The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1896-09-17
WIZARDS OF THE AIR.
DaComas, Mile Irwin and Other
Celebrities, With Ringing
Bros Circus.

There j. probably no single feature
OF circus program that claims 90
much breathless attention or that
thrills an audience 70 a greater de-
gree than an intrepid performance
upon the flying trapeEe. This j.
particularly true of the DaComas,
the wonderful aerial family who will /
be seen with Ringing Bros Worlds
Greatest Shows during the engage
ment in this city, Friday, September
25. This notable family OF gymnasts
comprises one gentleman and two
ladies', and their act Il not only
unique, but also TAR superior TO any
thing OF the kind ever before seen In
this country. They actually hy
/ through space, turning single and
double somersauits in mid-air, and
never failing to catch each other at
the critical moment Of descent. The
crowning feature Of the performance
is one in which the younger girl
exhibits a precision rarely acquired
BY gymnasts, even after many years
Of experience and success. Swing
ing under the immense dome, head
down. forty feet apart Lewis and
Marie toss their sister Faneion
across the intervening space, catch
ing her with outstrctched hands,
aud repeating the maneuver until
J the audience is fairly electrified by
/ the startling dexterity Of the per
formance. The beauty Of the exhi-
bition given by the DaComas Is
greatly enhanced by the physical
grace OF the performers and the
suberb manner in which their act Is
costumed, and while their mid-air
evolutions are startling in the ex-
treme, they also constitute a series
: Of pictures that attract and delight
: the artistic eye. In addition 70 the
; DaComas, Ringing Brothers offer
I many other brilliant aerial special
. ties. The performance Of the Three
Picardos upon the aerial bar Is .
novelty and worthy OF being classec
f., with the best OF high-class areniS
4 acts. Europe has never before sem
= us anything so clever in this line. Il
is thrilling, unique and entirely new
to the United States. Mile Irwin
: known the world over as the "humaI
5 top" il also attracting unprece
n dented attention. This marvelou
4 lady combines with a fascinating
! personality and picturesque hgur
" the most astonishing strength OF Jaw
.e She is drawn TO the dome Of th
n amphitheatre on n cable stretched a
If an angle OF IS degrees. and ther
~ suspended by the teeth, giides TO th
ground with the rapidity Of a canno
= shot. Another feature Of MI
'l Irwin's performance, and the on
III which. perhaps, arouses the creates
enthusiasm is the dizzy speed wit
80 which she spins while thus suspend
ed high above the heads Of u
" audience, turning with such rapidi
ne that the contour Of her figure Is 10
ur in n perfect maze OF artistic motto
IL The head-balancing OF William Irw
:, il also a memorable incident Of q
show, which comprises all q
"a worlds greatest riders, the ineo'
ne parable Nelson Family Of acrobat
as all the worlds greatest gymnasi
he acrobots, contortionists and arer
no specialists; the finest horses, {
= costliest menagerie, the most re-ole
.u' dent Introductory spectacle, the ms
IA exciting, realistic real Roman htpT
% drome and the grandest free da
street parade ever seen IN this
III anv other country.