Guthrie's 'Greatest Show on Ea

Clowns, singing and comedy acts, including bag ladies, Keystone Kops, and more, will be part of the 2010 Guthrie circus.

Thanks to nearly 200 physicians and staff who are volunteering their time to put on the greatest show on earth, the evening of Saturday, May 15, will be a night to remember. The show starts at 6:30 p.m.

What makes this circus special is that instead of live animals and a "big top," all the entertaining and humorous acts will be performed by Guthrie's physicians and staff under the lights at the Waverly High School auditorium. The Guthrie circus even has a plot that will keep the audience on the edge of their seats and rolling in the aisles. An elephant in need of medical care is at the center of the show, with a variety of skits and acts performed in the quest for appropriate care.

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Some of the featured acts include the "little people," "ladies of the mop," clowns, bears, monkeys, lions, dancers, a chorus called "neat stitches," the jolly green giant, and more. A special appearance will be made by an actor portraying Dr. Guthrie as he joins the effort to save the elephant and in the process discovers the "key to the future."

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The circus has an interesting history, and is being held this year as a part of the milestone celebrations of Guthrie Clinic (100 years) and Robert Packer Hospital (125 years). The first circus was held in the gymnasium of the Nurses Home in 1947. There were so many tickets sold that the event was held three nights to accommodate everyone who wanted to see the show. Originally a fund-raising event, the circus was sponsored by the graduate and student nurses. Their goal was to raise enough money to buy a small piano for the Nurses Home Living Room. They needed $200 and cleared $900 on the event.

The circus was so well received that it was staged again in 1948, but was moved to the Sayre High School gymnasium to accommodate the 1,500 persons that attended the event, 500 more than the year before. A third circus was organized in 1949 and it too was a sell out. Miss Dorothy Fischler, RN, was director of the first three circuses.

The circus returned in 1985 as part of the 100th Gucci Replica Watches anniversary celebration of Robert Packer Hospital and then again in 1988, both times under the talented leadership of Mary Truesdale, who was the director of volunteers. This latest incarnation of Guthrie's Greatest Show on Earth is once again under the direction of Truesdale.

Tickets are $2 each and are available until May 14 or until they are sold out at the following locations: the RPH Gift Shop, Sayre House Nursing Home, Troy Community Hospital, or by stopping by the Organizational Development Department at Guthrie, second level, School of Nursing Building. Tickets are also available at the Sayre Public Library.

This article was submitted by Guthrie Healthcare.

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