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Forepaugh-Sells Show in United States
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Forepaugh-Sells Show
Local name
Adam Forepaugh & Sells Bros. Shows United
Type
circus
Owner
1896-1898:
Ephraim Sells
1896-1904:
Peter Sells Jr.
1896-1904:
Lewis Sells
1896-1904:
Allen Sells
1896-1906:
James A. Bailey
1898-1904:
W. W. Cole
Founded
1896
Closed down
1911
Country
United States
Directors
Key People
1896:
William Chambers
(menagerie superintendent)
Veterinarians
Elephant department
Head keepers
of elephants
1896:
Joseph Beatty
(elephant trainer)
1897-1900:
Patrick Meager
(elephant superintendent)
1902-1904:
Bill Emery
(elephant superintendent)
1903-1907:
John Patterson
(elephant superintendent)
-1911:
Harry Mooney
(elephant superintendent)
1912-1912:
George Denman
(elephant superintendent)
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Description
Forepaugh-Sells Show,
United States
, was founded in 1896. Forepaugh-Sells Show closed down in 1911.
Comments / pictures
1896:
James Bailey
, owner of the Barnum & Bailey Show, and also owner of the
Adam Forepaugh show
, entered into partnership with the Sells Brothers, (Ephraim, Lewis and
Peter Sells
) who owned the
Sells Brothers show
. They formed the
Adam Forepaugh
& Sells Brothers Great Consolidated Shows.
, later
Adam Forepaugh
and Sells Bros. Circus. In 1898
Ephraim Sells
, the eldest of the three brothers, died and W.W. Cole (a part owner of the Barnum and Bailey Circus) became the new fourth partner in the show. This partnership lasted until 1904 when
Peter Sells
died and
Lewis Sells
and
W. W. Cole
sold their interest to
James Bailey
.
1900: the big male "Sid" killed Elephant Supt.
Patrick Meager
in Madison Sq. Garden.
1900-1902:
Bill Emery
elephant boss.
1902: Forepaugh-Sells show carried two African elephants, a male and a female. (Mike and Topsy).
Records about Forepaugh-Sells
Show from William "Buckles" Woodcocks Blog at
http://www.bucklesw.blogspot.com/
1904: This is a better look at "
Mike
" and "
Topsy
" in a corral menagerie. You can see the martingale on his
Tusks
and the network of hobbles and cross hobbles.The leather straps are unique. He was probably
Bulling
at this time and no doubt a real hand full.
John Patterson was in charge of the elephants by then and when this show was taken off the road after the 1907 season the Ringlings appointed him Menagerie Supt. with Barnum & Bailey and he held that post with RBBB thru 1925.
His last job with these two elephants was to deliver them to the B&B quarters in Bridgeport where the Ringlings planned to feature him in 1908 but unfortunately shortly after arrival a flash fire in the bull car took his life however the other elephants escaped injury.
It is reported that just prior to this Tammen and Bonfils (Sells-Floto Circus) had offered $10,000 for him.
William "Buckles" Woodcock
Early parade photo of the 4 Paw-Sells Bros Circus marching down the streets of Cheboygan Michigan on the morning of July 29th 1905
1905: 13 elephants. Bailey, by then the sole proprietor of the circus, set up an auction of the show’s equipment but ended up purchasing everything back and sold half of the interest to the Ringling Brothers.
1906:
Ringling’s acquired complete ownership of the show from Bailey’s widow.
1907: Here is a photo of the 4 Paw Sells Show on Sparks St in Ottawa Canada on June 29th 1907 with the elephant crew in their white pith helmets and high top boots.
1908:
pulled off the road for the 1908-1909 season.
1910: the title was revived by the brothers but for a year only. The circus toured for the last time in 1911.
1911: 14 elephants. From
Buckles Woodcocks blog
:
1912: 7 elephants to Ringling brothers: 1. Ringling Nellie, 2. Columbia (Victoria), 3. Veneda (Venita, Vanita, Jenny), 4. Sells Duchess (Dutch), 5. Sells Queen, 6. Romeo, and 7 ?.
References for records about Forepaugh-Sells Show
Recommended Citation
Koehl, Dan (2024). Forepaugh-Sells Show, Elephant Encyclopedia. Available online at
https://www.elephant.se/location2.php?location_id=1235
. (
archived
at the
Wayback machine
)
Sources used for this article is among others:
http://bucklesw.blogspot.se/2012/10/ringling-owned-elephants-in-1911-from.html
http://www.cwmfindingaids.com/cwm-mss-28-adam-forepaugh-and-sells-bros-papers.html
http://www.naturalhistorymag.com/picks-from-the-past/081596/the-elephant-in-captivity?page=2
https://bucklesw.blogspot.com/2005/10/adam-forepaugh-sells-bros-circus-1904.html
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