The gold leaf. [volume] (Henderson, N.C.) 1881-1911, 1901-10-31
FULFILLED EXPECTATIONS.
The Walter l.. rlain Show One of III.
Best Ever Seen in Henderson

Monday was show day and a great
crowd was here-the largest ever seen
in Henderson. 1t was good humor-
ed, well behaved crowd, too, the
police having no trouble TO preserve
order.
The attraction was the Walter l..
Main New Fashion Plate Show, one of
the best that ever spread canvas here.
Much had been promised but it is not
too much to say that expectations
were fulfilled. The street parade was
a good one and ten thousand people
lined the atreets in the main business
part OF town to witness it. There
were the bright colored animal cages,
the band wagons, ladies and gentle
men on horseback, pony teams with
monkey riders, grotesque perform
ances, elephants, camels, steam piano
everything to make up an imposing
pageant OF the kind, gorgeous in fur
nishings and interesting in character.
The large circus tent was pretty
we'll filled at the afternoon perfor M
ance, the crowd being estimated at
between five and six thousand There
were two rings and an elevated
platform and in these some act was
going on all the time. The perform
ance was clean and clear-cut through
out and from beginning to end it was
enjoyed by old and young. Some Of
the acts were very clever indeed, all
of them good of their kind, creditable
alike to performers and the manage
ment. The program was in part as
follows: Aerial artists-Gilmore Fam
lily, the Petits. Slack wire Mans
Conner, Madamselle Gilmore, Miss
Lizzie Petit. Msnagerie act-Madams
Royal. Juggling = Barnell Family.
Bicycle riding -Martell Family, in
truducing Miss Gussie Martell, 4 years
old, the youngest bicycle trick rider
before the public. High pedestal
acrobatic work-The "Silviris, - fam
lily of four. Acrobatic ground work
-Garcinstti Family of eight Canaan
daigua, the riding pony, Prof. Dock
rill's 63-horse pyramid act; trick
ponies; mules, twelve clowns; pony
and monkey race; boys race; horse
against donkey; horse and rider
against liberty horse; ladies flat race !;
gentlemen's fiat races; concluding
with the Rough Riders and cowboy
pastimes.
There was no horseback riding in
the rings, this part of the hippo
drome races and some other features
being cut out to avoid paying the
full license tax. But whether the
entire program was given or not
the show was good ODe-one of the
best ever seen in Henderson-and
gave general satisfaction The show
all the way through is clean and up
to-date. There are none of the OBJ
iectionable features that are often
times encountered in travelling tented
shows. The night performance drew
only a small crowd.
There were several acts Of which
were worthy of special mention but
space will not permit. The menagerie
was larger and better than is usua Ny
found with circuses, many Of the
specimens being rare and all Of them
| very good.
Those of the show people We met
with we found to be very courteous
and gsntlemanly. The quiet behavior
and orderly conduct OF the laborers
| and all connected with the circus was
a subject of favorable remark.
MIR. John d. Cary, the press agent,
is the right man in the right place.
Courteous and clever he makes friends
| both for himself and the great show
he represents and leaves such good
| impression behind him that one de-
sires to meet him again.
| The show went from here to Louis
burg.