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Volume 3 May 27, 1974 Number 21

MATTEL REPORT INTERESTINGLast year was a special one for Ringlinq Bros.-8ornu« &

Bailey, says Mattel's Annual Report, for it was highlighted by con-tinued growth by the circus and the opening of Circus World Park inFlorida. In 1973, the circus enjoyed its biggest year, playing inover 80 U. S. and Canadian cities and presenting approximately1,000 performances. An equally ambitious schedule has been laid outfor the 1974 tour.

In April 1973, Ringlingbroke ground for itt 750 acr«Circus World entertainment com-plex near Orlando, fla. The in-itial pheae, Showcase, is cur-rently open to the public.

On Page 14 of the Annual Re-port ia "Note 2 - DiscontinuedOperationa* which provides thedates that various Mattel sub-sidiaries were aold. It goes onto say — Also included are allthe operationa of Ringling Bros.Barnum & Beiley Combined Shows,Inc., including the circus andCircus World entertainment com-plex, which the Company present-ly intends to sell* There is noaasurance at this time that sucla sale will ever be consumated.

Net sales of discontinued(Continued on Peg* 9)

tour was a winning oneKramien's Magic Show recent

ly completed a 16 weak tour*playing Arizona, Nevada, New Mex-ico, Idaho and Utah. The newahow -- Magic Cspedee — ia aatto open on June 8th at Vancouver(Waah) and ia booked wall into1975.

Business for the ahaw waaaaid to be good in the South-western area. Date* ware playedwith phone promotion and on anindependent basis and in thefuture extra independent deteahave bean planned*

At the Univeraity of NewMexico the ahow'a prop truckran away and knocked over elamp poet. Damage to the truckwaa aatimated at $1,000

Pag* 2

IT WAS MIGHTY NICEFor its April 24-30 date

at Omaha, Nebr., the Kaye Lont'JCircus was sponsored by the Tan*gier Shrine Temple. This year'scircus has some net* featureswhich make it far superior toany other indoor circus, exclud-ing Ringling-Bernum.

A single trapeze artist --Arturo -- par forme the most dor-ing and outstanding feats thatthis writer has witnessed* H0is featured in the aerial bal-let, which is definitely a highpoint of the show. The numberhas 17 girls on webs, then dur»ing a blackout bubble machinesfill the arena with bubbles,which with cclored spots provid-es a fantastic effect.

The 2? hour show is loadedwith some of the finest circusperformers in the business. Tar*zan Zerbini's unequaled catact; Miss Jacquiline's aerialrocket, and the sensationalGene Ptendez on the high wire,are but a few of those who aretop stars. The Patterson Familyoffers three excellent numbers—'

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The Circus Report

KAYE CbNT'L CIRCUS (Continued)

Walter as "Mr. Bell* has a bal-ancing routine, the entire fam-ily appears on the trampolineand Lore performs on the singletrapeze and web.

Another aeriel thriller isthe Nerveless Nocks sweypoleact (due to Dolly Nock's recentinjury at Circus America) onlythroe away poles ere used.

Phil 0. McDonald does a ca-pable job of announcing andClown Alley MBS led by Gene Ran-dow.

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Hay 27, 1974

people Stage Show ACTSPHIL SHEAR) advance clown

for John Strong, was burned ontha face, neck and cheat whiledoing hie fire eating act*

BOB MOORE is currently atthe Nugget Casino (Sparks, Nev.)where he works in the elephantdepartment*

JOHANNA NILLISON (Angeli-que) a stripper who worked in •lion's cage, waa killed by thelion on April 26, while perfor»-ing et Rotterdam*

HARRV ROSS (Rossi, theClown) recently joined the Gat-ti-Charles Circus for its cur-rent tour*

"Hanabel" TOPOR, "Punch"COUCH (from Ringling Blue). "Ko-sco" NAUGHTIN and "Paddy" Bis-sonetta clowned at Kaufman'sSteeple Chase Perk, Coney Isl'd,N.Y. on May 5th. Pat and Mikealso worked the Spring Festivalnt Rlverdale, N.Y. on Key 11th.

