Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1889-08-17

of New York. Thew will be driven by the
well known bareback savant. Sylvester Van
Amburger, Jr.. of Little Fifth avenue. He
will drive the mare and trust to the colts
better nature to follow.
Is it asking too much for me to request
the public to wait for our show? Will the
press aid me in calling the attention OF our
best people to this wonderful aggregation
of artistic merit. combined with rich, navy
blue blood which courses through the veins
of every performer and every employee?
Even our stake drivers and canvasmen are
thoroughly refined, and come from good
old. decrepit families.
We will also have a lion tanner whose
stage name will be Dennis. He will quell
the naughty spirit of the lion and loness
by his wonderful will power and matchless
clothes. We also have bright young un-
derstudy who will succeed to the place in
case Dennis should fall up in his lines while
inserting his head in the lions mouth.
but it will be highly ornamented and yet in
perfect taste. Mr.. McAllister and I will
unite our efforts to refine and elevate the
circus, as l say. and make it take high rank
with the best people. To this we are strain
ing every nerve and sparing no expense.
York for contortionists. We will search the
homes of wealth and luxury for bareback
riders. We will enter the abode of magnid-
cence in search of candy butchers and can
vasmen. We will climb the tallest family
tree on Manhattan Island in search Of curl.
osities for our menagerie.
Let me say again that the press will be
looked out for. Come both afternoon and
evening. Come early and stay till after tho
minstrel performance. Visit the side
show, as you will have ample time before
the large show commences. Test your
lungs by means Of the lung-tester. Como
and listen to the zephyrs soughing through
the whiskers of the bearded lady. Come.
gentlemen of the press. and give yourselves
up to the keen est enjoyment.
sorts with our circus. and will show. also,
in the Adirondacks several times, If We
meet with no mishaps.
The animals will be fed morning and
evening. The snakes only on Tuesdays and
Fridays.
Some of our ring costumes will be very
attractive. Signor Widepantz will wear
pink steamer trunks and pale blue hose.
flesh colored shirts and spitz whiskers.
Birdie Pudd'nbag will wear in the ring
pair of heavy-set check red trousers. with
French yoke and sleeves. He will sing a
song in hoarse voice.
The dashing equestrfenne, Mdlle. De
Plume, will wear shrimp-pink satin short
skirt. mousquetaire tights and lavender
bodice. cut decollete. filed in with real
point lace-Hunters Point lace.
The lion tanner will wear a naughty mien.
Russian iron blazer and tin overalls. He
will submit his head to cod liver oil sham
poo and Limturger cheese massage treat
ment before inserting it in the lions JOY
Gus smile. This is said to go further toward
quelling lion who has been out late the
night before than any other moral suasion
known to zoology.
We have a man abroad at present looking
for compile outfit of aggressive lions and
soft voiced parakeets. New fangs have
been put into the lions on hand, and our old
tigers have been refitted and refurnished
throughout. This show will be full of nov
elites and it will contain the cream of New
York society. No matter what tho quality
of our audiences. it cannot show up with
that of our performances. Grace. beauty,
blood, breeding and fine stud of grass
fed horses will characterize the ring. pure.
rich. unctuous humor will. mark the efforts
of the clown. and overlooking urbanity,
from first to last. will charactize our treat
ment Of the press.
We have recently upholstered our rich
press seats. and a pillow slip filed with hay
will give q feeling of delirious comfort to
the worn and weary opinion molder.
BILL NYE. Press Agent.
p. S.-Inquire for me at the door, or at
the tail gate OF the ticket wagon. I will
not be there. however. I will be in tie
next town. where the press agent always is
when you want to get in. B. N.