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Sparks Circus
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Routes courtesy of Pfening collection and Bob Cline. There may be spelling errors.
John H. Sparks World Famous Shows, 1914
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April
11 - Concord, North Carolina 12 - Sunday 13 - Charlotte, North Carolina 14 - Salisbury, North Carolina 15 - High Point, North Carolina 16 - Reedsville, North Carolina 17 - Danville, Virginia 18 - South Boston, Virginia 19 - Sunday 20 - Rexboro, North Carolina 21 - Bedford City, Virginia 22 - Roanoke, Virginia 23 - Princeton, West Virginia 24 - Lester, West Virginia 25 - Glen Jean, West Virginia 26 - Sunday 27 - Beckley, West Virginia 28 - Quinamont, West Virginia 29 - Hinton, West Virginia 30 - Covington, Virginia May 1 - Rencevert, West Virginia 2 - Marlington, West Virginia 3 - Sunday 4 - Durbin, West Virginia 5 - Hendricks, West Virginia 6 - Belington, West Virginia 7 - Buckhannon, West Virginia 8 - Weston, West Virginia 9 - Richwood, West Virginia 10 - Sunday 11 - Mannington, West Virginia 12 - Barnesville, Ohio 13 - Bellaire, Ohio 14 - Steubenville, Ohio 15 - Cadiz, Ohio 16 - Millersburg, Ohio 17 - Sunday 18 - London, Ohio 19 - Urbana, Ohio 20 - Versailles, Ohio 21 - Paulding, Ohio 22 - Bryan, Ohio 23 - Angela, Indiana 24 - Sunday 25 - Goshen, Indiana 26 - Michigan City, Indiana 27 - Hammond, Indiana 28 - Sandwich, Illinois 29 - Princeton, Illinois 30 - Oregon, Illinois 31 - Sunday June 1 - Sterling, Illinois 2 - Maquoketa, Iowa 3 - Monticello, Iowa 4 - Strawberry Point, Iowa 5 - Cresco, Iowa 6 - Postville, Iowa 7 - Sunday 8 Decorah, Iowa 9 - West Union, Iowa 10 - Vinton, Iowa 11 - Greene, Iowa 12 - North Wood, Iowa 13 - Forrest City, Iowa 14 - Sunday 15 - Estherville, Iowa 16 - Worthington, Minnesota 17 - Slayton, Minnesota 18 - St. James, Minnesota 19 - Winthrop, Minnesota 20 - Madison, Minnesota 21 - Sunday 22 - Canby, Minnesota 23 - Redwood Falls, Minnesota 24 - Springfield, Minnesota 25 - Tyler, Minnesota 26 - Lake Preston, South Dakota 27 - Ellendale, North Dakota 28 - Sunday 29 - Webster, South Dakota 30 - Wheaton, South Dakota July 1 - Hector, Minnesota 2 - Glencoe, Minnesota 3 - Montevideo, Minnesota 4 - Sisseton, Minnesota 5 - Sunday 6 - Twin Valley, Minnesota 7 - Redlake Falls, Minnesota 8 - Crookston, Minnesota 9 - Hallock, Minnesota 10 - Warren, Minnesota 11 - Hatton, North Dakota 12 - Sunday 13 - Munich, North Dakota 14 - Lakota, North Dakota 15 - Rolla, North Dakota 16 - Aneta, North Dakota 17 - Hope, North Dakota 18 - New Rockford, North Dakota 19 - Sunday 20 - Whapeton, North Dakota 21 - Morris, Minnesota 22 - Payneville, Minnesota |
July
23 - Buffalo, Minnesota 24 - St. Croix Falls, Wisconsin 25 - Barron, Wisconsin 26 - Sunday 27 - Ladysmith, Wisconsin 28 - Phillips, Wisconsin 29 - Medford, Wisconsin 30 - Stanley, Wisconsin 31 - Wautoma, Wisconsin August 1 - Wittenberg, Wisconsin 2 - Sunday 3 - Crandon, Wisconsin 4 - Iron River, Michigan 5 - Gillette, Wisconsin 6 - Shawano, Wisconsin 7 - Oconto, Wisconsin 8 - Kiel, Wisconsin 9 - Sunday 10 - Oconomowoc, Wisconsin 11 - Hartford, Wisconsin 12 - Beaver Dam, Wisconsin 13 - Sparta, Wisconsin 14 - Spring Valley, Minnesota 15 - Lansing, Iowa 16 - Sunday 17 - Olewein, Iowa 18 - Osage, Iowa 19 - New Hampton, Iowa 20 - Boscobel, Wisconsin 21 - Whitewater, Wisconsin 22 - Delavan, Wisconsin 23 - Sunday 24 - Rochelle, Illinois 25 - Mendota, Illinois 26 - Minonk, Illinois 27 - Chatsworth, Illinois 28 - Watseka, Illinois 29 - Goodland, Indiana 30 - Sunday 31 - Hartford City, Indiana September 1 - Eaton, Ohio 2 - Wilmington, Ohio 3 - Circleville, Ohio 4 - Ironton, Ohio 5 - Williamson, West Virginia 6 - Sunday 7 - Bluefield, West Virginia 8 - Pulaski, Virginia 9 - Christlansburg, Virginia 10 - Rocky Mount, Virginia 11 - Martinsville, Virginia 12 - Madison, North Carolina 13 - Sunday 14 - North Wilkesboro, North Carolina 15 - Elkins, North Carolina 16 - Mt. Airy, North Carolina 17 - Greensboro, North Carolina 18 - Asheboro, North Carolina 19 - Lexington, North Carolina 20 - Sunday 21 - Albermarle, North Carolina 22 - Mooresville, North Carolina 23 - Statesville, North Carolina 24 - Morganton, North Carolina 25 - Hickory, North Carolina 26 - Lenoir, North Carolina 27 - Sunday 28 - Lincolnton, North Carolina 29 - Rutherfordton, North Carolina 30 - Shelby, North Carolina October 1 - Monroe, North Carolina 2 - Wadesboro, North Carolina 3 - Laurenburg, North Carolina 4 - Sunday 5 - Wilmington, North Carolina 6 - Wallace, North Carolina 7 - Clinton, North Carolina 8 - Smithfield, North Carolina 9 - Springfield, North Carolina 10 - Robersonville, North Carolina 11 - Sunday 12 - Ahoskie, North Carolina 13 - Scotland Neck, North Carolina 14 - Enfield, North Carolina 15 - Fremont, North Carolina 16 - Mt. Olive, North Carolina 17 - Dunn, North Carolina 18 - Sunday 19 - Fairmont, North Carolina 20 - Dillon, South Carolina 21 - Bennettsville, South Carolina 22 - Hartsville, South Carolina 23 - Sumter, South Carolina 24 - Kershaw, South Carolina 25 - Sunday 26 - Lancaster, South Carolina 27 - Rock Hill, South Carolina 28 - Gaffney, South Carolina 29 - Union, South Carolina 30 - Greer, South Carolina 31 - Easley, South Carolina November 1 - Sunday 2 - Seneca, South Carolina End of season |
Sparks World Famous Shows, 1915
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April
12 - Salisbury, North Carolina 13 - High Point, North Carolina 14 - Reidsville, North Carolina 15 - Danville, Virginia 16 - Altavista, Virginia 17 - Salem, Virginia Sunday (enroute) 19 - Princeton, West Virginia 20 - Oak Hill, West Virginia 21 - Mt. Hope, West Virginia 22 - Beckley, West Virginia (Sparks town) 23 - Hinton, West Virginia 24 - Marlinton, West Virginia Sunday (enroute) 26 - Elkins, West Virginia 27 - Davis, West Virginia 28 - Piedmont, West Virginia 29 - Grafton, West Virginia 30 - Weston, West Virginia May 1 - Richwood, West Virginia (Sparks town) Sunday (enroute) 3 - Buckhannon, West Virginia 4 - Pennsboro, West Virginia (tough town) 5 - McConnellsville, Ohio 6 - Shelby, Ohio 7 - Marysville, Ohio 8 - Greenville, Ohio Sunday (enroute) 10 - Newcastle, Indiana 11 - Bluffton, Indiana 12 - Frankfort, Indiana (Sparks town) 13 - Rensselaer, Indiana 14 - Attica, Indiana 15 - Sullivan, Illinois Sunday (enroute) 17 - Clinton, Illinois 18 - Toluca, Illinois 19 - Chillicothe, Illinois 20 - Wyoming, Illinois 21 - Washington, Iowa 22 - Newton, Iowa Sunday (enroute) 24 - Iowa City, Iowa 25 - What Cheer, Iowa 26 - Ames, Iowa 27 - Bancroft, Iowa 28 - Fairmont, Minnesota 30 - Sunday (enroute) 31 - Rock Rapids, Iowa June 1 - Lemara, Iowa 2 - Windom, Minnesota 3 - Winnebago, Minnesota 4 - Jackson, Minnesota 5 - Flandreau, South Dakota Sunday (enroute) 7 - Brookings, South Dakota 8 - Tracy, Minnesota 9 - Marshall, Minnesota 10 - New Ulm, Minnesota 11 - Fairfax, Minnesota 12 - Dawson, Minnesota Sunday (enroute) 14 - Granite Falls, Minnesota 15 - Cokato, Minnesota 16 - Hutchinson, Minnesota 17 - Cambridge, Minnesota 18 - Sauk Center, Minnesota 19 - Aitkin, Minnesota Sunday (enroute) 21 - Brainerd, Minnesota 22 - Little Falls, Minnesota 23 - Perham, Minnesota 24 - Lisbon, North Dakota 25 - Oakes, North Dakota 26 - LaMoure, North Dakota Sunday (enroute) 28 - Valley City, North Dakota (Sparks town) 29 - Wimbleton, North Dakota 30 - Harvey, North Dakota (Hoof & mouth disease quarantine here) July 1 - Velva, North Dakota (lost) 2 - Bowbells, North Dakota (lost) 3 - Ambrose, North Dakota (lost) Sunday (enroute) 5 - Minot, North Dakota 6 - Willow City, North Dakota 7 - Rolla, North Dakota 8 - Northwood, North Dakota 9 - Park River, North Dakota 10 - Hillsboro, North Dakota Sunday (enroute) 12 - Roseau, Minnesota 13 - Arguyle, Minnesota 14 - Ada, Minnesota 15 - Herman, Minnesota 16 - Benson, Minnesota 17 - Mora, Minnesota Sunday (enroute) 19 - Anoka, Minnesota 20 - Rush City, Minnesota 21 - White Bear Lake, Minnesota 22 - Amery, Wisconsin 23 - Rice Lake, Wisconsin 24 - Hayward, Wisconsin Sunday (enroute) 26 - Cumberland, Wisconsin 27 - Ellsworth, Wisconsin 28 - Menomonie, Wisconsin 29 - Mondovi, Wisconsin 30 - Neilsville, Wisconsin August Sunday (enroute) 2 - Viroqua, Wisconsin 3 - Preston, Minnesota 4 - Tomah, Wisconsin 5 - Markesan, Wisconsin 6 - Berlin, Wisconsin 7 - Maysville, Wisconsin Sunday (enroute) 9 - Richland Center, Wisconsin |
August
10 - Mauston, Wisconsin
11 - Westfield, Wisconsin 12 - Plainfield, Wisconsin 13 - Waupaca, Wisconsin 14 - Seymour, Wisconsin Sunday (enroute) 16 - Sturgeon Bay, Wisconsin 17 - Algoma, Wisconsin 18 - New London, Wisconsin 19 - Oconto Falls, Wisconsin 20 - Chilton, Wisconsin 21 - Burlington, Wisconsin Sunday (enroute) 23 - Darlington, Wisconsin 24 - Broadhead, Wisconsin 25 - Ft. Atkinson, Wisconsin 26 - Lake Geneva, Wisconsin 27 - McHenry, Illinois 28 - Palatine, Illinois Sunday (enroute) 30 - Harvey, Illinois 31 - Gilman, Illinois September 1 - Paxton, Illinois 2 - Tuscola, Illinois 3 - Mt. Vernon, Illinois 4 - Nashville, Illinois Sunday (enroute) 6 - Marion, Illinois 7 - Metropolis, Illinois 8 - Mayfield, Kentucky 9 - Greenfield, Tennessee 10 - Milan, Tennessee 11 - Paris, Tennessee Sunday (enroute) 13 - Clarkeville, Tennessee 14 - Russellville, Kentucky 15 - Glasgow, Kentucky 16 - Springfield, Tennessee 17 - Pulaski, Tennessee 18 - Lawrenceburg, Tennessee Sunday (enroute) 20 - Columbia, Tennessee 21 - Lewisburg, Tennessee 22 - Fayetteville, Tennessee 23 - McMinville, Tennessee 24 - Sparta, Tennessee 25 - Shelbyville, Tennessee Sunday (enroute) 27 - Murfreesboro, Tennessee 28 - Lebanon, Tennessee 29 - Carthage, Tennessee 30 - Cookeville, Tennessee October 1 - Harriman, Tennessee 2 - [missing data] Sunday (enroute) 4 - Newport, Tennessee 5 - Waynesville, North Carolina 6 - Hendersonville, North Carolina 7 - Asheville, North Carolina 8 - Morganton, North Carolina 9 - Statesville, North Carolina Sunday (enroute) 11 - Elkin, North Carolina 12 - Mt. Airy, North Carolina 13 - Ashboro, North Carolina 14 - Mt. Gilead, North Carolina 15 - Carthage, North Carolina 16 - Aberdeen, North Carolina Sunday (enroute) 18 - Wadesboro, North Carolina 19 - Maxton, North Carolina 20 - Lumberton, North Carolina 21 - Rockingham, North Carolina 22 - Pittsboro, North Carolina 23 - Louisburg, North Carolina Sunday (enroute) 25 - Warrenton, North Carolina 26 - Boykins, Virginia 27 - Kelford, North Carolina 28 - Ahoskie, North Carolina 29 - Williamston, North Carolina 30 - Greenville, North Carolina Sunday (enroute) November 1 - Tarboro, North Carolina 2 - Enfield, North Carolina 3 - Rocky Mount, North Carolina 4 - Benson, North Carolina 5 - Kenly, North Carolina 6 - Mt. Olive, North Carolina Sunday (enroute) 8 - Warsaw, North Carolina 9 - Burgaw, North Carolina 10 - Whiteville, North Carolina 11 - Conway, North Carolina 12 - Mt. Taber, North Carolina 13 - Rowland, North Carolina Sunday (enroute) 15 - Clio, South Carolina 16 - Mullins, South Carolina 17 - Georgetown, South Carolina 18 - Lake City, South Carolina 19 - Hartsville, South Carolina 20 - Bishopville, South Carolina Sunday (enroute) 22 - Darlington, South Carolina 23 - Cheraw, South Carolina 24 - Camden, South Carolina (Sparks town) 25 - North, South Carolina 26 - Fairfax, South Carolina 27 - Claxton, Georgia Sunday (enroute) 29 - McRae, Georgia 30 - Rochelle, Georgia December 1 - Ocilla, Georgia 2 - Nashville, Georgia 3 - Hazelhurst, Georgia 4 - [missing data] Sunday (enroute) 6 - Cochran, Georgia (closing stand) |
Winter quarters, Salisbury, North Carolina. 11 car railroad show. Charles Sparks, manager; James Randolph, advance car manager; C. Butch Fredericks, legal adjuster; Cal Towers, side show manager; Fletcher Smith, press agent back; Jack Phillips, bandmaster, 22 men in the band; Bert Mayo, equestrian director; Jim Jacobs, boss hostler; George Singleton, boss canvasman; Ed Hirner, steward; Tom Jacobs, trainmaster; Joe Kelly, boss property man; J. M. (Java) Koen, chief chandelier man; Edward Hopkins, side show canvas; Lester Bartlett, air calliope; Walter Young, producing clown. Five elephants, including Big May, 7,600 pounds, Lewis Reed, supt.
