The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1896-09-16
WIZARDS OF THE AIR.
DaComas, Mile Irwin and Other
Celebrities, With Ringing
Bros Circus.

There j. probably no single feature
OF a circus program that claims so /
much breathless attention Or that /
thrills an audience to greater de-
gree than an intrepid performance f
upon the flying trapeze. This is
particularly true OF the DaComas,
the wonderful aerial family who will
be seen with Ringling 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 is not only
unique, but also far superior to any
thing of the kind ever before seen In
this country. They actually fly
through space, turning single and
double somersaults 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 Fancion
across the intervening space, catch
, ing her with outstretched hands,
= and repeating the maneuver until
. the audience is fairly electrified by
the startling dexterity of the per-
formance. The beauty OF the e1hi-
{ bition given by the DaComas is
A greatly enhanced by the physical
: grace OF the performers and the
suberb manner in which their act Is
costumed, and while their mid-ai'
y evolutions are startling in the ex'
D treme, they also constitute series
: of pictures that attract and delight
n the artistic eve. In addition TO tho
j.. DaComas, Ringling Brothers Offer
maHy other brilliant aerial special
} ties. The performance OF the Three
i Picardos upon the aerial bar - !
N novelty and worthy OF being classee
~ with the best OF high-class AREN'T
!. acts. Europe has never before sen
: ms ANYTHING SO clever in this line.
L is thrilling, uni Iuc and entirely new
10 the United States. Mile Irwin
known the world over as the "humai
ton. - is also attracting unprece
II dented attention. This marvelou
- lady combines with a fascinatin
:. personality and picturesque hgur
: the most astonishing strength of jaw
u she is drawn to the dome of tn
er amphitheatre on a cable stretched q
o. an angle of IS degrees. and ther
Il suspended by the teeth, glides to th
!, ground with the rapidity OF a canno
= shot. Another feature of MI
u Irwin's performance, and the on
rs which, perhaps, arouses the create
re enthusiasm is the dizzy speed wit
p which she spins while thus suspen'
u ed high above the heads Of q
audience, turning with such rapid 4
III that the contour of her figure is 10
as in perfect maze OF artistic motto
IN The head-balancing of William Irw
ds is also a memorable incident of q
II show. which comprises all q
~ worlds greatest riders, the incoI
II parable Nelson Family OF acrobat
las all the worlds greatest gymnasi
ck acrobots, contortionists and arer
- specialists; the finest horses, {
costliest menagerie, the most resple
dent Introductory spectacle, the me
exciting, realistic real Roman hiPI
In drome and the grandest free da
let. street parade ever seen in this
any other country.