The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1894-06-16
CROWDS AT THE CIRCUS.
THE DOORS HAD TO BE CLOSED
LAST NIGHT.
A Very Good Performance I'm the
Rings-A Thrilling Act That Was
Not Down on the Bills.

Yesterday was circus day, and the
small boy was happy; and so was his
title sister and that's not denying that
his big sister and her best young man
had part OF the fun, for they did.
And the fathers and mothers told the
time-honored lie, and went ito take
the children
C. Sum Nichols had his blood fired
by thoughts of old days, and tried to
get up corner on unclaimed boys,
which he planned to rent to respect
able middle aged people. In his minds
eye he could see flaming banners in
front of his office:
Boys to rent
''Infantile circus excuses at low
rates
Parties of six furnished one boy at
a special rate"
But alas for all bright hopes! He
began too late. All the boys were Iro-
vided for; all had chaperones. He
should have begun two weeks earlier.
! All yesterday morning the streets
were crowded and when the parade Of
Sells & Rentfrows' circus put in an ap-
pearance, the streets were thronged.
! The bands played, the chariots glist-
ened, the steam caliope tuted away,
out of tune as usual, and everybody
was happy.
! At the afternoon performance the
tent was packed. There were a few, a
very few seats left in the reserved
seat portion, but outside of this every
available inch of bench-room was occu-
pied. and even warmly contested for
| The performance was frequently in
! terrupted by rounds of applause as
some novel or difficult feat of strength
or skill was presented. To look at that
crowd one might have supposed that
everybody was there, and none left to
attend in the evening. But. shades Of
| Barnum, how the people did swarm in
that big tent at the evening perform
ance. Not seat but had its occupant,
and then the crowd overlooked into the
arena. or rather the race track part Of
! it. First the boys, then the men, even
the graybeards contentedly squatted
on the grass, and here and there one
could catch the glimpse of woman's
skirt. And when, at the close of the
performance, the hippodrome races
were introduced. the ground floor audi
ence was transferred into the rings
filling both rings. And the people liked
| it. They laughed ait the clown, they
cheered the lady riders, they enjoyed
everything. The children were in a
state of ecstatic bliss, the old folks
were children again. Many an honor
ed man of affairs went longingly back
| to the days when he carried water to
| the elephant.
The menagerie was not large but was
! quite interesting. The circus perform
ance was very good. The grand
pageant which opened the white-tent
! performance was well conceived and
we'll executed. With colors bright and
rapidly moving, the whole effect was
! pleasing to the eye. The programme
was made UP of bareback riding, tumb
1 ling. rope-walking, trapeze and swing
I ing rings, to say nothing of ropes and
slack wire walking, and the hundreds
/ of feats and acts incident to the mod
ern circus. The trapeze return acts of
King and Devene brought memories of
/ the famous Hanlon VOTERS. This feat
is always attended with more or less
danger. is brilliant, and always pleases.
The programme closes with the hip
! podrome races, which were varied, be-
I ing amusing and exciting.
| Sells & Rentfrow's circus stays with
US one more day and will give an
| afternoon and evening performance to-
! day.
CIRCUS NOTES.
/ The orphans at st. AIMS were all
| treated by Mr. Sells yesterday after
mission was only the beginning Re
! served seats were furnished them, pop
corn, candy, peanuts and lemonade all
around. A happier crowd of little ones
would be hard 10 find. 1t was indeed
an act of generosity. The orphans were
! thirty-two strong.
This afternoon the orphans from the
| orphans home will be treated in the
! same generous fashion.
/ A monkey riding a bicycle was one
! of the novelties Thus are our noblest
acts aDed.
The Indispensable street parade is
booked for this morning at 10 o'clock.
There was "a thrilling act yesterday
afternoon which was not down on the
bills. In ore of the hippodrome aces,
where three men rode three horses
each, one of the contestants was un-
FORTUNATE enougtA to lose his place
through the action of the horses in
turning into the farther ring On the
last lap. The rider soon got the ami
mails on the track again and was go
Ing at a terrific rate of speed, when Of
the horses fell The rider. who was
standing on the backs Of his steeds,
was thrown violently to the ground.
and for a moment rider and horses
We're all mixed up. The spectators full
ly expected to see the daring rider car
fled out ON a stretcher, but strange to
say, he arose uninjured, and skipped
nimoly to the dressing room.
Special Notice.
The board of directors of the Wo-
mans Home Industry association will
hold a special meeting at the chamber
of commerce on Saturday afternoon,
lat 8 o'clock sharp. Important bust
ness connected with the proposed ex-
cursion to Saltair. Every member is
requested to be present
MRS. w. s. MCCORMICK, Pres.
Mrs. JENNIE A. FROISETH, Secy.
Order your suits of c. H HUH, the
Tailor, II w. First South street
I COUNTY SCHOOLS.