Ringling Bros and Barnum & Bailey Circus Magazine & Program: 1951 Edition

A program magazine for the 1951 season of the "Greatest Show on Earth", with photographs largely from Floridian performances and articles from major figures of Hollywood.

Notables: Cecil B DeMille, clowns, John Ringling North, Across the Wide Missouri, aerialists / aerialism, acrobats / acrobatics, Betty Hutton, Dorothy Lamour, Gloria Grahame, Lyle Bettger, Cornel Wilde, James Stewart, Charles Heston, Frank McClosky, Willis E Lawson, Circus Fans Association, giraffes, hippos / hippopotamuses, zebras, Rhesus monkeys, lions, tigers, George Blood, Archie Blood, Hotel Ringling, Arthur M Concello, Henry Ringling North, Mlle Toto, Gargantua II, gorillas, John Murray Anderson, Pat Valdo, Miles White, Henry Sullivan, Paul Jerome, Jack Le Clair, Paul Jung, Paul Wenzel, Charlie Bell, Felix Adler, Lou Jacobs, Petersons, Czeslan Mroczkowski, Antoinette Concello, Pinito Del Oro, Veronica Martell, Lola Dobritch, Miss Loni, Ringling Baseball Giants, Ringling Neon Clown, Kibitzer, Alzanas, Chaludis, Hubert Castle, Richard Barstow, Thomas Farrar, David Murphy, Merle Evans, Sammy Grossman, Harold Ronk, Doug Morris, Frank Spencer, Robert Dover, Cucciolo, sea lions, Roland Tiebor, Albert Rix, Miss Mara, La Norma, Lilo Juston, Morituris, Leoni, Senor Tonito, Luawana, Realles Trio, Hemadas, Kareff Manus, Maxellos, Haslevs, Gena Lipkowska, Andre Fox, Franz Ackerl, Eugene Scott, Rodolfos, Similis, Idnavis, Rodry Brothers, Artonys, Freddi Troupe, Fredonia Family, Bokara Troupe, Harold Alzana
Creator: Harry S. Dube
Source: Circus Magazine
Date: 1951
Type: PROGRAM; MAGAZINE; BOOKLET; ILLUSTRATION; PHOTO; ADVERTISEMENT; ARTICLE; COMIC
Coverage:
  • Santa Cruz
  • 1950s
  • Circuses
  • Events
  • Elephants
  • Animals
  • Zoology
  • Business
  • Comedy
  • Behind the scenes
  • Theatre
  • Music
  • Dance
  • Hawaii
  • Dogs
  • Horses
  • Restaurants
Identifier: MS-SANTA CRUZ-CIRCUSES-10

Citation

Dube, Harry S. “Ringling Bros and Barnum & Bailey Circus Magazine & Program: 1951 Edition.” Circus Magazine. 1951. SCPL Local History. https://history.santacruzpl.org/omeka/items/show/140543. Accessed 12 Jan. 2026.