The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1877-01-14
SWINGING ON THE TRAPEZE
THE INTERIOR or pROP. WILJItM
RirLEY'S COLLEGE
Girls as Rope Performers How some trcnpc
tue tour- doll -Wrck slavery Of the

=, 80. -
Na.,,o ,,S ,,,s ,s,v s,a. "osn,.r
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I'oi' "hi'"ni hipicy' hi oiu pci i'r'iio''
pu' n"' az o'u man w 'n' mcahs' mas "Psneo
ms co"eHe OF we upPAe temporary VI u"'
upier"o' storf a, no"u s'rce.' c"o'se
'he ''p n'"r' we i'"iessor "o' rom ne'e-
e'''"o' ''o'n '"'' 70 "o",u 'i"'o' a"'s' VI
sec"hu mon out "nu "'h 'u'S ~ go'''hR
rooms 'h2h ehouso' uuu greater u'uc"Iv VI
hhd'nR ceilings strong enough TO support my
tIaps
The walls Of the Professors "upper chamber
are gay with tue pictorial art Of tn pine wood
eny,.v.r ,,t rho n,,o,r,oh. -.
'"" WV ''""S''P",t' ilN'nG
muel aud Il portrait of George fawcctt Rowe.
In "Brass" and tretty Kate t,I,xtn,,s .c, iocL
uron n ,cb otno. u,nc,no ,,,,,, ,,s y,
uH"' e'Vh otocr' hahV'nR from the centre ui
the high ceiling arc The ropes--one single and
one donnie ON ons. nj tho tim. -, ,h. ,cr,r,
y,.i, ga. ~.
u VISIT was seitcc o'lu-ho iotd man III II sll'
cOlofod tights and black velvet trunks. Two
aim bovs anon, c,gnteen xe,ra 81 .,. ,no 4,
uah'-' tnc otheru trouscrs auu wrapper, looked
at he man on the trapere.
. s,n,o ,.e ,,., ,,,,,, - 81, MT, .,,
V''o VI wv P"P'S' eau hpey' rake
seat and rec EN- take their lesson. Now. Nr.
,,, ,,n.a 4, -, -. 49,,
ma" uio'peo 'cN"atu rom inc iiapeze "nd
clcvcriy caught himself b. his Bonded legs, and
80. " 49, " '
was "'tn'h TWO iett OF athlck mattress on the
boor. Now up" continued the Professor,
brtsklv .Get vour h,l.nc. ,,,,,,,, 80, ,,, ,.,,
LIZ, 49,, O w '"e 'u'
siic' now the other side. steady, now back
v ard aud catch b, YOUR feet" The bad-bca led
,,, N o,,,.a a., ,,,.,,o,,,. ,,, IN, -,
ma " oueSeu tne instructions with SKIN, and
end ed by dropping backward full Length aud
cafcl Ing by his feat IN tn. .,d. rnnaa n,g,yi,,
' - 80 ~ y" '"e sue ''"or' o''"tpE
"P "'s' s"aP ""u erdht' iheh ne rested ana
one OF tive boys took his place. Not being SO
( r advanced as his Predecessor he needed some
"S''9ta"'e' ""'U" was shliIulIy rendered py tue
Professor. who stood by his side. aud by touch
t6ro1Sn the msnnm,rc, ci ~. hiu,ur n '"e pup''
There ,,e "a t,yo rnnes yr,,h i'''s ~. ,,,,ns, from,
@ MI,t T., cue ppy s Tsp rhny wers ia
ennnpn To- ,ei, iis h.nI ,rd nnss I'm s,riu,.
swing Nv "0o'''"''"' 10" A"n '"e
"hcsn GOOD h,, , a., . -. a..
