"Joe Doakes" in Circus Slang (1919)

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      Circus Slang.
              Los Angeles Times (1886-Current File).       Los Angeles, Calif.: Mar 2, 1919.                   p. III24 (1 page)
   In the vernacular of the circus the show grounds are always the "lot;" the main tent is the "big top." the one containing the sideshows, "kid top," the sawdust covered ring, the "tan bark;" and the dressing-rooms, "pad rooms."
   "Joe Doakes" is the ringmaster, "jovies" or "joys" are clowns; a "kinker" is any one who performs but has no feature act.  men working on the seats work "in the lumber camp."
   The band is the "big noise" or "horn gang," the band wagon "flash;" concert, "blower;" animal wagon, "den;" elephants, "bulls," animals such as lions, tigers, leap.

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