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1884 Circus Routes

S. H. Barrett's Circus Cole's Circus Doris' Circus Howe, Pullman and Co.'s United States Circus King, Burke & Co.; King, Franklin and Burke's Show Lee and Scribner's Pavilion Show     Martell & Co.'s Consolidated Circus

O'Brien's Circus Burr Robbins Frank A. Robbins Old John Robinson's Circus Sells Brothers Dr. Thayers' New York and Trans-Continental Shows Wallace & Co.'s Circus

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From 1884 issues of the Sporting and Theatrical Journal. This journal published the routes of circuses on a regular basis. The circus titles are those that were used in this publication. The information was probably often submitted by the various circuses ahead of time, and will certainly contain errors. All information should be check with additional sources.

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Alden, Crane and Company's Circus played Sioux City, Iowa, May 10.

Gregory Brothers' Allied Shows played Royal Oak, Mich.; Whitewater, Iowa; Milwaukee, Wisconsin; and Grand Haven, Michigan and Bangor. Harris' Nickel-Plate Show played Roseburg, Oregon, May 3.

Washburn & Hunting's Circus (Bunting's?) played Connelsville, Pennsylvania May 7; Shickshinney, Pennsylvania and Nantichoke; Norridgewock and New Sharon.

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S. H. Barrett's Circus

S. H. Barrett, Ephriam Sells, Lewis Sells, Peter Sells, Allen Sells, proprietors.

April 7 Williamstown, Ky. 8 Georgetown 9 Nicholasville 10 Harrodsburg 11 Danville 12 Somerset 14 Rockwood, Tenn. 15 Chattanooga 16 Knoxville 17 Greenville 18 Johnson City 19 Abington 21 Lynchburg, Va. 22 Liberty 23 Roanoke 24 Christianburg 25 Wytheville 26 Bristol, Tenn. 28 Morristown May 13 Defiance, O. 14 Toledo 15 Detroit, Mich 16 Jackson 17 Lansing 19 Bay City 20 East Saginaw 21 Farwell 22 Luddington 23 Manistee 24 Reed City 26 Traverse City 27 Cadillac 28 Big Rapids 29 Grand Rapids, Mich. 30 Muskegon 31 St. Joseph June 2 Joliet, Ill. 6 Davenport, Ia. 9 Washington 12 Princeton, Mo. 13 Trenton 13 Galliton 16 Camerton 17 Chillicothe 18 Carrollton 19 Salesbury 20 Columbia 21 Mexico

July 1 Oskaloosa, Ia. 2 Stuart 3 Atlantic, Ia. 4 Council Bluffs, Iowa 18 Maquoketa, Iowa 19 Animossa 20 Fayette Month not stated, published Aug. 16 & 23 14 Ackley, Iowa 15 Independence 16 Manchester 18 Webster City 19 Storm Lake 23 Windom, Monkato August 30, Aberdeen, Minn. September 1 Redfield 2 Miller 3 Pierre 4 Blunt 5 Huron 6 Brookinge 8 Tracy, Minn. 9 New Ulm 10 S. Peter 11 Waseca 12 Owatonna 13 Rochester 15 Winona 16 La Crosse, Wis. 17 Sparta 18 Reedsburgh 20 Jefferson 22 Waukesha 23 Kenosha 24 Harvard, Ill. 25 Belvedere 26 Sycamore 27 Rochelle

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W. W. Cole's Circus

William Washington Cole, proprietor.

April 14 St. Louis, Mo. 28 Kansas City 29 Topeka, Kan. 30 Abilene May 1 Salina 2 Manhattan 3 Lawrence 5 Leavenworth 6 Atchison 7 St. Joe, Mo. 8 Hiawatha, Kan. 9 Marysville 10 Beatrice, Neb. 12 Nebraska City 13 York 14 Lincoln 15 Plattsmouth, Neb. 16 Omaha 17 Fremont or Wahoo 19 Norfolk 20 Columbus 21 Grand Island 22 North Platte 23 Cheyenne, W.T. 24 Greeley, Col. 26-27 Denver 28 Breckenridge 29 Leadville 30 Canon City 31 Pueblo June 2 Colorado Springs 3 Georgetown 4 Central City 5 Golden 6 Boulder 7 Laramie, W.T. 9 Evanston 10-11 Salt Lake 12 Nephi 13 Provo 14 Ogden 16 Dillon, M.T. 17 Butte 18 Deer Lodge 19-20 Helena 21 Bozeman 23 Thompson Falls 24 Sprague 25 Colfax 26 Walla Walla 27 Dayton 28 Pendleton 30 Portland, Ore.