JACKI ALTHOrr hes report-edly left the Poleck Show for anextensive date in an easternpark.

CLARK WcDERflOTT, and hisdogs, are currently working outof Gainesville, Texas.

Acts appearing on tha freeehow et the Porterville, Celif.,Fair (May 16-18) Includadt

David * Irena Karl CareonyStepping Stones Bounding LaaaTha Croat Bruno

One of the stagehands work-Ing backstage during the threeday event was Chat Slueser.

BOBO, the Hobo, a CFAbar worked the Monroe, La. AutoShow on May 4th. Ha lead theperada, riding in a 1918 Dodgesedan*

THE DEANS (Frank and Bar-nice) viaitad the Grand CircuaSafari at Lenceater, Calif, onon May 17th. Strong winds both-ered sons performers, they said.

NENA and MERLE EVANS planto visit with PAUL VAN POOL atJoplin, Mo., after the July 4thBamboo celebration.

MARIE LOTER, organist, iareportedly no longer with thaFisher Bros. Circua

DON wESTON, retired sharpehootar, recently sold hie ectend prope to FRANK DEAN. Thisincludes Meston's rare wueicechime which can be played witbullets. Dean plena to presentthe ect on the Happytime Circua)this season.

PAUL VAN POOL plane to bein Tulso, Okie, on June 15th tovisit friende on the RinglingRed Unit.

Pag* 4 Tha Circus Report

&OTI-CHARLES - MichaelSporrer

This year the American Continental Circus, produced by Gat-ti-Charles, had two sponsors in Seattle, Wash. On Bay 8-10 the show•as sponsored by the Police Officers Guild, and on May 11-12 thecircus was sponsored by the Boeing Management Association.

The circus Has presented in one of the Boeing buildings,with rental aeets set up all around the sides. There was plenty ofroom for tha acts and the whole set-up looked good. In fact this wasthe best production the show has presented.

Ringmaster Will Hutchlnswears the traditional red* whitsand black outfit, «nd does anice job at the mike, music forthe program is capably handledby Don Rey.

The show line-up featured!The Tates - clown warm-upSpec - Parade of all personnelFrank Megyorosi - lions (2)Great Bardoe - aerial escapeThe ^ates - balancing eggsCongo, almost human gorillDiias Myma "loon - trapezeSpanish web number (2)Glen Henry - trained dogsMogyorosi's dogsNolly's Hollywood caninesThe Wi Hattys - jugglingSenior Hugo - jugglingThe Four Gasperis - knockabouts

CHARGES MADELast week the Associated

Press reported the Ohio AttorneyGeneral's Office is going toseek a permanent injunction a-gainst a circus and its fund-raising firm for alleged misre-presentation under the OhioCheritable Solicitation Lavs.The Attorney General Office says"the circus keeps too much ofthe money it raises and doesn'tgive enough to the chairty ittalks about.*

In its suit, filed in But-ler County, the Attorney Gener-al named a Florida-baaed circusand promotional fund raiser inconnection with a fund raisingprogram for the Trenton Rescue

The Clowns - Tata, Ellis, W i l l i e Squad. The suit contends that

Clan's liberty ponies (4)The Flying Gsonss

— Intermission —Ken Wilier - hand balancingThe Clowns - toothache numberMiss Lillian - foot jugglerAmazing Alain - wire/sword bal.Lempke's chimps - (4)

the circus keeps up to 85£ ofall funds raised, and that this

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The Ashton Family - risleyfranciscans - teeterboardMichael Rice - elephants (3)Lee Blocks - high wire

May 27, 1974 Pag* 5

Ohio Draws Many Shows — Fans HappyIn tha weak between may 10 and May 17, some five clrcusps

played within a 30 mile radius of Cincinnati, Ohio, to the de-light of local circus fana. Shows in tha area included*- SyrianShrine Circus, Lamia Bros., Hoxia Bros., Sells & Cray and tha Han-naford Circus.

