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Ruthie

Played By Adrienne Barbeau
Ruthie - A retired snake charmer, Ruthie is the "talker" (what rubes might call a "barker") for her son, Gabriel, who performs a strong man act. Anyone who can wrestle Gabriel to the ground wins five dollars-a prize Ruthie has never had to shell out. She became Henry Scudder's lover during his brief tenure with the Hyde & Teller Company.

Now, with the arrival of Scudder's son, Ben Hawkins, Ruthie once again finds herself drawn in emotionally. Ever pragmatic, no matter how much she tries to extricate herself from her relationship with the charismatic young Ben, the further entangled she becomes.

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Characters   Actors     Crew
Ben Hawkins

Brother Justin Crowe

Iris Crowe

Samson

Clayton Jones

Sofie

Lodz

Lila

Apollonia

Ruthie

Stumpy Dreifuss

Rita Sue Dreifuss

Libby Dreifuss

Gabriel

Reverend Norman Balthus

Varlyn Stroud

Tommy Dolan

Henry Scudder

Scorpion Woman

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Carnival Fact

Johnny Eck, AKA the Half Man, was born in Baltimore in 1911. He had no legs. In 1932 he had a role in Tod Browning's film, Freaks. He died in 1991.
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