Nineteen Tongues Under the Circus Tented City
Long feature on Ringling Brothers Circus reveals a diverse company with 400 performers from 19 languages across 1,290 travelers. It highlights women’s athleticism, domestic ties in the traveling troupe, and the motherly role of Mrs Hartzhell, costume manager, amid stories of discipline, art, and life on the road.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ola Worfa
Ana Sani Ul SM Gee
Iamanada
Ganda
Ringling Brothers’ Circus
Bridgeport
Lobster Palace
Tion
Aries
Cat
Europe
Long Island
Solomon
Father
Little Willie
Fittie
Circus
George Hartzhell
Ringlingville
Tickets good on all trains including the Black Diamond Express
Train schedule notice lists departures from New York on May 28 at 6 PM and after, with all trains operating May 29 and morning services through noon May 30. Separate item notes a Postal Telegraph Co contract for long distance business with Memphis Telephone Co and other Texas Arkansas Louisiana Missouri firms, competing with Bell system. Mrs Polly Anne Strodes of Evansville seeking divorce from her thirteenth husband, age 72, citing dissatisfaction with her spouse.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Postal Telegraph Co
Memphis Telephone Co
Texas
Arkansas
Louisiana
Missouri
Bell-Telephone System
Polly Anne Strodes
Evansville
Ind
Bete
Also Mentioned on This Page
Society of Criminology and Social Defence
Paris
Lone Star
Lone Star Republic
New York Press
Baltimore
America
King Alfonso
Spain
Earl's Court
London
Geo
Royal Hawaiian Sextette
Hawai
Waikiki Beach
Anelike
Kamakea
ANL
Owen Davis
Paul McAllister
Clara Kimball Young
Blanche Archer
Belford
Savoy & Brenner
Queenie Dunedin
Paeet
Han Ping Chien
Erin Mysteries
Palace Theatre
Ingling Bros Circus
Colossal
HEBA
Naur
Jackson Book Store
Niagara Falls
California
M. J. Ormond
Church St
New Haven
Conn
Lehigh Valley Railroad
Frisbie’s
Southworth’s
Str. Rosedale
Wall Street
East 24Th Street
Battery Pier
M. Wooster
U. . Patent Office
Main ST
Security Bldg
Pequonnock Wharf
Union Street
E. R
East 22Nd St
I. Brickerson
The
New England Steamship Eee Ieee
S. S. Naugatuck
Kelly’s Cigar Store
Fairfield Ave
James H. Kelly
Ben
Mme. Doree
Roy Fern
Chapa Belmont
Harl
Ee Maude DE Lora
Robert Edeson
Love and
Swords
Keystone Scream-gatherer
Keveney
Empire Theatre
Paramount
Famous Player
Daniel Frohman
Clyde Fitch
Bosworth Paramount
Elsie
Janis
Betty
the Calburn Musical Comedy CO
Richard Carle
Tenderfoot
Our
METAL
Employment Bureau
Warner Bros. ‘Co
Rilett
State OF Connecticut
District OF Bridgeport
Ss. Probate Court
Howard H. Wheeler
Monroe
Court of Probate
Frederick W. Wheeler
Route 14
Stepney Depot
New York City
Curts Chemical
Warner. Bros. Co. Apply Employment Dept
DAVIS
Post Office
Main Street
Joseph P. Coughlin Company
Practical Painters and Decorators
East Main Street
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