Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1902-08-30
It WAS A GREAT SHOW
John Robinson's Circus Delights 2
Immense Audiences.
GROVES or PEOPLE IN TOWN.
The Performance Was Highly Credtable and
the Circus as a Whole Was One Of the
Best Ever Seen Here Some Unique
featutes.

The circus has come and gone ana
| Martinsburg has again resumed Its or
binary pace after day of much bus
tle and excitement. John Robinson $
circus brought TO the city a mixed and
interesting crowd such as only great
circus can bring. The country boys
and girls were here in all their glo-
ry with peanuts, ginger cakes and red
| | m onade and the old folks equaled
them in numbers. Nearly one thons-
and strangers were in the city.
! The parade was very creditable
one. 1t was not only long, but mark
ed by it's spendid turn-outs and we'll
groomed horses. A very pretty sight
was a handsome band wagon drawn
bv IA dun-colored horses, all of which
looked so much alike that one animal
could hardly BE told from anotherwere
they turned into n lot together. An
other team which attracted attention
were the "A little ponies drawing the
steam caliope.
Thu, performance opened with spec
tacular production of Solomon's court,
in which fully one hundred actors APP
peared, the ballet being most beautl-
full. The feature of the acrobatic en-
tertainment was the exceedingly cley-
err work of James and Hugh Kirk and
Howard Deetz, of Cumberland, who
appeared in tight wire turn that for
dexterity and skill was simply marve-
lous. They were vociferously applaud
ed when performing feats that We're
original and involving exceeding pre-
cision and dexterity of movement,
There we're numerous other features
of the performance which entirely
outclassed any seen here before. The
performance of the trained sea lions
was wonderful, while the trained
cows and hogs did not fall far behind
them for uniqueness and excellence.
the clowns, about two dozen in num-
Der. were the best ever seen here with
circus. They served to break the
monotony of the ring and trapez per-
formances and at various times had
the large audiences in an uproar.
The show is good one in its every
feature. The menagerie is first class,
while the performance is clean and up
to-date. There are many new features
and they are all good.
The menagerie was place of inter
est to old and Young alike. All the
animals usually found in circuses OF
the higher class are with this show.
The heard of performed elephants and
seals that juggle and perform Other
tricks were to be seen here as well a!
in the big tent. OF special interest il
the South American wart hog, anC
Philippine buffalo and horned horses
valued at more TINA 81, 500 each. TIL
display of birds, and particularly tn
big pelicans, attracted every one. Z
drove of hogs in tent near the cool
shanty led many to believe that TIN
circus chilled its own meat" but thes
were trained animals used in the show
Tn e attendance at both the after
noon and evening performances wa
very large. In the afternoon the grea
tent was packed All who ATTENDED
unite in pgonouncing the circus one o
the best they have ever seen.
John Robinson, the young millionaire
proprietor of the show, sits at the from
entrance and is one OF the most unpre'
tcr,iC men of the aggregation.
lIr .,obinson designed the anima
cagcs, the architecture Of which ar,
peculiar to the Robinson shows.
The circus was loaded wednesday il
the Cumberland Valley freignht yards
having been transferred to the c. V
tracks from the B. q O. 1t left Thurs
day morning for Hagerstown and Won
from there on down the Cumherlan,
Valley.
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