| Peter Pepper, Ringmaster, and owner of Pepper's Perennial Circus. |
| Harry Hopkins | } | otherwise Marco Brothers, Acrobats. |
| Limber Jack | } |
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| Barney O'Brien | } | otherwise | } | Signor Frencelli | } | Clowns. |
| Jerry Pickle | } | } | Signor Cocodilla | } |
| Ben Jackson, otherwise Mr. Barlow, Minstrel and hand. |
| Dutch, peanut-man and general factotum. |
| Mike McGinnis, otherwise Professor Wormwood, Animal-trainer. | | | | | | |
| Tim, one of the hands. |
| Schneider, the Dog. |
| Jocko, the Monkey. |
| Farmer Simpson. |
| Benjamin Franklin Simpson—"Bub"—(Eight years old.) | } | his boys. |
| Daniel Webster Simpson—"Sonny"—(Five years old.) | } |