Omaha daily bee., 1896-11-27
GIVE THANKS At THE CIRCUS
Day is Celebrated in an Entirely New
Way Across the River.
MINSTREL SHOW FOR THE FOOT BALL GAME
Freaks. Clowns, Acrobnts and Pugil-
lists Take the Place of the Custom-
nry Accompnnimcnts of the Ma
tionnl November Holiday.

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which was postponed because OF the snow
yesterday morning. Its immense size con-
sisted in the excellence OF the performance
taken as an entirety. From the opening
medley OF the well-arranged first part TO
the closing bout between the famous pugil-
lists, James Corbett Wright and Bob Fitz-
simmons Griffith, the large and Fashionable
audience was kept in a state of pleasant ex-
pectancy and delight. The Field club fully
redeemed itself for failing to get up a win
ming or any other kind of foot ball team this
season and also wiped out any doubt as to
its financial success.
In the parlors of the Metropolitan club
was given the rehearsal OF minstrel show
| that the club had under preparation, but
| which was changed under the alluring elo-
| quence of Messrs. Epson and Downs, two
| stranded circus men. Drs Treynor and
| Macrae appeared in their native guses as
| these unfortunate showmen, and they had
| very little Of the chameleon racket to work
| to both act and look the parts. Mr.. Barnes
! OF New York appeared in the breach and
| the switch from the burnt cork to the saw
| dust ring is arranged, through the president
| of the club, George Wright and the mem
| dicant public entertainers. But in order
that the club and the audience should not
| lose any Of the excellent minstrel per-
| formance a rehearsal was given, which
| proved in fact a highly finished entertain
ment.
| There have been bones and tamboes and
| end men before but they were no smoother
| than the following burnt cork artists that
| ratified. jingled and sang last night: w S
| Rigdon, Tom Askin, Henry Paschal, w. L.
| Waskell, w. L. Douglass, Tom Farnsworth
| Charles Paschal and Lloyd Griffith. They
even surmounted the frantic efforts of the
IN bai h.,
| ing medley made decided hit and put the
audience in the best of humor Come Long
| You Darkes,' See Where de Twinkllns
| Stars Am Shining" Don't Be Cross" "Ar-
| rah! Go On! You're Simply Tain" "Oh,
| Julienne! oh, Julienne," I'm the Shadow of
the Pines" Ma Angelina" and "Rastus on
Parade followed in delightful harmony,
| making one OF the best arranged musical
groupings of fun and sentiment presented
here for a long time 1t was rendered by
the entire company and the chorus was
strong and impressive. w. s. Rgdon is an
oldtime favorite and he again delighted the
audience with "Yo Babys Comm to Town"
The Old Love" sung by Charles $. Haver-
stock; Let Me Take My Place at Home
Again" by Ned Mitchell, and "Once in
Purple Twilight" by Phil Paschal, were
all pleasingly rendered forming a trio of
ballads that could not be improved upon.
And the end songs perhaps struck the tenn
per of the house even more effectively than
these. Tom Askins led PEARSON Johnsons
Chicken Brigade" to a decided and humor-
Gus finish. Ma Angeline" showed Brer
Douglass to be a dangerous, warlike and
musical niger. One of the gems OF the
evening was brought out in the quartet,
Down on the Ohio by Messrs. Mitchell,
Aitchison, Haverstock and Terrington. This
dashing impromptu minstrel part came to
a glorious finish through the swelling notes
of Branigan's band by the end men, assisted
orchestra.
ONLY SHOW ON EARTH.
The circus was all extra and showed the
generosity of the promulgators of the even.
ing's entertainment. 1t came in two
'spasms and a fit Tor fghO," as announced,
and introduced more untried talent and at
tempted more unheard of features than any
circus that will ever appear in Council
Bluffs this winter" There we're Rubes. lots
OF them. They went against the wheel OF
fortune, whose presiding genius was Will
Beebe. They tackled Ed Trautman's red
lemon and Jake Hess allurng falsetto from
the ticket wagon gathered them in. II the
laundry business plays out Mr.. Douglass will
find ready employment with any circus as
barker for the sideshow. No assemblage OF
thin, thick, India rubber, strong Ossifed or
sword-swallOwing specimens OF humanity
had a better eXpatiator. And he was ably
seconded by George Hughes in explaining
the greatest aggregation OF wonders ever
exhibited outside Of Mrs. Jarley's Wax
Works" Many of his subjects were slightly
the worse for long wear, but they stood upon
the high and mighty pillar and showed
themselves for the benefit OF the public
and the only show on earth where the ghost
walks every Saturday night" The dainty
contour of the Circassian beauty was ether
ialiLed in the person Of Dave Stuart. From his
dainty waist line to his magnificent blonde
hair he was the wonder or all. George
Mayne made a striking sideshow freak as
the wild man from Africa. who once ruled
over half the dark continent. George Wright
rivaled him, however, as the blue-nosed
ourang outang.
The scene outside the great spread OF can
vas was well put on. Within could be heard
the growls of the captive monsters from the
jungles of Asia and Africa. Luckily they
were not fed Finally all the farmers. farm
hands. tent hands, four-in-hands, full hands,
large hands. small hands. handy hands. lone
hands, deck hands sugar cured hams, ham
fats and others were corralled into the tent
and the sideshow vanished and the great six
teen-foot ring appeared. The aforesaid
hands occupied the bleachers. Despite the
desperate attempts OF the band there was
a hush. The curtains in the distance parted
and the grand entry was on. In truly pro-
fCSsional style In dashed eight OF the most
daring riders that had not signed for last
season The stage had been specially
strengthened for the occasion. All eques- /
lIldu ltdtS OF the past were ecllpSC0. For ]
weeks these animals had been fed on special |
fodder and their riders proved to be verita-
BILE centaurs. They were Messrs Lloyd |
Griffith. Ned Mitchell. Dr. Treynor. Paul |
DeLong Tom FarnswOrth. Dave Stewart, |
Melvin Gould and Eugene Ingoldsby.
HERRMANNSKI'S MAJICKSKL
One OF the very latest was vocalzed by |
the merry old clown, Mr. Jerry Hopper |
alias Douglass. The audience was requested |
to Join in the chorus and did so with will |
BY the aid OF a big stick, a pulley and the |
frightened stage hands, some great balancing /
was dore by High Neon Wright and Little |
Alright Farnsworth. To the delightful |
strains OF one OF Straussski's waltzos Siguor |
Herrmannsh Douglass. assisted by Bumbski !
who failed to appear, being located under the !
stage, gave a weird exhibition OF parlor
maickski. The Sponge brothers gave an ex-
cellent exhibition Of tumbing. This was no
joke and was labeled lest the audience make
a mistake Sadow the strong man, appeared |
and lifted everything except his salary and
his feet. These proved not to be mates No
one expected Mile. Shortclothcs 10 get down
from the high wire alive after her daring
assisted by the band But
Rigdon proved that he can be a dainty miss
as well as black end man and the wire
anchor that held him failed to break and he
came down safely.
Mr., Aitcheson made considerable fun as
the large and expansive clown. assisted By
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