The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1896-09-17
1T HAS NO FAKE FEATURES.
STIRRING SCENES THAT APPEAR
IN THE BIG LITHOGRAPHs AND
POSTERS.
ENACTED AT EACH PERFORMANCE.
The Opening Performance Wit
messed by an Audience of Sever
al Thousand.

! West show was cheered and enjoyed
! yesterday by an audience that num-
bered thousands. There were vacant
seats under the great canvas, but If the
day had not been threatening standing
room would have been at premium.
One Of the sterling features of this
great performance is that everything
is exactly as advertised. There are
none of the fake features incident to
circus performances and stirring
scenes that appear in the Autographs
and posters only. Everything is genu-
inc and everything moves rapidly and
without hitch. The Cossacks are gen
uine there is no doubt as to the pedi-
gree Of the Indians, the South America
gauchos, the Arab horsemen. the
Mexicans-all are masters of the art
which they exhibit and learned in their
native lands. The troops of lanciers,
and chasseurs are members of the gem
uine body in France and Germany, and
the United States cavalry are a part
of the regular army. There's no tinsel
on the performance and no fraud in the
people from Buffalo Bill to Bill
Sweeney, who leads the cowboy band.
When the band played the Star
Spangled Banner" the crowd cheered
and again moment later when the
Indians burst through the screen at
the end Of the great amphitheater. lead
ing the grand review Of the rough dir
ers, men shouted and women and chill
dren waved their handkerchiefs at the
novel and inspiring scene. A band of
Ogalallas dashed to the center of the
arena, brandishing their weapons and
yelling brought their ponies up sharply
facing the audience. They were decked
in full war paint and feathers, their
naked skins glistening with green and
yellow stripes and their heads bedecked
with plumes. Flatiron, their chief,
paused in a dignifed attitude, while
the braves cantered their ponies about
him, yelling all the while ferociously.
Then came the Arapahoes with their
chief, Flying Hawk, and the Brule
! Sioux with Black Fox at their head
and the Cheyennes under High Bear.
Then the squaws and the children of
the tribes under the care of the Indian
| police, with Flying Eagle as their
chief. Alone and in dignified silence
followed old Rocky Bear, the war chief
of the Sioux nation, distinguished from
! the others by the single eagle feather
that decorated his scalplock and the
fact that he was completely clad.
The Arabs on their fleet chargers, the
snowy French dragons, German
soldiers in FURNISHED breast plates, the
Cossacks singing wierd melody, the
Royal Irish lancers, the Mexican rur-
ales, the American cowboys, the Amer
lean cavalry, with their yellow helmet
plumes waving in the breeze-all came
in rapid succession and faced the
audience in grand array. Then, at
| the sound Of a trumpet, the cavalcade
broke into sections, and, wheeling In
intricate maneuvers, withdrew from
the field after brilliant exhibitions Of
Craftsmanship.
Miss Annie Oakley, the celebrated
markswoman, gave an exhibition of
her skill. In rapid succession she
broke ball after ball, knocked down
bird after bird, to the amazement of
the ladies in the audience and the envy
of the men, who pride themselves as
crack shots. Her dexterity was mar
velous. Johnnie Baker, who Is one Of
the best known rifle shots in the world,
showed what steady hand and quick
eye can do with a revolver. Besides
his ability at off-hand shooting, John
ME stood on his head and broke glass
balls and then to show how easy it
it, when you know how, slid fat on
his back and broke dozen balls with
out missing a shot.
Following the race between the Arab,
Indian, cowboy, Mexican and Gaucho-
which the cowboy won by dashing
riding-came an exhibition of the pony
express, showing how the mails were
carried across the continent before the
days of railroads. A band of maraud-
ing Indians attacked the prairie emf
grant train and had the poor settlers
on the run when Buffalo Bill and
hon IF
and drove the red devils into obscurity.
The amount of gunpowder that is
burnt in this exhibition would make
respectable rural Independence day
display.
One Of the most interesting features
of the entertainment is the display of
the group of Arabs, who, aside from
their superb craftsmanship, are mar
velous in the dexterity at gymnastics.
Sheik Hadj Cheriff led this band, and
he is wonder and a whole show in
himself. All the while the Arabs were
performing this dancing dervish on
mounted pedestal whirled around and
| around continuously, clapping a pair
of castanets in either hand. At the
| conclusion Of the performance the
| Sheik leaped to the ground and showed
| that he was not in the least dizzy by
springing to the back of his horse and
galloping wildly from the arena
| The Cossacks entered singing a weird
melody, and after circling around the
samphitheater, gave an exhibition of
! daring horsemanship that, in it's
peculiar line, excelled the efforts of
| even the dare devil cowboys. When
man can ride horse standing on his
| head on the animals shoulders he
may safely be called an expert horse
man.
The use Of the 1asso was demon
strated by band of Mexicans. ".
| Vincente Orapezo showed himself to be
! the king of the weapon. He lassoed
| horses and men by their heads and
! feet, and skipped the rope through the
| rapidly circling moose in most sur
prising manner. The other Mexican
vacqueros were but little less skillfu1.
The sight of the bucking bronchos
was exciting enough for the crowd
| that cheered the efforts of the animals
| as well as the daring bravery of the
cowboy riders. The saber drill, be-
| tween the cavary riders Of America,
! Germany and France, was a beautiful
spectacle, and the patriotism Of the
audience was severely tested. OF
course everyone wanted the Americans
! to carry off the hOnors, but the other
competitors were equally skilled in the
use of the weapon and honors were
even.
The color sergeant of the Seventh
cavalry is Paul Weinert who wears
medal for bravery at the battle Of
| Wounded Knee. The attack on the
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