About 70 circua fans and performers attended a circus partyhosted by members of the John Robinson-Loyal Repeneky CFATent for the Syrian Shrine Circua performers on May 4th.Among those attending the party were some personnel fromLewie Bros. Circua, which waa playing in nearby Covington,Kentucky on that

Acts featuredrian Shrine Circua

day.

with thawerai«••

Sy- notesThe Minn Duo - MotorcyclesBill Golden - tigera and lionYoung Duo - helicopter spinMeryae Bagary - high trapezeBill Golden - elaphant/tig/liorFay Alexander - comedy carRoy Huston - illusionsThe Burgera - Ham it Egg RevueMias Charmaine - ponies/monks.The Clinea - liberty horsesThe Kings - llemaaKarl Wallenda - Great ttallendaiSheila wlnn - elide for UfaThe Burgara - chimpsKlauaar'a bearsHall'a baeraTha Eaquadea - cyclistsVictor Julian - dogsKing, Cline, Cunao - elephantsEddie Ventura - rocket car

Clown Allay was Headed byGene Randow and Carl Gray.

Hoxia Bros. Circua played atLebanon, Ohio on May 12th, whereit was a windy cool day* Actsfeatured in that show's program

Eastman Kodak Co. is usingcircua acts for its current TVcommercials.

Circus Vargas cancelled itsplans for a parade at Tacoma,l/h.on May 13th. All shows drew bigcrowds in that city.

Tha Wenatehee Youth Circuaia booking Pacific Northwestdates for its upcoming 22nd an-nual tour.

included!..

Criatiani family - riding andtrampoline, plus Glide's un-caged laoperda

Forneaari Family - trampolineand juggling

McGuire Sisters - bird fantasyand awinging ladders

Phil Chandler - ringmaster eneillusions

Bert Pettus - horasa/elephantaKing Charlea - band laeder

...... Don Sandman

Allen's Pat ZooWay TO-Jun 1 Lemcore, Cal

Beatty-Cole Circusmay 27 Philadelphia, Pa.

28 Mast Chester29 Cilbertsville30 Heading31 Allentown

June 1 East Brunswick,NJ2 Piscataway

Carson & Barnes CircusMay 2? Abilene, Kans.

28 Beliot29 Lyons30 Andover31 Ellsworth

June 1 Harrington2 Topeka

Lewis BroA. Circus (Cont'dJ' LATEmav 10 Uvid, Wich.

31 Fnyette, OhioJune 1 manitou Bch,mch

2 Enroute

The following route infer-"nation *as rpcpivwr) afterwe'd qone to press at theend of last week.

Polack Bros. CircusT. o c r r Barnea & Daily Circus31-June 2 San Fren.Ca

Ctey 26 Barry, 111.Rinqlinq-Barnum Blue Unit ...

_„ „ Royal 8ro=. Circusmay 29-Jun 16 Philad'ha,P* 7

may 25 Klnqsville,Rinqlinq-Barnum Red Unit

may 29-Jun 2 Provid'ce.RI

Royal Liplzzen Stallion ShowWay 28-29 Sprinqf'd, Wp.

30 SedaliaJune 1-2 Ulichita, Kans.

Sells i Cray Circusmay 27 Ashland, Ohio

28 Leetonia29 Carrolton30 Hickory, Pa.31 Somerset

Can.

Early American Circusmay 26-27 San Rafael,Cal

Royal Ranch Showmay 25 Lambertaville.NJ

WARS AGOJuly 3-4, 1921 - Uttsf'ld

mass.

The Kingling Bros. & Bar-num & Bailey Circus arriv-

Carson & Barnes CircusMay 27 Abilene, Kane.

28 Beliot29 Lyons30 Andover31 Ellsworth

June 1 Herrington2 Topeke

Hubert Castle CircusMay 27-28 Lethbridqe, Albta

29-30 Red DeerJun 1 Crend Prairie

Circus Knieto f.ey 30 Todistrasee,5«tz

June30 Sedalia1-2 Wichita, Kans.

