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Article - Lee's Circus Routes 1886 - 1902 Township: Canton Borough, Bradford County PA Year: 1886-1902  Photo from Don Stanton (Year ?) Schedule sent in by John F. Polacsek Tri-County Genealogy & History Sites Home Page How to Use This Site Warning & Disclaimer Canton Borough & Township Page No Unauthorized Commercial Use Contact Joyce

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Submitted by John F. Polacsek

Typed for Tri-Counties by Pat Smith Raymond

Letter to Joyce: Enclosed are the routes that I have for the Charles Lee and allied shows. The references mainly come from the theatrical trade papers the New York Clipper and the Billboard. Some newspaper advertisements have been checked to verify dates. Since I did not have the 1890 route it fills a gap. I am working on a history of Samuel Smith who was a partner of Lee and later went out with the Scribner & Smith Circus. Research is always interesting especially when you are talking about events from a century + ago. Permission is granted to publish the route information that I am sending you.

Charles Lee’s London Shows 1886

May 20 to 22 – Hagerstown, Md.*

May 23 – Sunday Off*

May 24 – Greencastle, Pa.*

May 25 & 26 – Chambersburg, Pa*

Charles Lee’s London Shows 1887

Feb. 10 to 12 – Macon, Ga.*

Mar. 30 to Apr. 1 – Roanoke, Va. **

Apr. 21 to 23 – Staunton, Va. **

Apr. 24 – Sunday Off

Charles Lee’s London Shows 1888
 

Sept. 15 – Easton, Pa.	Sept. 16 – Sunday Off
Sept. 17 – Bethlehem, Pa.	Sept. 18 – South Bethlehem, Pa.
Sept. 19 – Allentown, Pa.	May 17 – Middletown, NY
May 31 – Rhinebeck, NY	June 1 – Millerton, NY
June 2 – Canaan, Conn.	June 3 – Sunday Off
June 4 – Winsted, Conn.	May 21 to 26 – Newburgh, NY
May 27 – Sunday Off	Aug. 23 – Boonville, NY
Aug. 25 – Utica, NY	Aug. 26 – Sunday Off
Aug. 27 – Clinton, NY	Aug. 28 & 29 – Rome, NY
Aug. 30 – Hamilton, NY	Aug. 31 & Sept. 1 – Norwich, NY
Sept. 7 & 8 – Oswego, NY	Sept. 9 – Sunday Off
Sept. 15 – Easton, Pa	Sept. 16 – Sunday Off
Sept. 17 – Bethlehem, Pa.	Sept. 18 – South Bethlehem, Pa
Sept. 19 – Allentown, Pa.

Charles Lee’s London Shows 1889
 

May 11 or 13 – Canton, Pa. (Opns)	May 19 – Sunday Off
May 24 – Muncy, Pa	June 2 – Sunday Off
June 8 – Stroudsburg, Pa	June 9 – Sunday Off
Jne 10 – Portland, Pa	June 11 – Bangor, Pa.
June 12 – Belvidere, NJ	June 13 – Oxford, NJ
June 14 – German Valley, NJ	June 15 – Dover, NJ
June 16 – Sunday Off

Charles Lee’s London Shows 1891
 

May 21 – Stroudsburg, Pa.	May 22 – Belvidere, NJ
May 23 – Washington, NJ	May 24 – Sunday Off
May 25 – Whitehouse, NJ	May 26 – Somerville, NJ
May 27 – South River, NJ	May 28 – Perth Amboy, NJ
May 29 – Rahway, NJ	May 30 – Westfield, NJ
May 31 – Sunday Off	June 3 – Hill Grove, NJ
June 4 – Nyack, NY	June 5 – Tarrytown, NY
June 6 – Sing Sing, NY	June 7 – Sunday Off
June 24 – Rockville, Conn.	June 25 – Windsor Locks, Conn.
June 26 – Suffield, Conn.	June 27 – Thompsonville, Conn.
June 28 – Sunday Off	June 29 – Indian Orchard, Mass.
June 30 – Chicopee, Mass	July 1 – Westfield, Mass.
July 2 – Huntington, Mass	July 3 – Chester, Mass.
July 4 – Hinsdale, Mass.	July 5 – Sunday Off
July 15 – Kingston, NY	July 23 – Goshen, NY
July 25 – Deckertown, NJ	July 26 – Sunday Off
July 27 – Dover, NJ	July 29 – Morristown, NJ
July 30 – Madison, NJ	July 31 – Orange, NJ
Aug. 1 – Elizabeth, NJ	Aug. 2 – Sunday Off
Aug. 3 – South Amboy, NJ	Aug. 4 – Keyport, NJ
Aug. 5 – Red Bank, NJ	Aug. 6 – Freehold, NJ
Aug. 7 – Lakewood, NJ	Aug. 8 – Atlantic City, NJ
Aug. 18 – Roxbury, NY	Aug. 15 – Kingston, NY

