The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1901-04-07
SeIIs-Gray Circus starts the Season
of 1901 in Rrand-Neyy Dress


of 1901 in Brand-Nevv Dress.
The William Sells and James H. Gray's
United Shows gave the first performance
of their season at East Broad and Duffy
streets yesterday afternoon and another
large audience witnessed an exhibition in
the evening. Both audiences were appr-
ciative and there was not hitch in the
programme. The circus was excellent
and each of the fifteen numbers was in
teresting.
The street parade in the morning at
tracted a good deal of attention. The
cotumes were fresh and bright and the
wagons looked as If they had just been
turned out of the factory. There was
some little delay in leaving the grounds
but the line of march was not cut. The
elephant, Queen" was in the procession
and was viewed with awe by those who
had seen her at large the night before.
The clumsy animal walked along as if
butter could not melt in her mouth and
no one would have dreamed that she was
the same Queen that turned over a wag-
on. load of negroes and frightened them
age done by the elephant was repaired
yesterday and Trainer Hall will keep her
under his eye until her present fever of
restlessness wears off. "a,
Those venturesome persons who wanted
to feed Queen at the tent were disap-
pointed when told by the trainer that this
would not be permitted. He has never
allowed anyone to give the elephant any
thing to eat during an exhibition. The
hot x1r11a aIa a.
customed to being fed by outsiders serious
assaults are often committed by the ami
NAL. A visitor might put his hand out
and have nothing for the animal. FIRE.
quently when this is done to an elephant
that is always looking for an apple the
animal becomes angry and strikes the
person with her trunk.
The parade around the ring is followed
by the elephant act, which was described
in the Morning News yesterday Trainer
Hall and Queen put up one of the best
acts of that sort ever witnessed in Sa-
vannah. The clowns and their butter
fly followed the elephant, and caused
much laughter. The trapeze work of KEEL
ly and Holmen, In separate rings, was
quite clever and was loudly applauded
Miss Annie Thompson put up something
In the shape of a wire walking act that
was far above the average. This part of
the programme received prolonged ap-
plause. Miss Fortuny Ceate worked at
the same time on the flying rings, and
did some new and clever stunts The
clown band followed and 1t was excrucf-
atingly funny
Hazel and Maud Earl on the flying trans
were the feature of the aerial work Thew
were active and quick, and difficult feats
were performed in midair with apparent
ease. The finish of their act is startling
and when Maud shoots from almost the
top OF the canvass to the ground below.
a scream goes up from the crowd. She
has string tied to her and the other
end is held by her sister, Hazel The Hol-
man brothers follow the sisters with a
bar act that is really clever. Patrick B
kelly's work on the lofty ladder caught
the crowd, and held the attention of every
one present. This performer does a back
ward high dive, landing on a table on his
hands, and turning a somersault before
striking the ground
Edna carries off first prize for bare bact.
riding and her work in the ring yesterdav
was the best of the kind ever seen In S..
vannah. With an unsaddled horse going
at full gallop the young woman prances
around and dances on his back as If she
were on big stage. She held her posi-
ton on the animals back on one foot with
ease and seemed as comfortable as IL she
had been sitting in the saddle This BAN
ner act closes when when the female rid
er turns a backward somersault from the
horses back and lands firmly In her ac-
customed place with both feet The horse
is kept moving at a rapid rate while these
stunts are going on. The Earle sisters
follow with clever ladder act ana Hollo-
man does some pretty work on the bars.
Tumbling feats follow after which For
tuny takes a turn with the flying traps
Rose Marrella does a startling stunt in
the flying trapeze and her work was fire.
Quently applauded. She is an aerialist
who holds place in the front row. ALL
ard and Grant man and woman put on a
laughable, but interesting boxing act, In
which there is absolutely no taking on the
part of the female member of the team.
The famous Eddy trio in daring feats in
midair close a clean and interesting per-
Torrance.
The size Of the menagerie has been in
creased and the side show does business
at the same old stand. There is the usual
assortment of boosters canvassmen and
lemonade men to say nothing of the gen
tlemanly young men" who pass tickets
for the concert around for the last
time"
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