The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1901-03-07
THE SOCIETY CIRCUS.

THE SOCIETY CIRCUS.
.,,.sal combination of Circus, Side
show and Menagerie.
mt that tie circus given in the Belfast
y, uon.e last week for the benefit of the
+.rsrsa,iSt Society was success would
,,tng the case very mildly. Two even
Dsrfornauces and one afternoon matinee
" ,ivqn, all before full houses. An hour
,,,s tbe ring show opened c. E. White
'n,ted a stand and extolled the many
',drs to be seen in the side show. At
same time the fakirs and peanut ven-
= begaB calling their wares, and the
..,as reminded one of the veritable circus
.bs men air The side show was indeed
| 4 worth the price Of admission, The
4tonal hand-organ, with Scott Heaiey
a. frank. gave forth it's usual combit1a-
L. d sounds. The freaks. all by home
.r,t wpre as followsl Mrs. c. E. Whites
| ui Was shown on table, living and talk
!, and One eodld apparently look complete
|,Anngf under the table and see no place
T. her body Misses Lillian Jones and
hi Hanson represented a two-headed
.sYd gi7i. 4 strong man who lifted large
,,ron balls, made of woody was repre-
.rsl by different young men in the differ
sgfaEmauees. Miss Mildred Slater was
A ong-hared girl; Miss Elizabeth A.
Jaq-. the Albino; Mrs. Sherman G. Swift,
h headed lady, and Mrs. C. II. Crosby
h snake eharmer,
The floor space at the right, under the
s1o5y, was devoted to the peanut stands
|I menagre The latter contained a
rnbqI lf stuffed birds, two foxes, four
|rHg Began hares, pair of peacocks and
En0akF' also good representation of
Hng g0r.'J hy Charlie McAuliff.
The .-us was good representation of
n .-I tln-, with canvas walls, centre
aaani -its, ring, trapeze, ETC., and with
iT Imras ring master. Fred acted his
Mth perfection, and his costume was in
ANod approved style, even to the tradi-
saa are diamond. AS usual in circus
siofnaaees the show opened with a grand
s8lsl+ the riders in fancy dress on
mnl horses Then VIII Ifavner, as the
q female rider, gave an exhibition of
ag riding The Dewey Brothers, con-
Hag Of Fred Sylvester, clown. Tom
a7s 4n4 Austin Fernald, did the tumbling
lihrilntaI bar performance, and at the
amday matinee Charles II. Welch was
tied Prof Quimby (WilD exhibited a
zlvl bear, Almon McMahan. A trained
sllanJ with a baby rider, little Miss
-alG Waterman in two performances
Nd ANastt. Harry White in the other, was
Inhibited by Prof. Sylvester. Mrs. Effie
alapgs then appeared in chariot race
it lareS Johnson and Ralph Sylvester
b horses, after which Prof. Quimby rode
N'1nd the ring in wagon drawn by a goat,
MOI the real article, and with a decidedly
tlllaly disposition. Prof. Quimby read
iae lpses, sang a song and gave other
l9atleS,
HE concert opened with Elbridge S.
elel as iuterlocutor, W. J. Havner,
4pa tonnell, Bert L. Davis and M. A.
al10pe as end-men, and a chorus of young
llFs Many Jokes were perpetrated, chiefly
'a IocsI nature. The specialties by the
-4'lels consisted of a laughing song by
u sanhope song, "Zizzy, yum, zum," by
H. DAVIS song, "Pliny," by Mr.. O'Con-
"a and song, "Not built that way" by
u Havner Miss Maude Milliken, Mrs.
HE Neober, Miss Emma Skay and Mrs.
a. Pitcher sang "Suwanee River" with
'4Ans effect. Tom Davis gave his buck
u wing dance, and little Miss Louise
=" lMpersonated a young lad in the song
'lEayS take my hat off to chicken"
'' vas enoored and given a handsome
.-4uFI- Mrs. Mathews showed remarka-
"%il and ease in Castilian dance. A
"' qQaFtette, consisting of Ralph Mosher,
- "llte, John Parker and E. S. Pitcher,
p47Ied some fav0rite songs, and the per-
@aSAce concluded with cake walk. The
-'cpantS were Havner and O'Connell as
"s Stanhope and McMahan as lady
''s Fred Sylvester and Miss Helen Dill
'a a'4' D. Lee Patterson and Miss Alma
,Tl Luther Hammons and Miss Lottie
UV4 Austin Fernald and Miss Florence
hogh.
A. l''Ic was furnished by the Diatonic
,,y' ana Miss Carrie Kingsbury played ac-
/, 4PdDlnents for the singers. The chorus
4' MInstrels consisted of Messrs. John
r, ,,'s' and Ralph Mosher, and Misses Ada
Ic 'glam, Alma Colby, Lora Heal, lisa
by .'Dt' Alice Poor, Helen Dilworth and
''e kingsbury.