Telegram-herald. ([Grand Rapids, Mich.) 18??-1892, 1889-07-02


F-ssias 49, fersser.
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What isiIl the future circus DC Ike -
the ArlEer recently sskea T. Barnum.
tne zssal s4oTmsa. lie "a nog answer
as 9uer. ana this .~d tle wFilev 70 fehzes
faat tbe cirels laa reached the zrlaga II
l1s glory. aa4 Fould soon decline
Nonsense" -ail Mr.. bamum. The
c.rcas - QaIy in snsoryo. IL viii n- MACY
Yssis before Dc -xaausts iIs p3ssloinJles.
Dc p only in it. infancY uols
80 oae sil Z ,Dute the ststslnenr 81 %
safiaes4f an auf.erlry but taer- u ope
t-ltaFe oftb= circus ttld cnlidbeod's aFply
SIS tasf p passing away That Is ths
.tra8. h- has been erowo-d 10 tho wall
81 1aly years s<s la Vas great feature
90 every clrca. tis cracked his JOKES.
esd ne sss l..e dr l-ht 81 al ti.e cai1ren.
Aae tbe c.owh : a.tr=ly tolerated tie
sa.sar- oetw ~n the biS acJs and tuInbi->.
nna <grs tarog.1 a brief palLouiiin- PER
i-rsaaue-. buE as Las beeu shorn Of rs
olatime honor
Way has me clown been pushed aside -
] sskea William Corral. noted clown
whose saai 'ins face snd srotszqu- humor.
wege aao~a IA every village and hamlet
zen years ago. Re i still Pa the circus
business but ne Is uos the kiug that lie
IVES in the old days.
Toe Old order paSsoth away and tue
u-N rsntoulne clown eom-th into exis-
teIce f" ae replied sOrrowfuiiy. he looked
Ike au Apollo, his limbs we'll rounded
and museisd and not an ounce Of super
uuous flesh upon him. tie had returned
from che ring Tor rather rings. for Ina the
circus where lie tumbied and made fun.
thers were five. aud each filled with
cloSns) % bis dressing room. | sat down
co his property trunk with him and heard
him tell serious story, with scarcely "A
suspicion OF humor In his blue eyes. lie
said that 70 was nearly forty years old
and had been an the sawdust arena, az
gymnast. acrobat, AMI clown for over
twefty-one years "We rarely ever quit
the business aud die in harness." no
added soicInuly."
How are clowns made'
"You have asked me the right question
for uisjOrity OF clowns are made aud not
born Ike poets never knew | had any
humor Ia me when began my profession
acrobat aud gymnsst years ago aud
I had no ambition beyond being a first-class
+ performer. For time 1 had "A circus
relative, and we were known ON the show
htiiN Is tDr hitcO btuiNtfN- hr "~it
great gymnastS and achieved quite "A sue
Cess. Like all iirst-class shows the one
began With. of course, gave me more work
& o. do tran one act, and 20 went on in the
grand leapinx and did tumbling work on
the carpet. Ia those days there WAS but
one ring aud clowns told jokes, got of
conundrums sang songs and did much
impromtu g.ging possible. 1 di>cOy-
cred that bad some latent humOr in me
AMI suddenly appeared clown. 1t was
IA natural evolution. First / worked my
way up ~ a gymnast and all around scro-
bat. and then finding l had sufficient
talent i became clown. A clown Is al
WAYS frst-class acrobat, and | believe.
IL you will inquire. that you will find that
no one ever becomes a clown until he has
served his apprenticeship IA performer.
7 The days of the talking clown are over.
I They cannot be heard Ia the vast amphi-
theatres that hold audiences Of {. 600 aud
/ 10 coo people. Dan Rice, with his local
+ Jokes in each city where be appeared, and
other famous clowns that used to receive
. large salaries. have become glories of the
past, aud their one-riEg throne has
been sncircled by four more. with al
most n regular troupe of clowns for each
ring. remember when l used TO study
hard in order TO have at my fingers ends
I humorous sayings and funny jokes, my
chief delight was to get of something i'm
promtu aud. naturally. was on the qui
vivs all the time. Tue clowns in those
days had not only TO be wonderful aero
bars but giants in Intellect as well. Still
they were made, not sorn, because IL IL
necessary to b. a good acrobat aud general
I performer before becoming = clown.
~. l. 81
zionist and can do most anything except
bareback riding. We can now only appeal
20 tue eyes OF the vast audiences we have
To sppear before Tn pantomimic horse-p play
that requires no effort OF the intellect from
clown or observer. The clown that cuts
up the most grotesque antics, fir fops
and the like produces most fun. la order
60 succeed We have TO literally knock
each other down and drag out No clown
- independent. bat works TN groups OF
from two 20 tour. Three usually work
together a nj the way pound each other
and tumble shout would iujurs any one
bat trained acrobats We yell whistle
and make short. quick noises 20 draw at
feution - The tricks We are about to do.
Whstsver seems 90 burt. such a. siaps aud
bangs. kick~ and hack ward falls. i the
rspertorv that carries through a talented
clown 81 to-day Il other words. every
tdiuz ds2=nds upon mis- physical Clevernsss
and very iltfie upon his voice or mental
qualities There are no Grimaldi clowns
ina big cfrcus b~crus- ft b impossible %
effnsoe 30 ths entire aul!isncs caa witness
IL TIE psntorn mic clown -imoiy makes
uD e ladi-reus fsce and goes out sud plays
With it nnfu The perform ends Often
have has~,i an outsider ssy 'whst aa
easy IL CORP ssds. a0tnz aothlag bar
havInz q Ice 20 fun while the real work IS
behls dohf ~ the performers II - = h q
v, stake We 10 90 as soon a. tue circus
begins sad continually Keep up cur psv
anti the osa A star horse back rider
WIS probably appsar twle- dartuE -
evening snd mes be haif sn aoar al told IN
tas rinz. Walie a. ciesu aare 90 feua n
duriuz fes rar.re cerforafaace. NJ hen the
apIrr e...-fs -r-rT clown has 20 JUMP
END Gus snucs E5llE though tae ar
cay cat antics in che ar. but u r 20 9ossi-
b~. aesa t~ao q = sRresi eagle fasaiea
and lsil scrsdaIef III icoks s4.T e. do
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ta- uaferrrrs-- on ree asrks az ne
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