The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1885-04-26
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Mime. Iarah is = heavyweight brunette. who
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traptze One NJ her acts IL swift descent on
n Sloping wire when she holds N her teeth
n rope hand over hand n feat when she dehos
any other woman to initiate. Now, many mon.
nmn r c y "" ns the eIHn f"S
hand work. She has boon ter years in the pro:
iession. She is married ton Sranard named
Ceballo>, and hey have one boy now about 10
years old. Nine. Inrnh IL Of scottish birth. her
maiden name having teca Harah Fergus. and
she came TO- this country when quite chl I'D.
Her husband trained her for about IL year. She
II an excellent circus rider, but gave ur tho
her own. WIFE strange horpes creus riding is
Euisi,, speaking Spanish ike native and
IsS Ma5y H5S nd in G"n.er's In
81 Nine. Zuila !. a small but ws.bult woman.
mum, when young man. used to call tight
rope dancer. She performs some wonderful
VIII her es in a0 sasEss wnSn
h!indio'ded. and with q sack over her; put her
most daring deed Is ridln9 across On q bicycle.
She WAS born in sydney. Australia ard was
trained by her husband. Mr.. George Loyal.
She has been in the profession thirteen years.
orations from tho Emperor Of lira2i. the King
OF Siam and the Mikado OF Japan. She has
plenty Of nerve. and ia quito In love with her
work. She has had one accident. Some yenrs
ago in Indiana her balance pole hroke and she
i.lL from the wire Ai!.r tn ,. day. ,o: howcy.r
years old. who is trick bicycle rider.
Mile la Fevre. seen in an ordinary black
dress. looks littlo body bu' when In costume
her DEVELOPMENT Of arm and lImh IL surprls-
ing. and her achievements ON the H.nth float
ing ring remarkable She Is n Californian n
widow. and thu mother Of n l4-year-old girl
Mile. la Fevre was so unfortunate three yours
ago In Indianapolis as to fail with q trap;ze
Her great trick Is tho rapid descent ~ "a rope
al female gymnnsts. she IL. she SAYS ohlivious
OF her audiences. All these performers arc
Obliged to concentrate their whols attention
upon their work. and applause or disnpprNval
isauie lost upon them Tor the time being.
MOST OF these ladies' have nm exalted opin ion
OF their profession. and wonder why society
does not taso to them more kin dly. They con-
slder themselves Quite MS good NJ n Nilsson n
intti, or an Ellen Terry. and would scorn tho
great delight is to have n Turner" audience,
such Us the German population alone can inr.
nlSh, and then they are seen at their best
These people are experts" they say. "and
can appreciatc us. They understand tho DIM
guilty OF our acts and applaud in proportion
many OF your opera singers don't take half as
much pa ms to please tho public ns we do and
yet are thought more of. I'd like TO see Mime
fatt turn somerset on trapGze!"