The sun., 1897-01-03
FREAKS ALWAYS POPULAR.
GENUINE ONES PROOF hGAINsr
CHANGING FANCIEs.

Men DO Something on the stage-Bogus
freaks Not Wanted Anywhere.
The advent OF the variety show. with Its con-
| tinuous perform ance and low prices of ad-
mission, has played havoc with tho dino
museums, and several have been forced out of
| the business. The reasons for this are obvious
1t takes more money to get freaks than IL does
to hire variety actors. and consequently tho
managers OF museums charged admission
for each one of their performances. whereas .
person paying ono admission to q continuous
performance slow can sit there all day II he
will and sec each programme through.
IAN the same" said the proprietor Of Four
teenth street museum. an old Snowman, "the
demand for novelties in tho freak line 10 moro
pronounced than 1t is In any other line of busi-
ness. Freaks must be born; they cannot bo
drew almost n. v.Ii n. o.nu,n. ope. bpt that
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shrewd. Take tattooed freaks, for example
When I first won't into this business paid
the "TattoOed Greek" $3.50 week for
while, and he proved a fine invest
mcnt. but tattooed people can be made. there.
Ioro tney lost their value. They can oe obtained
th,m a. anv nr,ce hocan.o ,n. nsonIs hav. haa
sII th.v aro w, \. o. havs n, ,.,,oo.d naor,.
n. ,ney are gong 10 nave OF tattooed people,
They've had their day too. because they can bo
80. - .n D., ,,..t -, -,
maue 80 easily feai olrcass'ah g'ris' however
with genuine growths OF hair. are scarcer than
hens teeth and are AWAY, valuable. They easily
command ,ro,, sso 90 sooo . ,..,s .nd,,
eomihahu from sou 10 s@oo week. ana u
could get one to-day It would be well worth my
"ro " sa, n0l nut
pwar's Aro no longer attractions uniess theS
smal,est of tho Iiliputinn frenk class alive to-
dov and for mi. r..sor ho ocon,m,na. Ton, s,oo
s 5000 @ week in EUrope "n% S"s nothing o1 sCS of
an actor either. His forte was checker plnyinp
On the other hand there's Admiral Dot. who at
| one time was leading attraction OF Barnum's
Circus and later travelled with Tom Thumb.
MS ~iie' anu MINNIE arreh. ne oeeh COM
pelied to retire from the show business and
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MY = numb IN, was ] one OF ,no @ Sms'lsS. midse,'
| whatever. md wcr. he living TO-DAY would
"nae', h.h,.. "nu S's0 & n' ,,. imnE .o.uy "Suiu @
prooaoiy oout oi Joo eirhpv oechu7e tueto
isn't half the curiosity on the part OF the public
TO see midgets that there used to be, unless they
can sing, act dance, or do something amusing
| Now we have little chap here"
| Nay come IN In'ertup'eu l'hy voice
| from down on the moor some where' ana tho
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| at. -. -. .,t, -. . 49,.
! guess You can talk for yourself"
| SURE" he answered "Firs, NJ all I'm No, i.
| =,
| FREAK. I'm an actor. something on the style or
| Chsvalier, you know. am thlrty-two inches
| htvh ,x.I,b ,,y.n,y loo no,,Ls ond -, ,,,o,,,
hNn' "e'Sn twenty S-h'e pouhas' anu "'h twenty
yearsold.
| Would you believe IT, my father Is six feet one
| ana no,hor 4. ., .,n,.,,. .I,o I,. ,no.r
"uu n' "n''n'i 20 VI ".'"So N'"e' 10 quooi
| ABOUT me, but I'm no freak. you know. Just
| small, that's all. How long have been in the
| mos, hn.Tn..., oh I.,.r,s, or,,. 80. IT,
| sho" ous'hessf on' s'ar'eo quite young i'e
been at teieven years, now, and have travelled
| all over Europe Australia and South Africa I
sn.n, af,.,n month. In Ioh.nno.hrrc .,d
| spe"s htto0" iHo","' 'i 'oh"h"es'"'s. ~"
| know all the fellows out there. Rhodes
and I are good friends. They all say
| H., go, -, w. a.,
eoou sport "Here u'u l come
| fromr New zealand. / came over with Mr..
| and Mr., Newton, theatrical people. They are
| 4, C.n... 49,, WI - - yyL.,
| III Ho"' NJ "Aes'"'e VI "e' """s
nonsense you talk. II can't take care OF
| himself at 90 years OF age he doesn't stand
much OF a show OF getting along in the world.
, Yo. I went 10 school when N child and am fond
of reading. but music ana acting are my hob.
| LIes I never work for less Than sioO "A week
| and all expenses Including adysrti-inv ard
I'm great hand to lay away money Tor rainy
day Neil. / guess in ru. Tor I've barely Tine
10 get drink and take a smoke before 20 on