First Annual Route Book of the Great William Sells and James H. Gray United Shows Season 1900
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- 1900
- Description
The terminology used to describe circus act types and performance act names have changed greatly over the past two centuries. While these descriptions are often offensive and no longer acceptable today, the historical language has been transcribed in its original form in order to accurately convey past ideologies and reveal past experiences. The collection contains depictions of people representative of the cultural context in which these circus ...
- Creator
Great William Sells and James H. Gray United Shows
- Contributing Institution
- Illinois State University
- Collection
- Circus Route Books
- Subjects
- Gray, J. L
Sells, E. J
Gray, James H
Sells, Willie, 1866-1908
Combs, George S
Fredricks, Chas. B
Hummel, John F
Patrick, Warren A
Powley, William
Stafford, Bert
Circus
Circus animals
Circus bands
Circus performers
Circus workers
Circuses (performances)
Entertainers
Acrobatics
Aerialists
Animal trainers
Animals
Blackface entertainers
Clowns
Comedians
Dancers
Equestrian drama
Equestrians
Fencing
Horse Sports
Orators
Singers
Blondin, Leo
Borella, Arthur, 1868-1946
Breseno
Campbell, Alligator Joe, 1872-1926
Chapman, Harry C
Delavoye, William
Earl, Hazel
Earl, Maude
Kelly, Patrick B
Lola
Maretta, Edna
Miner, Charles
Sharrock, Harry
Annex Band
Arthur Borelly Principal Talking Clown
Breseno and Lola Cuban Artists
Concert Orchestra
Delavoye and Frits
Earl Sisters Peerless Lady Acrobats
Eccentric Comedian Harry Sharrock
Holmen Bros. Triple Bar Experts
La Rue Bros. Premier Acrobats
Leo Blondin Acrobat and Black Face Comedian
Milvos Merry Kings of Momus
Miss Edna the Girl Who Rides
Patrick B. Kelly Feats on the Lofty Ladder
Jones, S. K
Wolfscale, James, approximately 1868-1921
Billboard
Dixie Concert Co
E. H. Schloeman
Holliday and Wyon
Hotel Tybee (Tybee Island, Ga.)
Levan's Cafe Restaurant and Oyster House
McFarland Fruit Protection Company
Pulaski Hotel - Type
- text
- Format
- Circus route books
- Language
- English
- Rights
- This work is protected by copyright or other associated rights. For uses not permitted by U.S. copyright law under fair use, obtain permission from the rights owner [Feld Entertainment].
- Chicago citation style
- Great William Sells and James H. Gray United Shows. First Annual Route Book of the Great William Sells and James H. Gray United Shows Season 1900. 1900. Retrieved from the Digital Public Library of America, http://digital.library.illinoisstate.edu/cdm/ref/collection/p15990coll5/id/7586. (Accessed April 18, 2024.)
- APA citation style
- Great William Sells and James H. Gray United Shows, (1900) First Annual Route Book of the Great William Sells and James H. Gray United Shows Season 1900. Retrieved from the Digital Public Library of America, http://digital.library.illinoisstate.edu/cdm/ref/collection/p15990coll5/id/7586
- MLA citation style
- Great William Sells and James H. Gray United Shows. Retrieved from the Digital Public Library of America <http://digital.library.illinoisstate.edu/cdm/ref/collection/p15990coll5/id/7586>.