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TWELVE YEARS OF TROUPING WITH GAINESVILLE COMMUNITY CIRCUS
by A. Morton Smith

1933 PROGRAM

Stage No. 1 CENTER RING Stage No. 2

DISPLAY ONE

Grand Opening spectacle, featuring Mme. Pauline McArdle, prima donna, entitled:

"EGYPT"

in which the entire performing personnel passes in review in glittering array.

DISPLAY TWO

Juvenile gymnasts offer an interesting study in acrobatic feats

Contortion                                               Contortion

Ada Ballew                                         Jimmie Scruggs

Acrobats                                        Contortion

King Sisters                                  Dorothy Haney

DISPLAY THREE

An eye-filling aerial ballet of beautiful girls

Gerry Murrell

Dorothy Murphy

Ruth King

Sara Garrett

Theresa Cullen

Camilla Williams

Stella Pettit

Carrie Reynolds

Margaret Talley

DISPLAY FOUR

Clowns in great multitude take over for a mirthful exhibition of nonsense and foolishness, led by

Joe B. Pettit

DISPLAY FIVE

A pleasing exhibition of animal actors

Pogo, Wire  Walking Police Dog

T. J. Finnie

Posing Horses presented by

Buck Wimberly

Vern Brewer

Trained Doves in a Variety of Stunts

Pauline McArdle

DISPLAY SIX

An outstanding exhibition of aerial daredeviltry by four teams of double trapeze performers

Bill Wingert

Ray Whitaker

Ruth King

Jack Dunman

Evelyn Welborn

Bill Ritchie

Jimmie Scruggs                                Jim Scruggs

DISPLAY SEVEN

Feats of strength, skill, and grace in a variety of settings

Diminutive Acrobats

King Sisters

Fancy Roping

George Tyler

Tiny Acrobats

Murphy Sisters

Adagio

Camilla Williams and S. G. Staniforth

DISPLAY EIGHT

A troupe of comedy acrobats composed of Ray Whitaker, Carl Stewart, and Bill Ritchie make merry, followed by Sterling Pemberton's irrepressible phunny phord.

DISPLAY NINE

Two exhibitions of grace and equilibrium on strands of steel

Gerry Murrell

Vern Brewer

Stan Thomason

Camilla Williams

Evelyn King

S. G. Staniforth

DISPLAY TEN

Presenting a quartet of daring aerialist on the single trapeze

Margaret Talley                        Jimmie Scruggs

Evelyn Welborn                Carl Stewart

DISPLAY ELEVEN

   

A comical episode in which trained and bucking mules are principals

Presented by                           Presented by

George Tyler                        Ralph Brewer

DISPLAY TWELVE

Aerobatic ingenuity, precision, and alacrity performed by the Staniforth Troupes

S. G. Staniforth               Camilla Williams               Evelyn King

Evelyn Welborn            Bill Ritchie            Ray Whittaker

Dorothy Murphy             Carl Stewart

Jack Dunman          Margaret Talley

DISPLAY THIRTEEN

Lovely human statues in striking posturing presented as Mme. Pauline McArdle sings "Just an Echo in the Valley"

Anna Mae Collins

Claudia Wilson

Ruth King

Stella Pettit

Theresa Cullen

Opal Scruggs

Ada Ballew

Billie Lu Purcell

Carrie Reynolds

Dorothy Haney

DISPLAY FOURTEEN

A fast and furious exhibition of reckless and skillful bareback riding.

The Riding Keels

Jimmie Scruggs      Dorothy Murphy     George Tyler

Franklin House               Virgil P. Keel

Gerry Murrell Troupe

Gerry Murrell                      T. J. Finnie

Vern Brewer                   Ralph Brewer

DISPLAY FIFTEEN

Another presentation of skilled aerialist in masterful lofty gymnastic accomplishments

Spanish Web                          Cloud Swing

J. L. Lynch                             Bill Wingert

Aerial Perch                   Spanish Web

Ray Conley                   Carl Stewart

DISPLAY SIXTEEN

The clowns present a new version of the well known firehouse gag, introducing a classic Chic Sale creation.

DISPLAY SEVENTEEN

The Staniforth troupe of horizontal bar performers in action

S. G. Staniforth          Camilla Williams          Margaret Talley

Evelyn Welborn                    Bill Ritchie

Ray Whittaker              Jack Dunman

DISPLAY EIGHTEEN

An offering of the highest type of high school horse training

Virgil P. Keel                    George Tyler

Gerry Murrell               Vern Brewer