New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1895-03-26
STRANGE PEOPLES or THE Circus.
DRESS REHEARSAL. or NATIONAL DANCES.
JUGGLING AND SINGING IN MADISON
SOI'ARE GARDEN

JUGGLING AND SINGING IN MADISON
SQUARE GARDEN.
Ismau is the champion magician OF India and
past master OF the universal game OF "nimfam.'
Ismar is OF mixed religious belief ard of uncertain
descent. but he has the quickest hand and most
deceptive smile OF any OF the noble army OF pro
fessionals who live by their wits in all The great
cities OF the world. To have neutrality-suspicious.
on the tiled floor of the Madison Square Garden res
taurant yesterday doing the prehistoric shell game
for tie benefit OF the assembage OF reporters ana
three-card monte would have caused Hungry
Joe" 10 have shed tears OF envy ana admiration.
In Mace Of the familiar pea there several curt
ous-ookng tropical nuts. \ miscellaneous collec-
ton OF cocoanut shells AMI tin cups Played the
part Of thimb,es. but II was the same Oh thimbe-
rigging game. and II Mas played 10 perfection
All the time Isinail the slender and keen-cycd
magician accompanied his leger1eman with dron-
ings and whistnss. or nterspersed It with snatches
OF Indo- Wagnerian music performed on a itue IN
strument that might have been the pipe OF Pan or
Ns Aryan prototype. Many tricks did lsman per
form with the spell OF PAGES and Of waving
hands. out OF his dingy Kit ne hauled most mis-
celaneous and disreputabe collection o. proper
ties which, when he whisted and chrruped -
them became things OF life There was the egg
that danced and the water-bott,e that filled ana
emptied dubbed and spashed at his command.
Elm Zwei. drei: one. two. twee N0iia' SAID ms
po.ygot prince of egerdermain. and all inanimate
things did his bidding. The funniest feature Of the
performance a iNte piece OF cork that looked
somewhat like duck. but more Ike gnnboat.
Ismsn SO. A bowl Of water the floor, put the
piece Of cork in IT, waved his rod and said. "Sa-
lam" Whereupon the funny little cork turned 10
right and left ana bowed to the spectators.
Dance said the jugger, and the cork jumped mp
and down in the water in TIM with the beating
OF the magic wand.
Before the rehearsal representatives, OF ali the
rstlons of the earth were grouped together In the
ring and photographed. 4 sod line OF black-haired.
bare-legged, bedaubed American Indians formed the
bs ground The pgmies Of Gotta were in the fore
ground. The giant Laula and the High Priest or
Trinidad. holding aloft the Sword of Adam and
Eve" occupied the middle distance. while Ar
menians Assyrisns. Turks. Cingaese. Ftians. War
ri-hoonees and Moorish girls born in ireland filed
out the picture Two little papooses with painted
never cry by bawlng Justify.
In striking contrast to this mass Of barbaric and
savage life and color were the rushing, busting
preparations for an American circus going on an
Rose Wentworth. Of contortlonist fame. practising
On the other side O'Brien. cracking his whip
or something like that prouetting on the slack
wire in boots and spurs Up In the gallery the band
was crashing and barng as only circus band can.
and everywhere dust and the ubiquitous
super" Small wonder that the little Indian baby.
ern wigwam. hoWled in amazement and terror.
In the morning there was perforrnance - The
Ayres one Of the elephant Keepers. was sweeping
out the stall occupied by n huge beast who has
fallen heir 10 the name and temper OF Tip the Ter
cyanide OF potassium some time ago. Ayres touched
the elephant with his broom accidentally, ard the
tween his long white tusks. The yells Of the
frightened man soon brought regiment Of keeper
forced Tip 10 give up his Victim. The mans right
leg broken He was taken 10 BELLEVUE.