Sparks Circus Program 1929 #1

The Sparks Circus was a highly regarded show owned by Charlie Sparks of whom my father once wrote "I never heard a bad word about Charlie Sparks or a good word for Walter L. Main". Mr. Sparks decided to sell his circus to another well known circus owner Henry B. Gentry, unaware that he was acting as an agent for Sparks arch-rival, the American Circus Corporation. As it turned out, this new ownership lasted less than a year since the Corporation (including five major circuses) was purchased by John Ringling in September. EXECUTIVE STAFF H.B. Gentry..................................................................General Manager Sam B. Dill....................................................................Asst. Manager John C. Kelley..............................................................Legal Adviser Hubert N. Sicks...........................................................Treasurer Fred B. Hutchinson.....................................................Auditor Charles Barry...............................................................Equestrian Director Jack Hoyt.......................................................................Musical Director John H. Del Vecho.........................................................Diector of Spectacles T.W. Ballenger..............................................................General Agent and Railroad Traffic Manager