July 1 Portland, Ore. 2 Salem 3 Eugene City 4 Roseburg 5 Terminus Road 7 Albany 8 Oregon City 9 McMunville 10 Cornallis 11 Independence 12 Hillsboro, Oregon 14 Tacomo 15 Olympia 16 Port Townsend 17 Victoria 18 Nanaimo 19 New Westminster 21 Seattle 23 Astoria 24 Cathalemet 25 East Portland 26 Dales 28 Spunkane Falls 29 Missoula 30 Butte City 31 Eagle Rock August 1 Franklin 2 Logan 4 Hailey, Idaho 5 Caldwell 5 6 Shoshone 7 Montpelier 8 Green River, W.T. 9 Park City, Utah 11 Elko, Nev. 12 Battle Mountain 13 Austin 15 Reno, Nevada 16 Carson City 18 Nevada City, Cal. 19 Auburn 20 Marysville 21 Orcville 22 Chico 23 Red Bluff 25 Redding, Nevada 26 Willows 27 Woodland 28 Sacramento 29 Elmira 30 St. Helena September 2 Vallejo 3 Mertinez 4 Oakland 6 San Francisco, one week

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John B. Doris' Circus

April 28 Girard, Kan. 29 Joplin, Mo. 30 Carthage May 1 Rich Hill 2 Paola, Kan. 3 Holden, Mo. 5 Kansas City, Mo. 6 St. Joseph 7 Leavenworth 8 Atchison 9 Topeka 10 Lawrence 12 Olathe 13 Ottawa 14 Humboldt 15 Independence, Mo. 16 Winfield, Kan. 17 Wellington 19 Wichita 20 Newton 21 Emporia 22 Burlington, Kan. 23 Parsons 24 Ft. Scott 26 Clinton, Mo. 27 Seldalia 28 Jefferson City 29 Warrensburg, Mo. 30 Pleasant Hill 31 Independence

June 2 Washington, Kan. 3 Beloit 4 Cawker 5 Mancato 6 Concordia, Kan. 7 Frankfort 9 Hiawatha 25 Council Bluffs, Iowa Published August 9 8 Carthage, Ill. 9 Monmouth 11 Bushnell 12 Beardstown 13 Vermont 14 Elwood, Mo. 15 Wyoming 16 Mendota 18 Lasalle 19 Pontiac 20 Kankakee 21 Tuscola, Mo. 22 Effingham 23 Centralia 25 Fulton, Ky. Published September 20 19 Pulaski, Tenn. 20 Columbia

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Howe, Pullman and Co.'s United States Circus

Col. Giles Pullman, proprietor.

April 10 Milliken's Bend, La. 11 Lake Providence 12 Mayersville, Miss. 13 Leota 14 Grand Lake 15 Greenville 17 Arkansas City

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King, Burke & Co.; King, Franklin and Burke's Show

April 13 Falmouth, Ky. 13 Cynthiana 15 Sterling May 15 Dyersburg, Tenn. 16 Ripley 17 Fulton, Ky. Also played London, Canada

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Lee and Scribner's Pavilion Show

May 24 Warren, Pa. 25 Claridon 26 Sheffield Also played 25 Homestead, Pennsylvania; Braddock and Wilkensburg. 26 Braddock 27 Wilkensburg

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Martell & Co.'s Consolidated Circus

