Grand Rapids herald. [volume] (Grand Rapids, Mich.) 1892-1959, 1892-06-07
Reed Lakes Big Show
jim TRAVIS INACCURACIES IT.
It Will Comprise the World ;
Best Known Artists IN Every
Speciality Of the Tented
Arena Grand Open
ing Saturday
June IL.

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billiards. II the world, Grand kaplds
n4s the finest street car service m the
universa, add nov comes Reeds lake
with a greater than +. 4 BaEnum IA
the amusement arena, whose name -
.5m Travis. Though young - the cir
eus world. Jim nas been for many years
on Ire .oad IA toe amusement heid,
and 5 as thoroughly "a touch with the
public demand As any Snowman ahoat
or ash0re. lie has projected AZ Reed >
lake something unlq ie, etItying am
amussag. fne entertainment will De
emphatscAliy a moral exhibition OF
athletic and comic features Enough
Of the circus ring will be introduced TO
Crafty the popular demand Tor hsh
grad gymnastics, while tflck. songs,
dance. aad iegerdemain vii - supplied
20 anuse the children and excite the
wonler OF older heads. La Nh. Travis
annoon cement 90 the public, nc says
Nr. Travis card.
10 presenting this attraction TO my
frisnds and the public ia general, feel
safe "a saying that have the best show
on earth f3f the price and the SIZE, and
1 value nay reputation too highly 10
mislsad me yae.ic and certainly Intend
10 produce al | advertise While u i
not the iaTg 81 l = certa My the best,
as ali the acss vii De- confined TO one
rag AMI yea !. not De compelled 10
STRAIN your eyes o. get portion OF the
Performance IA three rings and you
vii sea everything as advertised.
Oceans OF pure tuu. FIFTY times more
for the money than ever before given
the " se ana good patrons every where.
Trusting that ! have sufficiently IA
formed YOU 10 these few lines OF my
Intentions,
remain, yours as ever,
JIM Travis.
special Features.
That Mr.. Travis 8 determined tn
furnish the best amusement that
money can secure - shown by the fact
that ne has engaged the world-famous
bareback rider, James Melville, whose
daring feats of horsemansnip have
Won the pIaudits Of delighted thous-
ands throughout the civilized world.
Dir. Melville will arrive IN the city
Tuesday and OLD showmen admit that
he IL today the greatest riding sttrac-
ton before the public. Melville COM
mands an enormous salary. and al
though many circus proprietors hid
high for high foe his services, Mr.
Travis bid higher and secured him. Mr..
Travis also announces that he has 81 =
cured contortionIst, whose feats Will
cause all other so-called contortionsts
10 turn green with envy. Ii is stated
that this man can put himself go COM
pietely out OF JOINT that his own
mother would fail to recognize him.
As special attraction for the ladies'
and children Mr.. Travis has secured
Jerry, the most accomplished and
dininutve Shetland trick pony that
the world has ever known. This pony
y certain 10 cause screams of laughter
and delight from the little ones
The long list Of novel and curious
features which Mr.. Travis proposes IN
Producing into his entertainment COM
prises nearly every unique and anus.
ing performance known TO the tented
show. Star performers of every
specially known to the professional
classes will be engaged to appear, and
nothing that vide experience can sug-
Gest or money obtain will be omitted.
There may be larger shows on the wide
earth that Jim Travis Reeds lake ex-
hsbiuon, but there are no better se-
iectsd and conducted, and none OF
nreAtsr promise. For the past week
tbe available spaces for bills and an
nouncements about the city streets and
saburbs have been respondent with
the circus pictures announcing the
opening OF the Travis show on Satur-
day, June IL. The main pavilion is
situated at the lake near the electric
railway loop and convenient of access
10 all visitors. At ii a. m. of the open
ing day grand parade will be- made
through the principal business streets
of the city. when the public will be
more fully made aware of the full list
and hDe of attractions with which Mr.
Travis will start the ball rolling.
The show going people of the city IN
particular and the entire population OF
the city Ia general Will reloice 10 learn
OF this novel enterprise Of Mr.. Travis
aud 20 wish for genial Jim that tuil
measure of success and profit which
his undertaking richly deserves. The
The exhibition viii hiI long felt want
IN ths amusement Geld OF the city. and
IL Will not fasl to be richly patronlked