John H. Sparks World Famous Shows, 1916
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April
10 - Salisbury, North Carolina 11 - Winston-Salem, North Carolina 12 - Madison, North Carolina 13 - Roanoke, Virginia 14 - Princeton, West Virginia 15 - Oak Hill, West Virginia 16 - Sunday 17 - Mt. Hope, West Virginia 18 - Beckley, West Virginia 19 - Montgomery, West Virginia 20 - Charleston, West Virginia 21 - Athens, Ohio 22 - Marietta, Ohio 23 - Sunday 24 - Zanesville, Ohio 25 - Newark, Ohio 26 - East Liverpool, Ohio 27 - Beaver Falls, Pennsylvania 28 - McKeesport, Pennsylvania 29 - Brownsville, Pennsylvania 30 - Sunday May 1 - Uniontown, Pennsylvania 2 - Morgantown, West Virginia 3 - Fairmont, West Virginia 4 - Clarksburg, West Virginia 5 - Grafton, West Virginia 6 - Bellaire, West Virginia 7 - Sunday 8 - Canal Dover, Ohio 9 - Coshocton, Ohio 10 - Mingo Junction, Ohio 11 - Carnegie, Pennsylvania 12 - Donoro, Pennsylvania 13 - New Kensington, Pennsylvania 14 - Sunday 15 - Vandergrift, Pennsylvania 16 - East Brady, Pennsylvania 17 - Titusville, Pennsylvania 18 - Kane, Pennsylvania 19 - Salamanca, New York 20 - Bradford, Pennsylvania 21 - Sunday 22 - Hornell, New York 23 - Corning, New York 24 - Ithaca, New York 25 - Owego, New York 26 - Port Jervis, New York 27 - Poughkeepsie, New York 28 - Sunday 29 - Naugatuck, Connecticut 30 - Torrington, Connecticut 31 - Winsted, Connecticut June 1 - Bristol, Connecticut 2 - New Britain, Connecticut 3 - Middletown, Connecticut 4 - Sunday 5 - Willimantic, Connecticut 6 - New London, Connecticut 7 - Westerly, Rhode Island 8 - Pawtucket, Rhode Island 9 - Taunton, Massachusetts 10 - Framingham, Massachusetts 11 - Sunday 12 - Marlboro, Massachusetts 13 - Clinton, Massachusetts 14 - Gardner, Massachusetts 15 - Athol, Massachusetts 16 - Greenfield, Massachusetts 17 - Keene, New Hampshire 18 - Sunday 19 - Bellows Falls, Vermont 20 - Claremont, New Hampshire 21 - Concord, New Hampshire 22 - Franklin, New Hampshire 23 - Laconia, New Hampshire 24 - Plymouth, New Hampshire 25 - Sunday 26 - Woodsville, New Hampshire 27 - St. Johnsbury, Vermont 28 - Littleton, New Hampshire 29 - Berlin, New Hampshire 30 - South Paris, Maine July 1 - Rumford Falls, Maine 2 - Sunday 3 - Houlton, Maine 4 - Caribou, Maine 5 - Ft. Kent, Maine 6 - Van Buren, Maine 7 - Presque Isle, Maine 8 - Millinocket, Maine 9 - Sunday 10 - Calais, Maine 11 - Eastport, Maine 12 - Machias, Maine 13 - Dexter, Maine 14 - Bath, Maine 15 - Rockland, Maine 16 - Sunday 17 - Sanford, Maine 18 - Dover, New Hampshire 19 - Exeter, New Hampshire 20 - Haverhill, Massachusetts 21 - Gloucester, Massachusetts 22 - Milford, Massachusetts 23 - Sunday 24 - Quincy, Massachusetts 25 - Plymouth, Massachusetts 26 - Falmouth, Massachusetts 27 - Hyannis, Massachusetts 28 - Wareham, Massachusetts 29 - Newport, Rhode Island 30 - Sunday 31 - Bristol, Rhode Island |
August
1 - Woonsocket, Rhode Island 2 - Rockville, Connecticut 3 - Derby, Connecticut 4 - Bridgeport, Connecticut 5 - New Rochelle, New York 6 - Sunday 7 - Suth Bethlehem, Pennsylvania 8 - Tamaqua, Pennsylvania 9 - Hazelton, Pennsylvania 10 - Lewisburg, Pennsylvania 11 - Gallitzin, Pennsylvania 12 - Winbur, Pennsylvania 13 - Sunday 14 - Charleroi, Pennsylvania 15 - Washington, Pennsylvania 16 - Barnesville, Ohio 17 - McConnellsville, Ohio 18 - Caldwell, Ohio 19 - Millersburg, Ohio 20 - Sunday 21 - London, Ohio 22 - Bellefontaine, Ohio 23 - Gallion, Ohio 24 - Ashland, Ohio 25 - Wadsworth, Ohio 26 - Richwood, Ohio 27 - Sunday 28 - Urbana, Ohio 29 - Middletown, Ohio 30 - Wilmington, Ohio 31 - Lebanon, Ohio September 1 - Georgetown, Ohio 2 - Peebles, Ohio 3 - Sunday 4 - Huntington, West Virginia 5 - Logan, West Virginia 6 - Hurricane, West Virginia 7 - Paintsville, Kentucky 8 - Pikesville, Kentucky 9 - Jenkins, Kentucky 10 - Sunday 11 - St. Paul, Virginia 12 - Kingsport, Tennessee 13 - Erwin, Tennessee 14 - Johnson City, Tennessee 15 - Rogersville, Tennessee 16 - Appalachia, Virginia 17 - Sunday 18 - Middlesboro, Kentucky 19 - Corbin, Kentucky 20 - Stamford, Kentucky 21 - Campbellsville, Kentucky 22 - Bardstown, Kentucky 23 - Glasgow, Kentucky 24 - Sunday 25 - Russellville, Kentucky 26 - Clarksville, Tennessee 27 - Springfield, Tennessee 28 - Gallatin, Tennessee 29 - Pulaski, Tennessee 30 - Lawrenceburg, Tennessee October 1 - Sunday 2 - Columbia, Tennessee 3 - Fayetteville, Tennessee 4 - Tullahoma, Tennessee 5 - Murfreesboro, Tennessee 6 - Winchester, Tennessee 7 - Calhoun, Georgia 8 - Sunday 9 - Covington, Georgia 10 - Greensboro, Georgia 11 - Washington, Georgia 12 - Thomson, Georgia 13 - Sparta, Georgia 14 - Tennille, Georgia 15 - Sunday 16 - Dublin, Georgia 17 - Hawkinsville, Georgia 18 - Fitzgerald, Georgia 19 - Moultrie, Georgia 20 - Thomasville, Georgia 21 - Camilla, Georgia 22 - Sunday 23 - Quitman, Georgia 24 - Adel, Georgia 25 - Tifton, Georgia 26 - Douglas, Georgia 27 - Waycross, Georgia 28 - Jessup, Georgia 29 - Sunday 30 - Walterboro, South Carolina 31 - Florence, South Carolina November 1 - Rowland, North Carolina 2 - Reaford, North Carolina 3 - Laurinburg, North Carolina 4 - Monroe, North Carolina 5 - Sunday 6 - Rockingham, North Carolina 7 - Sanford, North Carolina 8 - Louisburg, North Carolina 9 - Oxford, North Carolina 10 - Warrenton, North Carolina 11 - Littleton, North Carolina 12 - Sunday 13 - Enfield, North Carolina 14 - Robersonville, North Carolina 15 - Fremont, North Carolina 16 - Clinton, North Carolina 17 - Wallace, North Carolina 18 - Mt. Olive, North Carolina 19 - Sunday 20 - Smithfield, North Carolina 21 - Burlington, North Carolina 22 - High Point, North Carolina 23 - Lexington, North Carolina 24 - Albemarle, North Carolina 25 - Concord, North Carolina Season ends |
Winter quarters, Fair grounds, Salisbury, North Carolina. Charles Sparks, manager; J. C. Tracy, local contractor; James M. Beach, assistant; J. C. Kelly, legal adjuster; Clifton Sparks, treasurer; E. T. Powers, special agent; Bert Mayo, equestrian director; Jack Phillips, bandmaster; A. H. Allen, side show manager; William Morgan, secretary; Deacon Albright, calliope player; Jack Bear, side show canvas; James J. Heron, press agent; C. B. (Butch) Fredericks, legal adjuster; Fletcher Smith, press agent back; Albert Keller, manager of privileges; A. C. Orcutt, steward; Arthur W. Wright, side show band; Chas Connors, side show canvas; George Singleton, canvasman; James Chauncy Jacobs, supt. of stock; Charles Zitman, train master; Joe Kelley, supt. of properties; William Ice, supt. of privilege car; Lewis Reed, supt. of elephants; Fritz Brunner, supt. of animals; Java Cohen, supt. of lights; Frank Skinner, blacksmith; Red Riley, mechanic; John Gleason, supt. ring stock; Fred Brad and Walter Miller, reserve seat and concert tickets; Deacon Albright, E. L. Doty, ticket sellers also John Poe.
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April
11 - Salisbury, North Carolina 12 - Reidsville, North Carolina 13 - Danville, Virginia 14 - South Boston, Virginia Sunday 16 - Lynchburg, Virginia 17 - Salem, Virginia 18 - Princeton, West Virginia 19 - Tams, West Virginia 20 - Beckley, West Virginia 21 - Mt. Hope, West Virginia Sunday 23 - Charleston, West Virginia 24 - Montgomery, West Virginia 25 - Hinton, West Virginia 26 - Clifton Forge, Virginia 27 - Ronceverte, West Virginia 28 - Marlinton, West Virginia Sunday 30 - Elkins, West Virginia May 1 - Buckhannon, West Virginia 2 - Clarksburg, West Virginia 3 - Fairmont, West Virginia 4 - Weston, West Virginia 5 - Richmond, West Virginia Sunday 7 - Morgantown, West Virginia 8 - Uniontown, Pennsylvania 9 - Scottdale, Pennsylvania 10 - Donora-Webster, Pennsylvania 11 - Homestead, Pennsylvania 12 - Ambridge, Pennsylvania Sunday 14 - Steubenville, Ohio 15 - Massillon, Ohio 16 - Akron, Ohio 17 - Ravenna, Ohio 18 - Ellwood City, Pennsylvania 19 - McKees Rocks, Pennsylvania Sunday 21 - Vandergrift, Pennsylvania 22 - East Brady, Pennsylvania 23 - Kittanning, Pennsylvania 24 - New Kensington, Pennsylvania 25 - Butler, Pennsylvania 26 - Indiana, Pennsylvania Sunday 28 - Punxsutawney, Pennsylvania 29 - Dubois, Pennsylvania 30 - Bradford, Pennsylvania 31 - Wellsville, New York June 1 - Hornell, New York 2 - Corning, New York Sunday 4 - Seneca Falls, New York 5 - Geneva, New York 6 - Ithaca, New York 7 - Cortland, New York 8 - Rome, New York 9 - Herkimer, New York Sunday 11 - Poughkeepsie, New York 12 - Danbury, Connecticut 13 - Naugatuck, Connecticut 14 - New Britain, Connecticut 15 - Torrington, Connecticut 16 - Ansonia, Connecticut Sunday 18 - Waterbury, Connecticut 19 - Manchester, Connecticut 20 - Willimantic, Connecticut 21 - Putnam, Connecticut 22 - Southbridge, Massachusetts 23 - Webster, Massachusetts Sunday 25 - Woonsocket, Rhode Island 26 - Pawtucket, Rhode Island 27 - New Bedford, Massachusetts 28 - Brockton, Massachusetts 29 - Taunton, Massachusetts 30 - Framingham, Massachusetts July Sunday 2 - Lowell, Massachusetts 3 - Portsmouth, New Hampshire 4 - Portland, Maine 5 - Rockland, Maine 6 - Bath, Maine 7 - Rumford Falls, Maine Sunday 9 - Fort Kent, Maine 10 - Van Buren, Maine 11 - Caribou, Maine 12 - Presque Isle, Maine 13 - Holton, Maine 14 - Millinocket, Maine Sunday 16 - Calais, Maine 17 - East Port, Maine 18 - Machais, Maine 19 - Bangor, Maine 20 - Augusta, Maine 21 - Belfast, Maine Sunday 23 - Lewiston, Maine 24 - Biddeford, Maine 25 - Haverhill, Massachusetts 26 - Nashua, New Hampshire 27 - Athol, Massachusetts 28 - Gardner, Massachusetts Sunday 30 - Marlboro, Massachusetts 31 - Worcester, Massachusetts |
August
1 - Millford, Massachusetts 2 - Plymouth, Massachusetts 3 - Hyannis, Massachusetts 4 - Falmouth, Massachusetts Sunday 6 - Bristol, Rhode Island 7 - Westerly, Rhode Island 8 - Norwich, Connecticut 9 - New London, Connecticut 10 - Bridgeport, Connecticut 11 - Stamford, Connecticut Sunday 13 - Hempstead, Long Island, New York 14 - Glen Cove, Long Island, New York 15 - Huntington, Long Island, New York 16 - Pachogue, Long Island, New York 17 - Southampton, Long Island, New York 18 - Bay City, Long Island, New York Sunday 20 - Asbury Park, New Jersey 21 - Long Branch, New Jersey 22 - Norristown, New Jersey 23 - Frederick, Maryland 24 - Martinsburg, West Virginia 25 - Charles Town, West Virginia Sunday 27 - Lexington, Virginia 28 - Pulaski, Virginia 29 - Wytheville, Virginia 30 - Bluefield, West Virginia 31 - Williamson, West Virginia September 1 - Ironton, Ohio Sunday 3 - Portsmouth, Ohio 4 - Peebles, Ohio 5 - Hillsboro, Ohio 6 - Osgood, Indiana 7 - Brownstown, Indiana 8 - Washington, Indiana Sunday 10 - Olney, Illinois 11 - Flora, Illinois 12 - Fairfield, Illinois 13 - Vienna, Illinois 14 - Lawrenceville, Illinois 15 - Brazil, Indiana Sunday 17- Casey, Illinois 18 - Effingham, Illinois 19 - Greenville, Illinois 20 - Mt. Vernon, Illinois 21 - Benton, Illinois 22 - Metropolis, Illinois Sunday 24 - Union City, Tennessee 25 - Huntington, Tennessee 26 - Dickson, Tennessee 27 - Lebanon, Tennessee 28 - Murfeesboro, Tennessee 29 - Shelbyville, Tennessee Sunday October 1 - Tullahoma, Tennessee 2 - Winchester, Tennessee 3 - South Pittsburg, Tennessee 4 - Calhoun, Georgia 5 - Senoia, Georgia 6 - Talebotton (?), Georgia Sunday 8 - Oglethorpe, Georgia 9 - Vienna, Georgia 10 - Tifton, Georgia 11 - Ashburn, Georgia 12 - Camilla, Georgia 13 - Sylvester, Georgia Sunday 15 - Hawkinsville, Georgia 16 - Eastman, Georgia 17 - Wrightsville, Georgia 18 - Tennolle, Georgia 19 - Eatonton, Georgia 20 - Madison, Georgia Sunday 22 - Gainesville, Georgia 23 - Jefferson, Georgia 24 - Winder, Georgia 25 - Monroe, Georgia 26 - convers, Georgia 27 - Washington, Georgia Sunday 29 - Sparta, Georgia 30 - Warrenton, Georgia 31 - Wrens, Georgia November 1 - Wyanesboro, Georgia 2 - Sylvania, Georgia 3 - Springfield, Georgia Sunday 5 - Savannah, Georgia 6 - Statesboro, Georgia 7 - Stillmore, Georgia 8 - Wadley, Georgia 9 - Millen, Georgia 10 - Hazelhurst, Georgia Sunday 12 - Nashville, Georgia 13 - Albany, Georgia 14 - Dawson, Georgia 15 - Cuthbert, Georgia 16 - Bainbridge, Georgia 17 - Arlington, Georgia Sunday 19 - Dothan, Alabama 20 - Florala, Alabama 21 - Andalusia, Alabama 22 - Brewton, Alabama 23 - Evergreen, Alabama 24 - Greenville, Georgia Season ends |
Winter quarters, Salisbury, North Carolina.
