J Nathans & Avery Smith Prs broke up) |
| 1876 | Cook's & Dan Rices' Show (Broke up) |
| 1876 | L B Lents N Y Circus (broke up) (Clipper Apr 15 1876) |
| 1876 | O P Harts' Circus (Broke up) |
| 1876 | Mabies Circus (Broke up) |
| 1876 | J E Warners' Circus (Broke up) (N Y Clipper Apr 22 '76) |
| 1876 | Great Pacific Circus do (Hilliard, Hamilton & Hunting pros) |
| 1876 | Hornes' Golden City Circus |
| 1876 | Ducello's Centennial Circus |
| 1876 | Dan Castello |
| 1876 | Grand Am & European Circus (A A Tubbs & Co prs) (Clipper My 13 '76) |
| 1876 | Bushnell & Costello |
| 1876 | Gt Western Circus (G H Smith & L C Maxwell prs) (Clipper Apr 29 '76) |
| 1876 | Mette & Stokes' Circus (On Smiths' Island off Phila.) |
| 1876 | G W Collins' Circus (Collins H & E Buckley prs) |
| 1876 | Great Zoo, Equestrian & Grand Hippodrome Circus and Exposition. (Jas DeMott Mgr) |
| 1876 | Parisian Circus (At Centenial Exposition Phila Pa) |
| 1876 | S P Stickney's New York Circus |
| 1876 | Dan Rices' Circus (sold at Auction Ashland Ky Oct 3 '76) |
| 1876 | W F Aymars' Circus (In S America) |
| 1876 | The Russian Atheltes Circus (in Cuba) |
| 1876 | Chiarinis Royal Italian Circus (abroad) |
| 1877 | P T Barnum (Clipper Apr 7, May 5 1877) |
| 1877 | Adam Forepaugh (West to California) |
| 1877 | Cooper & Bailey (in Australia) |
| 1877 | Howes' Great London (John Parks bought it at auction Jan 26) (Billboard Jan 1 1925) |
| 1877 | Montgomery Queen (Broke up sold at auction Louisville Ky) (Sells got cars) Clipper Apr 1877) |
| 1877 | John Robinson (Gil Robinsons' book) |
| 1877 | W W Cole |
| 1877 | Sells Bros |
| 1877 | Burr Robbins (Billboard 7-17-1915) (Clipper Apr 14 1877) |
| 1877 | Van Amburgh & Co. C H Frost & O J Ferguson prs) (Clipper Ap 21 '77) |
| 1877 | Campbells' Circus (John O'Brien pr) |
| 1877 | Hilliard & Hunting (Clipper May 5 1877) |
| 1877 | Pullman & Hamilton |
| 1877 | Howes & Cushing (Not the original) |
| 1877 | Thayer & Noyes U S Circus ( Not original) (Clipper Apr 21 1877) |
| 1877 | Camerons' North American (Cameron & Tubbs) |
| 1877 | Dan Rice (Billboard 7-17-1915) (Clipper Mch 21 1877) |
| 1877 | Great Oriental Pavillion Circus (Clipper Apr 28 1877) (D Cromwell & J B Townly) |
| 1877 | Alex Robinson (Glenroys Book) |
| 1877 | Great Australian Circus (Wm H Dwyer mgr) (Clipper Apr 14 1877) |
| 1877 | Great Roman Hippodrome (W D Curtis & G W DeHaven) |
| 1877 | Great Metropolitan Olympiad (J H Mack Mgr) |
| 1877 | Great Eastern (H C Lee Pr & G W DeHaven Mgr) (Clipper Apr 7 1877) |
| 1877 | Prof E Hamilton & F W Sargents N Y Circus |
| 1877 | N Y Central Park Circus (James Heywood pr) |
| 1877 | Oriental Circus (Wm Collins mgr) |
| 1877 | Curtis Hippodrome (broke up) |
| 1877 | Stickney's & Cos' N Y Circus (indoor Chicago) |
| 1877 | L B Lent (Indoor Circus in N Y) |
| 1877 | Great Universal Fair & Worlds' Wonder Ex. (Wm O Monroe mgr) |
| 1877 | Hanlon Volta Circus (in Europe) |
| 1877 | John H Murray Circus (in W I) (Clipper Apr 28 1877) |
| 1877 | Carlo Bros (sailed to S A from N Y Jan 14 1877) |
| 1877 | Great Brazilian Circus (Martino Lowande Pr) (broke up) |
| 1877 | Phila. Winter Circus (Bdw & Cherry Sts) (Dr Thayer mgr) |
| 1877 | Spencer Q Stokes (Indoors at Philadelphia) |
| 1878 | P T Barnum (Billboard Apr 22 1933) |
| 1878 | Adam Forepaugh wintered in California opened there) |
| 1878 | Cooper & Bailey (in Australia & S A) |
| 1878 | Howes Great London (Parks, Dockrill & Davis Mgrs) (sold at end of season to Cooper & Bailey.) |
| 1878 | W W Cole |
| 1878 | Sells Bros European Circus & Menagerie (Went on rails 34 cars) |
| 1878 | John Robinson (Gil Robinsons' book) |
| 1878 | Van Amburgh & Co |
| 1878 | Burr Robbins |
| 1878 | J H Murray (Steamboat show) |
| 1878 | W C Coup's Equescurriculum (Brought Murray R R Equipment) |
| 1878 | Anderson & Co (Sells Bros No. 2) |
| 1878 | Dan Rice's Show (Harry Buckley Mgr) (broke up) |
| 1878 | Campbells Circus (J O'Brien Mgr) |
