In 1922, the American Circus Corporation leased the Gollmar Bros. Circus title from the Gollmar family. In 1921, this was called the Howe’s Great London Shows. The American Circus Corporation only used the Gollmar Bros. Circus title one time in 1922.
Gollmar Bros. America’s Greatest Shows, 1922
| April 15 – Montgomery, Alabama Sunday 17 – Montgomery, Alabama 18 – Birmingham, Alabama 19 – Decatur, Alabama 20 – Huntsville, Alabama 21 – Florence, Alabama 22 – Columbia, Tennessee 23 – Enroute to Nashville 24 – Nashville, Tennessee 25 – Hopkinsville, Kentucky *** 26 – Central City, Kentucky 27 – Greensboro, Kentucky *** 28 – Evansville, Indiana 29 – Vincennes, Indiana 30 – Sunday, enroute to Terre Haute May 1 – Terre Haute, Indiana 2 – Decatur, Illinois 3 – Springfield, Illinois 4 – Granite City, Illinois 5-7 – St. Louis, Missouri 8 – St. Charles, Missouri 9 – Mexico, Missouri 10 – Columbia, Missouri 11 – Moberly, Missouri 12 – Chillicothe, Missouri 13-14 – Kansas City, Missouri 15 – St. Joseph, Missouri 16 – Leavenworth, Kansas 17 – Topeka, Kansas 18 – Emporia, Kansas 19 – Wichita, Kansas 20 – Hutchinson, Kansas 21 – Sunday, enroute to Garden City 22 – Garden City, Kansas 23 – La Junta, Colorado 24 – Trinidad, Colorado 25 – Pueblo, Colorado 26 – Colorado Springs, Colorado 27 – Boulder, Colorado 28 – Sunday, enroute to Denver 29-30 – Denver, Colorado 31 – Greeley, Colorado June 1 – Cheyenne, Wyoming 2 – Sterling, Colorado 3 – North Platte, Nebraska 4 – Sunday, enroute to Kearney 5 – Kearney, Nebraska 6 – Grand Island, Nebraska 7 – Hastings, Nebraska 8 – Lincoln, Nebraska 9 – Columbus, Nebraska 10 – Omaha, Nebraska 11 – Sunday, enroute to Sioux City 12 – Sioux City, Iowa 13 – Denison, Iowa 14 – Boone, Iowa 15 – Des Moines, Iowa 16 – Marshalltown, Iowa 17 – Cedar Rapida, Iowa 18 – Sunday, enroute to Sterling 19 – Sterling, Illinois 20 – Dekalb, Illinois 21 – Elgin, Illinois 22 – Waukegan, Illinois 23 – Racine, Wisconsin 24-25 – Milwaukee, Wisconsin 26 – Sheboygan, Wisconsin 27 – Appleton, Wisconsin 28 – Stevens Point, Wisconsin *** 29 – Ladysmith, Wisconsin 30 – Superior, Wisconsin July 1 – Duluth, Minnesota 2 – Sunday, enroute to Litchfield 3 – Litchfield, Minnesota 4 – St. Cloud, Minnesota 5 – Long Prairie, Minnesota 6 – Fergus Falls, Minnesota 7 – Ada, Minnesota *** 8 – Devils Lake, North Dakota 9 – Sunday, enroute to Fargo 10 – Fargo, North Dakota 11 – Breckenridge, Minnesota 12 – Willmar, Minnesota 13 – Pipestone, Minnesota 14 – Sioux Falla, South Dakota 15 – Hawarden, Iowa 16 – Sunday, enroute to York 17 – York, Nebraska 18 – Holdredge, Nebraska 19 – McCook, Nebraska 20 – Red Cloud, Nebraska 21 – Superior, Nebraska 22 – Concordia, Kansas *** 23 – Sunday, enroute to Salina 24 – Salina, Kansas 25 – Junction City, Kansas 26 – Marysville, Kansas 27 – Fairbury, Nebraska 28 – Nebraska City, Nebraska *** 29 – Wahoo, Nebraska *** 30 – Sunday, enroute to Ida Grove 31 – Ida Grove, Iowa *** |