IMOy L0i"i.:ni V.B v i 1 . B , n j

Sells A Cray Ci rcus(•ley 27 Ashland, Ohio

28 Leetonia29 Carrolton30 Hickory, Pa.31 Somerset

John Stronq Circus (1869)Hey 27 Santa Rosa, NCI

28-29 Enroute30-31 San Antonio,Tex

June 1-3 Houston

Circus VergesMay 27 Cnroute

28 Crseley, Colo.29 Boulder

John Strong Indoor Circusmay 27 Io»a City,I owe

28 Ottumwe29 Burlinqton30 (Juincy31 Chillicothe.mo

Garden Bros. Circusmay 29-Jun 2 montreel. Can.; *. OTHER ROUTES

Getti-Charles Circus ! Animal Land Parkmay 28 Auburn, Calif.

29 Grass Valley30 Plecerville31 So. Lake Tahoe

June 1 Jackson2 mill Valley

m»«w 27-5ep 2

Buv. c Bros. Showsmay 3L)-Jun 2 Wontc lair ,Ce

Century ?1 Shows - Blueto June 1 Chicago Hqhts,

marlene Dietrich ShowJune 3-9 Sacramento, Cal

Disney on Parade ShowTO- Jun 3 Seattle, wsh

George fflatthews Circus Century 21 Shows - Redmay 27-28 Great Falls,Mont may 29-Jun 1 Rantoul.lll

29 Enroute30 Bozemen31 Billings

June 1 Billings2 Sheridan

Hamid-morton Circusmay 30-Jun 2 Peterson, N.J

Hoxie Bros. Circusmay 27 marshall, Mich.

28 Laporte, Ind.29 Chestertown30 Burlington, Mac31 Janesville

June 1-2 Milwaukee

H. Drew Showsmay 27-Jun 1 Oak Hill,*. A

Frazier u/orld Fair Show*Way 29-Jun 2 El Paso, Tex

Holiday on Ice Showto June 2 Mexico City,Wex

Chick Reed "«». RodeoJune 1-2 Concord, (.el*

Emmett Kelly, Jr. Circus Rose City Ridesmay 30-June 2 Spokane, aash may 28-Jun 1 Bonne Terrs,

moRoyal Winnipeg BalletKing Bros. Circus

May 27 Lordsburg, N.m.28 Safford, Ariz.29 Ft. Huachula30 Nogeles31 Tucson

Lswis Bros* Circusmay 27 Dimondale,

28 Greenville29 Carson City

may 28-Jun 4 Mexico City

oc

YEARS AGOJuly 3-4, 1921 - Pittsf ' ld

Mass.

The Ringling Bros. & Bar-num & Bailey Circus arriv-ed here from Bridgeport,Conn, on Sunday, July 3rd.

The first section came inat 9i30 a.m. with 22 cars(3 horse cars, 16 flats,3sleepers, 51 wagons, anauto, a tractor - 24 cage•agons) x

The second section came in £at 9i30 a.IP. with ?3 cirs £.(6 horse cars, 10 flats, 7sleepers, 3 lutos, 27 wa-gons and ? tractors).

The third "notion c*me inat 9i4b a.m. with 23 cars(5 horse cars, 17 flats,1 sleeper, an auto. 2chariots and 51 wagons).

The fourth section came in -jat 10 a.m. with 24 cars(5 stock cars, 7 horse 2cars and 12 sleepers). j!

The waqi-.ns are all r»d,the fiat cars are yellowwith grpen ends, while thesleepers *r* all red*

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They havei -50 elephants,16 camels, 2 rebras, t30ring horses, 6 ponies. Thetpnts i n c l u d e i 6 pole bigtop, 6 pole menagerie, 3pole sice show, b poledressing tent, 5 pole ringstock tent, two 5 poleGraft horse tents, 7 poledining tent, 3 pole color-ed dinging room, four cookhouse tents, blacksmithshop, wardrobe tent, candybutchers top, ushers tent,4 smell tents end 5 out-side concession tents.

have three electriclight plants - two for thabig show and one for theside show.

