Arizona daily citizen., 1901-01-12
PASSING SHOW
Pleasant Memories Left by
the Elks' Parade and
Circus.
THE HEIGHTH
OF BURLESQUE.
Two Performances Given Which
Drew Out Large Crowds and
Entertained ALL Who Attended
Them. Some Features of the
Big ShoE.

Big ShoW.
Circus day which was looked forward
to by old and young for weeks has come
and gone, leaving laughter, merriment
and pleasant memories in its path.
There were two performances of the
Elks. one held at 2:3o yesterday after
noon and the other in the evening at
8 O'Clock. The crowds that gathered
showed that the show was popular, just
as the parade was, and all who attended
went away pleased.
Mixed with the grotesque and the
burlesque there were a number Of star
acts in the performance which helped to
balance the show and give it variety.
The Jones brothers, trapeze performers,
were especially good, and the Buskey
family, tumblers. did some clever work.
The skill oil the little fellow was especial
ly good and he won the admiration OF
all. Mr.. A. Franklin acted as ringmas.
ter, and he made an excellent one. We
Hanny as clown was glorious success,
lending to the show large chunks of life
by his intense activity in the ring. As
q bareback rider Paul Heermans pre-
scented an act which was unusually at
tractiye. In face and figure Paul looked
every bit like an old-time ring rider, al
though some people complained of a lack
Of expression in his legs. k4tle saw.
dust would have alieyiated this defect.
Charley Connell was the prize police
man, and the fair sex admired his hand
some figure until some one tore his coat
off and revealed pair of corsets. Then
too, he wore red underwear, which is
not considered good taste in polite so
ciety
There was an incident in the disrobirg
of Policeman Charley Connell which has
value not only because it shows how I'M
observing the married men OF Tucson
are, but because of its amusing side.
In dressing Policeman ConneN put on
his forsets up side down, greivous
error which was resented by a number
OF ladies as soon as the poiiceman's coat
and vest was removed In the dressing
room City Attorney Roscoe Dale obser-
we'd the mistake when Policeman Con-
nell vas dressing and called his atten-
ton to it. An argument, in which only
the married men engaged, followed and
the concensus of opinion. favored the
conclusion that Policeman Connell was
putting the garment on with due res
pect to lie proper use and with the right
side up. Mi. Dale however, was vindi-
Gated by the ladies when the corset was
revealed in the ring. With that regard
for Mr.. Dale's feelings which this paper
always shows to its friends we would
state that he is married man, and, we
might add, an observing one.
Major Neustadter was conspicuous in
the ring, welding policemen's club
with the familiarity of an officer of the
law, for such the major has been in
real life for some years. The Elks missed
an opportunity in not allowing the
major to tackle bull fighter from
Mexico, feat which he has twice per-
formed on the streets of Tucson to the
satisfaction OF the Jaw and the peace of
the community. At any rate, he looked
we'll in uniform and made q: valuable
adjunct to the attractive features of the
big show. Gus Hoff, ex-mayor Of
Tucson, and Albert Goldsmith sold pop
corn and gum and added to the. .amuse-
ment OF the crowd. Prof. Milo, the
strong man, allowed large rock to be
broken on his chest, trick which there
was no burlesque in, but was test of
strength which is seldom seen. Mem
phis Kennedy distinguished himself in
the circus as Swiss bell ringer, using
for his purpose a lot of cowbells. Oscar
Richie, the fat woman, was SO dis
guised in the parade that few of his
friends knew him. His makeup was ar
tistic and effective. 0. G. Parker was
grostesquely costumed and PLAYED his
part we'll. w. f. Francis lowered above
all in his makeup as circus girl. Billy
Clack as the strong man distinguished
himself by lifting 1000 pounds without
much effort.
AL. Bernard looked like the commando
OF a. Mexican circus in his handsome
capa and silk hat. But he sold peanuts
with the rest of the Elks and was about
as successful as any of them. r, T.
Miller wore star which possessed great
magnetism and drew attention to the
passing circus by throwing strong
and binding reflection in the eyes of
everyone. But even without the star
Policeman Miller would have attracted
attention.
Rudolph Rasmussen looked as if he
had come direct from the land OF Nor