Box 1
Contains 10 Results:
Tape 1, Side 1: Personal background of Dr. Spivey and how he came to work for the Redpath Circuit; what a "normal" week was like, including background preparation, contracts with communities, etc.
Tape 1, Side 2: Crew chief and crew responsibilities; tent size, lots, and other equipment; setting up and tearing down.
Tape 2, Side 1: Revised figures regarding space under canvas; travel by train and experiences with the Kimball baby-grand piano that traveled with the talent; personnel from central office down through those traveling on the circuit; cities visited in 1925.
Tape 2, Side 2: Continuation of cities visited; 12 stops during the season in Florida, Georgia, Kentucky, Michigan, and Indiana; end-of-season duties. Beginning of 1926 as a crew chief; visits in South Carolina, North Carolina, Tennessee, Kentucky, Indiana, and Michigan.
Tape 3, Side 1: Day-by-day account of the talent that appeared on this Seven Day DeLuxe circuit in 1925 and 1926. Children's entertainment in 1925 included Uncle Ed Reno, Middleton's Mannequins, and story telling. The 1926 children's entertainment was Mr. Frederick Trapane; Dr. Hivali; Abe Bewell and Baldy.
Talent for 1925: Day 1: College Singing Girls; Honorable R.A. Nestos. Day 2: Adanac Male Quartet; Dr. Wherahiko Rawei. Day 3: Uncle Ed Reno; Lester M. Sterns. "Adam and Eva" (play). Day 4: Classical music concert; Frank Preston Johnson. Day 5: Middleton's Mannequins; Geoffrey F. Morgan; "Robin Hood" (play). Day 6: Zedeler Symphonic Quintet; Harold R. Peat. Day 7: Band Day with Bachman's "Million Dollar" Band. Talent for 1926: Day 1: Arcadia Novelty Company; Judge George D. Alden; Day 2: Royal Hungarian Orchestra; Chester Sanford. Day 3: Dr. Charles M. Newcomb; "So This is London" (play). Day 4: Dr. Bhaskar Hivali; Cathedral Choir.
Tape 3, Side 2: Continuation of Side 1.
Day 5: Edward Tomlinson; Carveth Wells. Day 6: Brayton Eddy(?); "Applesauce" (play). Day 7: Madame Tamaki Muira; Gladys Petch (?). Addenda remarks: description of lacing sections of canvas together; portable canvas ticket booth; pledge cards; canvas fence; contracts with Thorntown, Indiana, Chautauqua.