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April
1 - Salisbury, North Carolina 2 - Rock Hill, South Carolina 3 - Gaffney, South Carolina 4 - Union, South Carolina 5 - Greenville, South Carolina Sunday (enroute) 7 - Anderson, South Carolina 8 - Greenwood, South Carolina 9 - Chester, South Carolina 10 - Rickingham, North Carolina 11 - Lumberton, North Carolina 12 - Wilmington, North Carolina Sunday (enroute) 14 - New Bern, North Carolina 15 - Kinston, North Carolina 16 - Robersonville, North Carolina 17 - Rocky Mount, North Carolina 18 - Wilson, North Carolina 19 - Fayetteville, North Carolina Sunday (enroute) 21 - Raleigh, North Carolina 22 - Henderson, North Carolina 23 - Suffolk, Virginia 24 - Elizabeth City, North Carolina 25-26 - Norfolk, Virginia Sunday (enroute) 28 - Newport News, Virginia 29 - Richmond, Virginia 30 - Charlottsville, Virginia May 1 - Staunton, Virginia 2 - Clifton Forge, Virginia 3 - Hinton, West Virginia Sunday (enroute) 5 - Beckley, West Virginia (Sparks town) 6 - Ronceverte, West Virginia 7 - Marlington, West Virginia 8 - Elkins, West Virginia 9 - Weston, West Virginia 10 - Richwood, West Virginia Sunday (enroute) 12 - Clarksburg, West Virginia 13 - Fairmont, West Virginia 14 - Morgantown, West Virginia 15 - Grafton, West Virginia 16 - Cumberland, Maryland 17 - Somerset, Pennsylvania Sunday (enroute) 19 - Vandergrift, Pennsylvania (Sparks town) 20 - [missing data] 21 - Indiana, Pennsylvania 22 - New Kensington, Pennsylvania 23 - Homestead, Pennsylvania 24 - Ambridge, Pennsylvania Sunday (enroute) 26 - Salem, Ohio 27 - Dover, Ohio 28 - Barberton, Ohio 29 - Lorain, Ohio 30 - Akron, Ohio 31 - Painesville, Ohio June Sunday (enroute) 2 - Ashtabula, Ohio 3 - Dunkirk, New York 4 - Wellsville, New York 5 - Hornell, New York 6 - Batavia, New York 7 - North Tonawanda, New York Sunday (enroute) 9 - St. Cathrines, Ontario, Canada 10 - Brantford, Ontario, Canada 11 - London, Ontario, Canada 12 - St. Thomas, Ontario, Canada 13 - Woodstock, Ontario, Canada 14 - Hanover, Ontario, Canada Sunday (enroute) 16 - Owen Sound, Ontario, Canada 17 - Stratford, Ontario, Canada 18 - Kitchner, Ontario, Canada 19 - Guelph, Ontario, Canada 20 - Collingwood, Ontario, Canada 21 - Barrie, Ontario, Canada Sunday (enroute) 23 - Oshawa, Ontario, Canada 24 - Cobourg, Ontario, Canada 25 - Belleville, Ontario, Canada 26 - Lindsay, Ontario, Canada 27 - Parry Sound, Ontario, Canada 28 - Sudbury, Ontario, Canada Sunday (enroute) 30 - Midland, Ontario, Canada July 1 - Bracebridge, Ontario, Canada 2 - Campbellford, Ontario, Canada 3 - Napanee, Ontario, Canada 4 - Kingston, Ontario, Canada 5 - Cornwall, Ontario, Canada Sunday (enroute) 7 - Valleyfield, Quebec, Canada 8 - [missing data] 9 - [missing data] 10 - Granby, Quebec, Canada 11 - St. Hyacinthe, Quebec, Canada 12 - Victoriaville, Quebec, Canada Sunday (enroute) 14 - Sherbrooke, Quebec, Canada 15 - Thetford Mines, Quebec, Canada 16 - Quebec City, Quebec, Canada 17 - La Tuque, Quebec, Canada 18 - roberval, Quebec, Canada 19 - Chicoutimi, Quebec, Canada Sunday (enroute) 21 - Grand Mere, Quebec, Canada 22 - St. Jerome, Quebec, Canada 23 - Hawksbury, Ontario, Canada 24 - Hull, Quebec, Canada 25 - Brockville, Ontario, Canada 26 - Perth, Ontario, Canada Sunday (enroute) 28 - Renfrew, Ontario, Canada 29 - Pembrooke, Ontario, Canada 30 - Sturgeon Falls, Ontario, Canada 31 - North Bay, Ontario, Canada August 1 - North Cobalt, Ontario, Canada 2 - Timmins, Ontario, Canada Sunday (enroute) 4 - Huntsville, Ontario, Canada 5 - Orilla, Ontario, Canada |
August
6 - Newmarket, Ontario, Canada 7 - Brampton, Ontario, Canada 8 - Tilsonburg, Ontario, Canada 9 - Simcoe, Ontario, Canada Sunday (enroute) 11 - Welland, Ontario, Canada 12 - Galt, Ontario, Canada 13 - Goderich, Ontario, Canada 14 - Petrolia, Ontario, Canada 15 - Chatham, Ontario, Canada 16 - Windsor, Ontario, Canada Sunday (enroute) 18 - West Branch, Michigan 19 - Petoskey, Michigan 20 - Manistee, Michigan 21 - Ludington, Michigan 22 - Ionia, Michigan 23 - Howell, Michigan Sunday (enroute) 25 - Huntington, Indiana 26 - Kokomo, Indiana 27 - Crawfordsville, Indiana 28 - Casey, Illinois 29 - Effingham, Illinois 30 - Benton, Illinois Sunday (enroute) September 1 - Fredericktown, Missouri 2 - Jackson, Missouri 3 - Poplar Bluff, Missouri 4 - Sikeston, Missouri 5 - Caruthersville, Missouri 6 - Blytheville, Arkansas Sunday (enroute) 8 - Clarksville, Mississippi 9 - Rosedale, Mississippi 10 - Greenville, Mississippi 11 - Greenwood, Mississippi 12 - Yazoo City, Mississippi 13 - Jackson, Mississippi Sunday (enroute) 15 - Hattiesburg, Mississippi 16 - Laurel, Mississippi 17 - Meridian, Mississippi 18 - Tuscaloosa, Alabama 19 - Demopolis, Alabama 20 - Selma, Alabama Sunday (enroute) 22 - Mobile, Alabama 23 - Pensacola, Florida 24 - Andalusia, Florida 25 - Union Springs, Alabama 26 - Troy, Alabama 27 - Dothan, Alabama Sunday (enroute) 29 - Bainbridge, Georgia 30 - Thomasville, Georgia October 1 - Moultrie, Georgia 2 - Tifton, Georgia 3 - Waycross, Georgia 4 - Brunswick, Georgia Sunday (enroute) 6-7 - Savannah, Georgia 8 - Statesboro, Georgia 9 - Waynesboro, Georgia 10 - Millen, Georgia 11 - Vidalia, Georgia Sunday (enroute) 13 - Americus, Georgia 14 - Columbus, Georgia 15 - Dawson, Georgia 16 - Cuthbert, Georgia 17 - Albany, Georgia 18 - Camilla, Georgia Sunday (enroute) 20 - Ashburn, Georgia 21 - Cordele, Georgia 22 - Eastman, Georgia 23 - Macon, Georgia 24 - Dublin, Georgia 25 - Tennille, Georgia Sunday (enroute) 27 - Covington, Georgia 28 - Madison, Georgia 29 - Commerce, Georgia 30 - Taccoa, Georgia 31 - Royston, Georgia November 1 - Elberton, Georgia Sunday (enroute) 3 - Clinton, South Carolina 4 - Monroe, North Carolina 5 - Shelby, North Carolina 6 - Lincolnton, North Carolina 7 - Wadesboro, North Carolina 8 - Laurinburg, North Carolina Sunday (enroute) 10 - [missing data] 11 - Dillon, South Carolina 12 - Lake City, South Carolina 13 - Cheraw, South Carolina 14 - Camden, South Carolina 15 - Lancaster, South Carolina Sunday (enroute) 17 - Minnsboro, South Carolina 18 - Newberry, South Carolina 19 - Batesburg, South Carolina 20 - Hamburg, South Carolina 21 - Barnwell, South Carolina 22 - Sparta, Georgia Sunday (enroute) 24 - Monticello, Georgia 25 - Barnesville, Georgia (aft. only, long jump) 26 - Newnan, Georgia 27 - Griffin, Georgia 28 - Ft. Valley, Georgia 29 - Quincy, Florida Sunday (enroute) December 1 - Tallahassee, Florida 2 - Lake City, Florida 3 - Live Oak, Florida 4 - Perry, Florida 5 - Gainesville, Florida 6 - Ocala, Florida Sunday (enroute) 8 - St. Petersburg, Florida 9 - Plant City, Florida 10 - Tampa, Florida 11 - Bradenton, Florida |
Show closed at Bradenton, Florida on account of coal shortage. Six stands were billed but cancelled. Winter quarters at Central City Park, Macon, Georgia, vacated by Sun Brothers Circus last season.
