Sells & Downs Shows
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The Sells & Downs Shows was a 22-car traveling circus operated by Martin Downs which ended its 1905 run in Sylacauga on October 22 and wintered in Birmingham. The production suffered a theft of ticket receipts and was forced to auction off its equipment and animals at Smith's Park on January 16-17, 1906. James Bailey, of Barnum & Bailey, purchased the entire show for $150,000 and resumed touring as part of the expanded Cole Brothers Circus.
References
- "Will Winter in Birmingham" (December 1905) The Billboard