Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1883-04-12
company to run the passenger train in two
sections for some time past.
MARRIAGE OF CIRCUS RIDERS.

LOce and Lsfe in the Sa,Cdmst arena An
Old ShO,cman's Opinion.
On the night after Barnum's circus open
ed at the Madison Square garden an unos-
tentatious marriage ceremony, in which
Annie Carol, the equestrienne, and Eddie
Snow, an acrobat, were bride and bride
groom, was performed in a downtown
church. Very few of the circus people
were present. Annie Carol is probably the
last woman who was trained to the ring
in the old legitimate way. She was
one of the many children whom it
was customary for circus men to adopt, with
the expectation of making them stars. No
children are adopted now, as the laws for
bidding acrobatic performances by chill
dren would render them unremunerative.
Annie Carol is Is years old, and was born
in England. She is good-looking, of a
dark complexion, with black hair and
black, sparkling eyes. Ben. Carroll, man
famous among showmen, found her in an
English village. she does not know who
| her parents were, but it is thought that
she was gypsy. Carroll taught
her to ride during winter
months while she performed in
circus during the summer. This year
| is the first time she has ridden horse.
| The marriage was private because the girl
was not of age and under the control Of
| Carroll. who of course took care Of her
salary 1920 a week.. She has consented
| to pay Carroll $40 week until the close
| of the present season. Her husband was
with John Snow, the well known rider and
contortionist, who picked him up, boot
| black in Pittsburg. The custom of circus
| performers marrying in their pro-
fsssion is widespread. At present
contracts are not generally made for
such and such performer, but for a fam
| ily. AS a consequence there are at present
in the Madison Square garden the Roland
/ family, the Melville family, and the Rau-
| scher family. Nine. Roland rides horse
in one ring; Lizzie, her daughter, in an
other, and the father plays in the band.
By this means the family is kept together,
| and when it is remembered that all the ex-
penses of the family are paid, it will be
seen that the weekly salary amounts to
good sum. Nine. Roland receives 5000,
Lizzie $3.50, and the father $25.
William DuttOn, of the Garden, said yes
terday: 'This has always been the way
for family to go with
q circus. When children are
born they are Immediately put on
horses or made to bend and jump. 1t takes
a long time before a child acquires the
correct balance and his muscles become
hard. Good riders are scarce now, be-
cause boys cannot be taken from the
streets and put at the business. Eddie
Snow makes $75 a week. and you see when
Annie gets 5000 and all expenses paid
they can live comfortably. Annie
Carroll was more a child rider.
The circus is not near so attractive now
since child-riders have been withdrawn.
Women and children were always more
delighted when man would carry child
on horse than at any other part of the
show. No, don't remember many cases
where men have left the ring, but when
they have they have always become relig-
ious. Ben Snow is revivaIist and his
brother Bill is a preacher, and, from what
l hear, he is jstunner. He used to lecture
on the curiosities in the menageries
and museums. Plenty of them
make money and hold 1t. Johnny
Nathan is said to be worth a million. He
wouldn't be worth much, though. if he
hadn't married woman not in the circus
and she kept him at home. Generally
when a man gets money he starts a show
and bursts. Speaking about accidents,
why, 1 don't remember a good square
death. When you come to consider the
number of people connected with g
circus you get surprised at the few
that die. There is no healthier work if il
amt overdone. But circus life isn't what
1t was ten years ago, when we went on
wheels. AS for me, give me a Pullman
l car. don't believe in lying in canvas
covered wagon for anV number of wet
: nights just for the fun of saying when
you get old: 4 got this rheumatism in St
Louis when we were on the road No, l
prefer the Pullman; it amt so poetical
but it's deal sight more like comfort"