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]]DAN RICE CIRCUS. Scheduled for Dubuque in June, 1936, the Dan Rice Circus featured a 12-year old lion tamer among other performers. | ]]DAN RICE CIRCUS. The Dan Rice Circus appeared in Dubuque in July, 1877. At the time the news reported on his erecting a soldiers' memorial for $20,000 and his many appearances on behalf of churches and charities. (1) | ||
Scheduled for Dubuque in June, 1936, the Dan Rice Circus featured a 12-year old lion tamer among other performers. (2) | |||
For more information about Dan Rice-http://www.circusesandsideshows.com/performers/danrice.html | For more information about Dan Rice-http://www.circusesandsideshows.com/performers/danrice.html | ||
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"Dan Rice Circus in Dubuque Next Saturday," ''Telegraph-Herald'', June 14, 1936, p. 3 | Source: | ||
1. "Caught on the Fly," ''The Daily Herald'', July 14, 1877 p. 4 | |||
2. "Dan Rice Circus in Dubuque Next Saturday," ''Telegraph-Herald'', June 14, 1936, p. 3 | |||
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Revision as of 18:23, 4 July 2017
DAN RICE CIRCUS. The Dan Rice Circus appeared in Dubuque in July, 1877. At the time the news reported on his erecting a soldiers' memorial for $20,000 and his many appearances on behalf of churches and charities. (1)
Scheduled for Dubuque in June, 1936, the Dan Rice Circus featured a 12-year old lion tamer among other performers. (2)
For more information about Dan Rice-http://www.circusesandsideshows.com/performers/danrice.html
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Source:
1. "Caught on the Fly," The Daily Herald, July 14, 1877 p. 4
2. "Dan Rice Circus in Dubuque Next Saturday," Telegraph-Herald, June 14, 1936, p. 3