Robert L. Ripley (1893-1949)

• Odditorium Venues:
  • (A) 1933 Chicago “Century of Progress”

 

• • (B) 1934 Chicago “Century of Progress”

 

• • (C ) 1935 “California Pacific International Exposition”

 

• • (D) 1936 “Texas Centennial Central Exposition”

 

• • (E) 1937 Cleveland, “Ohio Great Lakes Exposition”

 

• • (F) 1937 Dallas, “Greater Texas Pan-American Exposition”

 

• • (G) 1939-1971? “The Odditorium”, 48th & Broadway, New York (Moved to 45th & Broadway Late-1940’s?)

 

• • (H) 1940 “New York World’s Fair”

 

• • (I) 1940 Treasure Island, San Francisco “Golden Gate International Exposition”

 

• • • A Complete List of Performers at Odditoriums: (to be continued…)
      • -Bard, Roy “Ossified Man”

 

• • • • -Battley, Irene “Voltess”

 

• • • • -Blackburn, John Esau “Hairy-Man”

 

• • • • -Blystone, E.L. “Microscopic Writer”

 

• • • • -Broadbent, Betty “Tattooed Lady”

 

• • • • -Bryant, B.A. “Human Pincushion”

 

• • • • -Burke, Henry Paul “Ambidextrous Cartoonist”

 

• • • • -Captain Ringman Mack

 

• • • • -Coleman, Frank “Man With Steel Hands”

 

• • • • -Coogan, Val “Prince Hagur, White Fakir”

 

• • • • -Desmuke, Paul “The Armless Wonder”

 

• • • • -Edema, Edward “Human Automobile Tire”

 

• • • • -Eck, Johnny “Half-Boy”

 

• • • • -Ensign, Orpha “Ossified Woman”

 

• • • • -Everhart, Robert “Gurning & Grimacing”

 

• • • • -Gardner, Roy “One Man Band”

 

• • • • -Garneau, Mimi “Swordswallower”

 

• • • • -Gawley, Andrew A. “The Steel-Fingered Wonder”

 

• • • • -Grendol, Joseph “Swallows All”

 

• • • • -Gravityo, The Great “Man of 1000 Thrills”

 

• • • • -Hadji Ali “The Human Fountain”

 

• • • • -Hall, Earl “Smoky”

 

• • • • -Homma “The Rice Writer”

 

• • • • -Hayes, Anato “The Anatomical Wonder”

 

• • • • -Hubbard, Skeets “Blockhead & Pulls Wagons By Eyelids”

 

• • • • -Johnson, W.H. “Leopard Skin Man”

 

• • • • -Jone, Harry “Contortionist”

 

• • • • -Lambert, Zora “Razor Blades & Glass Eater”

 

• • • • -Langevin, Alfred “Eye-Smoker”

 

• • • • -Kanichka “Man With Ostrich Stomach”

 

• • • • -Kehr, Clarence “Strong Boy”

 

• • • • -King, Tommy “Tire-Pump Player”

 

• • • • -Knox, Pierce “Blind Xylophonist”

 

• • • • -Lake, Etta

 

• • • • -Langevin, Alfred

 

• • • • -Laurello, Martin “Revolving Head”

 

• • • • -Lavardo “Voodoo Torturer Sword-Ladder”

 

• • • • -Lewis, Forest “Man of Many Faces”

 

• • • • -Loos, Arthur “Rubber-Necked”

 

• • • • -McDaniel, Grace “Mule-Faced Woman”

 

• • • • -McGregory, Harry & Evelyn “Lifts Weights With Eyelids”

 

• • • • -McPherson, Lydia “Longest Red Hair In The World”

 

• • • • -McWilliams, Paul “Big Mouth”

 

• • • • -Marvello “Fingerless Pianist”

 

• • • • -Mayfield, William “Doc” “Lifting Weights With Tongue & Eyelids”

 

• • • • -Miller, James Marion A. “Calico Jim”

 

• • • • -Morrell, Prof. & Mrs.”Jack-Knife King & Queen”

 

• • • • -Mortensen, Mort “Piano Wonder”

 

• • • • -Nielsen, Rasmus “Lifts Anvil With Pierced Chest”

 

• • • • -O’Dell, Larry “Count Fro-Zo Growing Man”

 

• • • • -Omi, The Great “Tattooed”

 

• • • • -Ortiz, Demetrio “Backwards Feet”

 

• • • • -Ossified Harry

 

• • • • -Plumhoff, Arthur “Human Pincushion”

 

• • • • -Price, Edna “Sword and Neon Swallower”

 

• • • • -Pushnik, Freda “Half-Girl”

 

• • • • -Rankin, D.D. “Champion Whittler”

 

• • • • -Rivers, C.L. & Blanche “Liquid Air”

 

• • • • -Romano, Charles “Contortionist”

 

• • • • -Russell, Francois “Strong Man”

 

• • • • -Saylor, John “Gurner”

 

• • • • -Seyah, Albert “Contortionist”

 

• • • • -Schmidt, Agnes “Rubber-Skinned”

 

• • • • -Siciliano, Michael “Chain-Swallower”

 

• • • • -Singlee “Fireproof Fakir”

 

• • • • -Smith, Melvin “Twisto”

 

• • • • -Stone, John R. “The Miracle man-Human or Robot?”

 

• • • • -Swami See Ram Li “Fireproof”

 

• • • • -Thorpe, Clarence “Blindfolded Cartoonist”

 

• • • • -Tritchler, Walter “Bottle-Player”

 

• • • • -Tryarto “Ambidextrous Artist”

 

• • • • -Von Lynd, Elma “Born With 3 Legs”

 

• • • • -Whisant, Joan “Armless Guitarist”

 

• • • • -Williams, Betty Lou “4 Legs, 3 Arms”

 

• • • • -Williams, John “Alligator-Skinned”

 

• • • • -Williams, Leopold “Leopard-Skinned Man”

 

• • • • -Willard, Clarence

 

• • • • -Whittaker, Paul “The Eye-Popper”

 

• • • • -Zaharee, James W. “Microscopic Writer”
        • A Partial List of Exhibits:
          • -Image of Hananuma Masakichi

 

• • • • • • -Headless Living Woman

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