Charles Lee’s London Shows 1892
 

Apr. 30 – Canton, Pa. (Opns)	May 25 – North Adams, Mass.	May 26 – Charlemont, Mass.
May 27 – Shelburne Falls, Mass.	May 28 – Turners Falls, Mass.	May 29 – Sunday Off
May 31 – Athol, Mass.	June 1 – Gardner, Mass.	June 2 – Leominster, Mass.
June 14 – Biddeford, Me.	June 29 – Belfast, Me.	June 30 – Searsport, Me.
July 1 – Bucksport, Me.	July 3 – Sunday Off	July 4 – Cherryfield, Me.
July 5 – Columbia Falls, Me.	July 6 – Machias, Me.	July 7 – Pembroke, Me.
July 8 – Eastport, Me.	July 13 – Topsfield, Me.	July 14 – Springfield, Me.
July 15 – Lincoln, Me.	July 28 – Livermore Falls, Me.	July 29 – Canton, Me.
July 30 – Buckfield, Me.	Aug. 1 – Mechanic Falls, Me.	Aug. 2 – Norway, Me.
Aug. 3 – Bridgton, Me.	Aug. 4 – Raymond, Me.	Aug. 5 – Bar Mills, Me.
Aug. 6 – Sanford, Me.	Aug. 7 – Sunday Off	Aug. 8 – North Berwick, Me.
Aug. 9 – Great Falls, N.H.	Aug. 10 – Portsmouth, N.H.	Aug. 11 – Exeter, N.H.
Aug. 12 – Amesbury, Mass.	Aug. 13 – Haverhill, Mass.	Aug. 14 – Sunday Off
Aug. 15 – Methuen, Mass.	Aug. 16 – Andover, Mass.	Aug. 17 – Ballardville, Me.
Aug. 18 – Concord, Mass.	Aug. 19 – Maynard, Mass.	Aug. 20 – Hudson, Mass.
Aug. 21 – Sunday Off	Sept. 4 – Cooperstown, NY	Sept. 5 – Sharon Springs, NY
Sept. 6 – Sunday Off	Sept. 7 – Cherry Valley, NY	Sept. 8 – Richfield, Springs, NY
Sept. 9 – Morrisville, NY	Sept. 11 – Cazenovia, NY	Sept. 12 – DeRuyter, NY
Sept. 30 – Elmira, NY	Oct. 1 – Gillett, Pa.	Oct. 2 – Troy, Pa.
Oct. 3 – Canton, Pa. (Clsd)

