The gold leaf. [volume] (Henderson, N.C.) 1881-1911, 1891-11-19
STOVES CIRCUS.
10 the Regret Of Many it Has
fol'ied Its TENT aud sped
AWAY

| Stoves show has gene 1t closed it, ell
gagement of three DAYS in Henderson viii,
| the performance Of Saturday night. As on
| previous occasions there was a large crowd
| present, and many were the regrets when
the last act Of the very creditable and ex
| ceilent entertainment they gave us was con-
Guided The feature Of the concert was the
| wrestling match between Mr.. McInerney.
| Tie Athlete with the show, and Mr.. Dave
Longhlin, OF Henderson. 1t was an inter
estlnS contest and lasted just ten minutes.
'he shoulders OF neither man being put
| sqpareiy on the mattress. Both are good
ren physically and while Mr.. Loughlin is
| not wrestler in the strict sense of the word
lie Is well trained athlete and acrobat and
| out tor his skill and dextcrity could not
have held his own with snch a nan as Mr.
hclnerney as he did We repeat what we
said in praise Of the show last week: it is a
hfst-cias5 one al every particular and is we'll
worthy Of patronage In Justice to the ac-
tors we cannot refrain from being somewhat
more personal and mention briefly each one
! individuaiy.
L irst and foremost are the great Eliotts.
| the champion bicyclists, whose feats on
wheels make them the most ACCOMPLISHED
artists IN their speclalties before the public.
| helr performances on the unicvcle, bicvcle
ana an ordinary buggy wheel, must be seen
L" be understood and appreciated. They
take the bicycle 20 pieces aad ride one wheel
~ith and without the handles to guide it,
Then the Elliott Brothers in their hat throw
in9 and pantomlme acts are simply immense
Sam Bliss, the human knot and clown. is 4
| trump. He was Il fayorite and always pro-
voked the heartiest laughter and applause
with his " homemade elephant or trained
canary bird Bolivar. as he called him, he
created no end of fun and moved the risibles
1 the grown folks as well as excited the
wonder and admiration of the children.
Iowers, the contortlonist, is wonder. To
see him twist himself into such unnatural
shapes as he does, is enough to make one
think he had no backbone. His perform
ances on the swinging pole in the guise of
huge monkey were cleverly done. Mr..
and Mrs. Courtney, aeriaists, are skilled
artists III their line, their performances on
the high trapeze being among the most fin
Ished and graceful of the whole entertain
ment. The heavy weight lifting of Tom
Mclnerney showed him to be an athlete of
remarkable power and skill. While not a
man of large stature he is powerfully well
muscled and is the strongest man in his
peculiar art we ever saw. He handles a
PAIR OF 80 pound balls with per feet ease
and lifts twin pair of dumb bells (con-
nected by an iron rod) from the ground and
straightens it above his head But the most
dl1hcult feat he accomptishes is that of hold
Ing weight of $50 pounds on his chest
while forming the bridge" with his head
and feet only resting upon the ground, Last,
but not least, in point of sagacity and the
accurate and intelligent way in which she
performed her several acts was the little |
trained dog Jess. She did number of good |
tricks and wound up her part of the pro-
gram each time by turning {. backward |
somersault. Altosethnr Stoves circus was
the best and cieanest show, big or little, that
has ever been to Henderson. The proprie-
tor Mr.. John f. Stowe, and his excellent
agent and manager Mr.. W. Sloman, are
clever and courteous gentlemen and made
friends both for themselves and their attrac-
ton while here. And the same thing may
be sad of the other gentlemen whom we
met. In the show and outside of it they de-
ported themselves in manner that was
above criticism and won the commentator
md plaudits of all with whom they came in
contact or presented themselves before The
whole thing was free from Objectionable feat
Tres and it is not too much to say that it is
he only show with which everybody was
Entirely pleased and could not too highly
'ralse. People went once and that made them
want to go again. And they did 60 The
ent was full at every performance, and if
hr- Stowe ever comes to Henderson again
With as good show as the one he now has,
We serve notice on him now that he will
AVE to stretch his canvas in order to ac-
the crowds