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Stock’s Big Fun Show & Tonic–Once An American Sensation
Published on: February 05, 2013
By C. MacDonald
Before TV, thousands of Americans eagerly awaited the legendary Stock’s Big Fun Show that arrived by truck and played in their towns for 5 days to 12 weeks between 1926-1942.
The exciting 15-person Minstrel and Vaudeville Show, complete with band, played outdoors to standing room only crowds. Comedians, gymnasts, magicians, ventriloquists, stilt walkers, singers and dancers made for quite a spectacle at the FREE nightly productions, which lasted anywhere from 90 to 120 minutes.
Show Creators/Producers Freddie and Etchie Stock of Quincy, Ill…read more>
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