The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1891-12-20

0t ZOl centre 6troet, MI Booth 10 not o circus
man. He really has nothing to do with the
circus business itself. but he supplies tho
shows with Autographs and bills OF all kinds.
In some inexplicable way Mr.. Booths place
has become headquarters for the proprietors
Of the small shows. and when in town they are
always to DO found there seated around red
hot stove. smoking and swapping stories Of
adventures. Whenever Q show Is about to
start on Mr.. Booths ONCE is besieged BY per-
formers seeking engagements.
About tho first man In this country to try the
experiment Of running circus through South
America was James Donovan. who lives at ITO
Fourth avenue, this city. He started out about
six years ago, and the venture was 30 success
ful that he has continued It ever since. but be
will not 60 to South America this winter. His
tents. animals; and most Of his performers are
main in Bermuda al winter II It Is successiuL
another Of the small! Sircusss is that run BY
a sn az. G this IL o sSSat lns4ss
Sss ss'; S ii u
H. 81 s%s sos &
sPcas ae % bsrS
South A%sTISs There i some s sarosty gst
troupe. When last heard Of he was In the
islands OF the group. and Lowsnde. according
to report, has been going from island to island
hoson5na SELLING 70 be s6m
and his troupe on board. was struck BY a ~;
Sanas " SEE sat osRf
I'm not going to South America this sea.
%1aa insteSd Sae s0a s 70 BG
run In South America as any other man in
carry regular Barnum show how into that eoun
try, but small; one-ring show is almost. as
Ss Is And
full houses and no deadheads. Two tents are
snS
The former Is the shSw tent and the latter tha
.s Ssg are sn9 'e shs seuntl
thirty-iour boxes around the edge q the ring.
. board partition which separator the reserved
1ecessary 70 have this arrangement II South
America. 81 the richer people there will not at;
Comparatively no competition except such as
and ss DsSpe Rs h9E hs%
Everybody, however; turns rs out when an Amer.
lean circus gers In town. Tor they Know Just what
ahi seah An' aaa ssse all H0n .hel ss"1s
so%n se d sSGr p snSw 'G viii SO 50
W Se ex THAT bsoas IF Sss
man has got to i've up to his SHOW bills. No
hanging out Of gaudy lithoRraphs showing
possible feats. no lists Of imaginary names, in
TACT no promises must be made that are not to
kids S s
saults, Or there viii be trouble. The people
We. always make q point Of catering to the
h0so dass e: pyseps IL ts
eTammes are printed In Spanish. on tho finest
A"S A1 nc thing which makes circus life in
South A.. hmerf4 peasSanter than n this SoIa
US as is SR
resent It TO be: On THO contrary they often
in and hep We are about
shf Snow WIZ pse sRf IN
tiyo. Or as they are called in South America,
Sssp FnoSg s sy S
seins swlnaIsd f Fiat they n oSsst
as in This country. but We manage to got along
very we'll. Wetransport our tents and animals
along the s, coast BY steamer. bnt through the
in the small towns We show in our tents. but
in The Larger IL The az
$4,000 to WI 900 profit In one season I've
nsh9 t has T M but then
loses In ono season what il. took him two to
make Last winter had dates away ahead
%S;.. S,,sss i SSSS gst is.
though. was about ysar and a haii ago.
sd bought Skss and te sntrs
v%s.G xa seadS ~
they S' aaarsntined Us and We 60 sopIdn'f land.
INC 'Ss fGasa Ss 1pf s Isl y T as
Costa Riea. San salvaasr; Honduras. Sicara al
There We're lew raiiroads In that part q TIC
country then, and We did most OF our travel
Si9l ntsaseS Or donk South America opa,
this winter. but stopped IN Bermuda with my
show last season and made SO much money
cote great aggregation OF performers together
n aN 5d Rs w
In Spanish speaking countries Mr. Donovan
advertises his show as The Great American
French. speaking Countries as "The GRAND
American Circus"
The small clrcuses get the pick OF circus
inent In the winter. But there is secssslon
from the ranks when the agents. OF the Great-
est Show on Earth get to work. But by the
time Mr.. Bailey starts on the road the pro-
prtetors Of small oircuses begin to think Of re-
turning homo.
Assbsaa ana win for "a Years.
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