Yankee Patterson Circus 1945

Executive Staff

Jimmie Wood, owner, manager

Ruby Wood, treasurer

Jack Laughlin, secretary

Harry Mellon, legal adjuster

Advance Staff

Harvey Walters, general agent

Herbert Wilson, brigade manager

Jim Wilson, Mrs. Herbert Wilson, lithographers

Jimmie Haddon, billposter

Tickets

Jack Laughlin, Ruby Wood, big show tickets

Frank Chicarello, Jimmie Wood Jr., front door

Richard Koehler, Cliff Henry, reserved seats

Mrs. Tex Orton, Mrs. Rodriguez, Ishmael Escalante, ticket takers

Big Top Canvas

John Guitterez, superintendent. Manuel Padilla, asst. supt.

Eliador Anzola	Robert Corbin	James A. Choate
Robert Enzall	Clifford Eadotti	Mike Espinoza
James Hoppy	Luis Hernandez	Frank Lanzo
Andre Latris

Robert Gailbraith, master mechanic

Cliff Henry, electrician

Properties

Tex Orton, superintendent. Eddie Scott, Robert Pano

Big Show Band

Leroy Conkey, director

Ray Smith, trumpet

Frank Cain, baritone

Luis Hernandez, trombone

Manuel Padilla, drums

Big Show Performers

Gloria Johns	Poodles Hanneford	Grace Hanneford
Tex Orton	Grace Orton	Dora Guitterez
Amelia Guitterez	Alice Guiterez	Toni Guitterez
Johnny Guitterez	Arthur Guitterez	Cliff Henry
Mary Henry	Lew Kish	George Perkins
Fay Avalon	Judi Powell	Frank Chicarello
Molly Guitterez

Concessions

Frank and Gene, Yagla, owners, managers
Butchers:

Walter DePellaton	Bill Williams	Ted Lewis
Frank Hargood	Red Stevens

Side Show Canvas

George Winslow, superintendent

Cliff Monez, Eddie Scott, John Sexon

Cookhouse

Jovita, Guitterz, steward

Juan Hernandez, cook

Julie Robinson, waiter

Program

1. Grand Entry, presenting the entire performing personnel

2 - Trampoline, Dora, Arthur and Johnny Guitterez

3 - George Perkins presents his Hollywood canine, Lady

4 - Presenting Yankee Patterson Horde of Clowns

5 - Yankee Patterson's Military Ponies, Cliff Henry

6 - Balancing Perch, Tex and Alice Orton

7 - Clown Walkarounds on the Hippodrome Track

8 - Principal Bareback Riding Act, Gracie Hanneford

9 - Aerial Swinging Ladders, Molly Guitterez; vocal accompaniment, Dora Guitterez

10 - Riding Dogs and Monkeys

11 - The Clowns Have Another Inning of Mirth

12 - Rolling Globs, the Henrys and the Ortons

13 - Comedy Riding Act, Poodles and Gracie Hanneford

Concert Announcement

14 - Slack Wire, Johnny Guitterez

15 - Judi Powell presents her Motion Picture lion, Tony

16 - Spanish Web, Toni Madison

17 - Tight Wire, Molly, Dora and Alice Guitterez

18 - Clown Boxing Match

19 - Patriotic Closing Spectacle

Concert

Presented by Tex Orton with Alice Orton, Poodles and Gracie Hanneford and Frank Chicarello, whip cracking, knife throwing, and rope twirling. George Perkins and Fay Avalon, clowns.

Official Route

Entire season played in California. Show did not have a drop of rain in 21 weeks. Matinee was lost at Soledad account of a blowdown. No matinees scheduled at Westwood, Woodlake, Tehachapi and Colton. El Cajon was complete loss due to 136 mile jump through the mountains. Biggest day was at Escondido and the smallest day's business was at Monterey. One truck was lost in the mountains, going into Susanville. Show opened 14 miles from winter quarters and closed two miles from quarters. No department head changes made during season. Mark Smith and his Hollywood Horses, with 16 horses and eight girl riders were with the show for eight weeks.

June 2-3 - North Long Beach, CA 4 - Bellflower 5 - Downey 6 - Compton 7 - Watts 8 - West Los Angeles 9 - Willow Lake 11 - Azusa 12 - Fontana 13 - Monterey Park 14 - Montebello 15 - LaHabra 16 - Anaheim 17 - Elsinore 18 - Vista 19 - Escondido 20 - Oceanside 21 - Huntington Beach 22-23 - Wilmington 24 - San Pedro 25-26 - Venice 27 - Canoga Park 28 - Santa Paula 29 - Ventura 30 - Lompoc July 1 - Santa Maria, CA 2 - Pismo Beach 3 - Morro Bay 4 - Paso Robles 5 - Soledad 6-7 - Monterey 8 - Hollister 9 - Gilroy 10 - Los Banos 11 - Newman 12 - Turlock 13 - Tracy 14 - Antioch 15 - Rio Vista 16 - Fairfield 17 - Vacaville 18 - Dixon 19-20 - North Sacramento 21 - Winters

July 22 - Boyes Hot Springs 23 - Sebastopol 24 - St. Helena 25 - Calistoga 26 - Healdsburg 27 - Cloverdale 28-29 - Ukiah 30 - Lakeport 31 - Lower Lake August 1 - Williams 2 - Colusa 3 - Willows 4 - Orland 5 - Corning 6 - Red Bluff 7-8 - Westwood 9 - Susanville 10 - Greenville 11 - Portola 12 - Quincy 13 - Orville 14 - Nevada City 15 - Grass City 16 - Colfax 17 - Auburn 18 - Lincoln 19 - Roseville 20 - Placerville 21 - Jackson 22 - San Andreas 23 - Angels Camp 24 - Tuolumme 25 - Sonora 26 - Oakdale 27 - Manteca 28 - Patterson 29 - Livingston 30 - Chowchilla 31 - Dos Palos September 1 - Firebaugh 2 - Madera 3 - Kerman 4 - Clovis

September 5 - Sanger 6 - Selma 7 - Riverdale 8 - Lemoore 9 - Avenal 10 - Coalinga 11 - Corcoran 12 - Lindsay 13 - Exeter 14 - Woodlake 15 - Fowler 16 - Reedley 17 - Dinuba 18 - Forterville 19 - Delano 20 - Wasco 21 - Oildale 22 - Arvin 23 - Tehachapi 24 - Mojave 25 - Lancaster 26 - Palmdale 27 - Barstow 28 - Victorville 29 - Colton 30 - Uplands October 1 - Corona 2 - Perris 3 - Hemet 4 - Redlands 5 - Beaumont 6 - Brawley 7 - El Centro 8 - Calexico 9 - Holtville 10 - El Cajon 11 - Chula Vista 12 - San Ysidro 13 - National City 14 - Encinitas 15 - Bell Gardens 16 - Redondo 17 - Oxnard 18 - Reseda 19 - North Hollywood 20 - Santa Monica Season ends

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