Circus Historical Society
Russell Bros. Circus
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Routes courtesy of Pfening collection and Bob Cline. There may be spelling errors.
Russell Bros. Circus, 1938
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April
14 - Rolla, Missouri 15 - Salem, Missouri 16 - Sullivan, Missouri 17 - Washington, Missouri 18 - Mexico, Missouri 19 - Boonville, Missouri 20 - Marshall, Missouri 21 - Carrollton, Missouri 22 - Chillicothe, Missouri 23 - Brookfield, Missouri 24 - Macon, Missouri 25 - Kirksville, Missouri 26 - Hannibal, Missouri 27 - Jacksonville, Illinois 28 - Carrollton, Illinois 29 - Greenville, Illinois 30 - Pana, Illinois May 1 - Litchfield, Illinois 2 - Salem, Illinois 3 - West Frankfort, Illinois 4 - Mt. Vernon, Illinois 5 - Olney, Illinois 6 - Effingham, Illinois 7 - Mattoon, Illinois 8 - Danville, Illinois 9 - Clinton, Illinois 10 - Pontiac, Illinois 11 - Peru, Illinois 12 - Chillicothe, Illinois 13 - Monmouth, Illinois 14 - Aledo, Illinois 15 - Moline, Illinois 16 - Kewanee, Illinois 17 - Mendota, Illinois 18 - Beloit, Illinois 19 - DeKalb, Illinois 20 - Elmhurst, Illinois 21-22 - Chicago, Illinois (Albany Park) 23-24 - Chicago, Illinois (Lake View) 25-26 - Chicago, Illinois (Logan Square) 27-28 - Chicago, Illinois (West Chicago Ave.) 29-30 - Chicago, Illinois (Jefferson Park) 31 - Chicago, Illinois (Cermak Rd.) June 1 - Berwyn, Illinois 2 - Park Ridge, Illinois 3 - Elmwood Pake, Illinois 4-5 - Chicago, Illinois (Belmont Park) 6 - Blue Island, Illinois 7 - Valparaiso, Indiana 8 - LaPorte, Indiana 9 - Plymouth, Indiana 10 - Warsaw, Indiana 11 - Huntington, Indiana 12 - Sunday 13 - Logansport, Indiana 14 - Frankfort, Indiana 15 - Crawfordsville, Indiana 16 - Elwood, Indiana 17 - Noblesville, Indiana 18 - New Castle, Indiana 19 - Sunday 20 - Harford City, Indiana 21 - Portland, Indiana 22 - Greencastle, Ohio 23 - Rushville, Indiana 24 - Greencastle, Indiana 25 - Paris, Illinois 26 - Hoopeston, Illinois 27 - Kankakee, Illinois 28 - Chicago Heights, Illinois 29 - Chicago, Illinois (Barinerd) 30 - Downers Grove, Illinois July 1 - Maywood, Illinois 2 - Glen Ellyn, Illinois 3 - Chicago, Illinois (Brighton Park) 4 - La Grange, Illinois 5 - Geneva, Illinois 6 - Sandwich, Illinois 7 - Morris, Illinois 8 - Princeton, Illinois 9 - Sterling, Illinois 10 - Savanna, Illinois 11 - Clinton, Iowa 12 - Iowa City, Iowa 13 - Washington, Iowa 14 - Mt. Pleasant, Iowa 15 - Fairfield, Iowa 16 - Centerville, Iowa 17 - Unionville, Missouri 18 - Bethany, Missouri |
July
19 - Maryville, Missouri 20 - Red Oak, Iowa 21 - Creston, Iowa 22 - Chariton, Iowa 23 - Knoxville, Iowa 24 - Greenfield, Iowa 25 - Winterset, Iowa 26 - Guthrie Center, Iowa 27 - Perry, Iowa 28 - Boone, Iowa 29 - Denison, Iowa 30 - Ida Grove, Iowa 31 - Walthill, Nebraska August 1 - Wahoo, Nebraska 2 - Plattsmouth, Nebraska 3 - Nebraska City, Nebraska 4 - Sabetha, Kansas 5 - Hiawatha, Kansas 6 - Holton, Kansas 7 - Atchison, Kansas 8 - Leavenwoth, Kansas 9 - Lawrence, Kansas 10 - Garnett, Kansas 11 - Iola, Kansas 12 - Independence, Kansas 13 - Coffeyvill, Kansas 14 - Bartlesville, Kansas 15 - Ponca City, Oklahoma 16 - Arkansas City, Kansas 17 - Winfield, Kansas 18 - Wellington, Kansas 19 - Blackwell, Oklahoma 20 - Enid, Oklahoma 21 - Hominy, Oklahoma 22 - Stillwater, Oklahoma 23 - Guthrie, Oklahoma 24 - Cushing, Oklahoma 25 - Bristow, Oklahoma 26 - Okmulgee, Oklahoma 27 - Holdenville, Oklahoma 28 - Seminole, Oklahoma 29-30 - Oklahoma City, Oklahoma 31 - Shawnee, Oklahoma September 1 - Ada, Oklahoma 2 - Pauls Valley, Oklahoma 3 - Chickasha, Oklahoma 4 - El Reno, Oklahoma 5 - Hobart, Oklahoma 6 - Mangum, Oklahoma 7 - Frederick, Oklahoma 8 - Walters, Oklahoma 9 - Duncan, Oklahoma 10 - Ardmore, Oklahoma 11 - Sulphur, Oklahoma 12 - Durant, Oklahoma 13 - Hugo, Oklahoma 14 - McAlester, Oklahoma 15 - Muskogee, Oklahoma 16 - Claremore, Oklahoma 17 - Nowata, Oklahoma 18 - Miami, Oklahoma 19 - Vinita, Oklahoma 20 - Tahlequah, Oklahoma 21 - Ft. Smith, Arkansas 22 - Clarksville, Arkansas 23 - Morrilton, Arkansas 24 - Russellville, Arkansas 25 - Sunday 26 - Hot Springs, Arkansas 27-28 - Little Rock, Arkansas 29 - Conway, Arkansas 30 - Pine Bluff, Arkansas October 1 - Camden, Arkansas 2 - Sunday 3 - El Dorado, Arkansas 4 - Stamps, Arkansas 5 - Hope, Arkansas 6 - Nashville, Arkansas 7 - Prescott, Arkansas 8 - Benton, Arkansas 9 - Sunday 10 - Batesville, Arkansas 11 - Newport, Arkansas 12 - Paragould, Arkansas 13 - Poplar Bluff, Missouri 14 - Charleston, Missouri 15 - Cape Girardeau, Missouri 16 - Fredericktown, Missouri Outdoor season ends November (Indoor dates) 14-19 - Hutchinson, Kansas (Cyrus Grotto) 22-26 - Joplin, Missouri (White Shrine) |
Days on road, 186. Number of stands, 173. One day stands, 165. Two day stands, 8. Sundays off, 5. Performances given, 361. Performances missed, none. Miles traveled 8,000.
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April
20 - Rolla, Missouri 21 - Union, Missouri 22 - Granite City, Illinois 23 - Collinsville, Illinois 24 - East St. Louis, Illinois 25 - Belleville, Illinois 26 - Centralia, Illinois 27 - Vincennes, Indiana 28 - Bloomington, Indiana 29 - Columbus, Indiana May 1 - Hamilton, Ohio 2 - Washington Court House, Ohio 3 - Lancaster, Ohio 4 - Newark, Ohio 5 - Coshocton, Ohio 6 - Cambridge, Ohio 8 - Waynesburg, Pennsylvania 9 - Brownsville, Pennsylvania 10 - Connellsville, Pennsylvania 11 - Greensburg, Pennsylvania 12 - Swissvale, Pennsylvania 13 - Tarentum, Pennsylvania 15 - Arnold, Pennsylvania 16 - Aliquippa, Pennsylvania 17 - Turtle Creek, Pennsylvania 18 - Irwin, Pennsylvania 19 - Glassport, Pennsylvania 20 - Washington, Pennsylvania 22 - East Liverpool, Ohio 23 - New Brighton, Pennsylvania 24 - McKees Rocks, Pennsylvania 25 - McKeesport, Pennsylvania 26 - Jeannette, Pennsylvania 27 - Johsntown, Pennsylvania 29 - Indiana, Pennsylvania 30 - Rankin, Pennsylvania 31 - Carnegie, Pennsylvania June 1 - Sewickley, Pennsylvania 2 - Butler, Pennsylvania 3 - Ellwood City, Pennsylvania 5 - New Castle, Pennsylvania 6 - Oil City, Pennsylvania 7 - Erie, Pennsylvania 8 - Dunkirk, New York 9 - Batavia, New York 10 - Geneva, New York 12 - Auburn, New York 13 - Canandaigua, New York 14 - Fulton, New York 15 - Oswego, New York 16 - Watertown, New York 17 - Ogdensburg, New York 19 - Rome, New York 20 - Norwich, New York 21 - Oneonta, New York 22 - Gloversville, New York 23 - Glens Falls, New York 24 - Schenectady, New York 26 - North Adams, Massachusetts 27 - Northampton, Massachusetts 28 - Athol, Massachusetts 29 - Southbridge, Massachusetts 30 - Woonsocket, Rhode Island July 1 - Taunton, Massachusetts 3 - Falmouth, Massachusetts 4 - Hyannis, Massachusetts 5 - Brockton, Massachusetts 6 - Weymouth, Massachusetts 7 - Milford, Massachusetts 8 - Malboro, Massachusetts 10 - Willimantic, Connecticut 11 - Middletown, Connecticut 12 - Bristol, Connecticut 13 - New Britain, Connecticut 13 - Danbury, Connecticut 15 - Peekskill, New York 17 - Poughkeepsie, New York 18 - Newburgh, New York 20 - Port Jervis, New York 21 - Stroudsburg, Pennsylvania 22 - Lehighton, Pennsylvania 24 - Freehold, New Jersey 25 - Hammonton, New Jersey 26 - Millville, New Jersey 27 - Bridgeton, New Jersey 28 - Salem, New Jersey 29 - Chester, Pennsylvania 31 - Coatesville, Pennsylvania August 1 - York, Pennsylvania 2 - Chambersburg, Pennsylvania 3 - Hagerstown, Maryland 4 - Frederick, Maryland 5 - Martinsburg, West Virginia |