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April
5 - Macon, Georgia 6 - Jackson, Georgia 7 - Griffin, Georgia 8-9 - Atlanta, Georgia 10 - Rome, Georgia Sunday (enroute) 12 - Marietta, Georgia 13 - Cartersville, Georgia 14 - Knoxville, Tennessee 15 - Middlesboro, Kentucky 16 - Corbin, Kentucky 17 - Lynch, Kentucky Sunday (enroute) 19 - Richmond, Kentucky 20 - Jackson, Kentucky 21 - Fleming, Kentucky 22 - Hazard, Kentucky 23 - Irvine, Kentucky 24 - Winchester, Kentucky Sunday (enroute) 26 - Mt. Sterling, Kentucky 27 - Ashland, Kentucky 28 - Logan, West Virginia (Sparks town) 29 - Huntington, West Virginia 30 - Charleston, West Virginia May 1 - Montgomery, West Virginia Sunday (enroute) 3 - Beckley, West Virginia (Sparks town) 4 - Hinton, West Virginia 5 - Clifton Forge, Virginia 6 - Ronceverte, West Virginia 7 - Marlington, West Virginia 8 - Elkins, West Virginia Sunday (enroute) 10 - Fairmont, West Virginia (Sparks town) 11 - Grafton, West Virginia 12 - Buckhannon, West Virginia 13 - Cassaway, West Virginia 14 - Weston, West Virginia 15 - Richwood, West Virginia (Sparks town) Sunday (enroute) 17 - Morgantown, West Virginia (Sparks town) 18 - Moundsville, West Virginia 19 - Bellaire, Ohio 20 - Washington, Pennsylvania (Sparks town) 21 - New Kensington, Pennsylvania 22 - Kittanning, Pennsylvania Sunday (enroute to Canada) 24 - [missing data] 25 - Brantford, Ontario, Canada 26 - St. Thomas, Ontario, Canada 27 - Sarnia, Ontario, Canada 28 - Stratford, Ontario, Canada 29 - Owen Sound, Ontario, Canada Sunday (enroute) 31 - Guelph, Ontario, Canada June 1 - Peterboro, Ontario, Canada 2 - Belleville, Ontario, Canada 3 - Kingston, Ontario, Canada 4 - Smith Falls, Ontario, Canada 5 - Ottawa, Ontario, Canada Sunday (enroute) 7 - Sorel, Quebec, Canada 8 - Drummondville, Quebec, Canada 9 - Richmond, Quebec, Canada 10 - Cooticook, Quebec, Canada 11 - Thetford, Quebec, Canada 12 - Beauceville, Quebec, Canada Sunday (enroute) 14 - Shawinigan, Quebec, Canada 15 - Grandmere, Quebec, Canada 16 - Lachute, Quebec, Canada 17 - Arnprior, Ontario, Canada 18 - Pembroke, Ontario, Canada 19 - North Bay, Ontario, Canada Sunday (enroute) 21 - Sudbury, Ontario, Canada 22 - Parry Sound, Ontario, Canada 23 - Lindsay, Ontario, Canada 24 - Midland, Ontario, Canada 25 - Collingwood, Ontario, Canada 26 - New Market, Ontario, Canada Sunday (enroute) 28 - Simcoe, Ontario, Canada 29 - Listowel, Ontario, Canada 30 - London, Ontario, Canada July 1 - Chatham, Ontario, Canada 2 - Windsor, Ontario, Canada 3 - Ann Arbor, Michigan Sunday (enroute) 5 - Albion, Michigan 6 - Charlotte, Michigan 7 - St. John, Michigan 8 - Greenville, Michigan 9 - Muskegon, Michigan 10 - Benton Harbor, Michigan 11 - [missing data] 12 - Laporte, Indiana 13 - Indiana Harbor, Indiana 14 - Evanston, Illinois 15 - Waukegon, Illinois 16 - Kenosha, Wisconsin 17 - Beloit, Wisconsin Sunday (enroute) 19 - Shawano, Wisconsin 20 - Antigo, Wisconsin 21 - Marshfield, Wisconsin 22 - Stevens Point, Wisconsin 23 - Portage, Wisconsin 24 - Richland Center, Wisconsin Sunday (enroute) 26 - Mendota, Illinois 27 - Minonk, Illinois 28 - Monticello, Illinois 29 - Taylorsville, Illinois 30 - Beardstown, Illinois 31 - Pana, Illinois |
August
Sunday (enroute) 2 - Hoopeston, Illinois 3 - Clinton, Indiana 4 - Sullivan, Indiana 5 - Linton, Indiana 6 - Bloomington, Indiana 7 - Bedford, Indiana Sunday (enroute) 9 - New Albany, Indiana 10 - Lawrenceburg, Kentucky 11 - Danville, Kentucky 12 - Somerset, Kentucky 13 - Campbellsville, Kentucky 14 - Bardstown, Kentucky Sunday (enroute) 16 - Glasgow, Kentucky 17 - Russellville, Kentucky 18 - Hopkinsville, Kentucky 19 - Princeton, Kentucky 20 - Central City, Kentucky 21 - Madisonville, Kentucky Sunday (enroute) 23 - Clarksville, Tennessee 24 - Gallatin, Tennessee 25 - Columbia, Tennessee 26 - Pulaski, Tennessee 27 - Decatur, Alabama 28 - Florence, Alabama Sunday (enroute) 30 - Huntsville, Alabama 31 - Cleveland, Tennessee September 1 - Morristown, Tennessee 2 - Bristol, Tennessee 3 - Johnson City, Tennessee 4 - Greenville, Tennessee Sunday (enroute) 6 - Asheville, North Carolina 7 - Hickory, North Carolina 8 - Salisbury, North Carolina 9 - High Point, North Carolina 10 - Burlington, North Carolina 11 - Durham, North Carolina Sunday (enroute) 13 - [missing data] 14 - Weldon, North Carolina 15 - Ahoskie, North Carolina 16 - Washington, North Carolina 17 - Kinston, North Carolina 18 - Goldsboro, North Carolina Sunday (enroute) 20 - Wilmington, North Carolina (Sparks town) 21 - Clinton, North Carolina 22 - Smithfield, North Carolina (Ham town) 23 - Wilson, North Carolina (Sparks town) 24 - Fayetteville, North Carolina 25 - Maxton, North Carolina Sunday (enroute) 27 - Lumberton, North Carolina 28 - Dillon, South Carolina 29 - Mullins, South Carolina 30 - Bennettsville, South Carolina October 1 - Florence, South Carolina 2 - Sumter, South Carolina Sunday (enroute) 4 - Newberry, South Carolina 5 - Clinton, South Carolina 6 - Abbeville, South Carolina 7 - Elberton, Georgia 8 - Lawrenceville, Georgia 9 - Cedartown, Georgia Sunday (enroute) 11 - Carrollton, Georgia 12 - Newnan, Georgia 13 - Thomaston, Georgia 14 - Ft. Valley, Georgia 15 - Fayetteville, Georgia 16 - Dallas, Georgia Sunday (enroute) 18 - Commerce, Georgia 19 - Taccoa, Georgia 20 - Royston, Georgia 21 - Seneca, South Carolina 22 - Gastonia, North Carolina 23 - Shelby, North Carolina Sunday (enroute) 25 - Rock Hill, South Carolina 26 - Lancaster, South Carolina 27 - Camden, South Carolina 28 - Bishopville, South Carolina 29 - Cheraw, South Carolina 30 - Marion, South Carolina Sunday (enroute) November 1 - Conway, South Carolina 2 - Whiteville, North Carolina 3 - Lake City, South Carolina 4 - Manning, South Carolina 5 - Andrews, South Carolina 6 - Charleston, South Carolina Sunday (enroute) 8 - [missing data] 9 - Quitman, Georgia 10 - Cairo, Georgia 11 - Bainbridge, Georgia 12 - Tallahassee, Florida 13 - Madison, Florida Sunday (enroute) 15 - Gainesville, Florida 16 - Ocala, Florida 17 - Bartow, Florida 18 - Arcadia, Florida 19 - Tampa, Florida 20 - St. Petersburg, Florida Sunday (enroute) 22 - Orlando, Florida 23 - Sanford, Florida 24 - Ft. Pierce, Florida 25 - West Palm Beach, Florida (Sparks town) 26-27 - Miami, Florida Sunday (enroute) 29 - Daytona, Florida 30 - Palatka, Florida December 1 - Jasper, Florida (closing stand) |
Charles Sparks, owner and manager; Clifton Sparks, treasurer; T. W. Ballenger, general agent; J. C. Kelly, legal adjuster. Winter quarters at Central City Park, Macon, Georgia. Season's mileage 14,599 miles.
Sparks World Famous Shows, 1921
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April
2 - Macon, Georgia Sunday (enroute) 4 - Augusta, Georgia 5 - Columbia, South Carolina 6 - Rockingham, North Carolina 7 - Raleigh, North Carolina 8 - Suffolk, Virginia 9 - Portsmouth, Virginia Sunday (enroute) 11 - Norfolk, Virginia 12 - Petersburg, Virginia 13 - Fredericksburg, Virginia 14 - Richmond, Virginia 15 - Newport News, Virginia 16 - Williamsburg, Virginia Sunday (enroute) 18 - Charlottesville, Virginia 19 - Staunton, Virginia 20 - Harrisonburg, Virginia 21 - Lexington, Virginia 22 - Clifton Forge, Virginia 23 - Ronceverte, West Virginia Sunday (enroute) 25 - Beckley, West Virginia 26 - Charleston, West Virginia 27 - Logan, West Virginia 28 - Huntington, West Virginia 29 - Marietta, Ohio 30 - McConnellsville, Ohio May Sunday (enroute) 2 - New Martinsville, West Virginia 3 - Bellaire, Ohio 4 - Wheeling, West Virginia 5 - Fairmont, West Virginia 6 - Weston, West Virginia 7 - Richwood, West Virginia Sunday (enroute) 9 - Clarksburg, West Virginia 10 - Phillipi, West Virginia 11 - Elkins, West Virginia 12 - Piedmont, West Virginia 13 - Cumberland, Maryland 14 - Somerset, Pennsylvania Sunday (enroute) 16 - Vandergrift, Pennsylvania 17 - Kittanning, Pennsylvania 18 - New Kensington, Pennsylvania 19 - Winbur, Pennsylvania 20 - Phillipsburg, Pennsylvania 21 - Lock Haven, Pennsylvania Sunday (enroute) 23 - Wellsboro, Pennsylvania 24 - [missing data] 25 - Elmira, New York 26 - Ithaca, New York 27 - Cortland, New York 28 - Norwich, New York Sunday (enroute) 30 - Walton, New York 31 - Sidney, New York June 1 - Oneonta, New York 2 - Cobleskill, New York 3 - Mechanicsville, New York 4 - Bennington, Vermont Sunday (enroute) 6 - Rutland, Vermont 7 - Burlington, Vermont 8 - St. Albans, Vermont 9 - Montpelier, Vermont 10 - White River Junction, Vermont 11 - Laconia, New Hampshire Sunday (enroute) 13 - Concord, New Hampshire 14 - Claremont, New Hampshire 15 - Kenne, New Hampshire 16 - Nashua, New Hampshire 17 - Dover, New Hampshire 18 - Sanford, Maine Sunday (enroute) 20 - Rockland, Maine 21 - Augusta, Maine 22 - Lewiston, Maine 23 - Rumford Falls, Maine 24 - Madison, Maine 25 - Belfast, Maine Sunday (enroute) 27 - Portland, Maine 28 - Newberryport, Massachusetta 29 - Gloucester, Massachusetta 30 - Waltham, Massachusetta July 1 - Farmingham, Massachusetta 2 - Plymouth, Massachusetta Sunday (enroute) 4 - Hyannis, Massachusetta 5 - Falmouth, Massachusetta 6 - Brockton, Massachusetta 7 - Taunton, Massachusetta 8 - Bristol, Rhode Island 9 - Central Falls, Rhode Island Sunday (enroute) 11 - Newport, Rhode Island 12 - Woonsocket, Rhode Island 13 - [missing data] 14 - Webster, Massachusetta 15 - Norwich, Connecticut |
July
16 - New London, Connecticut Sunday (enroute) 18 - Willimantic, Connecticut 19 - Manchester, Connecticut 20 - Bristol, Connecticut 21 - Ansonia, Connecticut 22 - South Norwalk, Connecticut 23 - New Rochelle, New York Sunday (enroute) 25 - Jamaica, Long Island, NY 26 - Long Island City, Long Island, NY 27 - Flushing, Long Island, NY 28 - Far Rockaway, Long Island, NY 29 - Babylon, Long Island, NY 30 - South Hampton, Long Island, NY Sunday (enroute) August 1 - Riverhead, Long Island, NY 2 - Patchogue, Long Island, NY 3 - Hempstead, Long Island, NY 4 - Glen Cove, Long Island, NY 5 - Port Jefferson, Long Island, NY 6 - Huntington, Long Island, NY Sunday (enroute) 8 - Port Chester, New York 9 - Mt. Vernon, New York 10 - White Plains, New York 11 - Danbury, Connecticut 12 - Torrington, Connecticut 13 - Holyoke, Massachusetts Sunday (enroute) 15 - Northampton, Massachusetts 16 - Greenfield, Massachusetts 17 - Newport, New Hampshire 18 - Woodsville, New Hampshire 19 - St. Johnsbury, Vermont 20 - Hardwick, Vermont Sunday (enroute) 22 - Newport, Vermont 23 - Richford, Vermont 24 - Malone, New York 25 - Tupper Lake, New York 26 - Saranac Lake, New York 27 - Plattsburg, New York Sunday (enroute) 29 - Saratoga Springs, New York 30 - Glens Falls, New York 31 - Amsterdam, New York September 1 - Kingston, New York 2 - Newburg, New York 3 - Englewood, New Jersey Sunday (enroute) 5 - Mt. Carmel, Pennsylvania 6 - Hazelton, Pennsylvania 7 - Mahanoy City, Pennsylvania 8 - Lansford, Pennsylvania 9 - Bangor, Pennsylvania 10 - Dover, New Jersey Sunday (enroute) 12 - West Field, New Jersey 13 - Asbury Park, New Jersey 14 - New Brunswick, New Jersey 16 - Bridgeton, New Jersey 17 - Coatesville, Pennsylvania Sunday (enroute) 19 - Lancster, Pennsylvania 20 - Hanover, Pennsylvania 21 - Westminster, Maryland 22 - Chambersburg, Pennsylvania 23-24 - Philadelphia, Pennsylvania Sunday (enroute) 26-27 - Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania 28 - Nanticoke, Pennsylvania 29 - Williamsport, Pennsylvania 30 - Shamokin, Pennsylvania October 1 - Carlisle, Pennsylvania Sunday (enroute) 3 - Dover, Delaware 4 - Easton, Maryland 5 - Cambridge, Maryland 6 - Seaford, Delaware 7 - Salisbury, Maryland 8 - Crisfield, Maryland Sunday (enroute) 10 - Dillon, South Carolina 11 - Newberry, South Carolina 12 - Laurens, South Carolina 13 - Atlanta, Georgia 14 - Milledgeville, Georgia 15 - Griffin, Georgia Sunday (enroute) 17 - Cordele, Georgia 18 - Tifton, Georgia 19 - Moultrie, Georgia 20 - Thomasville, Georgia 21 - Marianna, Florida 22 - Florala, Alabama Sunday (enroute) 24 - Mobile, Alabama 25 - Pensacola, Florida 26 - Greenville, Alabama 27 - Andalusia, Alabama 28 - Troy, Alabama 29 - Enterprise, Alabama Sunday (enroute) 31 - Dothan, Alabama (closing stand) |
Winter quarters at Central City Park, Macon, Georgia. Season's mileage 11,275. The South was in very bad shape and business was none too good.
Notes: April 30, McConnellsville, OH, no parade. May 6, Weston, WV, great day. May 7, Richwood, WV, no parade. May 9, Clarksburg, WV, no parade. May 12, Piedmont, WV, no parade. May 13, Cumberland, MD, no parade. August 23, Richford, VT, Minnie Thompson hurt. September 20, Hanover, PA, Mrs. Harris fell. September 23-24, Philadelphia date played at Wallingford P O and show grounds.
Executive and business staff: Charles Sparks, owner and manager; T. W. Ballenger, general agent, traffic manager; J. C. Kelly, legal adjuster; Clifton Sparks, treasurer; William Morgan, secretary; P. J. Staunton, manager sideshow annex; J. M. Randolph, advance car manager; A. E. Greene, advance manager; Eddie Jackson, press with show; Raymond B. Deane, press in advance; Dave Carroll, local contractor; Wm. Selvage, local contractor; Evan P. Rand, local contractor; C. B. Fredericks, special representative; Guy Hilderbrant, H. I. Ellis, 24-hour men
Department superintendents: Bert Mayo, equestrian director; Jack Phillips, bandmaster; Doc Walker, privileges; Harry F. Willis, reserve seat tickets; George Singleton, superintendent big top canvas; Lewis Reed, superintendent menagerie; Chas. E. Henry, superintendent cookhouse; Garry Vanderbilt, superintendent lights; John Rittenbeck, superintendent ss canvas; Walter C. Cross, trainmaster; James Irving, boss hostler; Carl M. Johnson, boss props; John Moss, privilege car.
