Performers

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Below is a list of performers (vaudeville, stunts, outdoor shows, etc.) and the dates they performed.

List of Performers

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For a specific season, visit the season's page for that year's list of performances.

Top Performers

Top Performers (Weeks Performed)

Performer Name Type of Act Dates Performed Weeks Seasons Notes
G. F. Matthiessen Stunt cycling July 30-August 26, 1905
July 29-August 19, 1906
July 23-August 4, 1907
8 3 Performed as "Diavolo" on the Loop-the-Loop (July 30-August 19, 1905 & July 29-August 19, 1906) and as "Prodigious Porthos" on the Leaping the Gap (August 20-26, 1905 and July 23-August 4. 1907), sometimes referred to as Fred Matthiessen
The Faust Family Acrobatic act June 4-10, 1899
May 20-26, 1900
July 9-15, 1905
July 31-August 5, 1905
August 20-26, 1905
5 3 Six acrobats, led by Ted Faust, performed with Billy Link in July/August 1905
Soto Sunetaro and Co. Japanese wonder-working July 21-27, 1901
August 30-September 5, 1903
May 15-21, 1904
June 14-21, 1908
4 4 Also known as "The Japanese Wonder Worker"
Harry C. Stanley Comedian August 6-12, 1899
June 24-July 7, 1900
June 12-18, 1904
4 3 Performed with Doris Wilson in 1900 and 1904
Doris Wilson-Jackson Singer August 6-12, 1899
June 24-July 7, 1900
June 12-18, 1904
4 3 Performed with Harry C. Stanley in 1900 and 1904
The Zamora Family Mexican acrobats September 13-20, 1903
July 10-16, 1904
September 12-17, 1904
September 10-17, 1905
4 3
Lotta Gladstone July 16-22, 1899
August 19-September 8, 1900
4 2 Known as the "Orginal Country Girl"
Al Lawson and Frances Namon Comedy cycling and artistic bag punching May 19-25, 1901
August 30-September 12, 1903
4 2 Known as Lawson and Namon
Billy Clifford Singer and dancer June 26-July 2, 1904
August 12-September 1, 1907
4 2
Hill and Flournoy Wild West Show July 8-August 5, 1912 4 1
Harry Hill's Wild West Show Wild West Show June 29-July 31, 1913 4 1

Top Performers (Seasons Performed)

Performer Name Type of Act Dates Performed Seasons Notes
Soto Sunetaro and Co. Japanese wonder-working July 21-27, 1901
August 30-September 5, 1903
May 15-21, 1904
June 14-21, 1908
4 Also known as "The Japanese Wonder Worker"
Joseph Adelman Xylophone player June 10-16, 1900
June 9-22, 1901
3
Professor Coin's Dog Circus Animal act July 23-29, 1899
May 20-26, 1900
May 19-25, 1901
3
The Faust Family Acrobatic act June 4-10, 1899
May 20-26, 1900
July 9-15, 1905
July 31-August 5, 1905
August 20-26, 1905
3 Six acrobats, led by Ted Faust, performed with Billy Link in July/August 1905
G. F. Matthiessen Stunt cycling July 30-August 26, 1905
July 29-August 19, 1906
July 23-August 4, 1907
3 Performed as "Diavolo" on the Loop-the-Loop (July 30-August 19, 1905 & July 29-August 19, 1906) and as "Prodigious Porthos" on the Leaping the Gap (August 20-26, 1905 and July 23-August 4. 1907), sometimes referred to as Fred Matthiessen
Maude Beale Price Impersonator and soprano singer June 24-30, 1900
July 28-August 3, 1901
September 13-20, 1903
3
Walter Raub Aeronaut Various weeks 1910
July 9 & 11, 1911
July 30, 1911
Various dates in 1912
3 Also known as the "Human Torpedo" and "Professor Raub"
Harry C. Stanley Comedian August 6-12, 1899
June 24-July 7, 1900
June 12-18, 1904
3 Performed with Doris Wilson in 1900 and 1904
The Three Troubadours Singers and comedians August 30-September 5, 1903
July 24-30, 1904
June 4-10, 1905
3 Also known as the Chihuahua Mexican Troubadors. Made of Casper Zarnes, Charles H. Van, and Hi Briggs
Doris Wilson-Jackson Singer August 6-12, 1899
June 24-July 7, 1900
June 12-18, 1904
3 Performed with Harry C. Stanley in 1900 and 1904
The Zamora Family Mexican acrobats September 13-20, 1903
July 10-16, 1904
September 12-17, 1904
September 10-17, 1905
3