New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1888-11-25
ENGLISH AS SHE IS WROTE.
nv ARTISTES. ACROBATS, CLOWNS,
MINSTRELS AND KNOCKABOU1S.

r-.r mon. aavenfurous in style than the
artists quoted in recent letter are the aero
hats and circus performers, who VII Il "rge
space in The Era and in the worlds eye
Our old friend Blondn was once tnousnt re-
markable in this way. but age has soi'eneo his
diction. il not his muscles, and he is now con-
tent 20 be known simply as the Hero OF Niagara
ord Chevaler of the Order OF Isabella 10 Cato
Noue Do not alter his spelling He Is nos
alone in the air. for next to him comes bna
Zuila. Heroine of the Lofty Wire Elias olc-
ton. however, is but tame compared with tne
eicbts ~ Mcnotti. the Stockholm Wonder, the
Greatest and most Sensauonai iilgh WIZ
censionist of the World. More lyrical yet are
Tho DiIlons: Twelve Times we have appeared
before the Prince of Wales and all the Crowned
Heads of Europe They are a little vague, tne
nIlons II is not quite clear whether tie
Twelve Times include all the Crowned lieads, or
,rbatber there have been Twelve appearances
before the Prince of Wales and Twelve before
each of the Crowned Heads. But again they
burst out The Prince of Wales applauoeo 10
the echo, and the above recalled Four lines
And again: The Greatest Gymnasts living
Arrive in London quickly. Vacant November L.
Always Re-engaged.'
Mr. Catherine Adare will, perhaps, interest
ron She is now appearing at the Circus BUSCH
Hamburg, in her wonderful Aerai fotpou,ii
Ouite New 1t is indeed, and am not sure .li"0
we shall find anything better TRAN Aeriai ioV
nourri. William Douglas, too, is nys'eiou
parsonage: he is Champion OF the Nor"es"n
Spar; which can no more explain 'n"n ~
Mrs. Catherine Adare's Aerial fopPouifi'
rotber they would be irresistible They mlgno
as;ro with Nestor and Aerian, the World
t,,nod Gvmnasts. Wonderful Double Somersauits
~ Catch What are these last, and what is IL
,bov catchp And what does the wondrous Mar
veljo mean when he calls himself King OF the
Iamnp Messrs.-or should it be Mesdames! OF
rerbaps Mr. and Mrs-Marti and Juhetta couia'
- ,bev would throw light on the Norwegian
Snar. They are Norwegian Spar and Pyramdcai
Speciality Artists. This, too, requires eluciua-
ton But whatewill you make of " The beauu-
ful Bohemian Girl Ena High Pyramid Ascens-
zionist No Cas- ? Is No Gas to be taken
literally or fguratively?
The democratic tendencies of the age and
Mr.. Gladstone's preference OF the Masses 10
the Glasses have had no effect on The Oraggs'
who boldly announce themselves as Ueh'r-
man Acrobats Their claim to this title rests
7 hebeve. on the fact that they present them
selves to an admiring public in costumes not I'M
ike that worn by the American Minister when ne
GOES 70 Court-dress coat and breeches ana SILK
stockings Fame and Fame are announced as the
Acknowledged Riscy Performers. EsKe anu
Voier rather more intelligibiy, appear in print as
Premier Athletic Experts. Many OF these gehVe-
men and ladies are, you have already SEEM Iona
% the mperative mood You come suddenly upon
such admonitions as Watch the Golden o'ars,
Tplla and Miaco. Gattis Palace and Hungerford
until further notice" No doubt they are worth
watching but TO watch them until further notice
rit dignity
ecent and American citizen. 1t is only IN this
downtrodden and tyrant-ridden land that such
liberties can be taken.
Imay ask your attention further TO the fact that
there arc Five Ethaerians, Novel, Classical ana
poered Statue Speciality. also Marvellous Aero
batic Act II the grammar be, as elsewhere,
little mixed the sense is plain enough, and there IS
the authority of Moliere Tor rather of one OF his
characters) for saying that he who makes hlmsei
understood speaks well as need be- lhen al
no great distance from the mixed grammariah'
end Ethaeriens comes Srank Hayton as Dal'
cammie Null Secundus There are the Great
Athos Sensational Acrobats Re-engaged fol
Alhambra at a large increase Of salary There are
the Van de Velde Trio, the Unparalleled Acropats
Male and Female Lady Slack Wire Walker Con
tortionist, Poleandric Sprite, which seems alnos'
as good as the Aerial POtpourrl: Yet Alvo Is
Ashbv the Greatest Globe Performer in Europe
lie will Introduction civilities are carefully oh
served-bis Original Dancing Cousin. He has had
much to make him Unhappy Ashby, for he has t.
add an n. B. Brother Clowns, please not TO copy
hut study and invent something new for your
Selves This is good advice and like other good
advice not too often followed. Ala, Ava and Az
show a higher spirit. They are copied by many
defeated by none" How could they be They
are Beautiful Young Lady Gymnasts, with Ele
gance Grace, Daring; the prettiest Aerial SHOW
travelling. They might pair of with those Gentle
men Acrobats, the CraggS There is Beautiful
Bird Queen, Mile. Tina, and Cat King Leon
Clarke, who would make, perhaps an il[assorte'
union The Four Aubreys guarantee you Twenty
Laughs in Twenty Minutes, and the Bonhairs THREE
Curtain Calls Nightly
Among all these poetical persons there is on
practical person who sticks TO plain prose, DARBY
the Jumper, Champion Jumper of the World. Ia
will do as many as Nineteen specified feats o
jumping, all different One is TO jump over 81
chairs in one jump another, over two chair
eighteen feet apart. lie is as good as his wore
and better. On Tuesday night be took sever
chairs instead of six. and the two in one jump wer
nineteen feet apart AT the Aquarium, and this i
the testimony of the eyewitness He promises alst
Jumps, and in the third jump drop on a mans heaC
whilst sitting upon chair, and off again, withou
hurting him. This, too, beheh, but whethe
il hurt the man whose head Mr.. Darby dropped OF
! cannot say, for the man with the head did no
tell us Last of all, Darby will jump any MAI
in the world two jumps up to twenty jumps either
backwards, upwards. with or without weights
from $3.50 to $4,000 side" No man came for
ward Tuesday night TO accept this tempting pro-
posal All his jumps on the stage Of the Aquarium
were done with weights. Where is the champion
Jumper of America? There must be one, and he
must be superior to Darby. Darby is only al
Engshman.
And Nick Kaufman, what is he? Champion
Cycle Trick Rider of the World. Holder of the
Worlds Medal Other Titles Bogus After