The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1879-06-01
OMAR KINGSLEY.
The St. Louis Boy Who Made . Reputation
z. as q Circus Equestrienne.
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almost every country r, on the globe. and lev
, Of those who have Witnessed tte araeaful rer-
], fnrmarce e,f the baa,,tiY,, Znvara dreamned
that tie performer was d man. Letters and
figured no less imnortant i nensonaae ff,an
Victor Emanuel ~ lta1v' sotdiars and CIV
ilians figured also IN fhe iist Of Hnvaras
i lovers, ana d disn,,ta ahp1,t her among the
in tsl1ranaa vile if, Manila. 1NA1 = - p''sees
Kinesley was born in Nj. Louis. where his
mother and sister stillTeside. about 1s4o. AZ
the early npe Of six. d traveli1p circus fred
soon soc ran away s from the parent roof s Heap
/ prenticed himself to Spence Stokes. d we'll
| known circus proprietor 81 phiadelphia.
Stokes trained him to do an equestrian act,
Zoyara. His beautiful hoylsh face, d pro-
fusion OF rich black curly hair and his slender
form assisted the irnpersonation. He was i'd
verfised and rode under this Name for several
kesplng the secret 81 lib gex carefully con- o.
/ ceaied. He aceompanied Spence to Europe.
where he rode as d female In all the principal
cities. II Moscow q Russian count f. sud to
have fallen madly IN love with him, and offered
fair Zoyara Ii was in the sunny cline of
Italy, however, that the greatest conquest
took place.
l VICTOR EMANUEL
aavv him at the circus and afterwards aent for
h%W ~ - t III a. 4AH4th ..eaa .aa -
NJ .yo,nan Ss,uant withsnt Wien, pbe rare Jy
annaared in nmhlic. " Emanuei frennenfiyy
aftandad tha parfnrmanee and Zovara IN tIad
upon him. The King Of Italy presented him
| with magnificent black stallion, Of which
! Stokes Immediately took possession and
! afterwards 6oid, when ID financial diticulties
in Madrid. When loyara returned TO New
York he b, was advertised as the greatest fe, .,
male rider that europe had ever seen, and
! crowds We're nightly attracted by his per-
!, fOrmances. He rode graceful act, was more
daring and brilliant than any equestrenne
that had OF has appeared before an American
9 audience, while long experience en-
9 acter Ii 9 manner that almost defed
]. detection. His sex was o secret even
. to many of those employed In the same es-
! Establishment. He performed for one or two
9 seasons In the Eastern country, everywhere
9 meeting with success, letters and would-be
T was married to Sallie Stickney, an eques-
i tl1enne daughter Of Robert Stickney, Of Gin
b cinnati lii 1863 he came to California and
r made his debut In this city In connection with
d John Wilson'S circus He Travelled two sea.
I sons upon the Pacific Slope, appearing as q
! female rider, and carrying out the deception
9 Iii perfect manner. There are many mer
her graceful performance In the ring. In 1861
g He sailed for Australia where he created a1
d one time a great sensation. He had always
q appeared In female attire on steamers, on thu
Streets I'D hotels and In the circus, SO that tht
: surprise Of those who saw him come from The
T male attire, and
: SWEARING LIKE A GULF PIRATE.
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