All but the big top wna »put up on Sunday, and the »big top went up Monday* l-J

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Death Takes Bob Good A Bit Of LuckFormer circus performer,

pharmacist, Inventor and a cir-cus fan -- Robert 0. Good --died on Clay 9th at the age of70.

Born in Allentown, Pa., he ,graduated from the PhiladelphiaCollege of Pharmacy, then ventto work with hie father. In 1926he joined Ringling-Barnum aa atrainer and equestrian.

In 1930 he started build-inq his own model circus, andhe had a miniature circus muse- .urn on the third floor of hishome in Allentown. In 1939 heserved es president of the Cir-cus model Builders Association. '

Survivors include his »id- jo», Margaret! a son, Robert F.,of Emmaus! a daughter, Nancy J*Rica, of Whitehall} a brother,Dr. Kerry S. Good, of Allentown!e sister, Frances L. Bowers, ofFrederick, Wd. and a gandchild.

SHOW ProgramThe program currently

ing presented by Lewis Bros.Circus festures:--

Wusical fanfare and welcom*nouncements

Gery Henry and Clown Pokey -the Oog Pie problem

Miss Souren - single trapezeRobert & Rose Gibba - poniesZerbini Bros - comedy tablesPasha Gibbs - performing cs

be-

lt MSB just luck that thetornado missed us, says showmanJim Silverlake. The thing couldhave easily wiped out the Barnes& Daily Circus quarters at ''"e-dore, Indiana.

In April, Just before theshow went out, a tornado racedthrough Indiana, causing damageeverywhere. The tornado, withfour tails, rolled across thecountryside, heading directlyfor the circus quarters, thensone 150 yards from the elephantbarn it turned west. Shortly af-terwards it turned north again,destroying several homes andfarm buildings in the area.While still in sight of the shotquarters the thing went througha cemetery, scattering gavestones all ovsr the place*

The Barnes & Daily Circuscrew were among the first to getlocal rescue operations going*Then spent s whole day lookingfor an elderly neighbor lady,who it was discovered had diedwhen the storm wrecked her home*

imel

Gary Henry - comedy ponymiss Maya - sword balanceGibb'3 comedy elephant numbermiss Anne - bareback ridingMies Roaa - iron jaw numberGery Henry - egg balancingZerbini Bros. - tight wireClown Pokey - comedy carBob Gibbs - liberty mulesZerbini Bros. - teeterboardBob & Rosa Gibbs - elephants

Bay 27, 1974

MATTEL REPORT (Continued)

operations ware $80,063,000 and$83,574,000 in 1974 and 1973,respectively, including RinglinqBros.1 sales of $27,478,000 and$24,863,000 in the raspectlvayears.

Losses were as followai. 1974 - Per

Income or (loss) Amount Sharefrom Operat'naRingling Bros. $2,396,000 .14Other (766,000) (.04)On disposal (13,671,000) (.81)

(12,041,000) (.71)Less - Applicebla income taxes(credite)i

Ringling Bros. 1,234,000 .07Other (4,074,000) (.24)

(2,840,000) (.17)

Net Loss $ (9,201,000) (.54)

- 1973 -

Income or (losa) fro* operat'naRingling Bros. 3,780,000 .22Other (6,859,000)(.40)On disposal (7,OS8,000)(.60)

Less - applicable income taxes(credits)tRingling Bros. 1,864,000 .11Other (1,864,000)(.11)

— —

Net Loss (10,137,000)(.60)

The loss on disposal in1974 includes operating lossesof approximately $9 Million in-curred during the period of dis-posal. Results of discontinuedoperations include allocated in«

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teraat and administrative ex-panses of $4,281,000 in 1974 and$1,774,000 in 1973. Prior to1974, the discontinued business-es maintained separata lines ofcredit and made interest pay-ments directly to their banka.Allocation of such coats to dis-continued business baaed on as-ssts and corporate advances (in-cluding earnings reinvestedsince acquiation) has been lim-ited to the amount of interestexpense which would have beeneliminated by application tobank indebtedness of the pro-ceeds of their sale. Approximat-ely $2 million of the leases ondisposal in 1974 represents los-ses applicable to Optigen Corp.

