Jan. 28, 1937 – Peru Circus in New Hands – Hagenbeck-Wallace Shows Acquired by Edward Arlington And J. Frank Hatch.
SARASOTA, Fla., Jan. 28—(UP— Edward Arlington famous in circus world at the turn of the century and J. Frank Hatch, Miami Beach millionaire, today completed arrangements to take over the Hagenbeck-Wallaca circus, second largest in the country. They will enter the field next spring as proprietors of the show, Roland Butler, press representative of Ringling Brothers circus, announced.
Hagenbeck- Wallace shows were idle last season. ‘Arlington, and Hatch also leased 3 other shows from Ringling — John Robinson shows. Sparks shows and Forepaugh-Sells.
They will take charge of the new properties immediately in the Peru, Ind., wlnter quarters.
March 2, 1937 – Peru Circus Company Incorporates Holding – Peru, Ind., Mar,-2—Articles of incorporation were granted at the Secretary of State’s office In Indianapolis this morning for the ”Circus City ‘Equipment Corp.” which is a holding company for a 35-car circus that will leave on tour out of Peru in April. The company was incorporated for $100,000 and will control the larger of the two circuses that will leave here next month. Both circuses will open with all new canvas and all of the equipment is being overhauled and placed in first class condition for the coming seasons.
1937 – The Hagenbeck-Wallace Circus is leased to Edward Arlington and Frank A. Hatch who then sold their lease to Howard A. Bary.
Hagenbeck-Wallace Circus, 1937
First Week
April 7 – Chicago, Ill.
April 8 – Chicago, Ill.
April 9 – Chicago, Ill.
April 10 – Chicago, Ill.
Second Week
April 11 – Chicago, Ill.
April 12 – Chicago, Ill.
April 13 – Chicago, Ill.
April 14 – Chicago, Ill.
April 15 – Chicago, Ill.
April 16 – Chicago, Ill.
April 17 – Chicago, Ill.
Third Week
April 18 – Chicago, Ill.
April 19 – Chicago, Ill.
April 20 – Chicago, Ill.
April 21 – Chicago, Ill.
April 22 – Chicago, Ill.
April 23 – Chicago, Ill.
April 24 – Chicago, Ill.
Fourth Week
April 25 – Chicago, Ill.
April 26 – Marion, Ind.
April 27 – Kokomo, Ind.
April 28 – Muncie, Ind.
April 29 – Anderson, Ind.
April 30 – Dayton, Ohio
May 1 – Cincinnati, Ohio
Fifth Week
May 2 – Cincinnati, Ohio
May 3 – Columbus, Ohio
May 4 – Mansfield, Ohio
May 5 – Canton, Ohio
May 6 – Alliance, Ohio
May 7 – New Castle, Penn.
May 8 – Allegheny, Penn.
Sixth Week
May 10 – Pittsburgh, Penn.
May 11 – Pittsburgh, Penn.
May 12 – Greensburgh, Penn.
May 13 – Washington, Penn.
May 14 – Wheeling, West Va.
May 15 – Zanesville, Ohio
Seventh Week
May 17 – Charleston, West Va.
May 18 – Parkersburg, West Va.
May 19 – Clarksburg, West Va.
May 20 – Connellsville, Penn.
May 21 – Cumberland, Maryland
May 22 – Hagerstown, Maryland
Eighth Week
May 24 – York, Penn.
May 25 – Sunbury, Penn.
May 26 – Williamsport, Penn.
May 27 – Elmira, New York
May 28 – Ithaca, New York
May 29 – Geneva, New York
Ninth Week
May 31 – Rochester, New York
June 1 – Syracuse, New York
June 2 – Watertown, New York
June 3 – Rome, New York
June 4 – Gloversville, New York
June 5 – Amsterdam, New York
Tenth Week
June 7 – Auburn, New York
June 8 – Corning, New York
June 9 – Hornell, New York
June 10 – Olean, New York
June 11 – Meadville, Penn.
June 12 – Sharon, Penn.
Eleventh Week
June 14 – Huntington, Ind.
June 15 – Lafayette, Ind.
June 16 – Decatur, Ill.
June 17 – St. Louis, Missouri
June 18 – St. Louis, Missouri
June 19 – St. Louis, Missouri
Twelfth Week
June 20 – St. Louis, Missouri
June 21 – Quincy, Ill.
June 22 – Springfield, Ill.
June 23 – Peoria, Ill.
June 24 – Danville, Ill.
June 25 – Terre Haute, Ind.
June 26 – New Castle, Ind.
Thirteenth Week
June 27 – Kokomo, Ind.
June 28 – Elkhart, Ind.
June 29 – Jackson, Mich.
June 30 – Ann Arbor, Mich.
July 1 – Battle Creek, Mich.
July 2 – Lansing, Mich.
July 3 – Pontiac, Mich.
Fourteenth Week
July 4 – Mt. Clemens, Mich.
July 5 – Flint, Mich.
July 6 – Grand Rapids, Mich.
July 7 – Cadillac, Mich.
July 8 – Petoskey, Mich.
July 9 – Traverse City, Mich.
July 10 – Manistee, Mich. 3
Fifteenth Week
July 11 – Big Rapids, Mich.