August 1 – Sac City, Iowa 2 – Carroll, Iowa 3 – Tama, Iowa 4 – Maquoketa, Iowa 5 – Monticello, Iowa 6 – Sunday, enroute to Postville 7 – Postville, Iowa *** 8 – Cresco, Iowa 9 – Spring Valley, Minnesota *** 10 – Tomah, Wisconsin *** 11 – Merrill, Wisconsin *** 12 – Wausau, Wisconsin *** 13 – Sunday, enroute to New London *** 14 – New London, Wisconsin 15 – Shawano, Wisconsin 16 – Menominee, Michigan 17 – Chilton, Wisconsin 18 – Hartford, Wisconsin 19 – Berlin, Wisconsin 20 – Sunday, enroute to Burlington 21 – Burlington, Wisconsin 22 – Monroe, Wisconsin 23 – Platteville, Wisconsin 24 – Beloit, Wisconsin 25 – Richland Center, Wisconsin 26 – Stoughton, Wisconsin 27 – Sunday, enroute to Rochelle 28 – Rochelle, Illinois 29 – Clinton, Iowa 30 – McComb, Illinois 31 – Whitehall, Illinois *** September 1 – Rushville, Illinois *** 2 – Aledo, Illinois *** 3 – Sunday, enroute to Rock Island 4 – Rock Island, Illinois *** 5 – Washington, Iowa 6 – Mt. Pleasant, Iowa 7 – Albia, Iowa *** 8 – Chariton, Iowa 9 – Albany, Missouri *** 10 – Sunday, enroute to Trenton 11 – Trenton, Missouri 12 – Milan, Missouri *** 13 – Brookfield, Missouri *** 14 – Macon, Missouri 15 – Louisina, Missouri 16 – Fulton, Missouri *** 17 – Sunday, enroute to Marshall *** 18 – Marshall, Missouri *** 19 – Lexington, Missouri *** 20 – Warrensburg, Missouri *** 21 – Butler, Missouri 22 – Nevada, Missouri 23 – Yates Center, Kansas 24 – Sunday, enroute to McPherson 25 – McPherson, Kansas 26 – Larned, Kansas *** 27- Kingman, Kansas 28 – Alva, Oklahoma 29 – Woodward, Oklahoma 30 – Anthony, Kansas *** October 1 – Sunday, enroute to Blackwell 2 – Blackwell, Oklahoma *** 3 – Ponca City, Oklahoma *** 4 – Fredonia, Kansas *** 5 – Nowata, Oklahoma *** 6 – Sallisaw, Oklahoma *** 7 – Ozark, Arkansas *** 8 – Sunday, enroute to Clarksville 9 – Clarksville, Arkansas 10 – Conway, Arkansas *** 11 – Arkadelphia, Arkansas *** 12 – Texarkana, Arkansas *** 13 – Nashville, Arkansas *** 14 – Hope, Arkansas *** 15 – Sunday, enroute to Farmerville 16 – Farmerville, Louisiana *** 17 – Bastrop, Louisiana *** 18 – Crossett, Arkansas *** 19 – Warren, Arkansas *** 20 – McGehee, Arkansas *** 21 – Clarendon, Arkansas *** 22 – Sunday, enroute to Earle 23 – Earle, Arkansas *** 24 – New Augusta, Arkansas *** 25 – Batesville, Arkansas 26 – Walnut Ridge, Arkansas *** 27 – Paragould, Arkansas *** 28 – Charlesgon, Missouri *** 29 – Sunday, enroute to Union City 30 – Union City, Tennessee *** 31 – Humboldt, Tennessee *** November 1 – Boonville, Mississippi *** 2 – Tupelo, Mississippi *** 3 – Starkville, Mississippi *** 4 – Blocton, Alabama *** 5 – Sunday, enroute to Montgomery |
Winter quarters, Vandervier Park, Montgomery, Alabama. Fred C. Gollmar, general agent; Dan Odom, manager; Charles Barry, equestrian director; W. H. Wingert, bandmaster; Ray Daley, manager side show; Bert Rickman, announcer. Odom, Mugivan, Bowers, Ballard, owners. W. H. (Billy) Miles, legal adjuster, killed by Sheriff at Earle, Arkansas, Monday, October 23 this season.
