The new North-west., 1890-03-21
CIRCUS MEN IN WINTER.
WHAT BECOMES OF THE HEROES
IN SPANGLEs AND TIGHTS.
Pructicing Their Acts at Different Points.
Schools Where Novices Are Taught.
Scene in Practice Barn Training
Horses for the Ring.

What do circus people do in winter?
1t seems strange that while the newspapers
devote so much space to the sayings and do
ings, the fortunes and nisfortunes of actors
and actresses, they seldom or never refer to
circus people, though, from the fact that the
number of persons connected with every cir
Gus is many times greater than that comprised
by the largest dramatic company, the saw
dust folks are more numerous class than the
children of Thespis. while from the hazard
GUS, gypsy like character of their profession,
their daily lives are fraught with much
deeper romantic interest than those of the
,yearers of the sock and buskin. In Berlin,
Vienna, Dresden, Hamburg, Paris, Lyons
and st. Petersburg there large winter
circuses,' where the sports OF the arena may
be enjoyed throughout the cold season, and
the press of those cities devotes quite as much
attention to the artists Of the sawdust circle
to the votaries of the stage
PRACTICING BARNS 4.
II we visit Frankford, a suburban part Of
Philadelphia; Fordhnm, N. y; Newark, N.
j, and West Chester, Pa, we shall learn the
answer to our question: What do circus peo-
pie do in wintcrs We shall find that they 60 to
the barn to keep themselves warm, if not to
put their head under their wing. 10 put it
more plBinly, there are maintained at each
of the places have named large ''prncticing
barns" as they technically called, sup
piled with regular forty-two feet circus
ring, IN winch the circus people promote the
cireuiatloi OF Inc Dioou ny pfactlclng their
acts al through the coid season. W hen
circus performer accumulates money he in
variably invests it in a farm on which to pass
his time when resting from his professional
labor, and such people usually have a prac-
ticiug barn Of their own for individual use
Less iortuhate members OF the profession
SPENT 1he!' winters i't some one OIL the 1our
PiaSe7 i''Ne h't''lei' III orucr 10 enjoy the
"dNahta7c7 l0t practice a!lofdcn by the pun
nc Pt''eVieihS tirhs, "hch are the property
os some circus niaha5ef or retired per-
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N"Io ohis W tiiFs pfict'ce tHe!f Ola acts
nut they ieaih ne" ones as well, besides
pieakAhB ana framing ne" horses to the
I''is'l ls iit7h q no iilconslderihle magnitude
EVety fl,ser IS required oy circus managers
10 iuiiiisi ms own ilofses' ana the principal
a. a. llA'A llA'A usua'i9 ''Gei from I"o W lour. 4itse
tneS s''e t"h.'s'iso 10 iii''htain during li!e
"1'!Her n sne1f Owl expense Aonng people
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