1937 Attractions - Gainesville Community Circus

Information on this page from TWELVE YEARS OF TROUPING WITH GAINESVILLE COMMUNITY CIRCUS by A. Morton Smith
1937 PROGRAM
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DISPLAY ONE
Gainesville Community Circus presents a glittering oriental spectacle, "THE SONG OF INDIA" in which the entire performing personnel participates.
DISPLAY TWO
A riotous exhibition of aerial antics on the horizontal bars
Leon Gilmore, Jr. Bill Ritchie Carl Stewart Newman Shell
DISPLAY THREE
Juvenile gymnasts in pleasing exhibitions of their art Balancing on the Backbending as an Art Rolling Globe demonstrated by Flora Lee Bell Hortense Lang Jerry Spence
DISPLAY FOUR
The clowns take charge for a hilarious parade of movie star and comic strip caricatures, followed by that screamingly funny hula hula dancer Billie Basinger
DISPLAY FIVE
Queens of the air flirting with fate on high rigging Spanish Web Grace and Strength Flying through space Virtuosity on the Roman Rings on Cloud Swing Jane Sims Gerry Murrell Bessie Milner
DISPLAY SIX
Tine bareback riders doing gymnastics on backs of galloping ponies Doris Marie Norman Barney Mitchell Flora Lee Bell Ted Hatfield Jerry Spence Creighton Hatfield Vern Brewer, Ringmaster Jerome McKinney, Ringmaster
DISPLAY SEVEN
Here come the clowns! Dozens of the funniest fellows ever on the hippodrome track.
DISPLAY EIGHT
An array of high school horses of rare education and training Gerry Murrell George Tyler Marie Sykes Vern Brewer Frank Keel
DISPLAY NINE
A variety of skillful presentations of arenic daring and comedy Mirthful juggling Fun in the Air and balancing on revolving ladder The Piper Trio Richard Renfro, Bill Wingert A company of horizontal bar artist Bill Ritchie Glenn Wilson Ben Saylors Carl Stewart
DISPLAY TEN
Honk ! Honk ! Rattle ! Bang ! Clear the track ! Here come Ben Saylors and Billy Basinger with their irresistibly Phunny Phord in a spasm of fun and surprises.
DISPLAY ELEVEN
A striking presentation of peerless artist of the tight wire A company of young masters of the steel strand Evelyn King Jane Sims Clarence Gilmore Amazing balancing on the tight wire Gerry Murrell Vern Brewer Graceful and skillful wire walkers Baily Sisters Portis M. Sims
DISPLAY TWELVE
A cyclone of fun and frolic by comical tumblers and pantomimists Three Funny Fellows in knockabout comedy Newman Shell, Fletcher Morris, Bill McCollum Hee Haw and her name is Maude, presented by Ralph Brewer More nonsense and slapstick acrobatics H. A. Talley, Bill Ritchie, Carl Stewart Culminating with Johnny Young on his mesmerized toppling tables.
DISPLAY THIRTEEN
The climax of dangerous exhibitions of iron nerve and mid-air dare-deviltry
The world's tiniest Chair balancing on high trapeze artist the flying trapeze Doris Marie Norman Glenn Wilson Looping the loop with reckless abandon Jimmie Scruggs Concluding with a hazardous aerial display by Glenn Wilson, the human fly, walking upside down high in the tent.
DISPLAY FOURTEEN
Versatility in balancing skill by its leading exponents Intrepid artist on Clever feats of the rolling globe acrobatic ingenuity Elizabeth Garrett Evelyn King Jerry Spence Gilda King Hand balancing in sensational form Evelyn Welborn Bill Ritchie
DISPLAY FIFTEEN
Presenting outstanding bareback riders in marvelous exhibitions The Riding Tylers George Tyler Jimmie Scruggs Juanita Bailey Gerry Murrell Troupe Gerry Murrell Vern Brewer Mary Jo Clements Portis Sims Robert Clements
DISPLAY SIXTEEN
An original presentation conceived and executed by the joeys of the Gainesville Community Circus - watch the funny fellows and the little house. Benny Saylors and his aggregation of Merry Andrews
DISPLAY SEVENTEEN
A vast array of outstanding acrobats, gymnasts, and tumblers in the three rings, culminating with an exhibition of marvelous shoulder-to-shoulder and teeterboard acrobatic achievements. Evelyn Welborn, Bill Ritchie, Carl Stewart, Clarence Gilmore, Leon Gilmore, Jr., Glenn Wilson, Newman Shell, J. D. Aughtry, H. A. Talley, Evelyn King, Gilda Lee King, Loveta Murphy, Billy McCollum, Fletcher Morris, and Steve Wyrick.
DISPLAY EIGHTEEN
Perpetuating the sports of the Old West - outstanding trick and fancy ropers and sharpshooters. Handling the hemp Lariat spinner in sensational style par excellence George Tyler Joe Zwinggi Famous former Texas Ranger Roper and Sharpshooter Capt. Tom R. Hickman Marvelous manipulator of the skipping rope, John McMurry
DISPLAY NINETEEN
The clowns have their final inning with their own version of the death-defying feat of shooting a man out of a cannon.
DISPLAY TWENTY
A gorgeous aerial ballet presenting beautiful artists of the sky Revolving display of feminine grace Marjorie Mitchell, Juanita Bailey, Mary Jo Clements Stars of the Quintuple trapeze Evelyn King, Jane Sims, Jimmie Scruggs, Loveta Murphy, Evelyn Welborn Dizzy Sky Whirl of Daring Aerialist Bessie Milner, Metta Bailey, Billie Liedtke


		Suspended due to war

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DISPLAY THIRTEEN

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DISPLAY SIXTEEN

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DISPLAY TWENTY