Wallace Bros. Circus 1938/ Hoot Gibson

I have made much issue over Lee Powell the Lone Ranger who was a good friend of my father's while they were together on the show however these pictures are of Western personalities Ray Rogers had previously hired. This is the Concert line up: Ted and Dorothy Lewis, Doc Adams, Hoot Gibson (white hat of course), T.P. Lewis, Olivia Gordon and Dal and Midge Deaver. To the uninformed the "concert" was an additional show held immediately following the main performance. In this case, after being introduced to the audience an announcement would be made that for a small additional fee you could remain to see a second show in which Mr. Gibson would present his Congress of Rough Riders doing whip cracking, rope spinning, trick riding, etc. and maybe even an autograph from the man himself. The proceeds of which were divided between the show and Gibson which would defray the cost of his salary and would be a pretty good score for whoever the current Cowboy Star would be. The people in the photo above with Gibson were regular circus people who had been the supporting cast members for all the cowboys Rogers had hired throughout the show's history.