Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1899-10-27
AT HOME AMONG WILD BEASTS.
Woman's Power Over Fiercsst D.nizens Of
The Jungle Instructiycly D demonstrated
: at the Exposition

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Philadelphia. Oct. 17.--yisitors at
the Worlds fair in Chicago in 1893 are
still talking of Hagenback's wonderful
aggregation of trained animals, ami
the long engagement in New York i'm
mediately subsequent to the Chicago
engagement is still fresh in the men,
ory of thousands 1t was during the
New York engagement that this un-
rivalled entertainment became So
ciety fad. and attracted the Four Hun
dred as freely as it did the street Arab
OF the east side.
The desire for excitement ever pres
emit In the human mind is fully graft
ned for the once BY witnessing this
unique performance. Beautiful young
women in the midst of groups of fero-
tious Nubian lions, liable to be de-
youred at any moment, yet holding
them In subsection by the exercise OF
the mystic power of the human mind
over the widest denizens of the Jungle,
strain ones interest to the highest
tension and intensifies excitement to
the extreme pitch.
This show. as seen on the EspIanade
of the National Export Exposition, has
many new and original features made
public for the first time at this en-
gagement, and those who fail to see
this high class performance will lose
the opportunity of lifetime.
Nine. Gertrude Charlotte Piapka
known the world over as the Lady of
Lions" Is the handsoment woman in
her peculiar profession. Her life has
been spent in constant companionship
with the king of the Jungle She has
tanned and trained more lions than any
other woman who ever lived. Her will
power is intense. 1t Is that will power
that makes her master of wild beasts.
She lives for them. and declares she
always Will, and her exhibition Of
Brutus, Spitfire, Juliet, Browser and
Sphinx Is the finest example of wo-
man lion training ever seen In this
country or Europe. Spitfire, although
exceedingly ugly, actually saved Nine.
Pianka's life on several occasions, and
the thrilling exhibition of this accom-
plished and daring woman, entering
the lions den blindfolded, has won for
her the highest celebrity wherever she
has appeared.
Captain Cardono. the African ex-
plorer. assisted by Nine. Torontus and
their noble train of full grown Bar
barry lions-Nero. Emerson, Gladstone
and Leon-constitute an entire show
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mid acts. the poses and numberless
variety of acts as arena performers
OF these ferocious animals indicate 4
marvellous degree OF intelligence.
For fun making for the children,
Jolly" the reason endowed elephant,
is introduced by Mr.. Matt Johnson.
London's leading animal trainer The
activity. speed and remarkable clever
ness of Jolly" have made him famous
on both continents. Jolly is of such
enormous size and strength that on
his way across the American continent
to the National Export Exposition he
was used to do all the switching of the
cars. He is very patient about task
OF this kind. although not particularly
fond Of the work. Much of his time
is spent in munching candy and pop
corn and carrying the children around
ON his back. One of his greatest feats
OF strength is called the tug of war"
his competitors being 200 of the
strongest men in the audience. At a
policemen's fete in Regents Park,
London. four years ago, Jolly" out
pulled 100 picked men, and at Madi-
son Square Garden. New York, in 1895.
he easily defeated $50 firemen, and had
plenty of strength to spare. Jolly
is the noted elephant ridden by his
royal highness, the Prince of Wales.
while hunting in India, and feels very
OF the decorations conferred on him.
Mile. Cleo. the charming Hindoo
snake enchantress. with n priceless
horde of beautiful reptiles, alligators
and oquanas, gives daily blood curdling
performances. Herr Alexis Canoze
and his famous leaping Russian.
French-Canadian and American wolves.
coyotes and great Danes, are better
than any Of the travelling dog shows,
Bobby Mack, Americas premier clown,
and his funny pantomimic circus, in
Produces his group of clever dogs and
monkeys. Nine. Marie Louise Maurelli.
the French animal expert, gives a beau
tiful and unique performance with her
handsome and agile leopards and
5aguars, the only trained specimens of
their kind in the world. The famous
boxing kangaroo, Bob F." and train
or. Dick Burge, of England, afford rare
entertainment.
Hagenback's trained wild animal
show never disappoints or deceives. It
never offends good morals, never an
uoys good taste. and never displeases
good people. 1t delights the little folk
and affords diversion for the millions.
1T has more rare imported animals and
presents far greater fairyland of
fun for the children than romance con
offer. There seems to be no limit to
the variety Of geological specimens
that the management continues to in
trodpce to visitors.
Mr.. Frank G. Bostock, director gen.
eral Of Hagenback's, is one of the best
known men in his profession on both
sides of the Atlantic ocean His
mother was a Miss Wombell, whose
father established the first menagerle
in England as long ago as 1906 He Is
q master in handling wild animals,
and has. at enormous expense, added
to the exposition an educational and
valuable source of entertainment, and
the chief delight of more than half o
million children.