The Bolivar bulletin. [volume] (Bolivar, Hardeman County, Tenn.) 1865-1888, 1875-07-23
CIRCUS LIFE.
How Sensations are Developed by En-
terpristnE EaWduGt mana gers.

How Sensations are Developed by En-
terprisinE EaVVdUst mana gers.
In reviewing a book on this subject,
by Thomas Frost, the Academy picks
out these facts about English circus
performers Circus life is not very diff
ferent from the larger life outside, and
these versatile individuals often lead
but a sorry existence until they rise out
of the ruck and do something different
from their companions. They must as
tonish in order to live, and those that
astonish the most viii make the best
living; so it has been with Van Am
burgh. Garter, and other "lion kings"
with LeOtard, BlOndin, and other gym
nasts. Managers are sometimes hard
put to it for a novelty, and their at
tempts to obtain one are often laughable
enough. Wallet, the clown, and Pablo
Fanque, the negro rope dancer (Other-
wise William Darby, when in partner
ship together at Glasgow, hit on the
expedient of turning an Irish posturer
In their company, whose nom d'arena
was Vilderini, into a Chinese. The
freshman was shaved, stained, and
dressed in Chinese costume, and had
the name of Ki-hi-chin-fsn-fOo conferred
upon him. His appearance was so far
a success that two veritable Cinnamon,
who had witnessed his performances,
| took him for a countrymRn of theirs,
but each time they inquired for him at
| the stage door they were told he could
not be seen. These repeated rebuffs
made the honest Oelestials" suspic-
| ioUs-not of his reality but of his treat
ment by his employers. Thinking that
| he was held in durance and only re-
| leased in order to appear in the ring,
| they went to the police court and made
an affidavit to that effect. The unfortu-
nate Fablo Fanque, therefore, was called
upon for an explanation, and was obliged
| to put the Irish posturer into the wit
ness-box to declare that he could not
speak a word of Chinese, and had never
| been in China in his life.
| Circus performers cOngregate tOgeth-
or and speak a language of their own.
| Mr.. Frost marks off large district on
the south side of the river as the pro-
fessional quarter of London. He says {:
At least three fourths of what have
! termed the amusing classes, whether
| connected with circuses, theaters, pub
! lie gardens, or music halls-actOrs,
singers, dancers, equestrians, clowns,
gymnasEs, acrobats, jugRlers, posturers
may be found in the day time at least,
within the area bounded by a line drawn
| from Waterloo bridge to the Victoria
! Theater, and thence all along Gibson
street and Oakley street, down Kenning-
| ton road as far as the Cross, and thence
to VauxhalI bridge.
In q morning walk from Westminster
! bridge to Waterloo road the acrObats
and rope dancers of the circuses and
music halls may be easily recognized by
| their dress and visit to Barnard
| tavern, oppo.ite Astley's, or the Pleas
ant. in the rear of the theater, will show
a large percentage of circus "artistes"
before the bar.
The author gives some specimens of
the circus slang, which seems to have
been drawn from many quarters. A
| circus man never mentions woman by
any other term than dO71G, and bono Is
his ordinary word for good; but these
| foreign equivalents are few.
To BAKE A JOINT OF MEAT.-A joint
to be properly baked should be lifted
above the water in the baking-pin by
muffin rings or something equivalent.
No more water should be put In the pan
than will boil ont by the time the joint
| is done. When the meat and rings have
been removed from the pan, turn off
| the oily drippings, except what Will
readily mix with the -four and water.
| Set the pan over the fire and dredge
| -four into it. When there is no water
| the -four will settle to the bottom OF the
pan and be brown and cooked in a
| moment or two. Then add sufficient wa
/ ter to make the gravy of the desired
| consistency. The amount Of fet to be
! left and of -four and water to be added
must be left TO the judgment; one or
two experiments will settle that satis-
factorily.
| TOMATO OAIELEr. Select one quart of
! fine, ripe tomatoes, pour over them
boiling water, TO remove the skin; chop
! them finely, put them in saucepan
without any water; add two onions
chopped fine, cover closely and let them
simmer slowly an h@ur, then add a little
salt aud cayenne, with a large spoonful
of bread crumbs, cover tightly. Beat
five eggs to a stiff froth have ready a
heated pan, with a small piece of butter,
stir in the eggs, brown 1t, and serve the
moment it is doney