*** Notes. April 25, Hopkinsville, KY, night only on account of wreck. April 27, Owensboro, KY, afternoon only on account of rain. June 9, Columbus, NE, biggest house of season here. June 13, Denison, IA, second largest day of season. June 16, Marshalltown, IA, Mugivan, Bowers, Ballard visited here. June 28, Stevens Point, WI, four baby elephants came on here. July 7, Ada, MN, afternoon only. July 22, Concordia, KS, big wind and rain storm here. Tore up menagerie, two horse tops and D room tents. July 28, Nebraska City, NE, arrived at 12:15 pm, no parade, two shows. July 29, Wahoo, NE, arrived 1:30 pm, no parade, night show only. July 31, Ida Grove, IA, afternoon business tremendous. August 7, Postville, IA, afternoon house tremendous. August 9, Spring Valley, MN, very poor business here. August 10, Tomah, WI, no parade here on account of late arrival. August 11, Merrill, WI, big business both shows. August 12, Wausau, WI, business big in afternoon. August 13, New London, WI, this town substituted for Antigo. August 31, Whitehall, IL, afternoon business tremendous. September 1, Rushville, IL, afternoon business tremendous. September 2, Aledo, IL, in fair grounds here. September 3 & 4, Rock Island, IL, in fair grounds, Labor Day, business big both shows. September 7, Albia, IA, coal strike on here, bumest house of the entire season. September 9, Albany, MO, one show here on account of rain afternoon. September 12, Milan, MO, no parade here on account of the hills. September 13, Brookfield, MO, horse had to be show here with broken leg. September 16, Fulton, MO, no parade on account of late arrival. September 17 & 18, Marshall, MO, car broke on way here and show did not arrive until 7 pm. September 19, Lexington, MO, long haul to muddy lot on hill. September 20, Warrensburg, MO, long haul to muddy lot on hill, no parade. September 26, Larned, KS, long haul to lot on hill, windy. September 30, Anthony, KS, parade at 1:30 pm, big wind storm. October 2, Blackwell, OK, two big houses here. October 3, Ponca City, OK, most prosperous town visited of the season. October 4, Fredonia, KS, no parade, lot in fair ground. October 5, Nowata, OK, in fair grounds. October 6, Sallisaw, OK, business tremendous. October 7, Ozark, AR, lot in ball park, very small, big business. October 9, Clarksville, AR, Billickes Gold Medal Shows here, big business. October 10, Conway, AR, lot in old fair ground, big business. October 11, Arkadelphia, AR, big business here. October 12, Texarkana, AR, big business. October 13, Nashville, AR, lot away out and dusty, big business. October 14, Hope, AR, lot in ball park. October 16, Farmerville, LA, first RR circus ever here, $1 admission. October 17, Bastrop, LA, lot away out, business rotten. October 18, Crossett, AR, lot in ball park, small. October 19, Warren, AR, small lot in barnyard, business big, parade. October 20, McGehee, AR, lot in the woods, business fair. October 21, Clarendon, AR, lot away out and dusty, business fair. October 23, Earle, AR, W. H. Miles was shot here by sheriff. October 24, New Augusta, AR, lot a mile from town. October 26, Walnut Ridge, AR, biggest business in Arkansas here. October 27, Paragould, AR, business fine here. October 28, Charleston, MO, parade on time, lot away out, business bum. October 30, Union City, TN, lot in woods, long haul and parade. October 31, Humboldt, TN, lot in fair grounds, business big. November 1, Boonville, TN, lot on RR, parade in rain. November 2, Tupelo, MS, lot in fair grounds, business fair. November 3, Starkville, MS, long haul and parade, business big. November 4, Blocton, AL, no parade, long haul up hill. November 5, enroute to Montgomery, started at 3:30 pm, worst lot of season.
Courtesy of the Circus Historical Society, Inc.
