Wood River times. [volume] (Hailey, Idaho) 1882-1915, 1885-07-28
ROBINSON's CIRCUS.

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Show on the Road-It Will Positively
Give 4 Performance this Evening
Etc.
Of course, no one speaks Of any
thing but the circus to-day, and all
who have seen Coles circus are draw.
ing comparisons. Whethers;t is that
'distance lends enchantment to the
view," or not, the comparisons do not
favor John Robinson's "ten shows
consolidated"
In the first place. his elephants are
not as large as Cole's-by two feet as
to the largest---though cold Mary" of
Robinson's is 1873 years old, and the
oldest known of the species. Cole
had whole drove of camels; Robinson
has none. Coles procession was fully
mile long; Robinson's is hardly half
a mile. Coles procession included a
frst.class calliope; new steam pipe
organ; numerous cavalcade OF riders,
couriers, Shetland ponies, and a large
number of thoroughbred horses. Rob-
inson's lacks the cavalcade, the Shet-
lands, and some Of the thoroughbreds.
He evidently falls far behind Cole in
the number of employees.
Now, John Robinson's reputation
as circus man being superior to
Coles, it is evident that there is
screw loose somewhere. That screw
is probably the leaving of about half
the show on the Oregon Short Line
at Pocatello or elsewhere. The EN-.
ployes say as much. They admit that
only half the show was driven through
HALEY to day, and that hardly half the
big tent was brought to Wood River.
If half the tent was left behind, so
must a good part of the show have
been.
The tent, as erected here, will &C.
commodate 5000 or 5000 people,
while the big canvas, when spread to
its full limit, has capacity of 1900
to $4,000 people. In Denver, re.
Gently, Robinson's circus gave three
performances, which were attended
by $4,000 persons!
But Robinson's circus is undoubt-
edly moral, and attended by
none of the Objectionable accom-
paniments Of Coles circus. No light
fingered gentry hover around, to seize
pocket books, watches, and other valu
ables; at the side shows the change
is promptly and correctly made; and
patrons do not have the life tortured
out Of them by bunco and other
steerers.
The show, it is unnecessary to state,
is amply worth the price OF admission,
however, even though ALL John Rob
inson's great circus may not be here.
There are two small rings, with a
double stage between. The reason
for this (nstcad of there being but
one large ring), is that both human
performers and horses are trained to
60 in curve Of AZ feet, to rise, fall
vault, dance, ETC., at certain angle;
and if the ring were larger and the
curve greater, it would be impossible
for the performers to maintain their
equilibrium. This is why the circus
rings are all the same size. During
a performance of John Robiuson's cir
Gus there are all Of 12O different acts,
and as these all take place within two
g hours, it keeps the spectators pretty
! busy watching. 1t is not to be won
, dcred at that some of them complain
that it makes them cross eyed!
Two performances were announced
for Ketchum, but the management,
concluded to omit the evening per
a Torrance. Here, in Haley, there will
+ undoubtedly be a performance this
$ evening, though there may not be any
evening performance in Bellevue to
! morrow. The fact is, that big mis-
take was made at the outset, wher
dates were set for ketchum, Halle,
and Bellevue. There should have
+ been but two performances on WOOD
y River, and these in Haley, and tn.
J, circus people would have made mon.
n ey. By showing in the three towns
E so close together, they will lose be
e tween $4,000 and $4,000. That will
!, make no difference to Mr.. Robinson