Charles Lee’s London Shows - NO Year Given for this page
 

Aug. 22 – Westboro, Mass.	Aug. 23 – Worcester, Mass.
Aug. 24 – Spencer, Mass.	Aug. 25 – North Brookfield, Mass.
Aug. 26 – Ware, Mass.	Aug. 27 – Three Rivers, Mass.
Aug. 28 – Sunday Off	Aug. 29 – Springfield, Mass.
Aug. 31 – New Haven	Sept. 1 – Winsted, Conn.
Sept. 2 – Canaan, Conn.	Sept. 3 – Great Barrington, Mass.
Sept. 4 – Sunday Off	Sept. 5 – Lee, Mass.
Sept. 6 – Pittsfield, Mass.	Sept. 7 – Chatham, NY
Sept. 8 – Castleton on Hudson, NY	Sept. 9 – Troy, NY
Sept. 10 – Schenectady, NY	Sept. 11 – Sunday Off
Sept. 12 – Hagaman Mills, NY	Sept. 13 – Gloversville, NY
Sept. 14 – Northville, NY	Sept. 15 – Mayfield, NY
Sept. 16 – Johnstown, NY	Sept. 17 – Fonda, NY
Sept. 18 – Sunday Off	Sept. 19 – Fort Plain, NY
Sept. 21 – Richfield, Springs, NY	Sept. 22 – Edmeston, NY
Sept. 23 – New Berlin, NY	Sept. 24 – Sidney, NY
Sept. 25 – Sunday Off	Sept. 28 – Windsor, NY
Sept. 29 – Great Bend, Pa	Sept. 30 – New Milford, Pa.
Oct. 1 – Montrose, Pa.	Oct. 3 – Rush, Pa.
Oct. 5 – Lacyville, Pa.	Oct. 6 – Wyalusing, Pa.
Oct. 7 – New Albany, Pa.	Oct. 8 – Monroeton, Pa. (Clsd)

Charles Lee’s London Shows 1893
 

Apr. 29 – Canton, Pa. (opns)	Apr. 30 – Sunday Off
June -- Mayville, NY	June 14 – Dunkirk, NY
July 4 – Newark, NY	July 5 – Sodus, NY
July 6 – Wolcott, NY	July 7 – Cato, NY
July 8 – Baldwinsville, NY	July 9 – Sunday Off
July 12 – Pulaski, NY	July 13 – Sandy Creek, NY
July 14 – Adams, NY	July 15 – Copenhagen, NY
July 16 – Sunday Off	July 17 – Constableville, NY
July 18 – Boonville, NY	July 20 – Prospect, NY
July 21 – Newport, NY	July 22 – Ilion, NY
July 23 – Sunday Off	July 24 – Richfield Springs, NY
July 25 – Cooperstown, NY	July 26 – Oneonta, NY
July 27 – Davenport, NY	July 28 – Blenheim, NY
July 29 – Middleburgh, NY	July 30 – Sunday off
July 31 – Central Bridge, NY	Aug. 1 – Quaker Street, NY
Aug. 2 – Altamont, NY	Aug. 3 – Greenbush, NY
Aug. 16 – Mt. Kisco, NY	Aug. 17 – Sing Sing, NY
Aug. 18 – Irvington, NY	Aug. 19 – Nyack, NY
Aug. 30 – Clinton, NJ	Aug. 31 – Washington, NJ
Sept. 1 – Belvidere, NJ	Sept. 2 – Blairstown, NJ
Sept. 3 – Sunday Off	Sept. 4 – Stroudsburg, Pa.
Sept. 6 – Newfoundland, Pa.	Sept. 7 – Moscow, Pa.
Sept. 8 – West Pittston, Pa.	Sept. 9 – Wyoming, Pa.

I’m not sure whether this schedule goes with 1893 or 1894

Sept. 10 – Sunday Off

Sept. 11 – Kingston, Pa.

Sept. 13 – Shickshinny, Pa.

Sept. 14 – Benton, Pa.

Sept. 15 – Millville, Pa.

Sept. 16 – Muncy, Pa.

Sept. 17 – Sunday Off

Sept. 18 – Hughesville, Pa.

Sept. 19 – Williamsport, Pa.

Sept. 28 – Mansfield, Pa.

Sept. 29 – Blossburg, Pa.

Sept. 30 – Canton, Pa. (Closd)

June 9 – Sherman, NY

Charles Lee’s London Shows 1894
 

Aug. 29 – Haddonfield, NJ	Aug. 30 – Woodbury, NJ
Aug. 31 – Glassboro, NJ	Sept. 1 – Vineland, NJ
Sept. 2 – Sunday Off	Sept. 3 – Port Norris, NJ
Sept. 4 – Dennisville, NJ	Sept. 5 – Cape May, NJ
Sept. 6 – Sea Island City, NJ

 

Charles Lee’s Great London Shows 1895
 

June 13 – Brocton, NY	June 14 – Silver Creek, NY
June 15 – Gowanda, NY	?? -- Tidioute, Pa.
June 8 – Union City, Pa.	July 4 – Fillmore, NY
July 5 – Nunda, NY	July 6 – Dansville, NY
July 7 – Sunday Off	July 8 – Canisteo, NY
July 25 – Sheffield, Pa.	July 26 – Marionville, Pa.
July 27 – Tylersburg, Pa.	Aug. 24 – Frostburg, Md.
Aug. 25 – Sunday Off	Aug. 26 – Lonaconing, Md.
Aug. 27 – Cumberland, Md.

