The Weiser signal. [volume] (Weiser, Idaho) 1890-1904, 1891-03-12

OF highly educa ed poodlas, the eldest OF
VIII m was snor ng stentorousl in a snug
b ske. at his mistress feet. [ took him
on m knee and stroked the touzed locks
OF the tiny peri rmer, who is now in the
sere and yellow leaf. loor little fel ow
lie had strute the stage fourteen yea g.,
and still earned his living by the sweat of
his brow. He CLAN ell up at me with a
mourn III look in his es and decorous
wag Of his tail, as II to y; 'Ah. my
good sir, you have cone here to ask Miss
Ncnare If little acrobats are beaten and
starved by la masters, What stories
could tell you 1t l could tny speakr'
linen e lea ed of my lap with all the
agility # youth and walked on his hind
legs toward his mistress, who had dive |
INTO the fepths of huge wicker bas ct
which contained her demons dress and
other stage habits From its depths size
p oduced bundle Of photographs of her
SELF tied and knolted into all
manner o. curious folds, that is
tie business of bender. The BODY
Is thrown into score of unnatural DOS
lures, which app ar TO the audience to be
achieved by dislocating every Joint In the
human frame, and to be effected at great
FISK TO life and limb. Artists are gen.
orally enthusiastic alb ut cir callings,
ana must say that Miss Vonare declared
she would rather be bender than a queen
OF so nething to that effect. AS the Young
iady is said to be queen of benders this
Is not surprising. She Is nineteen years
OF age She began at four; at five and
half she was before the public, and remains
a bender STILL My father saw a contor-
ZIONIST one night on the stage, and he
asked himself why ! Q should not teach
me, ed four. was put into training at
once and EN- Dyed the fun, as a child will
enjoy anything new. Was | beaten? Was
starved? No | seemed to take to 1t like
a little duck takes to water. You see. we
were family of athletes, and. besides.
was dauglit r and an Apr ntice. 1t
was an apprentice in the case of Ro ,enbaum
and 1t is generally the apprentices who
suffer- 1T the father is the trainer he NAV
not spare the rod, but he Is cruel only to
be kind. My experience is that ess rod
and more kind ess Is the 9 plan. Faith
er used to bride us in o ding the different
Tricks 10 be successful means years of
hard work, practice and performance. |
am nineteen now, and nv perform
ance keeps me In cap tai training. In
the business of con.ortion the fir lesson
is the ba kwari bend, first with he arms
""N ehch NitHOul. gu ana on Iona
ma tress, so that there 8 no danger. and
at iirst your teacher controls your move
ments with belt. 1t Is much the same
win other forms of acrobltic W rk, and
the cruelty often takes the form of taking
away the mattles which create, a sort
OF pan in the pupil mind. If he has
really tried his bes and failed he /, so
terri ed that he is most certain to ia |.
unless he has great deal of pluck. If
ne las only been skulling it may ring
MN TO his bearing. o course hid en-
are often stubborn and try the patience
II the teacher to its utmost limit. The
music hall usiness has its attractions.
put OF this you may be quite sure. has
IT. hardships and therefore its draw ack.
II Il are succes>f |, which means If YOU
let constant engagements, you must al
ways keep ahead. or at any rate on an
C uality with your competitors. l don't
care to take engagements In crcrses as
the life is too hard but the circus is the
great tlaining center of gymnasts and
ncrobats. To get an idea of the competi-
ton in the business you sh uld look in in
the early hours of the morning and watch
the practicing. Tumblers, riders, benders,
rope-W sec them all at