Goldsboro weekly argus. [volume] (Goldsboro, N.C.) 1885-1909, 1902-05-15
NOVEL SOCIETY CIRCUS
Thongs Turned Out to See the
Fun In Boston.
NO CHANGE GIVEN TO PATRONS

Ten Dollars Would Pay For a Bag of
Peanuts as Well as Ten Cents-The
Strong Man Presented In Chesty
Style as Thomas Lifton Great
Rough Riding Feaats.
It was dangerous to let go Of q ten
dollar Dill the other day at the Oar
num- & Daley circus, Park square,
Boston Not that pickpockets were
present, but because no change was
given patrons, says the New York
World. Society was out for sweet
charity's, 8, sake with vengeance, aAd
even the real sawdust odor Of the ring
hoSsred over everything. Peanuts
brought double the uanal price, doubt
less because they were marketed az
batqg Of the double joanted variety.
Society overfiowed into the bleach
ers,o and it. looked as if FUZZY $40, 600
would be cleared. The effect Of costly
furs AT circus was unique Sable,
foH, mink, cf4inchilla, marten and er-
mime were spread out il" strange array.
What matter if the electric wire did
go on strike near the close? Every
body, laughed and felt good in think
ing of the snug amount to be netted
the Sharon sanitarium for young wo-
men, suffering from incipient consump-
tfor
JIhe whole bill seemed to reyolve
about Herbert Jacques electric stud in
his shirt bosom and the gyrations of B.
Mason HanEn cayort1ng upon ~charg-
er as rinsniastsr, with a WaAed mus
tache, Intellectually thrown in by way
OF disguise. Paul Keith was abroad as
the camera funny man, while Richard
J. Weld, Jr., Chase. Perkins, Jr., Barry
M. sWheelwright and. John Bowditch
played "cop'' clowns.
Uncle Sam Reuben and the never
falling layout OH mirthmahens was ON
hantl~ ;witaout exception. Ever the pro-
granlme was amusing. g.. Edward Ath-
erton's act was Lflled as the Harrow.
ing Hereics of Hippodromafic Horse
nanshfp He eSdisrobed on the horses
back. Graydea. the HarYard football
player, did his tufhbifng in respiendent
pink tights. The referee Of the bur-
lesque polo match, J. Allen Forbes,
was .thredtened with all the tortures OF
the iaquisitien because of his decisions.
Harold Baker and Samuel XNolcstt
son of the hate Governor Wolcott. both
Battery A members, gave an exaibi-
tlon Cd. rough riding. One Of their feats
wass riding two horses abresist, each
man In turn vauiting over the Inside
horse at high speed, and landing back
ward on the farther anfmak
The little trick dog. joe won greattap-
plause in the. bi j0u variety circus act.
The cleyh's finale Consisted in placing
the Joker who snatched Carrie Nations
,handbaa in thufa mortar, supposed to
explode with terrific force.
Count LIE Baron Russell, however,
was. soon hoisted aloft, being followed
merely by a flash and puff Of smoke.
The MOST conspicuous turn in tie CON
Cert was the graceful dance OF, 4. D.
Eltingts who Isl sometimes called the
Hub Harry Lehf. He. were 4 HbE,clS
fluffy, duted, 1uffied costume trimmed
With great red flowers.
The sidesbow sIoorted the diamond
stS4tded, check trouseredA plug hated
I 'sharke1l' vociferating, enough to be
nuzzled- The pie faced boy stood out
ikea beacon in the fog, while Rubber
Necked Pete, the occidental wonder,
efsaced the orfentai wonder from recols
lection.
| The 1strong man was presented in
/ chesty style IS Thomas Lifton. who
could lift pound OF TEA and sham
rock. The papier. nache snakes were
handieds wfthsthrilling fearlessness by
j. L. Smith. the cLarner. from Keely
Cura indiana.
>Count stumpi. short of stature, who
eats shortcake, smokes short skies and
never 2oeS long on the market" was