Charles Lee’s London Shows 1896

Aug. 7 – Phoenix, NY (Clsd)

Charles Lee’s London Shows 1897
 

Jan. 10 to 15 – Charleston, S.C.	Jan. 16 – Sunday Off
Mar. 6 – Sunday Off	Mar. 7 to 12 – Chattanooga, Tenn.
Mar. 13 – Sunday Off	Mar. 17 to 19 – Knoxville, Tenn.
Mar. 20 – Sunday Off	Mar. 24 to 26 – Bristol, Tenn.-Va.
Mar. 27 – Sunday Off	Mar. 28 to 30 – Charlottesville, Va.
Mar. 31 to Apr. 2 – Staunton, Va.	Apr. 3 – Sunday Off
Apr. 4 to 9 – Lynchburg, Va.	Apr. 10 – Sunday Off
Apr. 28 to 30 – Winchester, Va.	May 1 – Sunday Off
May 2 to 4 – Charles Town, W. Va.	May 8 – Sunday Off
May 9 to 11 – Martinsburg, W. Va.	May 15 – Sunday Off
May 19 to 21 – Chambersburg, Pa.	May 22 – Sunday Off
May 23 to 25 – Carlisle, Pa.	June 23 to 25 – Allentown, Pa.
June 26 – Sunday Off	June 27 to 29 – Bethlehem, Pa.
June 30 to July 2 – Easton, Pa.	July 3 – Sunday Off
July 4 to 9 – Philadelphia, Pa.	July 10 – Sunday Off
July 11 to 16 – Philadelphia, Pa.	July 17 – Sunday Off
July 18 to 23 – Allentown, Pa.	July 24 – Sunday Off
July 25 to 30 – Hazleton, Pa.	July 31 – Sunday Off
Aug. 1 to 3 – Mahonoy City, Pa.	Aug. 7 – Sunday Off
Aug. 11 & 12 – Watsontown, Pa.	Aug. 14 – Sunday Off
Aug. 15 to 20 – Williamsport, Pa.	Aug. 21 – Sunday Off
Aug. 22 – Canton, Pa.	Aug. 23 – Troy, Pa.
Aug. 24 to 27 – Elmira, NY	Aug. 28 – Sunday Off
Sept. 12 to 15 – Ithaca, NY	Sept. 16 & 17 – Cortland, NY
Sept. 18 – Sunday Off	Sept. 19 to 24 – Binghamton, NY
Sept. 25 – Sunday Off.

Charles Lee’s London Shows 1901 (W. Q. at Canton, Pa.)

Apr. 29 – Wilkes-Barre, Pa. (Opns)

Charles Lee’s London Circus 1902 (J. W. Lee—Prop.)
 

May 10 – Leesport, Pa. (Opns)	May 11 – Sunday Off
May 12 – Hamburg, Pa.	May 13 – Schuykill Haven, Pa.
May 14 – Auburn, Pa.	May 15 – Pine Grove, Pa.
May 16 – Tremont, Pa.	May 17 – Minersville, Pa.
May 18 – Sunday Off	May 22 – Annville, Pa.
May 23 – Palmyra, Pa.	May 24 – Lebanon, Pa.
May 25 – Sunday Off	May 26 – Hummelstown, Pa.
May 27 – Myerstown, Pa.	June 5 – Quakertown, Pa.
June 6 – Perkasie, Pa.	June 7 – Sellersville, Pa.
June 8 – Sunday Off	June 9 – Souderton, Pa.
June 10 – Lansdale, Pa.

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