April 26 Neosho Falls, Kan. 28 Colony, Kan. 29 Leroy, Kan. 30 Burlington, Kan. May 1 Key West, Kan. 2 Lyndon, Kan. 3 Osage City, Kan. 5 Reading, Ga. 6 Americus 7 Dunlap 8 Council Grove

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O'Brien's Circus

May 31 Oneida, Pa. June 2 Fulton 13 Plattsburg, N.Y. 14 Reeseville 16 Port Henry 17 Ticonderoga 18 Poultney, Vt. 19 Salem, Mass. 20 Rutland, Vt. 21 Bennington 23 Manchester, N.H. 24 Ludlow 25 Branden 26 Millersburg 27 Burlington, Vt. 28 St. Albans Show also played White River Junction, Connecticut; 21 Milford, Massachusetts and Southbridge, Webster, Putnam, New Britain, Meriden; Medina, New York and Brockport, Geneva.

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Burr Robbins

Burr Robbins, proprietor.

May 1 Janesville, Wis. 2 Beloit, Wis. 3 Woodstock 5 Elgin, Ill. 6 Rockford 7 Freeport 8 Dixon 9 Mendota 10 LaSalle 13 Joliet, Ill. 14 Michigan City, Ind. 15 Niles, Mich. 23 Sidney, O. 30 Delphos, Ohio 31 Van Wert June 2 Lima 3 Findlay 4 Fostoria 5 Fremont, Ohio 6 Norwalk 7 Wellington 9 Massilon, Ohio 13 Buffalo, N.Y. 23 Youngstown, Ohio 24 Sharon, Pa. 27 Warren, Pa. 30 Oil City July 1 Titusville 2 Franklin 3 Parker's Landing, Pa. 7 Steubenville 9 Wheeling, W.Va. 12 Moundsville, W. Va. 14 Fairmont 15 Grafton 16 Parkersburg, W.Va. 18 Athens, Ohio 19 Logan 20 Delaware 21 Maysville 22 Mechanicsburg 23 Middletown 25 Hamilton, Ky. 26 Shelby, Ill. 27 Seymour, Ind. The show also played Vienna and Cairo; Rossville, Illinois and Aledo; Fort Madison, Iowa and Eldora, Hampton.

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Frank A. Robbins

Frank A. Robbins, proprietor.

April 19 Frenchtown, N.J. 21 Glassboro 22 Mt. Holly 23 New Egypt 24 Heightstown 25 Bordentown 26 Lambertville May 23 Yonkers, N.Y. 24 New Rochelle June 16 Rockland 17 Bath 18 Farmington 19 Richmond 20 Gardner 21 Augusta 23 Waterville 24 Skowhegan 25 Belfast 26 Pittsvield 27 Dexter 28 Bangor 30 Bucksport July 1 Oldtown 2 Lincoln 3 Danforth, Me. 4 Calais 5 Cantenbury, N.B., Canada 7 Grand Falls 8 Caribou, Me. 9 Fort Fairfield 10 Kent, N.B., Canada 11 Woodstock 12 Houlton, Me. 14 Frederickton, N.B., Canada 15-17 St. John 25 Londonderry, N.S., Canada 26 Truro 28-30 Halifax August 11-13 Prince Edward Island 12 Charlottetown, P.E.I. 13 Summerside 14 Shediac, N.B. 15 Moncton 16 Richilbucto 18 Newcastle 20 Bathurst 21 Campbellton, Canada 22 Rimouski 25 Rivere Duloufe, P.Q. 26 L. Islet 27 St. Thomas 28 St. Michael 29 Pt. Levis 30 Stanfold September 1 Plattsburgh, N.Y. 2 Port Henry 3 Whitehall 4 Glen Falls 5 Balston Spa 6 Schenactady 12 Ontono, N.Y. 13 Lyndonville 15 Suspension Bridge 16 Medina 17 Brockport 18 Geneva 19 Senaca Falls 20 Clyde 22 Weedsport 23 Canstola 24 Canajoharie 25 Fonda 26 Northville 27 Gloversville

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Old John Robinson's Circus

April 14-18 Cincinnati, O. 22 Richmond, Ind. 23 Xenia, O. 24 Hillsboro, O. 28 Waverly, O. 30 Portsmouth The show also played Athens, Nelsonville, Logan, Cadiz; Richmond, Indiana; Bloomington, Ohio; Washington, Pennsylvania; Wellsburg, Ohio and Steubenville, Uricksville, Coshocton, Newark, London, Urbana, St. Paris, Covington, Greenville; Cambridge City, Indiana; Springfield, Ohio and Dayton, Columbus, Bellefontain, Kenton, Findlay, Tiffin, Sandusky; Wabash, Indiana.