The essets and liabilitiesof the diecontinued businessesare shown below (in pert).

Non-current assets i

Investment in Circus Worldt —1974 - $18,935,0001973 - 9,942,000

The investment in CircusWorld consisted of costs incur-red by Ringling Bros, in connec-tion with the construction of afamily entertainment park loca-ted near Orlendo, Fin. Thesecosts Include approximately $7,300,000 for land, $6,200,000 forconstruction, $1,500,000 formemorabilia, $2,500,000 for ad-ministration, salaries, consult-ing fees and intereat and $1,50C000 for other costs. Thesecosts are being deferred by(Continued on Pag* 11)

Peg* 10 The Circus Report

Statue Found -- Repairs HadeThe life-sized statue of Tom Thumb (Charles S. Stratton)

which was damaged by vandmla at a Bridgeport* Conn., cemetery onmarch 20th, has been found and repaired* Whan ceawtery officialsdiscovered the atatue laying broken at the foot of its base, thehead mas missing. About a weak later the heed waa found in anotherpart of the cemetery.

Officials of the Mountain Grove Cemetery report the atatuevaa repaired in their own shops. Holes were drilled through theststue, with galvanized reinforcing rods put inside to helpstrengthen the figure. A specie! expoxy glue* which hardena andcan be polished, was used to repair the cracks around the neck,kness and base of the atatue.

The atatua was placed onthe Stratton Family plot in1858. Charles Stratton, end hieparents, are all burled there*

The statue was first dam-aged in June 1959, when vandalssmashed it to the ground andmade off with the head. Some16,000 was raised for restora-tion work by local citizens anda new head was carved for theatatue. Later the original headwas found in the Rooster River.It was mounted for display andnow rests in the Barnum Museum.

Cemetery officiala havesuggested the statue might besafer if kept in the BarnumMuseum, but there has been someobjection to that idea. Now thecemetery is asking Bridgeportcitizens for their opinion --whether the etatue should be re*placed etop the grave marker orpresented to the museum.

Working LayoffMost of the show equipment

waa renewed when Clyde Bros.Circus (Red Unit) laid over etAnderson, N.C., recently. Thework waa carried out et the feiigrounds under the direction ofLucky Larabee and Amandes.

A considerable amount ofpainting was achieved, with newloading runs installed on thelion trailer, while new livingquarters were added to the ele-phant van. A new cage has alaobeen added to the show

The FactsSomehow that etory about

the Carson & Barnes Circus got abit mixed up. The show was side-walled at Roaenburg, Texaa whenthe canvas spool truck was downwith a broken axle.

The big top waa up, with allcenter poles at °eau«iont, butthe marquee wasn't here.

Tex Oreyfue

Bey 27, 1974 Peg* 11MATTEL REPORT (Continued)

Ringling Bros, and will be amor-tized againat future revenues,if any. The ultimate realization!of the investment in CircusWorld is dependent upon obtain-ing financing to complete theproject (currently estimated toapproximately 166 million) andthe success of the project aftercompletion, or the sale of Ring-ling Bros, for not less thanite net book value.

Pursuant to its SB,600,000Bank term loan agreement. Ring-ling Bros, must comply with cer-tain financial covenants (all ofwhich were complied with at Feb.2, 1974). The loan is payable at$700,000 in 1974; $1,600,000 in1975; $1,800,000 annually in1976 through 1978 and $900,000in 1979, plus interest at 3£above the banks prime rate. Theagreement restricts borrowingsother than $2,500,000 borrowedby Ringling Bros, after feb. 2,1974, the payment of which wasguaranteed by Mattel, Inc., pro-hibits payment of dividends andexcept for payment of operatingexpenses, prohibits expendi-tures on Circus World after May15, 1974

On Page 17, Note 7 readsin parti

In June 1973, a class ac-tion was initiated by a formershareholder of Ringling Bros, -Barnum & Bailey Combined Shows,Inc., seeking to recover, on be-

Circus "sportmakes good read-ing wherever youare - so order tsubscription no*at Just $10.00per year.

