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
Dr. William F. Carver's Diving Horses	Animal act	May 28-August 6, 1911	10	1	Originally planned for one week in 1911, but given a contract to perform for the rest of the summer
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
Professor Coin's Dog Circus	Animal act	July 23-29, 1899 May 20-26, 1900 May 19-25, 1901	3	3
Maude Beale Price	Impersonator and soprano singer	June 24-30, 1900 July 28-August 3, 1901 September 13-20, 1903	3	3
The Three Troubadours	Singers and comedians	August 30-September 5, 1903 July 24-30, 1904 June 4-10, 1905	3	3	Also known as the Chihuahua Mexican Troubadors. Made of Casper Zarnes, Charles H. Van, and Hi Briggs.
Herbert and Willing	Blackface comedians and dancers	July 23-29, 1905 September 3-11, 1905 June 14-21, 1908	3	2
Edna Bassett Marshall	Opera singer	June 18-24, 1899 July 9-15, 1899 May 20-26, 1900	3	2	Prima donna soprano who sang opera songs in different costumes in rotating scenes along with five specialty artists
Georgia Gardner and Joseph Madden	Comedy actors	September 2-15, 1900 September 8-15, 1901	3	2	Also known as Gardner and Madden
The Six Sennetts	Acrobatics	September 17-24, 1899 September 2-15, 1900	3	2	Also billed as the "Six Senetees" and "Six Senetts"
Cal Stewart	Storyteller and entertainer	June 19-25, 1904 September 4-6, 1904 June 26-July 1, 1905	3	2	Performed with wife in 1905
Gladys Van	Monologist, imitator, and singing comedienne	August 28-September 6, 1904 May 21-27, 1905	3	2
Cromwell Dixon	Aeronaut	July 4-7, 1907 July 21-August 4, 1907	3	1	Rode a skycycle around the park and north Columbus
Mille Essie Fay and Company	Animal act	July 16-August 6, 1911, 1911	3	1	Performed with a horse named "Arabia"
Frosini	Accordion soloist	August 5-25, 1907	3	1
Tim Healy and Ella Farnum	Singers and dancers	August 24-September 12, 1903	3	1	Known as Healy and Farnum

Top Performers (Seasons 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
Professor Coin's Dog Circus	Animal act	July 23-29, 1899 May 20-26, 1900 May 19-25, 1901	3	3
Maude Beale Price	Impersonator and soprano singer	June 24-30, 1900 July 28-August 3, 1901 September 13-20, 1903	3	3
The Three Troubadours	Singers and comedians	August 30-September 5, 1903 July 24-30, 1904 June 4-10, 1905	3	3	Also known as the Chihuahua Mexican Troubadors. Made of Casper Zarnes, Charles H. Van, and Hi Briggs.
The Five Flying Bicketts	Acrobatics	June 18-July 2, 1899 July 6-13, 1908	3	2	Comprised of one man and four women
Joseph Adelman	Xylophone player	June 10-16, 1900 June 9-22, 1901	2	3