The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1902-04-05
QUEER FANTASTIC OUTFIT
Best People on Earth Fill All Folks
With the Ia Ha.
THE FUN WAS FAST AND FURIOUS
The Local Male Beauties Who Did Antics Last
Night Fairly Sizzled They Were
Such AwfuIy Warm
Numbers,


Rip, roaring fun, jollity fast and fur
ious and a great big event.
With an appetite for circus, Whetted
by the unique and side-splitting parade,
splendid audience assembled last night
at the Academy Of Music to greet the
performance Of the Elks' Burlesque Cir
Gus.
And it was great from start to finish,
from the first blare of the trumpet to
the final cake walk of the latter con-
cert" 1t was a circus with all the Va
riations which a rich burlesque could
give to it, and it made hit.
The band played merry circus music
within the side show tent in spasm first
as Spieler, Bert Davis on the outside e%-
hOrted the crowd to enter and explained
the fat lady and snake charmer pictures.
Dr. w. c. Carroll operated the ticket
wagon; George NJ. Harden, the red lem
Gnade; John H Andrews, the money
graft; j. F. Jordan, the fat policeman;
"Rube" Davis and DR.. n. &. Norris, the
hayseed and his wife; J. B. Stronach, the
boss canvassman. The fantastic makeup
of the circus gocrs was rich.
Spasm two was inside the side show,
where w. L. HASKELL the author of the
extravaganza was the Snowman. Here
there were on exhibition many curiCs who
aid quecr acts, burlesquing the real ar
tic!e of side shows in fine style. The. per
formers were w. H. King as te Queen
Snake Garner" Earle Huges in coon
song: c. L. Glenn as Fig Jim Wade
Brown, buck dancer: NJ. l.. CRAFTSMAN,
Cirassian beauty: II. T. Hudson. vocal
list; w. p. Rose, the Fair Fat Lady
The wind up Of the "catch as catch can"
fight or fit between ]. x. Marshall and
the "Rubc" was excellent.
With the interior of q circus faithfully
staged the "Third Spasm," the big show,
began with w. G. Bramham. of Dur
ham, as ring master, and a capital one.
The grand entrec, with real saWdust and
six combination horses and riders was
riotously funny. Then i. c. McGinnis
and j. X Marshall, the Japanese, did
ladder tricks, this being followed by the
funny work of the clowns, Earle Hughes
and ] "A. Turner, with catchy songs and
circus favored jokes.
c. L. Glenn as Little Pete" the baby
! elephant, and 'Freckles,' the giraffe,
McGinnis and Marshall did an animal
dancing stunt. w. j. Rose most Won
/ GcrfUily and artistically arrayed as a
strong and fat woman did terrific feats
on the heavy weight taking line. This
was followed by a magnificent piece OF
athletic work on the trapeze by Will
Jones and Charles Lumsden. This was
nc make-beIieve, but was the real thing
and revealed the fact that Raleigh has
some clever young athletes.
| John Stronach as Blhsld the great jug
gler. assisted by Hughes and Turner
the clowns, was artistic in his fakes
| while Rube Davis as the "CheW Cum
Tutti" On the rope wire, on the floor il
place Of the air, did a good burlesqUe
! The final 'fcet on horseback" by Made
moiselle Macarcni, w. L. Haskell, witt
the wooden horse with bicycle legs was {
happy get Off.
Then came the after concert with Tho
incidental humbug of gathering in dine:
from the unwary, who hold the tickets
as souvenirs, this ending what was I
rip, rearing and jolly performance tina
did the IIlks proud.
During the circus the audience got the
real article in the way of peanut ven
doris, cts, this part OF the performance
being we'll carried out by Messrs. Wad
dell, of Winston; Vance Scott, of San
ford; Arthur White, of Mebane; Edga
Bear, Of Wilmington, and other local ar
lists.
In addition to the visiting Elks nance
there were present as aides and abettor
in the parade and circus, District Depu
ty II. j. Gerken, of Wilmington: A. M
Hoffstadt, of Cincinnati, who was
success as barker" NTessrs. Sar
Kramer, Pfalenger and Mayor Sam New
of Durham; Mr.. Fclger, of Charlotte, an
others.
The burlesquc parade and the burles
Que circus were winners and the city O
Raleieh was thoroughly 'jarred" by til
jolly fun makers.