Write totDon narcks, 525 Oak St.El Cerrito, Cal. 94530

half of all persons receivingMattel Common Stock pursuant tothe acquistion of Ringling byMattel, B- yet indeterminabledamages for elleged violationsof federal securities lews. OnNov. 15, 1973, the Court enter-ed its Order staying furtherproceedings until Oct. 19, 1974.

In Feb. 1974, companionFederal and state class actionswere initiated by former share-holders of Rlnqling seeking torecover, on behalf of all par-sons receiving Mattel CommonStock pursuant to the acquisi-tion of Ringling by Mattel, da-mages of not less than $4Q»il-lion resulting from alleged in-accuracies in information Sup-plied by Mattel and included ina proxy statement issued byRingling in connection with theacquisition. The Company wasserved on March 20, 1974, withan amended complaint in the Fed-eral action and is currently re-viewing the matters allegedtherein. The Company has notbeen served with a complaint inthe state action.

i "The Pe Wayne Circus is playing ttata+ in the Northwesternstates and reportedly is not going into Alaska this year.

The Russell- Johnson Circusfailed to make its second at-tempt to get out on the road.

folks recently74 in Spokane, l*shAnn and Larry Da-

vis (Carnival Time Shows) endWar> Lo-irWft Lloyd Hilligoes(Foley • Burk Shoos).

CHARGES HADE (Continued)is a point which should be madeclear to ticket buyers.

A request for a temorperyrestraining order waa turneddown by the Judge. However* ellparties egreed that money col-lected. at Trenton would be keptin* a local bank until the dis-pute is settled.

Ohio's Charitable Solicita-tion Lewa do not set e specificnmount that must go to charity,,but 'do require thet the amountbe reasonable. In the past* eeyaa representative for the Attor-ney General 'a Office* "reason-able" has amounted to 25£ or 30%for administrative costs - inthis cese the circus - and 70%to 7S% for the charity.

The Circus Report Page 1

nosTRicinPittafield, Class. - June 16, 1919

The Sells Floto Circus arrivedhere on Sunday (June 15), comingfrom Framingham, Mass. The trainarrived at I0t45 a.m. and consistsof: 14 flat cars, 6 horse cars, 1stock car, seven sleepers and 44wagons, plus one tractor, 2 autosand 3 small carts.

They started to unload as soonas the cars were spotted and everything was off the train by 12i30just after lunch. The cars and wa-gons are all painted white, whilethe sleepers are white and yellow.

All of the tents were set upby 3 p.m. but the big top was leftuntil Monday morning. Two of thebig elephants were used to pullwagons around, and the tractor waaused to pull wagons from the trairto the lot. All of the big toppoles were painted on Sunday af-ternoon.

A parade was given at 11 a.m.on Monday, with a big crowd on thestreets. All the cages were openedand everything was clean. Theyhave two bands, plus a clown band,two air calliopes and a steam cal-liope.

Their tents includes big top,menagerie, 2 side shows, ring top,dressing top, wardrobe, band, din-ing, cookhouse, draft horse tent,two concession stands and two ra-ther small tents.

The big side show has an aircalliope, wild man, snakes, Hondur

For names of the above see Pace 4cf this special supplement.

us Twins, glass blower, monkeys,mind reader, magic and fat girl.The other side show features thepinheads.

Housed in the menagerie are 8elephants, 6 camels, 2 ostriches,2 concession stands and 10 cagea--2 lions, 4 leopards, 1 zebu, ahippo, 3 monkeys, 2 tigers, 3lions, 2 lions, 2 lions, 2 ostrich

The dining and draft horse topwere taken down about 6 p.m. Themenagerie came down about 9 p.m.with the side shows coming down at9»30 p.m. The big top was on thewagons by 11i30 pm and the trainwas ready to go by 1 a.m.

