Buckles Blog: C.R. Montgomery Circus 1944-47 #6

Wednesday, May 09, 2007

The midway in 1946 with the side show bally platform at left, marquee in the center and what looks to be the tax box and office at right.

Anonymous said...: Was the tax box where the tax was paid on the free tickets?; 09 May, 2007 09:12
Buckles said...: Yes, but it was usually placed in front of the Marquee where the comps were presented.; 09 May, 2007 09:26
Mike Naughton said...: Was this tax legit? Or was it for the show owners Cadillac account?; 09 May, 2007 09:54
Buckles said...: Evidently it was mostly the latter, when shows folded the Government Tax Lein was usually the finishing touches.; 09 May, 2007 10:07
Anonymous said...: The old Doctor himself- Floyd King-(as long as he thought it would fly) charged a "War Tax" on all comps. And after that he used to add in a "Hospital Tax."

Once when I was on the Beatty-Cole advance we played my hometown and I got a pair of "longs" (meaning passes with a reserved seat coupon) for my parents. My dad made the mistake of telling Frank Orman that there was no longer any tax on circus tickets, but he didn't get far with that unsolicited notion.; 09 May, 2007 19:48

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