Big show band: Jack Phillips, bandmaster; Neil Patton, solo cornet; Wm. Swihart, asst. solo cornet; Bob Williams, 1st cornet; August Rutch, Eb clarinet; Floyd Nicholson, solo clarinet; S. Aberman (Chgo Red), 1st clarinet; Chas. Wetterman, 1st horn; Steve Kellogg, 2nd horn; Fred Mascoe, 1st trombone; Dave Moore, 2nd trombone; Clare Freeman, 3rd trombone; Rodney Harris, baritone; Marlin McGowen, bass drum; Paul Mathson, snare drum.
Dressing room ladies: Myrtle Belle Mayo, Bessie Hollis, Kula Yorke, Leone Earl, Madge Fuller, Irma Connor, Ella Harris, Minnie Thompson, Flora Guice, Frances Widener*, Bee Jung, Lottie Thompson* (* indicates they are in concert).
Men's dressing room: Bert Mayo*, Melvin Pinkie Hollis, Walt. Guice, George Yorke, Lyle Connor, Capt. Tiebor, Tommy Mullen, Chester Earle, Dempe Eno, Walter Kent, Nick Machedon, Kaichi Yamada, Mu Koban, Tatsu Saiin, Paul Boo Jung, Walter Jung, Lewis Reed, Roland Tiebor, Leo Tiebor, Mintert De Orlo, Harry Mick, Kid Carter, Paul Wenzel, Clyde Widener*, Frank Thompson*, Billy Guice (* indicates they are in concert).
Annex or sideshow: P. J. Staunton, manager; W. E. Debarrie, inside man; E. L. Doty, front door; R. J. Simmons, bandmaster. Mrs. Walster Miller, Hildegard Garry, Mrs. Nellie Brad, Miss Fannella Clark, Abbedella Ben Deb, Mrs. Mary Mullen, C. A. Giovanni, Capt. Scott, Walter J. Miller, Prince Mungo. Minstrels or sideshow band: Roy Bolden, Bud Dawson, Oscas Adams, Arthur Simmons, Ernest Montague, J. W. Carddock, Everett Shane, Wallace Simmons, John Wilson, Rastus, Airship, Bertna Bryant, singer.
Clown band: Bob Williams, Paul Wenzel, Chicago Red, Clare Freeman, Paul Boo Jung, Harry Mick, Minert De Orlo, Melvin De Orlo, Buster Marsh.
Concession department: Jim Doc Walker, superintendent; Chas. Katz, asst. superintendent; B. Rogers, outside stand; E. S. Baker, hot dog stand; Ralph Redden, balloons; Robt. Reed & Frank Zimmerman, pics.; Wm. Marriner, inside stand; Al Rock, balloons, birds & whips; Ed Foran, Walker Adams, Leo McMahon, Roland Tiebor.
Pit show: Chas. Katz Shonicker, superintendent; Mike Welsh, lecturer; Milton Lee Gwinn, 2 bits; Carl Jone, H. D. Gilbert, Louis More, Robert Wilson.
Menagerie department: Lewis Reed, superintendent; Earl Livingston, Wilfred Holmes, Ed Hill, J. R. Reed, Bill Camel, James Fox.
R R car porters: Moses Holmes, No. 7 car; Tommie Colman, No. 8 car; Walter Neal, No. 9 car; Frank Hesley, No. 10 car.
Train department: Walter Cross, trainmaster; Fred Mack, night watchman; Chas. Cole, William Newcomb, Fred Hubert, Roy Rogers, Tom Chase, Ira cisco, Arthur More, Shorty Jones, Pete Gushue, B. Mormon Young.
Big top department: George Singleton, superintendent canvas; Ed Richardson, asst. superintendent; James Smith, front door; James E. Moore, Tom Kane, Fred Badkie, Ruben Foster, James Johnson, Ed Thompson, Curtis Robinson, George Walker, David Mack, Arthur Neil, Walter Watson, James Fitzpatrick, John Howard, Wm. Wayland, H. J. Ramsey. Aliga Washington, Clarence Gibbs, Lawrence Bryner, John Brookings, J. Ellis, Will Cook, Victor Sablen, Lee Norris, Will Smith, Robert Allen, Joe Thomson, G. H. Bailey, John Glachey, Red Johnson, Tom Wright, R. Thomas, Zecho White, James Warren, Cisen Lee, Robert Artis, Porter Campbell, John Gibson, Willie Riggin, Wm. Bennett.
Light department: Garry Vanderbilt, superintendent; Joe Holland, Clarence Griffin, V. Charles.
Prop department: Carl M. Johnson, superintendent; Frank E. Cruise, wardrobe; Clarence Pratt, Leo J. McMahon, Wilfred Frechette, Lea Smith, Milton Williams, Richard Spivey, Wm F. Lake, Johnny Walker, Eugene Gusby, Cliff Sandford, George Henry, Raymond Page, Luke Allen, Eddie White, Chas. N. Smith, Jose Roiges, Louis Fruino.
Stock department: James Irving, boss hostler; Dan Miller, asst. boss hostler; Harry Rogers, John Gatton, B. D. Watkins, Tom Howard, Robt. White, R. Lumsdom, Alfred Gagine, Mike Hearn, John Petty, Chas. Rodimer, H. W. Miller, Frank Arnold, Walter P. Jones, Patty Burns, Jack Allen, Clavin E. Outten, Tom Plunkett, Bill Collscott, Frank Skinner, Henry Wanitch, George Barr, Chas. Piedmont, James McKew, Albert Clarke, Steve Jones, John Hedgin.
Ring stock: Jack Dray, boss ring stock; Wm. Wicks, Robt. McDaniel, Eddie Harris, John Stevens, Frank Cole, Leonard Hoffman, Carl Hodgin, Walter Phillips.
Ponies: Earnest Sammons, Max Steinberg, Roy McLaughlin.
Commissary department: Chas. E. Henry, steward; Chas. Pease, chef; Geo. Leonard, asst. chef; Scottie Webber, 2nd asst. chef; Arthur Rogers, 3rd asst. chef; Eddie Connors, bread table; Nick Jackson, camp fire; Lee Gray, asst. camp fire.
Waiters: Ernest Isler, staff bosses waiter; James McDonald, staff & bosses waiter; Jimmie Wilcox, Chas. Corlett, Harry Dale, Peter Gartels, Albert Gray, Chas. Stevens, Robt. Anderson, George Brown, C. Foley, Dennis Burlingame.
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April
1 - Macon, Georgia 2-3 - Atlanta, Georgia 5 - Marietta, Georgia 6 - Etowah, Tennessee 7 - Knoxville, Tennessee 8 - Greenville, Tennessee 10 - Bristol, Tennessee 11 - Marion, Virginia 12 - Galax, Virginia 13 - Roanoke, Virginia 14 - Lynchburg, Virginia 15 - Charlottesville, Virginia 17 - Staunton, Virginia 18 - Lexington, Virginia 19 - Covington, Virginia 20 - Ronceverte, West Virginia 21 - Beckley, West Virginia 22 - Charleston, West Virginia 24 - Clarksburg, West Virginia 25 - Parkersburg, West Virginia 26 - Chillicothe, Ohio 27 - Portsmouth, Ohio 28 - Circleville, Ohio 29 - Lancaster, Ohio May 1 - Steubenville, Ohio 2 - East Liverpool, Ohio 3 - Akron, Ohio 4 - Alliance, Ohio 5 - New Castle, Pennsylvania 6 - Butler, Pennsylvania 8 - Vandergrift, Pennsylvania 9 - New Kensington, Pennsylvania 10 - Monesson, Pennsylvania 11 - Pairmont, West Virginia 12 - Buckhannon, West Virginia 13 - Richwood, West Virginia 15 - Elkins, West Virginia 16 - Keyser, West Virginia 17 - Cumberland, Maryland 18 - Bedford, Pennsylvania 19 - Bellefonte, Pennsylvania 20 - Sunbury, Pennsylvania 22 - Harrisburg, Pennsylvania 23 - Reading, Pennsylvania 24 - Phoenixville, Pennsylvania 25 - Flemington, New Jersey 26 - Plainfield, New Jersey 27 - Stapleton, New York 29 - Jamica, New York 30 - Glencover, New York (no parade) 31 - Rockville Centre, New York June 1 - Patchogue, New York 2 - Hempstead, New York 3 - Huntington, New York 5 - Bennington, Vermont 6 - Burlington, Vermont 7 - Montpelier, Vermont 8 - St. Albans, Vermont 9 - Randolph, Vermont 10 - White River Junction, Vermont 12 - Willimantic, Connecticut 13 - Putnam, Connecticut 14 - Woonsocket, Connecticut 15 - Fall River, Massachusetts 16 - New Bedford, Massachusetts 17 - Brockton, Massachusetts 19 - Newport, Rhode Island 20 - Taunton, Massachusetts 21 - Maynard, Massachusetts 22 - Gardner, Massachusetts 23 - Holyoke, Massachusetts 24 - Northampton, Massachusetts 26 - North Adams, Massachusetts 27 - Troy, New York 28 - Amsterday, New York 29 - Herkimer, New York 30 - Carthage, New York July 1 - Ogdensburg, New York 3 - Potsdam, New York 4 - Gouverneur, New York 5 - Malone, New York 6 - Saranac Lake, New York 7 - Rouse's Point, New York 8 - Whitehall, New York 10 - Saratoga Springs, New York 11 - Kingston, New York 12 - Ellenville, New York 13 - Middletown, New York 14 - Liberty, New York July 15 - Carbondale, Pennsylvania 17 - Walton, New York 18 - Oneida, New York 19 - Fulton, New York 20 - Newark, New York 21 - Penn Yann, New York 22 - Batavia, New York 24 - Jamestown, New York 25 - Warren, Pennsylvania 26 - Salamanca, New York 27 - Olean, New York 28 - Johnsonburg, Pennsylvania 29 - Brookville, Pennsylvania 31 - Oil City, Pennsylvania |
August
1 - Greenville, Pennsylvania 2 - Conneaut, Ohio 3 - Elyria, Ohio 4 - Fremont, Ohio 5 - Kenton, Ohio 7 - London, Ohio 8 - Bucyrus, Ohio 9 - Tiffin, Ohio 10 - Bowling Green, Ohio 11 - Defiance, Ohio 12 - Hillsdale, Michigan 14 - Albion, Michigan 15 - Ann Arbor, Michigan 16 - Monroe, Michigan 17 - Lapeer, Michigan 18 - Midland, Michigan 19 - Bad Axe, Michigan 21 - Adrian, Michigan 22 - Coldwater, Michigan 23 - Goshen, Indiana 24 - Wabash, Indiana 25 - Warsaw, Indiana 26 - Valparaiso, Indiana 28 - Michigan City, Indiana 29 - Renasselaer, Indiana 30 - Frankfort, Indiana 31 - Franklin, Indiana September 1 - Seymour, Indiana 2 - Rushville, Indiana 4 - Newport, Kentucky 5 - Lebanon, Ohio 6 - New Lexington, Ohio (no parade) 7 - Newcomerstown, Ohio 8 - East Palestine, Ohio 9 - Swickley, Pennsylvania 11 - Kittanning, Pennsylvania 12 - Indiana, Pennsylvania 13 - Latrobe, Pennsylvania 14 - Hollidaysburg, Pennsylvania 15 - Huntingdon, Pennsylvania (no parade) 16 - Lewiston, Pennsylvania 18 - Norristown, Pennsylvania 19 - Camden, New Jersey 20 - Wilmington, Delaware 21 - Smyra, Delaware 22 - Milford, Delaware 23 - Pocomoke, Maryland 25 - Norfolk, Virginia 26 - Norfolk, Virginia (no parade second day) 27 - Ahoskie, North Carolina 28 - Wilson, North Carolina 29 - Warsaw, North Carolina 30 - Wilmington, North Carolina October 2 - Maxton, North Carolina 3 - Sanford, North Carolina 4 - Greensboro, North Carolina 5 - Mt. Airy, North Carolina 6 - Lexington, North Carolina 7 - Salisbury, North Carolina 9 - Lenoir, North Carolina 10 - Lincolnton, North Carolina 11 - Rock Hill, South Carolina 12 - Union, South Carolina 13 - Laurens, South Carolina 14 - Greenwood, South Carolina 16 - Anderson, South Carolina 17 - Seneca, South Carolina 18 - Gaffney, South Carolina 19 - Shelby, North Carolina 20 - Marion, North Carolina 21 - Asheville, North Carolina 23 - Morristown, Tennessee 24 - Athens, Tennessee 25 - Dalton, Georgia 26 - Cedartown, Georgia 27 - Newnan, Georgia 28 - LaGrange, Georgia 30 - Cordele, Georgia 31 - Fitzgerald, Georgia November 1 - Moultrie, Georgia 2 - Cairo, Georgia 3 - Bainbridge, Georgia 4 - Tallahassee, Florida 6 - Pensacola, Florida 7 - Chipley, Florida 8 - Panama City, Florida 9 - Dothan, Alabama 10 - Pelham, Georgia 11 - Valdosta, Georgia 13 - Palatka, Florida 14 - Ocala, Florida 15 - Leesburg, Florida 16 - St. Petersburg, Florida 17-18 - Tampa, Florida 20 - Bradentown, Florida 21 - Arcadia, Florida 22 - Ft. Myers, Florida 23 - Bartow, Florida 24 - Lakeland, Florida 25 - Kissimmee, Florida 27 - Orlando, Florida 28 - Sanford, Florida 29 - Jacksonville, Florida 30 - Jesup, Georgia December 1 - Eastman, Georgia 2 - Hawkinsville, Georgia |
Winter quarters, Central City Park, Macon, Georgia (Georgia State Fair grounds). Season mileage 13, 874. Fifteen car railroad show. John H. (Wiseman) Sparks, founder; Mrs. John H. Sparks, Charles Sparks, Clifton Sparks, associate owners; Charles Sparks, manager; Clifton Sparks, assistant manger; Charles (Butch) Fredericks, special agent; J. M. Randolph, advance car manager; George V. Conners, side show manager; Allen Houser, equestrian director; Jack Phillips, musical director.