thsr ia ..Lee,, cs his ,u 90 i1i.ss
hrs yo,, ne. r,d in ~, ~, ". 80 u iui "nu
Iha lesson vent on tnus for an hour und., |
,h., .s.,,G - 80. ~, W "Ou'' ."uc'
,ns SsreIu, ana ,nteli,sent snp,rvision Of re
.o 80 ,i'' NJ Wy 'ho "i tue hpIr we pupi1
put on MI ,, eII,n,s, nau QUIT pec9niary
-. 90, .' ~ A., 49, ~ =, ~, i, n,u "cpar.eu
in, ,I" ,a ~, "a si'e sA'u; ieah
i,tr,a 600 70, - ~ W. A., @ roun. "a .fInt
iu',e co ~ love Missed IN one corner gay tights
sno,ber and n xi"iin b,ny ,'t m. ~ n ''''u ]"
sit down and III give You sSme POINTS about
nniv mn ~ ma T-n,,nd - n" we w
tr ,i,,zs bn1ine-s "a n urfc.sIrn ~ c, ,se
ara tori In E..lN
~ c,ris "a ,.n tt, =, - ~ ,,', ~, ~ pols
a. No scSooi s,"cnt MIN w, ~ .,rfe
nm, ,,., avvn ,o rs o'u, auu nave uiIel
/ began 10 tesch, ana was connected Viii fne
40 ,'r,sNy So, EN- .,,,'u 49, - "t'' ~
travelled WIN l,arnum's nov. and AZ Inc Il go
nj In. s.,snt' / r,",sh hs,c ha, ~, ~ d. ~
fiitecn nur,is. ten 81 wnom are w,ris' o., ,c.
Inc eirl are ,rinr int rhs ii,s,,-e.s ,.yy -
fact Insv aS. eoin, info IN, sl,'y e,,.i,s ,. -"
are iv INV Nm va havs f.m l.. ,,,, ,,,r sr
LIZ az , ush,r n..'vrnsts, p,.l
trap peri,rners. "''
lev continue1 1--WE de- =, =, ~ ~, ~, ~,
IA Al n.rtnrmers us,,,iiy n ~. mn an,, "rv Wv.
u.,i her i ,,,,, any 10. ne, .,s snapep slr,
hs st,,',e ne Ia, n.nc.r ci,, "a ncer 's' ~, ~"
i,,si or N tra,'.z and nan ,iraw shc az.
he the worst 10 tue 1usiaess. Out II s,e's p.eiHy
I ne GUYS viii ~ to 90 her Jt,f /. n, n, rt,.t
te Al to yet show here are some nirnty
goou women III tho business, though. itAush,
10 Il o "A dnutls act with nci Uut We h al n uutrr.l
aud separated. IL - a. rigat On ths tran tu5 nav
feet from tue : age. during a u .rloruance 81.
was 'nla,ning.'
Mnsning," the reporter inq .lr,d. Whats
~ y tue masking i.-is-firsins. I suppose
YOU cilI it-tr,ing ~ attract toe attention OF
SOM -Nells ,mone e spectators. ami it m.ds
ire angry. You've IJt u attend t. your bu.i.
u, - VII u you're ~ tlat high, cspe,iaiy IN a
d ,uble act. You've NJ busincs, 10 b. fopling
NJ 1lnd. | wasn't gong to ri-k my neck on her
account. aud | told her so. gave IL TO her hot
aud heavy. rgnt there on tue bar. and alter
though. Another pupil Of nine VINO Is doiT,
well Is Nile Minerva Sue was with me futes
montns ana then IL. de "A slI.c. sfuI dsn,it f.,
"iIpw 40 20 TO work u teach n CHIP VIII |
III tell yOu. hrst IN Ike my terms WIN her. 1
have no fixed tra, nut charge acc Ir1iur Z. cir
cums.iuces. anI require my nav tnvari .bl, in
adv nee. OF course tns - nrces AIRY, fir II
a. mt after some Of them mad got few las
ms, they'd 'skip out Iheu ] tell The rIrl
" hAt kind OF ,sfuue she mast we. II they
can ~ ,fd to uuy tiebt. nivl.. III sln 10 90 so,
Ia they are the orst u perform m II tlrv can
not, tnen | tell them /, maze a pair Of bose
drawers reacnllg to the knees. IN \ can then
We tnufr uMn stock ny ana shoes aud tn.,e
" in the was. Of ala old dress, maze a very
: God worklug s mt
"Cin lhey work In corseisf'
ON, ye,. Iney d nj interfere Nifh the
work they have 10 dc, Dat sometimes help 10
IN Il a man dpr-, sta cltil iu'l w.. r cDrsets uf