It waa a warm day and bigcrowds attended both shows,whichwere very good. The big top wasloaded on a spool wagon, which isturned by a gasoline engine.

Page 2 The Circus Report Pictorial Supple

The crew of Advertising Car No. 1, Robinson's Fa-mous Circus, is shown here at San Francisco in Marof 1916, nhan they fought the Al C. Barnes show.Standing in the doorway is Manager Al Butler* la-ter on RBBBj Standing l.t.r. aret Johnny Bressil,latsr on RB8B Car No* 1| Bill Polkinhorni MikeBeckj Howard Rexroattj Ownie Dampstar> S. Leslie)B. Holdeni S. Holmes) Al Lindlay. In lower row areS. Max is| George B. (Spike) Hennessey later on theHagenbeck-Wallece opposition brigade; Frank Mahar-sy, later on RBBB No. 2 car opposition. The other•an'a nans is not known.

Shown ebove ere some of the personnel on the Chas.L. Alderfer Circus in 1913, its first season. ]erei Nick Carter, clown) Scott Ruth, trapeze) ChasWelch, ecrobat) Sylvia Alderfer, wire walker) (la-ter become Mrs. Ralph Christy)) Bert Pitts, clown)Mary Alderfer Solts, eerialist who wee killed in efall while performing at Detroit) Mrs. Emma Alder-fer, whife of Charles L* Alderfer) Roy Alderfer,and Charles L. Alderfer*

members of Advertis' •> Car •». 1, Carl HagenbeckTrained Wild Animal jrcut B. E. Wallace ShowsCombined, of 1916, are shown at bottom left. Themen aret J. E. Evis ton, car mgr.| Fred Erwin,Red Ceynor, Tom Godfrey, boas billposter) HerbRussey, Mr. Walters) Dawey Rogers) Dad Miller)Gene Stats, boss banner«an) Artie Drake, MauriceMarlow, Martin J. Ench, R. L. Seymour, and Fred(Billy) Fredenheimer.

Pictured et lower right is the personnel of Ad-vertising Car No. 4, of Pawnee 8111*8 Wild WsstShow of 1904.Names of the first, second, fourth,fifth and the cook are unknown. Others arei Ro-bert Waite, Jimmis Jones, Williem T. Upham, Wel-ter Kettlewood, Mark E. Wisehart (later on RBBB))Jamea Baker, Minor Bell, Jack Scott, Bert Leyden,Polly Akins, Danny Hackett. Seated on the rearof the cer is Cer Manager Paul W. Harrall.

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Shown above Is Prof. Roberts band on the Cenp-bell Bros. Circus of 1916. Prof. Roberts' threesisters are in the band - first and third personin front torn and ona on right in second row.Theothers eret Second from left In front row MarioLa Fora (Edna Taylor) of the high pole act) thedrummsr is Mrs. Tol (Grace) Teeters. In the se-cond row eret Mrs. Bebe Green} Prof. Roberts)"Irs. Berry (of Berry and Hicks).

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Performers on Cooper Bros. Circusin 1917, shown here are: Le RoyLeonhart, clown and contortionist;Amelia whittle, who later workedwith the Aerial Lakes) LittlebitLeonhart and Bob Cook, bannermanand clown. The child is GeorgiaWhite; the lady sitting on theright is unknown, but is believedto have been a side show dancer.

TO /The picture on Page 1 of this sup*plement was taken on the SparksCircus (date unknown)* Shown l.t.reret Walter Guicej a Japanese per-former who was with Oownie Bros*in 1937} Winer t Oe Orloj George A.Hough, a newspaper publisher! anda clown, whose name is not known*

The picture of the girl, to yourimmediate left, is from en adver-tisement that the Al G. Bernes-Sells Floto Circus used in 1938.