Now that the season of 1922 is over and the tents have all been folded away in true Arab style, it is our desire to state that it has been a most enjoyable one to all of the employees as well as a very successful one to the management. There were no serious accidents and very little sickness to mar the pleasure of the circus folk, and manager Charles Sparks is very grateful to his big family for the loyal manner in which all helped maked the season a profitable one. The department heads have worked in harmony and unison, each striving to do his work in a painstaking manner. One performance was lost during the entire season, when a cloudburst at Lenoir, North Carolina caused an overflow of water and knee-deep mud. However, the show was loaded and moving by midnight. During the season several engagments of note were played at Atlanta, one at Marietta, Georgia, and two at Tampa, Florida, all under the auspices of local Shrine organizations. Business integrity and cleanliness combined with an excellent performace made it possible to play thses engagements and a return welcome awaits the show in every stand visited during the season. Twenty-one states were visited and two hundred and thirteen performaces were given. One night performance was lost and two extra night performances were given. One night performance was lost and two extra night performances were given, one each at Fall River and New Bedford, Massachusetts. Longet run of the season was two hundred and twenty four miles and the shortest thirteen miles. Seven parades were missed and the night performance lost at Lenoir, North Carolina, and the first lost in two seasons.
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April
5 - Macon, Georgia 6 - Columbus, Georgia 7 - Griffin, Georgia Sunday 9 - Chattanooga, Tennessee 10 - Murfreesboro, Tennessee 11 - Clarksburg, Tennessee 12 - Madisonville, Kentucky 13 - Russellville, Kentucky 14 - Bowling Green, Kentucky Sunday 16 - Richmond, Kentucky 17 - Maysville, Kentucky 18 - Ashland, Kentucky 19 - Logan, West Virginia 20 - Huntington, West Virginia 21 - Charleston, West Virginia Sunday 23 - Beckley, West Virginia 24 - Ronceverte, West Virginia 25 - Marlinton, West Virginia 26 - Elkins, West Virginia 27 - Cumberland, Maryland 28 - Somersett, Pennsylvania Sunday 30 - Clarksburg, West Virginia May 1 - Fairmont, West Virginia 2 - Morgantown, West Virginia 3 - Uniontown, Pennsylvania 4 - Vandegrift, Pennsylvania 5 - Charleroi, Pennsylvania Sunday 7 - Clearfield, Pennsylvania 8 - Williamsport, Pennsylvania 9 - Shamokin, Pennsylvania 10 - Sunbury, Pennsylvania 11 - Lancaster, Pennsylvania 12 - Lebanon, Pennsylvania Sunday 14 - Mt. Carmel, Pennsylvania 15 - Hazelton, Pennsylvania 16 - Bethelehem, Pennsylvania 17 - Plainfield, New Jersey 18 - Newburg, New York 19 - Kingston, New York Sunday 21 - Gloversville, New York 22 - Troy, New York 23 - North Amdams, Massachusetts 24 - Hollyoke, Massachusetts 25 - Greenfield, Massachusetts 26 - Keene, New Hampshire Sunday 28 - Fitchburg, Massachusetts 29 - Lynn, Massachusetts 30 - Maynard, Massachusetts 31 - Lowell, Massachusetts June 1 - Haverhill, Massachusetts 2 - Salem, Massachusetts 4 - Manchester, New Hampshire 5 - Concord, New Hampshire 6 - Nashua, New Hampshire 7 - Bellows Falls, Vermont 8 - Rutland, Vermont 9 - Glens Falls, New York Sunday 11 - Peekskill, New York 12 - White Plains, New York 13 - Mt. Vernon, New York 14 - Stamford, Connecticut 15 - South Norfolk, Connecticut 16 - Danbury, Connecticut Sunday 18 - Ansonia, Connecticut 19 - Meriden, Connecticut 20 - New Britain, Connecticut 21 - Middletown, Connecticut 22 - Willimantic, Connecticut 23 - Norwich, Connecticut Sunday 25 - New London, Connecticut 26 - Putnam, Connecticut 27 - Woonsocket, Rhode Island 28 - Newport, Rhode Island 29 - Brockton, Massachusetts 30 - Taunton, Massachusetts July Sunday 2 - Gloucester, Massachusetts 3 - Dover, New Hampshire 4 - Portland, Maine 5 - Rumford, Maine 6 - Lewiston, Maine 7 - Madison, Maine Sunday 9 - Bangor, Maine 10 - Wayerville, Maine 11 - Augusta, Maine 12 - Biddleford, Maine 13 - Sanford, Maine 14 - Laconia, New Hampshire Sunday 16 - Berlin, New Hampshire 17 - Littleton, New Hampshire 18 - Woodsville, New Hampshire 19 - Lebanon, New Hampshire 20 - Glaremont, New Hampshire 21 - Brattleboro, Vermont Sunday 23 - Little Falls, New York 24 - Lyons, New York 25 - Mt. Morris, New York 26 - Olean, New York 27 - Kane, Pennsylvania Sunday 30 - Steubenville, Ohio 31 - East Liverpool, Ohio August 1 - Bellaire, Ohio 2 - Cambridge, Ohio 3 - Uhrichsville, Ohio 4 - Lancaster, Ohio Sunday 6 - Wilmington, Ohio |
August
7 - Middletown, Ohio
8 - London, Ohio 9 - Springfield, Ohio 10 - Greenville, Ohio 11 - Anderson, Indiana Sunday 13 - Kokomo, Indiana 14 - Muncie, Indiana 15 - Marion, Indiana 16 - Warsaw, Indiana 17 - Plymouth, Indiana 18 - Valpariso, Indiana Sunday 20 - Kenosha, Wisconsin 21 - Racine, Wisconsin 22 - Sheboygan, Wisconsin 23 - Green Bay, Wisconsin 24 - Appleton, Wisconsin 25 - Oshkosh, Wisconsin Sunday 27 - Madison, Wisconsin 28 - Baraboo, Wisconsin 29 - LaCrosse, Wisconsin 30 - Beaver Dam, Wisconsin 31 - Watertown, Wisconsin September 1 - Richland Center, Wisconsin Sunday 3 - Galesburg, Illinois 4 - Canton, Illinois 5 - Pekin, Illinois 6 - Litchfield, Illinois 7 - Alton, Illinois 8 - Granite City, Illinois Sunday 10 - Cape Girardeau, Missouri 11 - Walnut Ridge, Arkansas 12 - Little Rock, Arkansas 13 - Hot Springs, Arkansas 14 - Conway, Arkansas 15 - Russellville, Arkansas Sunday 17 - Pine Bluff, Arkansas 18 - Brinkley, Arkansas 19 - Jonesboro, Arkansas 20 - Blytheville, Arkansas 21 - Sikeston, Missouri 22 - Caruthersville, Missouri Sunday 24 - Clarksdale, Mississippi 25 - Greenville, Mississippi 26 - Vicksburg, Mississippi 27 - Natchez, Mississippi 28 - Brook Haven, Mississippi 29 - McComb, Mississippi October 1 - Hammond, Louisiana 2 - Bogalusa, Louisiana 3 - Columbia, Mississippi 4 - Hattiesburg, Mississippi 5 - Meridian, Mississippi 6 - Starkville, Mississippi Sunday 8 - Tuscaloosa, Alabama 9 - Columbus, Mississippi 10 - Jasper, Alabama 11 - Aberdeen, Mississippi 12 - Holly Springs, Mississippi 13 - Water Valley, Mississippi Sunday 15 - Jackson, Tennessee 16 - Corinth, Mississippi 17 - Florence, Alabama 18 - Huntsville, Alabama 19 - Decatur, Alabama 20 - Pulaski, Tennessee Sunday 22 - Columbia, Tennessee 23 - Cullman, Alabama 24 - Gadsden, Alabama 25 - Anniston, Alabama 26 - Rome, Georgia 27 - Gainesville, Georgia Sunday 29 - Gaffney, South Carolina 30 - Shelby, North Carolina 31 - Monroe, North Carolina November 1 - Laurenburg, North Carolina 2 - Lumberton, North Carolina 3 - Sanford, North Carolina Sunday 5 - Henderson, North Carolina 6 - Weldon, North Carolina 7 - Rocky Mount, North Carolina 8 - Washington, North Carolina 9 - Kinston, North Carolina 10 - New Berne, North Carolina Sunday 12 - Wilmington, North Carolina 13 - Florence, South Carolina (lost stand) 14 - Columbia, South Carolina 15 - Clinton, South Carolina 16 - Abbeyville, South Carolina 17 - Elberton, Georgia Sunday 19 - Athens, Georgia 20 - Washington, Georgia 21 - Augusta, Georgia 22 - Vadalia, Georgia 23 - Valdosta, Georgia 24 - Gainesville, Florida 26 - St. Petersburg, Florida 27 - Tampa, Florida 28 - Bradenton, Florida 29 - Lakeland, Florida 30 - Orlando, Florida December 1 - Sanford, Florida Sunday 3-4 - Miami, Florida 5 - West Palm Beach, Florida 6 - Ft. Pierce, Florida 7 - Daytona, Florida 8 - St. Augustine, Florida Sunday 10 - Savannah, Georgia |
Mileage for season 15,261. Winter quarters, Central City Park, Macon, Georgia.
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April
3 - Macon, Georgia 4-5 - Atlanta, Georgia Sunday 7 - Gastonia, North Carolina 8 - Salisbury, North Carolina 9 - Danville, Virginia 10 - Lynchburg, Virginia 11 - Roanoke, Virginia 12 - Pulaski, Virginia Sunday 14 - Bluefield, West Virginia 15 - williamson, West Virginia 16 - Ironton, Ohio 17 - Portsmouth, Ohio 18 - Huntington, West Virginia 19 - Logan, West Virginia Sunday 21 - Beckley, West Virginia 22 - Charleston, West Virginia 23 - Gassoway, West Virginia (no parade) 24 - Elkins, West Virginia 25 - Cumberland, Maryland 26 - Untiontown, Pennsylvania Sunday 28 - Morgantown, West Virginia 29 - Clarksburg, West Virginia 30 - Fairmont, West Virginia May 1 - Connellsville, Pennsylvania 2 - Vandergirft, Pennsylvania 3 - Indiana, Pennsylvania Sunday 5 - Akron, Ohio 6 - Warren, Ohio 7 - Butler, Pennsylvania 8 - Kittanning, Pennsylvania 9 - New Kensington, Pennsylvania 10 - Charleroi, Pennsylvania Sunday 12 - Mt. Carmel, Pennsylvania 13 - Shamokin, Pennsylvania 14 - Mahonanoy City, Pennsylvania 15 - Bethlehem, Pennsylvania 16 - Plainfield, New Jersey 17 - Stapleton, Long Island, New York Sunday 19 - Queens, Long Island, New York 20 - Bayside, Long Island, New York 21 - Hempstead, Long Island, New York 22 - Glen Cove, Long Island, New York 23 - Patchogue, Long Island, New York 24 - Rockville Centere, Long Island, New York Sunday 26 - Poughkeepsie, New York 27 - Danbury, Connecticut 28 - Meriden, Connecticut 29 - Manchester, Connecticut 30 - Torrington, Connecticut 31 - Holyoke, Massachusetts June Sunday 2 - Woonsocket, Rhode Island 3 - Newport, Rhode Island 4 - Fall River, Massachusetts 5 - New Bedford, Massachusetts (3 shows) 6 - Taunton, Massachusetts 7 - Waltham, Massachusetts Sunday 9 - Manchester, New Hampshire 10 - Laconia, New Hampshire 11 - Sanford, Maine 12 - Biddeford, Maine 13 - Bath, Maine 14 - Rockland, Maine Sunday 16 - Lewiston, Maine 17 - Rumford, Maine 18 - Madison, Maine 19 - Dover-Foxcroft, Maine 20 - Houlton, Maine 21 - Van Buren, Maine Sunday 23 - Caribou, Maine 24 - Millinocket, Maine 25 - Bangor, Maine 26 - Ellsworth, Maine 27 - Eastport, Maine 28 - Calais, Maine Sunday 30 - St. Johns, New Brunswick, Canada July 1 - Moncton, New Brunswick, Canada 2 - New Glasgow, Nova Scotia, Canada 3 - Pt. Hawkesbury, Nova Scotia, Canada 4 - Sidney, Nova Scotia, Canada 5 - N. Sidney, Nova Scotia, Canada Sunday 7 - Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada 8 - Bridgewater, Nova Scotia, Canada 9 - Yarmouth, Nova Scotia, Canada 10 - Digby, Nova Scotia, Canada 11 - Kentville, Nova Scotia, Canada 12 - Truro, Nova Scotia, Canada Sunday 14 - Charlottetown, Prince Edward Island, Canada 15 - Sunnyside (Summerside?), Prince Edward Island, Canada 16 - Amherst, Nova Scotia, Canada 17 - New Castle, New Brunswick, Canada 18 - Frederickton, New Brunswick, Canada 19 - Woodstock, New Brunswick, Canada Sunday 21 - Sherbrooke, Quebec, Canada 22 - Thetford Mines, Quebec, Canada 23-24 - Quebec, Quebec, Canada 25 - Shawnigan Falls, Quebec, Canada (no parade) 26 - Three Rivers, Quebec, Canada Sunday 28 - Ottawa, Ontario, Canada 29 - Cornwall, Ontario, Canada 30 - Brockville, Ontario, Canada 31 - Kingston, Quebec, Canada |
August
1 - Belleville, Ontario, Canada 2 - Oshawa, Ontario, Canada Sunday 4-5 - Toronto, Ontario, Canada 6 - St Catherine, Ontario, Canada 7 - Hamilton, Ontario, Canada 8 - St. Thomas, Ontario, Canada 9 - Woodstock, Ontario, Canada Sunday 11 - Owen Sound, Ontario, Canada 12 - Stratford, Ontario, Canada 13 - Guelph, Ontario, Canada 14 - Petersboro, Ontario, Canada 15 - Smiths Falls, Ontario, Canada 16 - Pembroke, Ontario, Canada Sunday 18 - Timmins, Ontario, Canada 19 - N. Cobalt, Ontario, Canada 20 - North Bay, Ontario, Canada 21 - Sudbury, Ontario, Canada 22 - Orillia, Ontario, Canada 23 - Midland, Ontario, Canada Sunday 25 - Kitchener, Ontario, Canada 26 - Brantford, Ontario, Canada 27 - London, Ontario, Canada 28 - Sarnia, Ontario, Canada 29 - Chatham, Ontario, Canada 30 - Windsor, Ontario, Canada Sunday September 1 - Defiance, Ohio 2 - Sidney, Ohio (no parade) 3 - Middletown, Ohio 4 - Georgetown, Kentucky 5 - Danville, Kentucky 6 - Somerset, Kentucky Sunday 8 - Knoxville, Tennessee 9 - Morristown, Tennessee 10 - Asheville, North Carolina 11 - Hickory, North Carolina 12 - Statesville, North Carolina 13 - Concord, North Carolina Sunday 15 - Winston-Salem, North Carolina 16 - High Point, North Carolina 17 - Burlington, North Carolina 18 - durham, North Carolina 19 - Raleigh, North Carolina 20 - Greenville, North Carolina Sunday 22 - Rocky Mount, North Carolina 23 - Wilson, North Carolina 24 - Goldsboro, North Carolina 25 - Wilmington, North Carolina 26 - Lumberton, North Carolina (no parade) 27 - Rockingham, North Carolina Sunday 29 - Shelby, North Carolina (no parade) 30 - Gaffney, South Carolina October 1 - Greenville, South Carolina 2 - Seneca, South Carolina 3 - Toccoa, Georgia 4 - Gainesville, Georgia Sunday 6 - Gadsden, Alabama 7 - Talladega, Alabama 8 - LaGrange, Georgia 9 - Cordele, Georgia (no parade) 10 - Douglas, Georgia 11 - Tifton, Georgia Sunday 13 - Jacksonville, Florida (3 shows) 14 - Waycross, Georgia 15 - Thomasville, Georgia (no parade) 16 - Dothan, Alabama 17 - Bainbridge, Georgia 18 - Cuthbert, Georgia Sunday 20 - Americus, Georgia 21 - Fitzgerald, Georgia 22 - Vidalia, Georgia 23 - Dublin, Georgia 24 - Statesboro, Georgia 25 - Waynesboro, Georgia Sunday 27 - Augusta, Georgia 28 - Washington, Georgia 29 - Athens, Georgia 30 - Madison, Georgia 31 - Eatonton, Georgia November 1 - Covington, Georgia Sunday 3 - Marietta, Georgia 4 - Cartersville, Georgia 5 - Cedartown, Georgia 6 - Newnan, Georgia 7 - Griffin, Georgia 8 - Ft. Valley, Georgia Sunday 10 - Dawson, Georgia 11 - Arlington, Georgia 12 - Quincy, Florida 13 - Tallahassee, Florida 14 - Live Oak, Florida 15 - Leesburg, Florida Sunday 17 - St. Petersburg, Florida 18 - Tampa, Florida 19 - Bradenton, Florida 20 - Bartown, Florida 21 - Arcadia, Florida 22 - Kissimmee, Florida Sunday 24-25 - Miami, Florida 26 - West Palm Beach, Florida 27 - Ft. Pierce, Florida 28 - Daytona, Florida 29 - St. Augustine, Florida Sunday December 1 - Savannah, Georgia Season ends |
Mileage for season 16,795. Winter quarters, Macon, Georgia.
