The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1888-07-05
THE GREAT AMATEUR CIRCUS.
A stunning Performance by N. Mo-
Hers Artists--Sew Fashions In she
Audience.
London Telegraph.

At-fEEtff1.
PanIs, June ilth.--The annual per-
fcrniance of the Amateur Circus. mr.
ranged BY ~ Moiier, l. the crowning
event OF the Paris season. II Is sight,
| indeed. which could not be seen in any
other city in the world. There l. no.
thing prima facie more extraordinary
in an amateur circus " than there i
in an amateur theater," except that
those who know they can ride are rarer
than those who think they can act.
To have 4 circus of your own argues.
however, the possession of means not
enjoyed by many amateurs. The Pc
euliarity OF ". Moiler's house is that
IL has complete circus resembling any
other as far as the arena Is concerned !;
but the walls are painted 10 represent
| Spanish houses provided with baico-
| miss and loggie. which last night we're
| iiilea 10 utter repetition with the pref
| tiest women IN Paris, dressed in the
most gorgeous possible attire; for in
this peculiar circus the first OF the two
| only performances OF the year Is con
seerated 10 the siemi monde, using the
| word in the conventional angiicixed
sense rather than In that intended by
| Alexander DuTas. ILL.,
/ The toilets were a. may be supposed,
brilliant in the extreme. Several OF
the ladies made compromise in the
shape Of a thoroughly decoliete dress
and large hat, and. though the taste
OF the combination may be called into
question, the effect wa decidedly 10
the advantage of the wearerx. As for
the Jewels displayed. one might have
| imagined that all the crown diamonds
OF France, recently soli, had found
1 their way to the persons oi the half
| world. +" More unlikely things have
happened before nog in this fair land
OF France All these ladies', by the
by, are known by aEistocrstic names
quite A. authentic as some OF those
| which appear most frequently IN the
public prints. Fer in republican
| France there Is no Law to prevent any
one from assuming any title to which
he or she may have fancy. and these
| ladies. when they choose 4 name. do
NOT neglect to take the aristoeratic
a particis. I am bonn.. 10 add that
they behaved remarkably well. and,
except a little more familiarity was
observable, there was nothing IN the
manners Of the ladies assembled last
night to distinguish them from the
dssnses a., msade who are to be con
vokei to the second performance. next
week.
The gentlemen engaged in the per-
formance-ri,iers, masters OF the ring.
acrohats, clowns. and gruons-are ali
amateurs. whose names are reaily
among the nehleSt in France in point OF
| lineage while the ladies are professional
circus riders or professional danseuses
and actresses.
There was . novel attraction las;
night in the shape of new panio-
mime written specially Tor the coca
| sion by NJ Feiicien Chaasaur,
.annx poet OF established high re-
| moan bat, though he calls his piece a
:. pantosaime, the author has discard
eli the Odd characters OF Harlequin,
ColumNire. and PIerrct, 20 replace
them hy tvpes Of Partisan physionou1-
/ irs ~ the fav. - Les Erelntcs de Ia
Vie the title II the pantominae, arr
I the individuals Sho are used up bs
/ the = fast lie = es Paris. and they are
| attracted hv a co1eiy daEnsel Who per,
~r,nit;es a fountain which i source OF
( health \ group OF bankers-whas N
l Paris especially, know how 10 sointssns
Measure with boSiaesS--Tun AFTER ins
= fountain, not merely Tor her beauty
( ba. in the bore Of bringing her out II
4 limited liability company, and shey
are a..sei and atStted by female doc
!, Tor liz would take tso much space Z
l describe the uaEtnnsias in fan II !
/ rabliShei in a suHlptsosts ierssi, wiif
suggestive Illustrations, and sifsa'
M = ith the terpzscEorean worship %
/ ,ke f;aldea Cali The cat ccmpsised
/ Nile. givuita the Eden dsnse'isss A. ths
Fountain, Nile. peEoslrr as the t'VS
t.,r,.Ss- Beauty. and Nile. i-ayisre q
Z Beauty : Servant.
NJ. Nolser himself openrst the scene
! IN The circus with the haaie. ss'eir
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while 4 xeang lady. changing her ares'
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