List of Wild West Shows
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List of Wild West Shows:
Most of the "Wild West Shows" did not include the word "show" in their name since the term indicated that the performers were simply acting. Terms like "exposition" or "exhibition" were commonly used to indicate that the spectacles were authentic ethnographic examples of people from the true Wild West. Many of the performers were cowboys and Native Americans who had been involved in legendary battles and historic events before seeing their way of life change dramatically with the settlement of the American frontier.
- Allen Bros. Wild West (1929-1934) - Charles and Mert H. Allen
- Arlington & Beckman's Oklahoma Ranch Wild West (1913) - Edward Arlington and Fred Beckman
- A. S. Lewis Big Shows (1910)
- Austin Bros. 3 Ring Circus and Real Wild West (1945)
- Barrett Shows and Oklahoma Bill's Wild West (1920)
- Bee Ho GrayBee Ho GrayBee Ho Gray was a Western performer who spent fifty years displaying his skills in Wild West Shows, vaudeville, circus, silent films and radio...
's Wild West (circa 1919-1932) - Booger Red's Wild West Show (1904-1910)
- Broncho John, Famous Western Horseman and his Corps of Expert Horsemen (1906) - J. H. Sullivan
- Buckskin Ben's Wild West and Dog and Pony Show (1908) Benjamin Stalker
- Buckskin Bill's Wild West (1900)
- Bud Atkinson's Circus and Wild West (early 1900s) - Toured Australia in 1912
- California Frank’s All-Star Wild West (1911) - Frank Hafley
- Colonel Cummins’ Wild West Indian Congress and Rough Riders of the World - Frederick T. Cummins
- Buffalo Bill's Wild West and Congress of Rough Riders
- Diamond Dick's Congress of World's Western Champions
- Fred Akins Real Wild West and Far East Show (1909-1910)
- Gene Autry's Flying A Ranch Stampeed (1942)
- Irwin & Hirsig Wild West (1910)
- Irwin Brothers Cheyenne Frontier Days Wild West Show (1913-1917)
- Jones Bros.' Buffalo Ranch Wild WestJones Bros.' Buffalo Ranch Wild West"Jones Bros Buffalo Ranch Wild West Show" and its successor "Kit Carson Buffalo Ranch Wild West Show" was formed from the old Cole Bros. World Toured Shows , owned by Martin Downs. Cole Bros World Toured Shows was not associated with the current "Cole Bros Circus" or "Clyde Beatty Cole Bros"...
(1910) - L. O. Hillman's Wild West Aggregation (1900-1920)
- Miller Bros. 101 Ranch Real Wild West (1907-1916 & 1925-1931)
- Pate Boone Wild West Show
- Pawnee BillPawnee BillPawnee Bill , born Gordon William Lillie, was a Wild West showman and performer.Best known for his short partnership with Buffalo Bill, Pawnee Bill was born February 14, 1860, in Bloomington, Illinois. Pawnee Bill and his show made several false starts during the latter part of the nineteenth...
's Wild West Show - Texas Jack's Wild WestTexas Jack (South Africa)Texas Jack Jr., , adopted son of Texas Jack Omohundro, is best known for running a Wild West show and circus where he gave Will Rogers his start as an entertainer....
(1901-1905) - Zach Mulhall's Congress of Rough Riders and Ropers
Most of the "Wild West Shows" did not include the word "show" in their name since the term indicated that the performers were simply acting. Terms like "exposition" or "exhibition" were commonly used to indicate that the spectacles were authentic ethnographic examples of people from the true Wild West. Many of the performers were cowboys and Native Americans who had been involved in legendary battles and historic events before seeing their way of life change dramatically with the settlement of the American frontier.