July 12 – Muskegon, Mich.
July 13 – LaPorte, Ind.
July 14 – Hammond, Ind.
July 15 – Kankakee, Ill.
July 16 – Champaign, Ill
July 17 – Lincoln, Ill.
Sixteenth Week
July 18 – Streator, Ill.
July 19 – Rensselaer, Ind.
July 20 – Crawfordsville, Ind.
July 21 – Logansport, Ind.
July 22 – Richmond, Ind.
July 23 – Hamilton, Ohio
July 24 – Connersville, Ind. Seventeenth Week
July 26 – Louisville, Ky.
July 27 – Lexington, Ky.
July 28 – Paris, Ky.
July 29 – Maysville, Ky.
July 30 – Ashland, Ky.
July 31 – Huntington, West Va.
Eighteenth Week
August 2 – Covington, Virginia
August 3 – Staunton, Virginia
August 4 – Charlottesville, Va.
August 5 – Richmond, Va.
August 6 – Richmond, Va.
August 7 – Newport News, Va.
Nineteenth Week
August 9 – Norfolk, Va.
August 10 – Portsmouth, Va.
August 11 – Petersburg, Va.
August 12 – Lynchburg, Va.
August 13 – Roanoke, Va.
August 14 – East Radford, Va.
Twentieth Week
August 16 – Bristol, Tenn.
August 17 – Johnson City, Tenn.
August 18 – Kingsport, Tenn.
August 19 – Morristown, Tenn.
August 20 – Asheville, North Carolina
August 21 – Knoxville, Tenn.
Twenty-first Week
August 23 – Chattanooga, Tenn.
August 24 – Nashville, Tenn.
August 25 – Nashville, Tenn.
August 26 – Clarksville, Tenn.
August 27 – Bowling Green, Ky.
August 28 – Hopkinsville, Ky.
Twenty-second Week
August 29 – Evansville, Ind.
August 30 – Paducah, Ky.
August 31 – Dyersburg, Tenn.
Sept. 1 – Memphis, Tenn.
Sept. 2 – Memphis, Tenn.
Sept. 3 – Blytheville, Arkansas
Sept. 4 – Jonesboro, Arkansas
Twenty-third Week
Sept. 6 – Little Rock, Arkansas
Sept. 7 – El Dorado, Arkansas
Sept. 8 – Texarkana, Texas
Sept. 9 – Shreveport, La.
Sept. 10 – Monroe, La.
Sept. 11 – Alexandria, La.
Twenty-fourth Week
Sept. 12 – New Iberia, La.
Sept. 13 – Baton Rouge, La.
Sept. 14 – Natchez, Mississippi
Sept. 15 – Brookhaven, Mississippi
Sept. 16 – Gulfport, Mississippi
Sept. 17 – Mobile, Alabama
Sept. 18 – Pensacola, Fla.
Twenty-fifth Week
Sept. 20 – Tallahassee, Fla.
Sept. 21 – Bainbridge, Go.
Sept. 22 – Americus, Go.
Sept. 23 – Macon, Go.
Sept. 24 – Augusta, Go.
Sept. 25 – Sumpter, South Carolina
Twenty-sixth Week
Sept. 27 – Charleston, South Carolina
Sept. 28 – Columbia, South Carolina
Sept. 29 – Florence, South Carolina
Sept. 30 – Wilmington, N. Carolina
Oct. 1 – Wilson, N. Carolina
Oct. 2 – Kinston, N. Carolina
Twenty-seventh Week
Oct. 4 – Greenville, N . C.
Oct. 5 – Elizabeth City, N. C.
Oct. 6 – Washington, N. C.
Oct. 7 – Rocky Mount, N. C.
Oct. 8 – Durham, N. C.
Oct. 9 – Goldsboro, N. C.
Twenty-eighth Week
Oct. 11 – Greenwood, S. C.
Oct. 12 – Anderson, S. C.
Oct. 13 – Gainesville, Ga.
Oct. 14 – Griffin, Ga.
Oct. 15 – Anniston, Ala.
Oct. 16 – Rome, Ga.
Twenty-ninth Week
Oct. 18 – Huntsville, Ala.
Oct. 19 – Decatur, Ala.
Oct. 20 – Florence, Ala.
Oct. 21 – Corinth, Miss.
Oct. 22 – Columbus, Miss.
Oct. 23 – Greenwood, Miss.
Thirtieth Week
Oct. 25 – Greenville, Miss.
Oct. 26 – Clarksdale, Miss.
Oct. 27 – Helena, Ark.
Oct. 28 – Pine Bluff, Ark.
Oct. 29 – Russellville, Ark.
Oct. 30 – Ft. Smith, Ark.
Thirty-first Week
Nov. 1 – Tulsa, Okla.
Nov. 2 – Henryetta, Okla.
Nov. 3 – Durant, Okla.
Nov. 4 – Wichita Falls, Tex.
Nov. 5 – Electra, Tex.
Nov. 6 – Ft. Worth, Tex.
Thirty-second Week
Nov. 8 – Austin, Tex.
End of Season
Returned to Peru, Indiana.
Courtesy of the Circus Historical Society, Inc.
