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546 . MABEL STARK BIG CAT ANIMAL TAMER AL . G . BARNES CIRCUS POSTER . 19.5x27 ” half sheet poster . “ 1936 ” in pencil top left margin . Al . G . Barnes was the first show that Mabel Stark ever worked with , beginning as a horseback rider . She was trained by ( and briefly married to ) Louis Roth , a Hungarian immigrant who introduced to the United States a more human style of animal training employing food rewards and positive reinforcement over whips and other violence to coerce animals . Stark built a storied six decade career working with Big Cats , captured in two films including as Mae West ’ s stunt double in 1933 ’ s I ’ m No Angel . Scarce , early poster from an important career . Significant old tape repairs on reverse have caused foxing to face w / vertical margins are stabilized . VG . Fred Hoffman Collection . ( I ) $ 200.00 547 . GETTING READY FOR THE RING COLE BROS . AMERICANA CIRCUS POSTER . 19.75x36.5 ” one sheet poster includes original snipe for Lancaster parade . c . 1930s . Romantic genre scene of a tramp clown tying a young woman ’ s ballet shoes . Presents strong , Exc . w / single puncture and loss in top left background . Fred Hoffman Collection . ( I ) $ 200.00 548 . PIN UP GIRL LION TAMER JAMES E . STRATES SHOWS CIRCUS POSTER . 27.5 X 41 ”, one sheet poster c . 1950s . Show girl w / cape riding tethered lions advertising Strate ’ s Worlds Largest Midway & 45 Car Railroad Show . Foxing w / stain in circus name . VF . Fred Hoffman Collection . ( I ) $ 200.00 549 . CARTER THE GREAT- CARTER BEATS THE DEVIL MAGICIAN WINDOW CARD . 4x22 ” thin cardboard window card promotes American stage magician Charles Joseph Carter ( 1874- 1936 ), also known as Carter the Great . Card has “ Carter Beats The Devil ” title at bottom , showing Carter slyly showing his winning hand of cards as the devil points to his own , thinking he is about to win . Wonderful stone lithography by The Otis Litho Co . of Cleveland , OH . 1920s . Blank marquee top . Exc . Fred Hoffman Collection . ( I ) $ 200.00 550 . CARTER THE GREAT MAGICIAN WINDOW CARD . 14x22 ” thin cardboard window card promotes American stage magician Charles Joseph Carter ( 1874-1936 ), also known as Carter the Great . Card has “ The World ’ s Weird Wonderful Wizard ” title at bottom , showing Carter holding crystal ball as multitude of devils , bats and spirits emerge from it . Wonderful stone lithography by The Otis Litho Co . of Cleveland , OH . 1920s . Blank marquee top . Exc . w / pinholes right margin . Fred Hoffman Collection . ( I ) $ 200.00 551 . GEORGE- THE SUPREME MASTER OF MAGIC POSTER . 20.25X26.5 ”, stone litho poster printed by Otis Lithograph Co ., 1920s . Poster designed for Ohio born Grover George ( 1887-1958 ) to promote his “ Triumphant American Tour ” having perfected his act five years touring Central and South America w / a troupe of 18 performers . Upon his return to the U . S . he was targeted by magician Howard Thurston and effectively sued into obscurity when George tried to book high profile venues for his act . George retired to Sao Paolo , Brazil where he died never having significantly toured in America . Vibrant color . Trivial color bleed top left and single puncture in field bottom right corner . Exc . Fred Hoffman Collection . ( K ) $ 500.00
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552 . RIPLEY ’ S BELIEVE IT OR NOT SWORD SWALLOWER CIRCUS POSTER . 27x41 ” one sheet poster 1939-1940 . “ New York World ’ s Fair Museum Presents Edna Price : Queen Of Sword Swallowers ”. Bold graphic w / strong color . Fine condition w / uneven color and fold lines as original . Fred Hoffman Collection . ( I ) $ 200.00 553 . BURLESQUE QUEEN GEORGIA SOTHERN CIRCUS POSTER . 28x41 ” one sheet poster 1930s-1940s . Attractive Murry Korman photograph of Sothern at center . Born Hazel , she was raised in vaudeville beginning in her uncle ’ s show as just a toddler . At the age of 13 , Hazel ’ s mother and uncle both succumbed to tuberculosis and she was left without a guardian . She thought fast to provide for herself . Hazel became Georgia Sothern ( a clerical error that stuck ) and she went to work as a burlesque dancer w / forged papers to present herself as 17 . She was reportedly expert at her craft w / decades of red hot reviews and the creativity to keep working through Mayor LaGuardia ’ s crack down on caberet licenses leading up to WWII . Referenced here is her work in “ Star And Garter ” w / Gypsy Rose Lee and her “ Night On Broadway Revue ” being here run under James E . Strates Midway Shows . Soiling and fold lines , VG . Fred Hoffman Collection . ( I ) $ 200.00 554 . FREAK SIDESHOW WINDOW CARD GLOBE CARNIVAL POSTER BALTIMORE , MD . 22x28 ” thin cardboard window card by Globe Poster in Baltimore , MD . c . 1940s . Eye catching , exploitive , text reads only “ Freak Show ” and “ Strange People ” dancing around portraits of the stars of Tod Browning ’ s 1932 film Freaks . It is unclear if these performers were actually involved in this show or being bootlegged . Seen here are Frances O ’ Connor ( aka the Living Venus de Milo ), Jenny Lee or Elvira Snow , Olga Roderick , Prince Randian ( aka the Living Torso ), Schilitzie Surtees and Peter Robinson ( aka the Living Skeleton ). Snake charmer w / beaded sheer gown and reptile curling towards her neck occupies right half of poster . Rare subject on the bold graphic design that makes Globe Posters famous . Several puncture holes have been taped from behind , including two w / touch up in the black field . Pin holes in margins . VF . Fred Hoffman Collection . ( K ) $ 500.00 555 . TANIT IKAO “ TERRORS OF THE JUNGLE ” REPTILE HYPNOTIST 1950s CIRCUS POSTER . 22x28 ” on cardboard by “ Globe Poster Corp . Baltimore ”. Promoting Tanit Ikao “ The World ’ s Greatest Woman Hindu-Mystic ” who “ Hypnotizes Blood Thirsty Crocodiles And Giant Pythons ! Then Lets Them Loose On The Stage !” Billed as “ The World ’ s Scarriest Show !” w / graphics of gator , snakes and striking image of Tanit Ikao at center . This oversized window card tour blank never had the date and place added . Vertical crease at center . Tape stain along top edge . Bottom right corner crease and edge wear most notably surface paper loss in margin at right . VG . Only example known to us . ( I / J ) $ 200.00
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