[1] The company claimed that its carnival was "dedicated to the principle of carrying clean, high-class entertainment to the public".

[5] The company won its first contract with the Calgary Stampede in 1934, and Sedlmayr became "the undisputed king of the carnival circuit".

Through his work as a "carny" with RAS, selling candy apples, Parker met his future wife, Marie Mott, and acquired an awareness of the cultural and political dynamics of the South and Midwest.

The company regained the Western Canadian "A" circuit of fairs in 1946, and its shows starred Lash LaRue, exotic dancers Gypsy Rose Lee and Sally Rand, and Leon Claxton's all-black musical revue Harlem in Havana.

According to circus historian Fred Dahlinger Jr.: "Always innovative in presentation, technology and operation, few carnivals approached the Royal behemoth in quantity, diversity and splendor.

[1] The Shows' equipment and materials were sold by auction at its winter base in Tampa, Florida, in 1999.