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Sells Brothers

April 16-17 Columbus, O. 20-22 Cincinnati, O. 24 Covington, Ky. 25 Paris 26 Maysville 28 Richmond, Ind. 29 Winchester 30 Lexington May 1 Frankfort 2-3 Louisville 5 Rockport, Ind. 6 Evansville 7 Vincennes 8 Terre Haute 9-10 Indianapolis 15 Danville, Ill. 16 Champion 17 Bloomington, Ill. 21 Burlington, Iowa 23 Hannibal, Mo. 24 Moberly 26 Kansas City 29 Marysville, Mo. 30 Bedford, Iowa 31 Creston June 2 Des Moines 4 Iowa City 6 Vinton, Ia. 7 Waterloo 9-10 Minneapolis, Minn. 11 St. Cloud 13 Alexander, Minn. 14 Turgus Falls 16 Crookson 17 Grand Forks, D.T. 18 Fargo, D.T. 19 Mahplon 20 Morris, Minn. 21 Litchfield 22 St. Paul 27 Eau Claire, Wis. 28 Chippewa Falls 30 Stow's Point

July 1 Waupaca 2 Neenah & Menasha 3 Oshkosh, Wis. 4 Fond du Lac 5 Green Bay 12 Oconto, Wis. 14 Appleton 15 Wausau 16 New London 17 Manitowoc, Wis. 18 Sheboygan 19 Milwaukee 21 Watertown 22 Madison 23 Janesville 24 Elgin, Ill. 25 Racine, Wis. 26 Waukegan 28 Chicago, Ill. August 8 Canton, Ill. 9 Havanna 11 Petersburg 12 Carrollton 13 Alton 14 Louisiana, Mo. 15 Fulton 16 Marshall 18 Boonville 19 Sedalia 20 Clinton 21 Lexington, Mo. 22 Warrensburg 23 Paola, Kan. 25 Ottawa 26 Harrisburg, Ark. 27 Rich Hill, Mo. 29 Carthage 30 Fort Scott, Kan. September (probable) 10 Wamego 11 Topeka 12 Osage City 13 Manin Centre 15 Eldorado 16 Newton 17 Hutchinson 18 Wichita 19 Wellington 20 Winfield, Kansas 22 Cherryville 23 Joplin, Mo. 24 Neosho 25 Springfield 27 Pierce City, Fayettesville, Ark. 29 Van Buren 30 Fort Scott

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Dr. Thayers' New York and Trans-Continental Shows

May 1-2 Lafayette, Ind. 5 Tipton, Ind. 6 Elwood, Ind. 7 Muncie, Ind. 8 Fort Recovery, O. 9 Celina 10 Minster 12 St. Mary's 13 Lima 14 Bluffton 15 Findlay, Ohio 16 Fostoria 17 Portland, Ind. 19 Decatur 20 Kendallville 21 Sturgis, Mich. 22 Plainwell, Mich. 23 Wayland 24 Rockford 28 Cedar Springs 29 Howard City

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Wallace & Co.'s Circus

Benjamin Wallace, proprietor.

April 28 Xenia, O. 29 Fairmount, O. 30 Montpellier, O. May 1 Camden 2 Ridgeville 3 Winchester 5 Greenville, O. 6 Plain City 7 Fostoria 8 Monroe, Mich. 8 Ann Arbor 10 Ypsilanti 12 Wayne 13 Pontiac 14 Lapeer Show also played Covington, Tennessee and Pleasant Hill.

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