CWM Audio 102
Dick Garden Interview, June 26, 2023
55 minutes
Dick Garden Interview, June 26, 2023
55 minutes
An interview with Dick Garden conducted by Scott O’Donnell on June 26, 2023. Canadian native Richard “Dick” Garden was born into a circus family. His father founded the Garden Bros. Circus in 1938. Dick Garden started working circuses in the 1950s in concessions and later moved on to booking and telemarketing. The interview covers Garden’s long career as owner and manager of numerous shows including the Toby Tyler Circus, Reid Bros. Circus, Sterling and Reid Circus as well as various ice shows. Also discussed are changes and evolutions in circus advertising and promotion. Garden’s son Niles Garden runs the Garden Bros. Circus which remains the largest tent show that tours throughout Canada and the United States.
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SOUND RECORDING Part 2
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Dick Garden (left) and Circus World Director Scott O'Donnell (right) in the Robert L. Parkinson Library on on June 26, 2023.
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