Savannah morning news., 1886-06-16
THE PARIS CHARITY CIRCUS,
A Brilliant Performance in Which
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A. Brilliant Performance in Which
French Royalty Took Hand.
ejPARls. June S.-The Duchesse Dues
grand charity amateur circus per-
formance came OF recently at the
Nouveau Cirque with splendid eclat.
NO circus in the world ever con-
attained more aristocratic or a
more fashiouabiv dressed audience than
that which assembled 10 witness the
athletic representatives OF the french
renOblesse disporting themselves in SIX
Fetights on barebacked horses, parallel bars
CfBnd in mid-air. The house was respien-
dent with fairy-like toilets, delicious mats,
diamonds. rubies, emeralds, pearls, spark
ling eyes, radiant hair, and smiling iaces'
The prevailing cOlOrs of the dresses were
pale blue, cream, lilac, white and laven-
der. Here and there the scarlet coats OF
the stewards CLEANED forth like pOppies
in a field OF ripe wheat Ia the boxes ana
fauteuIls We're their Royal II Hlghnesses
Prince Henri d'Orleans. the Prince OF
'Saxe.C0burg and Gotha; the Duchesse
d'Uzes, the Duchesse de la B0cheiou-
cauld, the Duchesse de Maille, the
Duehesse de la lremouille, the Duchesse
de Richeleu, the Princesse de Sagan, the
Duchesse G'Albufera, the Prncesse de
Brancovan, the Marquise de Gallifet, the
Comtesse de Montesquieu. the COmtesse
de Benedetti, the Nicomtesse de Grep-
1ulhe, the Baronne Solomon de Roths-
cnild, the Bar0nne AlphOnse de ROths-
child, the COmtesse de POurtales, and all
the grandes mondalnes OF Partisan So
cietY.
The programmes, which were elaborate
works Of art, were designed by Jacquet,
the great portrait painter. The perform
ance was begun by Nj. MOlier dashing
into the ring on thoroughbred chestnut
and executing with precision, to the ac-
Compartment OF the full band OF the
tTsigane musicians, all the tours de force
OF the haute ecoe. Afterward three
young noblemen on English hunters
bounded into the ring, each striving to
snatch rose from the others LETT shoul-
der. M. Molier, who is perhaps the best
circus rider in the world, then swept
gracefully into the arena, standing erect,
Ia fall evening dress, pearl stud, and SILK
nat, on the bare backs Of three white Nor
man stations. Then suddenly, like an ap-
partition, Mile. Viola, the charming dan
seuse OF the opera, In full ballet costume,
jumped from an estrade upon NJ. MOler's
shoulders amid thundeTs Of applause. The
VOluptuOusly beautiful danseuse then
eapered about in company with ". M0lier
on the backs OF the Norman stations GO
ing at full gallop. With a gazelle-lIke
bound she stood erect on NJ. MOlier's
which she Is famous on the stage, and in
the twinkling of and eye she was down
again on rne white backs Of the stations,
executing a pas seul with the same con.
hdenee as II on the solid boards of the
opera. Braves and cheers arose from all
sides, and M. MOlier, the danseuse, and
the three stations disappeared from the
ring amid showers of thouands OF tea
roses.
The Comte de Ia Rochefoucauld and NJ.
Darqualn Villier then executed brilliant
and perilOus acrObatic feats. The trapeze
ielOwns OF noble lineage then appeared, Ind
were succeeded by other nOblemen, VINO
fenced on thoroughbred horses withgreat
eclat. The final feature OF the perfOr-
nance proved tremendous success. Rhe
entire floor OF the ring disappeared and
was replaced by a miniature lake httaen
feet deep. In the middle of this lake was
placed small indIa-Tubber island. On
the island two young noblemen, whose
ancestors were officers OF the French
Royal Guards at FontenoY, engaged IN
Japanese wrestling, and flung one anO-
ther into the water. Other gentlemen in
lavender and white tights turned somer-
eaults from a sprin g-b0ard over the vast
expanse OF water, many OF these daring
gentlemen splashing head first into the
tnl1iature lake. Other amateur clowns
dressed as cOcottes were tossed by ANA
teur policemen into the water, amid peals
OF laughter. The sixty stewards who
ushered the audience to their seats all
wore scarlet dress coats, and the amateur
ring attendants were clad IN gorgeous
scarlet tunics with blue fa9ings, buskins,
and top boots.