Monday, July 10, 2006

Zellmar Bros. Circus 1926 #1


I don't know when George Engesser took his first show out but as an early motorized circus in 1926 it looks to be a pretty good sized affair already. More musicians here than with RBBB today.
It was titled Zellmar Bros. but was changed to Schell Bros. Circus in 1928.

Posted by Buckles at 7/10/2006 06:38:00 AM

7 comments:

Ned said...

the notes I have on Enge
sser are
1925 there is some referance to Clarion Bros but have not found any information other than that have been told it might have been a name he used to frame the Zellmar show which started in 1926 and ran thru 1928 in 1929 it was renamed Schell Bros and ran till 1936
in 1926 in consisted of 34 trucks 64 people 4 cages one elephant (Ruth) about 20 head stock and was a two ring circus

in 1927 the show was increaced to 54 trucks 15 head of horses, elephants, camels and 33 head of ponies 11 cages, dogs and goats and a 7 1/2KW geneneator
about this time Hoxie worked for Engesser as did Herbert Casetl
another note was they were the first circus to carry a elepant by truck

10 July, 2006 14:57
Anonymous said...

If you need the actual skinney on Zellmar or Schell Bros., why not ask Gee Gee?!!

10 July, 2006 17:21
Anonymous said...

Buckles, how is Gee Gee related to John Herriot. There's a family connection isn't there?

10 July, 2006 18:51
Anonymous said...

George Engesser, father of Gee Gee, was John Herriott's uncle.

11 July, 2006 15:33
Anonymous said...

buckles,

i am not getting the notification from feed blitz or feed bitz..whatever....is it something on your end?

anyway.....john herriott and mom are cousins....george engesser's sister viola married milt herriott

bill powell

12 July, 2006 21:13
Bob Cline said...

Bill, don't feel bad, my dad hasn't gotten Buckles Blog through feed blitz for a few months now. He has reregistered and everything else but it never comes anymore.
Bob

13 July, 2006 06:59
Bob Cline said...

According to Robert Parkinson's Directory of American Circuses, Clarion Bros. was the 1925 title used.
Bob

13 July, 2006 07:02

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