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Sparks returned to the business in 1930 by buying the motorized [[Downie Bros. Circus]] from [[Andrew Downie]].[{{cite news|title=Circus Veteran Downie Chief|newspaper=News Journal|date=May 1, 1932|page=7|url=https://www.newspapers.com/image/291470586/?match=1&terms=charles%20sparks%20circus|access-date=2025-10-10}}] When his wife Addie died, he ceased managing the circus in 1938, and it closed permanently in 1939.[{{cite web|url=https://www.sparksfamilyassn.org/pages/110-A.html|title=The SPARKS Circus (1894-1931)|website=sparksfamilyassn.org|access-date=2025-10-10}}] |
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Sparks returned to the business in 1930 by buying the motorized [[Downie Bros. Circus]] from [[Andrew Downie]].[{{cite news|title=Circus Veteran Downie Chief|newspaper=News Journal|date=May 1, 1932|page=7|url=https://www.newspapers.com/image/291470586/?match=1&terms=charles%20sparks%20circus|access-date=2025-10-10}}] When his wife Addie died, he ceased managing the circus in 1938, and it closed permanently in 1939.[{{cite web|url=https://www.sparksfamilyassn.org/pages/110-A.html|title=The SPARKS Circus (1894-1931)|website=sparksfamilyassn.org|access-date=2025-10-10}}] |
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He was recruited by [[Robert Edward Ringling]] in 1943 to manage "Spangles," the Ringling Brothers' traveling circus.[{{cite news|url=https://www.nytimes.com/1943/06/20/archives/manager-rounds-out-40-years-in-circus-charles-sparks-of-spangles-a.html|title=Manager Rounds Out 40 Years in Circus, Charles Sparks of Spangles A…|newspaper=The New York Times|date=June 20, 1943|access-date=2025-10-10}}] For several months, he served as manager of the Spangles show while it performed at [[Madison Square Garden (1925)|Madison Square Garden]] in New York City.[{{cite web|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=4h8EAAAAMBAJ&dq=charles+sparks+circus&pg=PT46|title=Billboard - Vol. 55, No. 48|website=books.google.ca|access-date=2025-10-10|date=Nov 27, 1943|publisher=Nielsen Business Media, Inc.}}] |
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He was recruited by [[Robert Edward Ringling]] in 1943 to manage "Spangles," the Ringling Brothers' traveling circus.[{{cite news|url=https://www.nytimes.com/1943/06/20/archives/manager-rounds-out-40-years-in-circus-charles-sparks-of-spangles-a.html|title=Manager Rounds Out 40 Years in Circus, Charles Sparks of Spangles A…|newspaper=The New York Times|date=June 20, 1943|access-date=2025-10-10}}] For several months, he served as manager of the Spangles show while it performed at [[Madison Square Garden (1925)|Madison Square Garden]] in [[New York City]].[{{cite web|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=4h8EAAAAMBAJ&dq=charles+sparks+circus&pg=PT46|title=Billboard - Vol. 55, No. 48|website=books.google.ca|access-date=2025-10-10|date=Nov 27, 1943|publisher=Nielsen Business Media, Inc.}}] |
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He took on a short-term advisor role with Zack Terrell, then the owner of [[Cole Bros. Circus]], in 1948, but became ill following weeks in Louisville, which prompted his resignation and his return to [[Macon, Georgia]]. |
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He took on a short-term advisor role with Zack Terrell, then the owner of [[Cole Bros. Circus]], in 1948, but became ill following weeks in Louisville, which prompted his resignation and his return to [[Macon, Georgia]]. |
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Charles Sparks married Adelaide "Ada" V. Mitchell on April 4, 1898.[{{cite web|url=https://www.mywju.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/02/2022-02-WJU-Circus-Fanfare-MAR-APR.pdf|title=Circus Fanfare, Mar/Apr 2022|website=mywju.org|access-date=2025-10-10}}] She functioned as the circus's primary cook and provided veterinary care for the animals.[{{cite web|url=https://www.themoonlitroad.com/murderous-mary-the-elephant/|title=Murderous Mary the Elephant|website=themoonlitroad.com|date=9 April 2009 |access-date=2025-10-10}}] |
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Charles Sparks married Adelaide "Ada" V. Mitchell on April 4, 1898.[{{cite web|url=https://www.mywju.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/02/2022-02-WJU-Circus-Fanfare-MAR-APR.pdf|title=Circus Fanfare, Mar/Apr 2022|website=mywju.org|access-date=2025-10-10}}] She functioned as the circus's primary cook and provided veterinary care for the animals.[{{cite web|url=https://www.themoonlitroad.com/murderous-mary-the-elephant/|title=Murderous Mary the Elephant|website=themoonlitroad.com|date=9 April 2009 |access-date=2025-10-10}}] |
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He based his early home and the circus's winter quarters in [[Salisbury, North Carolina]].[{{cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/image/663001568/?match=1&terms=Charles%20Sparks|title=Big Show From Little Circus Grown|newspaper=The Bangor Daily News|date=July 17, 1917|access-date=2025-10-10}}] Sparks later chose [[Macon, Georgia]], for winter quarters around 1920 and lived at the [[Hotel Dempsey]] for 29 years. During his time in Macon, he balanced civic engagement with charitable activities, holding a position as a bank director and participating in the Shrine as well as multiple showmen's clubs. |
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He based his early home and the circus's winter quarters in [[Salisbury, North Carolina]].[{{cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/image/663001568/?match=1&terms=Charles%20Sparks|title=Big Show From Little Circus Grown|newspaper=The Bangor Daily News|date=July 17, 1917|access-date=2025-10-10}}] Sparks later chose [[Macon, Georgia]], for winter quarters around 1920 and lived at the [[Hotel Dempsey]] for 29 years. During his time in Macon, he balanced [[civic engagement]] with charitable activities, holding a position as a bank director and participating in the Shrine as well as multiple showmen's clubs. |
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==Death== |
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==Death== |
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