The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1900-05-26
formers.

Wallace'S great circus yesterday d.
vided honors with the Elks' Midway
Carnival as an attraction for Scran-
tonians and the multitude of outsiders
in town. At the evening performance
they stopped selling tickets and hun
dreds were turned away.
In the morning a street parade was
given and when the grand pageant APP
peared at o'clock in the big tent in
the afternoon there were between eight
and nine thousands persons present.
The entertainment given was a good
one and was thoroughly enjoyed by the
vast number of children present and
the vaster number of elders who had
brought the aforesaid children to wit
ness the exhibition. The Ash street
grounds were the scene of the circus,
the tents being erected a stones throw
from the Elks' booths and as a result
the combined hum and hustle produced
a most unique effect, the harsh, clang-
ing music of the Midway Indian band
mingling with the strains sent from
the Wallace tent by c. u. Bronson's
aggregation Of excellent musicians.
on approaching the big tent the us
ual miscellaneous collection of side
show attractions were presented, ev-
erything in heaven, land and sea being
on exhibit from Fatima, the pride of
the Orient Town to Major Bones, the
ossified man.
SOME OF THE FEATURES.
The circus performance itself was
given on an elevated stage in the mid
die of the arena and two rings. The
usual number of thrilling trapeze acts,
lady bareback performers, jugglers,
etc, were in evidence and among the
most unique performance was the Nell
son family, which is composed of ten
acrobats, whose performance is fairly
wonderful. Tney range in age from
a man well on in life to a tiny tot of
three, who is brought on the stage in
hand satchel, from which she
emerges with a bow and celebrates her
advent by doing several remarkable
stunts. Back springs, hand springs,
any kind of springs are easy for this
India rubber family and they certainly
scored tremendous hit with the spec
tators.
Eddie Pinaud, eccentric bicycle rider,
is another man who took the tent by
storm. Mr.. Pinaud is the chunky, ac-
tive little fellow who was last season
seen at the Gaiety theater in his act
His riding costume is an exceedingly
comical looking dress suit and he can
do almost everything imaginable with
| his wheel, doing one of the best acts
ever seen in this city.
The Stirk family, composed of nine
very clever bicyclists. also gave an
| exhibition which was a treat. one oi
| the cyclists being a tiny 5-year-old tot
| who rode a miniature bicvcle.
A number of 1.-THE and graceful Jap.
| anese acrObats accompany the show
| who gave n splendid tight-rope walk.
| ing and juggling exhibition. One OF
| them did a unique rope act by sliding
| down the taut line backward and an.
| other gave a wonderful juggling act
| He lay on his back and manipulated
with his feet, not a ball nor a barrel
| but little Jap, whom he shot into
| the air and twisted around with the
| same ease that the ordinary performer
| does a ball or any of the usual proper.
| ties used.
There were also several very wei
part of the performance a quartet,
| I
dog and grotesque looking Darwniar
specimen of the genus monkey givini
a pleasing exhibition, it being brough
to a close by grand finale in which
the elephant rides out on bicycle
with the ease of an Eddie Bald.
The Earl sisters did several splendiC
trapeZe acts and also gave a graceful
dance. About dozen clowns were il
the ring and kept the audience in gooC
humor by giving burlesques on every
| thing imaginable from a ball game t,
| SOusa'S band.
The big crowd of people was handle,
with the greatest ease, there beini
no disorder or confusion of any sort
Chief of Police Robling was on tn
grounds and personally directed tn
large number of patrolmen present
several of whom were uniformed al
though the majority wore citizens
clothes. Several special officers an,
detectives were also on hand.