August
7 - Roanoke, Virginia 8 - Danville, Virginia 9 - Durham, North Carolina 10 - Burlingston, North Carolina 11 - Greensboro, North Carolina 12 - Winston-Salem, North Carolina 14 - Charlotte, North Carolina 15 - Shelby, North Carolina 16 - Asheville, North Carolina 17 - Greensville, Tennessee 18 - Morristown, Tennessee 19 - Johnson City, Tennessee 21 - Kingsport, Tennessee 22 - Knoxville, Tennessee 23 - Cleveland, Tennessee 24 - Dalton, Georgia 25 - Rome, Georgia 26 - Gadsden, Alabama 28 - Talladega, Alabama 29 - Anniston, Alabama 30 - Carrollton, Georgia 31 - LaGrange, Georgia September 1 - Columbus, Georgia 2 - Griffin, Georgia 4 - Athens, Georgia 5 - Anderson, South Carolina 6 - Greenville, South Carolina 7 - Spartanburg, South Carolina 8 - Newberry, South Carolina 9 - Columbia, South Carolina 11 - Augusta, Georgia 12 - Dublin, Georgia 13 - Cordelle, Georgia 14 - Americus, Georgia 15 - Albany, Georgia 16 - Fitzgerald, Georgia 18 - Waycross, Georgia 19 - St. Augustine, Florida 20 - Palatka, Florida 21 - Gainesville, Florida 22 - Lake City, Florida 23 - Valdosta, Georgia 25 - Tallahassee, Florida 26 - Thomasville, Georgia 27 - Dotham, Alabama 28 - Panama City, Florida 29 - Pensacola, Florida 30 - Mobile, Alabama October 2 - Hammond, Louisiana 3 - Opelousas, Louisiana 4 - New Iberia, Louisiana 5 - Morgan City, Louisiana 6 - Abbeville, Louisiana 7 - Crowley, Louisiana 8 - Jennings, Louisiana 9 - Lake Charles, Louisiana 10 - Leesville, Louisiana 11 - Mansfield, Louisiana 12 - Gladewater, Texas 13 - Kilgore, Texas 14 - Jacksonville, Texas 16 - Terrell, Texas 17 - McKinney, Texas 18 - Denton, Texas 19 - Waxahachie, Texas 20 - Hillsboro, Texas 21 - Cleburne, Texas 23 - Brownwood, Texas 24 - Coleman, Texas 25 - Brady, Texas 26 - Lampasas, Texas 27 - Temple, Texas 28-29 - Waco, Texas 30 - Marlin, Texas 31 - Taylor, Texas November 1 - Smithville, Texas 2 - Navasota, Texas 3 - Brenham, Texas 4 - Wharton, Texas 6 - Bay City, Texas 7 - Victoria, Texas 8-9 - Corpus Christi, Texas 10 - Robstown, Texas 11 - Kingsville, Texas 12 - San Diego, Texas 13 - Alice, Texas 14 - Edinburg, Texas 15 - Mercedes, Texas 16 - Harlingen, Texas 17 - Brownsville, Texas 18 - McAllen, Texas 19 - Rio Grande City, Texas 20 - Laredo, Texas End of season |
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March
26-27 -Alhambra, California 28-29 - San Bernardino, California 30 - Redlands, California 31 - Riverside, California April 1 - Riverside, California 2 - Pomona, California 3 - Los Angeles, California (Washington & Hill Street) 4-12 - Los Angeles, California 13 - Hollywood, California (Cahuenga & Santa Monica Blvds.) 