The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1893-05-28
ROBiNSON'S CIRCUS.


Talk With Sam Josephs. tho Genial
Agent.
Knowing the interest felt in the ap.
pearance OF John Robinson's mammoth
show in Roanoke next Thursday and
learning that Mr.. Robinson's agent, S.
II. Joseph, was in the Magic CITY, a
reporter for The TIMES started out res.
terday in quest of him with q view OF
getting some circus talk out of him,
AID after an hours hard search cornered
his man In his pleasant quarters at
Hotel Roanoke.
"You are the hardest man to find that
have tackled for long time" re.
marked the reporter by way OF saluta-
ton.
why I am surely big enough to be
seem" replied Mr.. Joseph, referring to
his aldermanic proportions. "Some
circus talk is it you wantp Well.
could talk circus all day if had the
time, but they have got me on the jump
just now. / have travelled all over this
country with old John Robinson when
mis- show tent wasn't as big as our pre-
sent dining room tent, in which we feed
500 people in relays, and when all the
people on his pay roll were less in num-
ber by score than our present advance
guard"
surely you haven't 500 people Mr..
Joseph" questioned the reporter.
Come out and take dinner with me
Thursday, and Ill show you" was the
reply. 1--WE have 500 with the show and
sixty on the road in advance. Among
these 500 attaches are the n ost famous
equestrians, athletes and gymnasts in
the profession. 1t requires nearly 500
in addition to the performers to produce
the great spectacular piece Of Solomon
and tho Queen of Sheba" with which the
performance opens. We have sixty
la1ies in the ballet alone, which is under
the direction of Professor Constantine,
one of the Oldest ballet masters in
America The scene in this production
is 3CO feet long"
"Why that would require an enor-
nous tent" exclaimed the scribe.
"And we've got the tent" reioined,
Mr.. Joseph. Our main tent is 400 feet
long and $50 feet wide. All Of the per-
formancos lake place under it and ono
price admits to al After the spectacu-
lar production the arena exercises take
place under the direction OF Mr.. John
Lowlow, and then comes the hippo
drome under the direction of Mr.. John
Wilson, tho famous horse rider"
speaking of John Lowlow, do you
have reference to the noted CLOWN"
Certainly 1 do. John Robinson's
show wouldn't be John Robinson's with
out John Lowlow. He and Wilson both
are great iavorites in Virginia and in
the South. Indeed you might call our
show Southern concern.
"Who is at tho head of tho show now"
asked the reporter.
"Mr. John +. Robinson, the eldest
son Of the late old John Robinson, is the
sole manager. He is assisted by his
son. John Robinson. Jr.; his brother
Mr.. GLIDE rt Robinson. Mr.. Ed. C. Cullen
and Mr. Robert Sticl ney.
You must go out with me Thursday
and see things with your own eyes. I
want to show you our dining tent, our
eight large stable tents containing 900
horses and so ponies, our armor tent,
with over 1000 pieces of wardrobe. the
menagerie tent and our other interest
ing possessions. 1t will be we'll worth
your while to take look around"
After receiving this cordial invitation
the reporter made his departure leaving
John Robinson's busy agent busy at
work on a big pile of business looking
documents.