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April
8 - Macon, Georgia 9 - Augusta, Georgia 10 - Charleston, South Carolina 11 - Sunday 12 - Wilmington, North Carolina 13 - New Bern, North Carolina 14 - Elizabeth City, North Carolina 15 - Norfolk, Virginia 16 - Newport News, Virginia 17 - Richmond, Virginia 18 - Sunday 19 - Charlottesville, Virginia 20 - Staunton, Virginia 21 - Lexington, Virginia 22 - Covington, Virginia 23 - Hinton, West Virginia 24 - Beckley, West Virginia 25 - Sunday 26 - Logan, West Virginia 27 - Huntington, West Virginia 28 - Marietta, Ohio 29 - Moundsville, West Virginia 30 - Fairmont, West Virginia May 1 - Clarksburg, West Virginia 2 - Sunday 3 - Cumberland, Maryland 4 - Somerset, Pennsylvania 5 - Uniontown, Pennsylvania 6 - Connellsville, Pennsylvania 7 - Greensburg, Pennsylvania 8 - Vandergrift, Pennsylvania 9 - Sunday 10 - Oil City, Pennsylvania 11 - Greenville, Pennsylvania 12 - Warren, Ohio 13 - East Liverpool, Ohio 14 - New Kensington, Pennsylvania 15 - Kittanning, Pennsylvania 16 - Sunday 17 - Butler, Pennsylvania 18 - Punxsutawney, Pennsylvania 19 - Indiana, Pennsylvania 20 - Dubois, Pennsylvania 21 - Bradford, Pennsylvania 22 - Warren, Pennsylvania 23 - Sunday 24 - Olean, New York 25 - Hornell, New York 26 - Corning, New York 27 - Elmira, New York 28 - Ithaca, New York 29 - Binghamton, New York 30 - Sunday 31 - Scranton, Pennsylvania June 1 - Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania 2 - Hazelton, Pennsylvania 3 - Mt. Carmel, Pennsylvania 4 - Shamokin, Pennsylvania 5 - Tamaqua, Pennsylvania 6 - Sunday 7 - Lebanon, Pennsylvania 8 - Pottstown, Pennsylvania 9 - Norristown, Pennsylvania 10 - Bethlehem, Pennsylvania 11 - Westfield, New Jersey 12 - Stapleton, New York 13 - Sunday 14-15 - Jackson Heights, New York 16 - Bayside, New York 17 - Queens, New York 18 - Hempstead, New York 19 - Bayshore, New York 20 - Sunday 21 - Holyoke, Massachusetts 22 - Waltham, Massachusetts 23 - Lawrence, Massachusetts 24 - Concord, New Hampshire 25 - Laconia, New Hampshire 26 - Sanford, Maine 27 - Sunday 28 - Biddeford, Maine 29 - Lewiston, Maine 30 - Madison, Maine July 1 - Dover-Foxcroft, Maine 2 - Houlton, Maine 3 - Caribou, Maine 4 - Sunday 5 - Bangor, Maine 6 - Ellsworth, Maine 7 - Eastport, Maine 8 - St. Stephen, N.B. Canada 9 - St. Johns, N.B. Canada 10 - Fredericton, N.B. Canada 11 - Sunday 12-13 - Halifax, N.S. Canada 14 - Kentville, N.S. Canada 15 - Truro, N.S. Canada 16 - New Glasgow, N.S. Canada 17 - Amherst, N.S. Canada 18 - Sunday 19 - Moncton, N.B. Canada 20 - Newcastle, N.B. Canada 21 - Campbellton, N.B. Canada 22 - Rivere du Loup, Que. Canada 23-24 - Quebec, Que. Canada 25 - Sunday 26 - Chicoutimi, Que. Canada 27 - Roberval, Que. Canada 28 - Shawanigan Falls, Que. Canada 29 - Three Rivers, Que. Canada 30 - St. Johns, Que. Canada 31 - Granby, Que. Canada |
August
1 - Sunday 2 - Brockville, Ont. Canada 3 - Perth, Ont. Canada 4 - Pembroke, Ont. Canada 5 - North Bay, Ont. Canada 6 - North Cobalt, Ont. Canada 7 - Timmins, Ont. Canada 8 - Sunday 9 - Sudbury, Ont. Canada 10 - Lindsay, Ont. Canada 11 - Toronto, Ont. Canada 12 - St. Thomas, Ont. Canada 13 - Kitchener, Ont. Canada 14 - Owen Sound, Ont. Canada 15 - Sunday 16 - Chatham, Ont. Canada 17 - Sarnia, Ont. Canada 18 - Bad Axe, Michigan 19 - Alma, Michigan 20 - Big Rapids, Michigan 21 - Cadillac, Michigan 22 - Sunday 23 - Petoskey, Michigan 24 - Traverse City, Michigan 25 - Manistee, Michigan 26 - Muskegon, Michigan 27 - Kalamazoo, Michigan 28 - Warsaw, Indiana 29 - Sunday 30 - Richmond, Indiana 31 - Hamilton, Ohio September 1 - Winchester, Kentucky 2 - Richmond, Kentucky 3 - Corbin, Kentucky 4 - Knoxville, Tennessee 5 - Sunday 6 - Asheville, North Carolina 7 - Hendersonville, North Carolina 8 - Spartanburg, South Carolina 9 - Charlotte, North Carolina 10 - Salisbury, North Carolina 11 - High Point, North Carolina 12 - Sunday 13 - Raleigh, North Carolina 14 - Wilson, North Carolina 15 - Rocky Mount, North Carolina 16 - Fayetteville, North Carolina 17 - Florence, South Carolina 18 - Columbia, South Carolina 19 - Sunday 20 - Anderson, South Carolina 21 - Greenville, South Carolina 22 - Gainesville, Georgia 23 - Griffin, Georgia 24 - Newnan, Georgia 25 - Lagrange, Georgia 26 - Sunday 27 - Columbus, Georgia 28 - Albany, Georgia 29 - Thomasville, Georgia 30 - Valdosta, Georgia October 1 - Brunswick, Georgia 2 - Waycross, Georgia 3 - Sunday 4 - Sanford, Florida 5 - Orlando, Florida 6 - Lakeland, Florida 7-8 - Tampa, Florida 9 - Bradenton, Florida 10 - Sunday 11 - St. Petersburg, Florida 12 - Clearwater, Florida 13 - Ocala, Florida 14 - Gainesville, Florida 15-16 - Jacksonville, Florida 17 - Sunday 18 - Cordele, Georgia 19 - Milledgeville, Georgia 20 - Washington, Georgia 21 - Elberton, Georgia 22 - Athens, Georgia 23 - Covington, Georgia 24 - Sunday 25 - Marietta, Georgia 26 - Rome, Georgia 27 - Carrolton, Georgia 28 - Thomaston, Georgia 29 - Fort Valley, Georgia 30 - Opelika, Alabama 31 - Sunday November 1 - Selma, Alabama 2 - Demopolis, Alabama 3 - Mobile, Alabama 4 - Pensacola, Alabama 5 - Chipley, Florida 6 - Panama City, Florida 7 - Sunday 8 - Dothan, Alabama 9 - Americus, Georgia 10 - Vidalia, Georgia 11 - Macon, Georgia 12 - Dublin, Georgia 13 - Statesboro, Georgia 14 - Sunday 15 - Savannah, Georgia Season ends, home run to Macon, Georgia |
Total season mileage 15,034. Charles Sparks, manager; Clifton Sparks, asst. manager; J. H. Randolph, advance car manager; Harry Green, announcer; George V. Conners, side show manager; Bert Mayo, equestrian director; Jack Phillips, musical director.
Sparks World Famous Circus, 1927
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April
7 - Macon, Georgia 8 - Augusta, Georgia 9 - Charleston, South Carolina 10 - Sunday 11 - Wilmington, North Carolina 12 - Newberne, North Carolina 13 - Suffolk, Virginia 14 - Norfolk, Virginia 15 - Newport News, Virginia 16 - Richmond, Virginia 17 - Sunday 18 - Beckley, West Virginia 19 - Charleston, West Virginia 20 - Huntington, West Virginia 21 - Logan, West Virginia 22 - Ashland, Kentucky 23 - Portsmouth, Ohio 24 - Sunday 25 - Clarksburg, West Virginia 26 - Fairmont, West Virginia 27 - Connellsville, Pennsylvania 28 - Uniontown, Pennsylvania 29 - Greensburg, Pennsylvania 30 - Charleroi, Pennsylvania May 1 - Sunday 2 - Canton, Ohio 3 - Akron, Ohio 4 - Warren, Ohio 5 - Youngstown, Ohio 6 - McKeesport, Pennsylvania 7 - Vandergrift, Pennsylvania 8 - Sunday 9 - Harrisburg, Pennsylvania 10 - Lebanon, Pennsylvania 11 - Pottstown, Pennsylvania 12 - Bethlehem, Pennsylvania 13 - Westfield, New Jersey 14 - Stapleton, Long Island, New York 15 - Sunday 16 - Jackson Heights, Long Island, New York 17 - Bayside, Long Island, New York 18 - Hollis, Long Island, New York 19 - Richmond Hills, Long Island, New York 20 - Huntington, Long Island, New York 21 - Hempstead, Long Island, New York 22 - Sunday 23 - Port Chester, New York 24 - Stamford, Connecticut 25 - Poughkeepsie, New York 26 - Middletown, New York 27 - Kingston, New York 28 - Oneonta, New York 29 - Sunday 30 - Ithaca, New York 31 - Cortland, New York June 1 - Oswego, New York 2 - Gouverneur, New York 3 - Pottsdam, New York 4 - Malone, New York 5 - Sunday 6-7 - Montreal, Que. Canada 8 - Ottawa, Ont. Canada 9 - Kingston, Ont. Canada 10 - Belleville, Ont. Canada 11 - Peterboro, Ont. Canada 12 - Sunday 13 - Hamilton, Ont. Canada 14 - Brantford, Ont. Canada 15 - London, Ont. Canada 16 - St. Thomas, Ont. Canada 17 - Chatham, Ont. Canada 18-19 - Detroit, Michigan 20-21 - Toledo, Ohio 22 - Coldwater, Michigan 23 - Albion, Michigan 24 - Pontiac, Michigan 25 - Detroit, Michigan 26 - Sunday 27 - Windsor, Ont. Canada 28 - Woodstock, Ont. Canada 29 - Guelph, Ont. Canada 30 - Simcoe, Ont. Canada July 1 - Welland, Ont. Canada 2 - Toronto, Ont. Canada 3 - Sunday 4 - Smiths Falls, Ont. Canada 5 - Cornwall, Ont. Canada 6 - St. Hyacinthe, Que. Canada 7 - Three Rivers, Que. Canada 8 - Shewanigan, Que. Canada 9 - Quebec, Que. Canada 10 - Sunday 11 - Campbellton, N.B. Canada 12 - Edmundston, N.B. Canada 13 - Caribou, Maine 14 - Houlton, Maine |
July
15 - Fredericton, N.B. Canada 16 - New Castle, N.B. Canada 17 - Sunday 18 - Halifax, N.S. Canada 19 - Bridgewater, N.S. Canada 20 - Yarmouth, N.S. Canada 21 - Digby, N.S. Canada 22 - Kentville, N.S. Canada 23 - Truro, N.S. Canada 24 - Sunday 25 - New Glasgow, N.S. Canada 26 - Amherst, N.S. Canada 27 - Moncton, N.B. Canada 28 - St. John, N.B. Canada 29 - St. Stephen, N.B. Canada 30 - Eastport, Maine 31 - Sunday August 1 - Bangor, Maine 2 - Dover-Foxcroft, Maine 3 - Waterville, Maine 4 - Augusta, Maine 5 - Lewiston, Maine 6 - Rumford, Maine 7 - Sunday 8 - Portland, Maine 9 - Berlin, New Hampshire 10 - Woodsville, New Hampshire 11 - St. Johnsbury, Vermont 12 - Newport, Vermont 13 - St. Albans, Vermont 14 - Sunday 15 - Montpelier, Vermont 16 - Burlington, Vermont 17 - Rutland, Vermont 18 - Bennington, Vermont 19 - Saratoga Springs, New York 20 - Troy, New York 21 - Sunday 22 - York, Pennsylvania 23 - Hanover, Pennsylvania 24 - Chambersburg, Pennsylvania 25 - Hagerstown, Maryland 26 - Westminster, Maryland 27 - Alexandria, Virginia 28 - Sunday 29 - Danville, Virginia 30 - Winston-Salem, North Carolina 31 - Durham, North Carolina September 1 - Raleigh, North Carolina 2 - Greensboro, North Carolina 3 - High Point, North Carolina 4 - Sunday 5 - Asheville, North Carolina 6 - Hickory, North Carolina 7 - Gastonia, North Carolina 8 - Salisbury, North Carolina 9 - Burlington, North Carolina 10 - Goldsboro, North Carolina 11 - Sunday 12 - Rocky Mount, North Carolina 13 - Fayetteville, North Carolina 14 - Florence, South Carolina 15 - Sumter, South Carolina 16 - Newberry, South Carolina 17 - Easley, South Carolina 18 - Sunday 19 - Rome, Georgia 20 - Gadsden, Alabama 21 - Anniston, Alabama 22 - Talladega, Alabama 23 - LaGrange, Georgia 24 - Newnan, Georgia 25 - Sunday 26 - Columbus, Georgia 27 - Albany, Georgia 28 - Thomasville, Georgia 29 - Moultrie, Georgia 30 - Fitzgerald, Georgia October 1 - Douglas, Georgia 2 - Sunday 3 - Brunswick, Georgia 4 - Waycross, Georgia 5 - Valdosta, Georgia 6 - Bainbridge, Georgia 7 - Cuthbert, Georgia 8 - Griffin, Georgia 9 - Sunday 10 - Cedartown, Georgia 11 - Cartersville, Georgia 12 - Dalton, Georgia 13 - Tullahoma, Tennessee 14 - Fayetteville, Tennessee 15 - Columbia, Tennessee 16 - Sunday 17 - Clarksville, Tennessee 18 - Springfield, Tennessee 19 - Pulaski, Alabama 20 - Cullman, Alabama 21 - Birmingham, Alabama 22 - Bessemer, Alabama Season closed |
Winter quarters at Macon, Georgia. Chas. Sparks, owner and manager; T. W. Ballenger, general agent; Clifton Sparks, assistant manager; J. M. Randolph, advance car manager; George Vincent Connor, side show manager; Bert May, equestrian director; Jack Phillips, musical director; Jake Posey, boss hostler; George Singleton, boss canvasman; Java Koen, superintendent of lights; Charles Cole, trainmaster.