14-16 - Hollywood, California 17-18 - Santa Monica, California 19 - North Hollywood, California 20-21 - Glendale, California 22-23 - Pasadena, California 24 - Inglewood, California 25 - Huntington Park, California 26 - East Los Angeles, California 27 - Whittier, California 28 - Anaheim, California 29-30 - Santa Ana, California May 1-5 - San Diego, California 6 - Oceanside, California 7-10 - Long Beach, California 11-12 - San Pedro, California 13 - Redondo Beach, California 14 - Van Nuys, California 15 - Oxnard, California 16-17 - Santa Barbara, California 18 - Ventura, California 19 - Santa Paula, California 20-21 - Bakersfield, California 22 - Tulare, California 23-25 - Fresno, California 26 - Merced, California 27 - Modesto, California 28-29 - Stockton, California 30-31 - San Jose, California June 1 - Palo Alto, California 2 - Redwood City, California 3 - San Francisco, California (Bayshore & Oakdale Ave.) 4-9 - San Francisco, California 10-14 - Oakland, California 15-17 - Berkeley, California 18 - San Rafael, California 19 - Santa Rosa, California 20-21 - Vallejo, California 22-24 - Sacramento, California 25 - Marysville, California 26 - Chico, California 27 - Redding, California 28 - Mt. Shasta, California (afternoon performance only) 29 - Medford, Oregon 30 - Roseburg, Oregon (night performance only) |
July
1 - Eugene, Oregon 2 - Salem, Oregon 3 - Portland, Oregon (Northeast 12th Ave. at Irving St.) 4-12 - Portland, Oregon 13 - Longview, Washington 14 - Chehalia, Washington 15 - Olympia, Washington 16-22 - Seattle, Washington 23 - Renton, Washington 24-26 - Tacoma, Washington 27 - Mt. Vernon, Washington 28 - Bellingham, Washington 29-30 - Everett, Washington 31 - Ellensburg, Washington (night performance only) August 1-2 - Yakima, Washington 3 - Sunnyside, Washington 4 - Pasco, Washington 5 - Colfax, Washington (night performance only) 6-9 - Spokane, Washington 10 - Couer d'Alene, Idaho 11 - Moscow, Idaho 12 - Lewiston, Idaho 13 - Dayton, Washington 14 - Walla Walla, Washington 15 - LaGrande, Oregon 16 - Pendleton, Oregon 17 - Heppner, Oregon (afternoon performance only) 18 - The Dalles, Oregon 19 - Princeville, Oregon (night performance only) 20 - Bend, Oregon 21 - Klamath Falls, Oregon (afternoon performance only) 22 - Klamath Falls, Oregon 23 - Lakeview, Oregon (afternoon performance only) 24 - Alturas, California 25 - Westwood, California (night performance only) 26 - Susanville, California 27-28 - Reno, Nevada 29 - Carson City, Nevada 30 - Placerville, California (night performance only) 31 - Grass Valley, California September 1 - Auburn, California 2 - Woodland, California 3 - Lodi, California 4 - Martinez, California 5 - Napa, California 6 - Petaluma, California 7-9 - Richmond, California 10 - Antioch, California 11 - Tracy, California 12 - Turlock, California 13 - Madera, California 14 - Dinuba, California 15 - Hanford, California 16 - Visalia, California 17 - Porterville, California 18 - Home run to Los Angeles, California |
Side Show. Mlle. De Barrie's Trained Australian Cockatoos; Jolly Josephine, World's Fattest Fat Girl; Princess Mailu, Jungle Snake Enchantress; Ben Gali, King of the Flames; Joe Kodozo's Brazilian Monkey Revue; the Gibbs Sisters from Pearl Harbor; Ben and Caroline, impalement act; Prince Arthur, ventriloquist; Sally Macias, saber dance; the Great Travis, magician; the Omaha Indians, Chiefs Three Trees and No Knife; George Scotty Mc Dougal, Scotch Bag Piper; Mystery of the Chinese Princess.
After-Show. Tribal war dances, songs and ceremonials; the Texans in their thrilling and dangerous knife-throwing act; Rube Eagan, the Original "Hi Neighbor" rodeo clown; Spooky, the horse with human intelligence presented by Capt. J. King Ross; the Rodeo Deans, Frank adn Bernice in trick and fancy roping, riding, sharp-shooting and Australian whip-cracking; and many other entertaining and exciting events.
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