The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1898-06-17
CIRCUS TAXES THE TOWN
IT WAS WORTH THE MONEY
Everybody Seemed to Be Satisfied With
the show-Things That Were Really
0ood-Ailler Family Makes
Hit-Other Features.

The circus, as all circuses do, cap
tured the town. The circus people have
no kick coming on the patronage their
show received in Anaconda, for both the
afternoon and evening performances
were given to a full house. or rather a
full tent. Nearly everybody hat went
to the circus seemed to be satisfied with
1t and 1t is the general opinion that the
show was worth so cents of any mans
money.
There was nothing brilliant. startling
or sensational about the show. but 1t
was q good, old~-fashioned circus and
the 5000 or 1000 people who saw 1t acted
as though they were well pleased. The
weather was fine. A more beautiful day
for circus day could not have been had.
even though 1t had been made to order.
1t was just warm enough to make eo-
pie think II was summer n the
warmth made them think the lemonade
was not SO bad after all.
Tn circus tents were pitched just
east OF the B., A. & p. railroad track.
h ground selected was adjacent to
the street car line, and the company. did
a good business. 1t was not too far from
town. however. to make the walk tedi-
GUS, and the larger portion of the crowd
elected to walk down. The afternoon
performance. as Is usual, was more
largely attended by ladies n children
n ii Is estimated that the number at
tending during the day was slightly in
excess Of that which was present at
night.
As for the performance itself, it in
cluded some things that were really
good. some that were good enough and
some that were only passably good.
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family Of bicycle riders, who executed
some clever and difficult feats. This
family contains two very small chill
dren, who pleased the crowd immense
ly. Next to the Miller family came the
La Role brothers.. in high air trapeze
work and feats in diving and flying.
Louis Cyr and Horace Barre did some
work in lifting that has not been ex-
celled by any. strong nan in Anaconda.
Sam Burt's performance on an unsup-
ported ladder also called forth applause.
Three homeless men, at least they APP
peared to be homeless. Albert Blanken-
field. Alexcia and George Klovelio twist
ed themselves into a knot, and bent
themselves double twice over. There
We're a number of high Jumpers. led
by Arthur Mohring, who did a number
of difficult leaps. Mornings double
somersault leaps were literally applaud
ed. Three performers on the slack wire,
the principal among whom was NJ. Mat
su Motto, also did some clever things.
A troupe of performing Shetland ponies
won the hearts of the ladies' and a
couple of trained elephants got a hand
from everybody. The bareback riding
was limited. but a couple of the riders
mad quite a hit.
Among the best of the tumblers were
the Mohring brothers. who created a
favorable impression in Anaconda last
winter, when they appeared in John
Corts' Gay Paris" company at the
Margaret; the three Mullins brothers
and Brazil and Alton. Several trapeze
artists, both men and women, are also
with the show.
The performance concluded with the
~hippodrome races. and after all was
over a concert was given. The concert
was about like any other concert that
comes after a show. Altogether the
circus was worth the price of admission
and IL it were here again next week it
would play to just as big business.
The city was full of people from the
country yesterday. and the farmers all
took a day of M brought their fami-
lies to see the show. During the time
the performances were being given the
city itself was practically deserted. the
business houses generally reporting that
little was done
The police department was augment
ed by five special officers whose duty it
was to look after fakirs and grafters
who usually follow a circus. The police
reported last night that no cases of rob-
berry or disturbance had been reported
to them. and City Detective O'Brien
states that he believes the show was
practically free from a following of
toughs.