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April
13 - Winston-Salem, North Carolina 15 - Lynchburg, Virginia 16 - Roanoke, Virginia 17 - Pulaski, Virginia 18 - Bristol, Tennessee 19 - Johnson City, Tennessee 20 - Kingsport, Tennessee 22 - Bluefield, West Virginia 23 - Gary, West Virginia 24 - Williamson, West Virginia 25 - Portsmouth, Ohio 26 - Ashland, Kentucky 27 - Logan, West Virginia 29 - Beckley, West Virginia 30 - Charleston, West Virginia May 1 - Huntington, West Virginia 2 - Parkersburg, West Virginia 3 - Clarksburg, West Virginia 4 - Fairmount, West Virginia 6 - Morgantown, West Virginia 7 - Connellsville, Pennsylvania 8 - Greensburg, Pennsylvania 9 - Indiana, Pennsylvania 10 - Vandergrift, Pennsylvania 11 - Charleroi, Pennsylvania 13 - Uniontown, Pennsylvania 14 - Somerset, Pennsylvania 15 - Cumberland, Maryland 16 - Hagerstown, Maryland 17 - Westminster, Maryland 18 - Annapolis, Maryland 20 - Chester, Pennsylvania 21 - Norristown, Pennsylvania 22 - Bethlehem, Pennsylvania 23 - Mt. Carmel, Pennsylvania 24 - Hazleton, Pennsylvania 25 - Honesdale, Pennsylvania 27 - Montclair, New Jersey 28 - Englewood, New Jersey 29 - Newburgh, New Jersey 30 - Westwood, New Jersey 31 - Westfield, New Jersey June 1 - Stapleton, S. I., New York 3 - Jackson Heights, Long Island, New York 4 - Richmond Hill, Long Island, New York 5 - Bayside, Long Island, New York 6 - Queens Village, Long Island, New York 7 - Mineola, Long Island, New York 8 - Rockville Center, Long Island, New York 10 - Poughkeepsie, New York 11 - Troy, New York 12 - Gloversville, New York 13 - Herkimer, New York 14 - Watertown, New York 15 - Potsdam, New York 17-18 - Montreal, Quebec, Canada 19 - Ottawa, Ontario, Canada 20 - Brockville, Ontario, Canada 21 - Kingston, Ontario, Canada 22 - Oshawa, Ontario, Canada 24 - Peterboro, Ontario, Canada 25 - Smiths Falls, Ontario, Canada 26 - Cornwall, Ontario, Canada 27 - Granby, Ontario, Canada 28 - St. Johns, Ontario, Canada 29 - St. Hyacinthe, Quebec, Canada July 1 - Lennoxville, Quebec, Canada 2 - Gorham, New Hampshire 3 - Lewiston, Maine 4 - Augusta, Maine 5 - Waterville, Maine 6 - Madison, Maine 8 - Bangor, Maine 9 - Dover-Foxcroft, Maine 10 - Houlton, Maine 11 - Caribou, Maine 12 - Edmunston, N. B., Canada 13 - Campbellton, N. B., Canada 15 - Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada 16 - Windsor, Nova Scotia, Canada 17 - Truro, Nova Scotia, Canada 18 - New Glasgow, Nova Scotia, Canada 19-20- Sydney, Nova Scotia, Canada 22 - Amherst, Nova Scotia, Canada 23 - Newcastle, N. B., Canada 24 - Moncton, N. B., Canada 25 - St. John, N. B., Canada |
July
26 - Frederickton, N. B., Canada 27 - Calais, Maine 29 - Rockland, Maine 30 - Portland, Maine 31 - Rochester, New Hampshire August 1 - Gardner, Massachusetts 2 - Greenfield, Massachusetts 3 - North Adams, Massachusetts 5 - Dunkirk, New York 6 - Ashtabula, Ohio 7 - Painesville, Ohio 8 - Norwalk, Ohio 9 - Fremont, Ohio 10 - Sandusky, Ohio 12 - Greenville, Ohio 13 - Van Wert, Ohio 14 - Bryan, Ohio 15 - Kendallville, Indiana 16 - Coldwater, Michigan 17 - Hillsdale, Michigan 18 - Detroit, Michigan 19 - Mt. Clemens, Michigan 20 - Bad Axe, Michigan 21 - Saginaw, Michigan 22 - Flint, Michigan 23 - Alma, Michigan 24 - Cadillace, Michigan 26 - Petoskey, Michigan 27 - Traverse City, Michigan 28 - Manistee, Michigan 29 - Big Rapids, Michigan 30 - Sturgis, Michigan 31 - Warsaw, Indiana September 2 - Kokomo, Indiana 3 - Marion, Indiana 4 - Anderson, Indiana 5 - Rushville, Indiana 6 - Columbia, Indiana 7 - Martinsville, Indiana 9 - Bloomington, Indiana 10 - Bedford, Indiana 11 - Washington, Indiana 12 - Flora, Illinois 13 - Lawrenceville, Illinois 14 - Harrisburg, Illinois 16 - Mt. Vernon, Illinois 17 - McLeansboro, Illinois 18 - Owensboro, Kentucky 19 - Madisonville, Kentucky 20 - Bowling Green, Kentucky 21 - Glasgow, Kentucky 23 - Central City, Kentucky 24 - Paducah, Kentucky 25 - Marion, Illinois 26 - Murphysboro, Illinois 27 - Cairo, Illinois 28 - Flat River, Missouri 30 - Cape Girardeau, Missouri October 1 - Caruthersville, Missouri 2 - Blytheville, Arkansas 3 - Jonesboro, Arkansas 4 - West Plains, Missouri 5 - Walnut Ridge, Arkansas 7 - Batesville, Arkansas 8 - Conway, Arkansas 9 - Russellville, Arkansas 10 - Morrillton, Arkansas 11 - Hot Springs, Arkansas 12 - Pine Bluff, Arkansas 14 - Vicksburg, Mississippi 15 - Kosciusko, Mississippi 16 - Water Valley, Mississippi 17 - Winona, Mississippi 18 - Columbus, Mississippi 19 - Jasper, Alabama 21 - Greenville, Alabama 22 - Pensacola, Florida 23 - Chipley, Florida 24 - Tallahassee, Florida 25 - Lake City, Florida 26 - Ocala, Florida 28 - St. Petersburg, Florida 29 - Tampa, Florida 30 - Lakeland, Florida 31 - Orlando, Florida November 1 - DeLand, Florida 2 - Gainesville, Florida End of season |
Total mileage for season 14,958. Winter quarters Central City Park, Macon, Georgia.
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May
9 - Chester, Pennsylvania 11 - Elizabeth, New Jersey 12 - Red Bank, New Jersey 13 - Bayonne, New Jersey 14 - Westfield, New Jersey 15 - Bethlehem, Pennsylvania 16 - Dover, New Jersey 18 - Morristown, New Jersey 19 - Nutley, New Jersey 20 - Bloomfield, New Jersey 21 - Englewood, New Jersey 22 - Ridgewood, New Jersey 24 - Stapleton, SI, New York 25 - South Ozone Park, Long Island, New York 26 - Hempstead, New York 27 - Huntington, New York 28-29 - Jamaica, New York 30-31 - Jackson Heights, New York June 1 - Far Rockaway, New York 2 - Queens Villiage, New York 3 - Port Chester, New York 4 - Meriden, Connecticut 5 - New London, Connecticut 6 - Westerly, Rhode Island 8 - Cranston, Rhode Island 9 - Newport, Rhode Island 10 - Fall River, Massachusetts 11 - Wareham, Massachusetts 12 - Brockton, Massachusetts 13 - Quincy, Massachusetts 15 - Lynn, Massachusetts 16 - Salem, Massachusetts 17 - Gloucester, Massachusetts 18 - Newburyport, Massachusetts 19 - Haverhill, Massachusetts 20 - Lawrence, Massachusetts 22 - Lowell, Massachusetts 23 - Concord, New Hampshire 24 - Franklin, New Hampshire 25 - Laconia, New Hampshire 26 - Rochester, New Hampshire 27 - Portsmouth, New Hampshire 29 - Portland, Maine 30 - Lewiston, Maine July 1 - Livermore, Maine 2 - Waterville, Maine 3 - Bath, Maine 4 - Rochland, Maine 6 - Augusta, Maine 7 - Dover-Foxcraft, Maine 8 - Houlton, Maine 9 - Presque Isle, Maine 10 - VanBuren, Maine 11 - Ft. Kent, Maine 13 - Millinocket, Maine 14 - Bangor, Maine 15 - Ellsworth, Maine 16 - Calais, Maine 17 - St. John, N. B., Canada 18 - Moncton, N. B., Canada 20 - Charlottetown, P. E. I., Canada 21 - Summerside, P. E. I., Canada 22 - Amherst, N. S., Canada 23 - Truro, N. S., Canada 24 - Windsor, N. S., Canada 25 - Kentville, N. S., Canada 27 - Digby, N. S., Canada 28 - Yarmouth, N. S., Canada 29 - Bridgewater, N. S., Canada 30 - Halifax, N. S., Canada 31 - North Sydney, N. S., Canada (night) August 1 - Sydney, N. S., Canada 3 - New Glasgow, N. S., Canada 4 - Newcastle, N. B., Canada 5 - Campbellton, N. B., Canada 6 - Bathurst, N. B., Canada 7 - Fredericton, N. B., Canada 8 - Edmunston, N. B., Canada |
August
10 - Quebec, P. Q., Canada
11 - Three Rivers, P. Q., Canada 12 - Joliette, P. Q., Canada 13 - St. Hyacinthe, P. Q., Canada 14 - Valleyfield, P. Q., Canada 15 - St. John's, P. Q., Canada 17 - St. Albans, Vermont 18 - Montpelier, Vermont 19 - Burlington, Vermont 20 - Bennington, Vermont 21 - Troy, New York 22 - Saratoga Springs, New York 24 - Cooperstown, New York 25 - Oneonta, New York 26 - Carbondale, Pennsylvania 27 - Reading, Pennsylvania 28 - Phoenixville, Pennsylvania 29 - West Chester, Pennsylvania 31 - Dover, Delaware September 1 - Cambridge, Maryland 2 - Salisbury, Maryland 3 - Crisfield, Maryland 4 - Pocomoke, Maryland 5 - Cape Charles, Virginia 7 - Norfolk, Virginia 8 - Portsmouth, Virginia 9 - Petersburg, Virginia 10 - Henderson, North Carolina 11 - Durham, North Carolina 12 - Burlington, North Carolina 14 - Reidsville, North Carolina 15 - High Point, North Carolina 16 - Salisbury, North Carolina 17 - Statesville, North Carolina 18 - Concord, North Carolina 19 - Gastonia, North Carolina 21 - Spartanburg, South Carolina 22 - Gainesville, Georgia 23 - Athens, Georgia 24 - Macon, Georgia 25 - Columbus, Georgia 26 - Montgomery, Alamaba 28 - Tuscaloosa, Alamaba 29 - Columbus, Mississippi 30 - Corinth, Mississippi October 1 - Jackson, Tennessee 2 - Dyersburg, Tennessee 3 - Clarkdale, Mississippi 5 - Grenada, Mississippi 6 - Kosciusko, Mississippi 7 - Greenville, Mississippi 8 - Vicksburg, Mississippi 9 - Yazoo City, Mississippi 10 - Laurel, Mississippi 12 - Hattiesburg, Mississippi 13 - Meridian, Mississippi 14 - Mobile, Alabama 15 - Pensacola, Florida 16 - Marianna, Florida 17 - Tallahassee, Florida 19 - Jacksonville, Florida 20 - Gainesville, Florida 21 - Ocala, Florida 22 - Orlando, Florida 23 - Sanford, Florida 24 - Palatka, Florida 26 - St. Augustine, Florida 27 - Daytona Beach, Florida 28 - Ft. Pierce, Florida 29 - West Palm Beach, Florida 30-31 - Miami, Florida November 2 - Winter Haven, Florida 3 - St. Petersburg, Florida 4 - Tampa, Florida 5 - Lakeland, Florida 6 - Fort Myers, Florida 7 - Sarasota, Florida End of season |
Mileage for season 11,682. Winter quarters, Sarasota, Florida.
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