New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1894-03-28
CIRCUS DAY AT NUTLEY.
CROWDS VISIT BARNUM BAlLEYS
RIVAL
AMATEURS ACT IN A WAY THAT WOULD MAKE
PROFESSIONAL PERFORMERS ENVIoCS-A
BIG ADDITION TO THE RED CROSS

TREASURY
The year of 1891 should be known in circus history
as the season of the re-entrance OF the taking
clown For several years the clown as he has APP
reared in the great circuses has been mute though
active factor in the show. There was no time for
the elaboration of spoken jokes. Besides Few
clowns had voice enough to make themselves heard
in the enormous amphitheatres. This year now
ever the Bqrnum & Bailey circus has It's speaking
and singing clowns and in the much written-up cir
Gus which given by amateurs yesterday at
Nutley ~ j. the clowns business was one Of the
most ENJOYABLE features. In the big circus, the
talking clown struggles with the disadvantage Vi
great distance IL takes several seconds for MS
Joke to travel the many hundreds of feet to the top
rows of seats and as many more for the laugh TO
travel back again. In cosey little one-rinS circus
like the NutIoy affair, the clown and his audience
are all members of a little family circle. Every IN
Election of his voice, every gesture. every changing
expression OF his well-chalked face is caught, and
the laugh follows quickly on the heels OF every
joke.
The clowns were not the only things about the
Nutlcy circus that funny yesterday. The gen
tlorncn fakirs who went to and fro selling peanuts
for sweet charity's" sake. and candy on STICK
with which to reaCh the upper tiers OF seats were
also mirth-provoking in their amateur attempts at
circus taking. Nor the gentleman In SILK nat
and evening dress. who besought the spectators
with many vain repetitions to buy photographs OF
amateur celebrities and hand painted programmes
too fugubrous. The congregation of children VINO
led the seats in the afternoon: ana me gatnerms
Of society people from New-fork ana ,New,JeI-
soy who sat on the soft side Of pine Doarq LOT
three chilly hours 1.-The evening. augncu anu p
ike a cold-storage lion, and that In the circus
architecture Of NUtey the employment OK neat
ing apparatus was unknown. But the weather clerk
Has the only one VINO alIeu 10 @ppTai 49, s,ootb-
1rs and excellence Of the performances both after
'n t' ,,o,nani AMI rhcumatism contracted from
nj ont
,rains, I'M, knees Of the people on the next row
above. and ones feet in the pockets OF the neigh
The lite whltewashed structure in which the
'r,t5t borsss was hacked both afternoon and
evening The amateur Lightning ticket-se,ier Of the
show conrad II. Ray had snecure. for ali the
uck.ts were sold In advance Mr.. Bunner, the
press agent. rested his laureis as the Ony circus
press agent whose announcements have been UNI,
iormiy printed verbatim in the newspapers ana
over his signature With the sweet CONSCIOUS
Runner devoted himself TO succorinG the wayfaring
newspaper men who were in danger oil s9ccumpil a
q, the rgors Of the Nutey climate In th5 worK oI
charity D employed the methods ana loud agenGie e
most Affect, by the monks OF -, bermIrni a ne
equestrian director James - bI'.s vDHer H. H.
cuarly handsome in h3 shining lie ana Tbn an
boots. and bore the r.bad jibes Of clowns win an
I'll. grand entree" was made to the accom-
penmont Of az o,dtime circus overture by fro-
Robinson's musicians were ha.f-frozcn. but. SO 70
speak stu in the ring The sir knights ana fal are
known IN Essex County society Next, the tum-
ami 81 the Newark TurnyeTe.n tumb.ei into the
rng The riding acts began with performance OF
| G. .. smith. During the waits Of this act Fred
| Runneiis. an o.dtime Gown. raised HOurlShlng
| crop ~ nulhs Mr.. Runnels's Jokes wgr" not 700
commonly known to De entertaining. and yet there
vas haunting sense Of Oil acqualntancesAip ABOUT
| ;hrm that made foel As though he were among
halffam.ilar faces whose Identities could not be eN-
ac.iy aNed AMI didn't become clear iii AFTER the
! pea -Irc % q relutroIucton was had.
Tho parts Of the entertainment furnished ny the
| uerb. rs ~ the New-York Athletic club were par
! t.u,ar.y vel dome. Nh GnnnFs family Of ath-
| letf, club brothers tumh"l and climbed over one
.r,fier .n The mos finished AMI prof ssionel sty.e
| III. similar art of the Newark Turnver"in boys
| WAS per 20. Mes Annie oakley slot true 70 ne
mark IN her exhibition ~ rife shooting. and show
cred the spectators with fragments OF giass pans
! anl a deluge Of gunpOwler SCOT. ;. Marsh Dung
| I'm his tandem riding act. gave fine exhibition oil
| how a man should ST. I'm the saddle.
Tho special train that LEFT Chambers-st az b;i
O'Clock carried delegations from the New-lork Ath
| i,tic AMI r',stov cubs. ara picked up party oi
th. best known society poop" OF Newark. similar
! party cam. down from MontcAIr. In sho-; circus
| day was rtl-e'icr day as well as Red cross
! I,v I'm E-s.N County. and the Rcd Cross treasury
VIII ne greatly rcp.nished by the result.