| 1878 | Den Stones' Champion Circus (Broke on May 29 1878) (Bronson a Kansas City backer quit) (Billboard N 26 1932) |
| 1878 | Boyd & Peters - Ed Kincades' Combined |
| 1878 | Hilliard & Hunting's Great Pacific |
| 1878 | Lewis, Thayer & Dieffenbach (broke up) |
| 1878 | Hamilton & Sargents' New York Circus |
| 1878 | Stickney's Excelcior Circus |
| 1878 | J H Whallens' Circus |
| 1878 | DeHaven & Haights' Great Eastern |
| 1878 | Ortons' Great American Circus |
| 1878 | New York & San Francisco Circus |
| 1878 | Ed O Basyes' Cosmopolitan Circus |
| 1878 | Paris Circus (Dr A W Hager Pr) |
| 1878 | L B Lents (Indoor New York Circus) |
| 1878 | Orrin Bros Circus (in Mexico & Cuba) |
| 1878 | George Rylands Circus (Calif & Arizona) |
| 1878 | Reas' Mexican Circus |
| 1878 | Hayes & Benhomos' Circus (New Zealand) |
| 1879 | P T Barnum (Clipper Apr 26 1879) (Clipper Apr 19, Ag 23 1879) |
| 1879 | Adam Forepaugh (42 cage Menagerie) (Clipper Mch 24, Apr 26 '79) |
| 1879 | Cooper & Bailey - Great London Combined (Clipper Apr 26, My 10, D 18 '79) |
| 1879 | W W Cole (Clipper Apr 26 1879) |
| 1879 | Sells Bros do |
| 1879 | Van Amburgh & Co, (Clipper May 10 1879) |
| 1879 | John Robinson (Gil Robinson's Book) (Clipper Apr 26 1879) |
| 1879 | Burr Robins do |
| 1879 | Anderson & Co (Sells Bros No. 2) do |
| 1879 | W C Coup do |
| 1879 | Batcheller & Doris (Bought Campbell Show O'Brien from Forepaugh) do |
| 1879 | Hamilton & Sargent do (Gt N Y & Gortons' Gold Band) |
| 1879 | Hilliard Hunting & Co do (Great Pacific) |
| 1879 | Pullman & Hamilton |
| 1879 | P A Older |
| 1879 | Allens' Great Eastern |
| 1879 | Barry & Co. |
| 1879 | Ed T Basyes' Cosmopolitan |
| 1879 | Grand Trans-Atlantic do (Boyd & Peters prs) |
| 1879 | Dan Rice |
| 1879 | James Robinson's Circus (Geo W DeHaven mgr) |
| 1879 | Dan Ducellos Circus |
| 1879 | G G Grady & Beattys' Circus |
| 1879 | Dr James L Thayer |
| 1879 | L B Lents N Y Indoor Circus |
| 1879 | Cookes' Indoor Circus |
| 1879 | John H Murray (in West Indies) (Clipper Apr 12 1879) |
| 1879 | Orrin Bros (Cuba and Mexico) |
| 1879 | Chiarinis' (Calif & Abroad) (Clipper Aug 23 1879) |
| 1879 | Davis' New Orleans Circus 5-10-1879 |
| 1879 | Boyd & Peters (See Grand Trans-Atlantic) |
| 1879 | Jankins Mammoth Circus & Roman Hippodrome (BB 12-23-1944) |
| 1879 | Bartholomews Circus (Pacific Coast) |
Abbreviations: Help with some of the abbreviations found in this listing:
Braathen. Private collection of Sverre O. Braathen. This collection is now largely at the Illinois State University, Bloomington, Illinois.
T. A. Brown's History. Brown, T. Allston, A history of the New York stage, from the first performance in 1732 to 1901, Publisher B. Blom, 1964, 3 volumes (first published, New York, 1903).
Chloupek records, Circus fan and collector James V. Chloupek took notices from scrapbooks and posters and supplied them to Sturtevant.
C A Day, Charles H. Day, circus press agent. He contributed articles to the New York Clipper, Billboard, New York Dramatic Mirror, and the Sporting and Theatrical Journal for over thirty-five years. Also penned several short volumes, such as Show Life.
Greenwood. Greenwood, Isaac J. The Circus: Its Origin and Growth prior to 1835, NY: Burt Franklin, 1970 (originally published 1898).
Glenroy's. John Glenroy, Ins and Outs of Circus Life, Boston, MA: M. M. Wing, 1885.
O'Dell's [sic]. Odell, George Clinton Densmore, Annals of the New York Stage, New York: Columbia University Press, 1927-1949, 15 volumes.
Scholl's. Private collection of Walter Scholl. Sholl's collection is now largely at Illinois State University, Bloomington, Illinois, but a second collection was dispersed piecemeal in the 1990s.
Gil Robinson. Gil Robinson, Old wagon show days, Cincinnati, OH: Brockwell Company, 1925.
Rowes Memories. Joseph Andrew Rowe, memoirs and personal correspondence relative to the circus business through the gold country in the 50's. Albert Dressler (Editor), California's Pioneer Circus,1926.
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