Barre evening telegram. (Barre, Vt.) 1898-19??, 1902-02-17
NOVEL SOCIETY CIRCUS
Throngs Turned Out to See the
Fun In Boston.
no CHANGE GIVEN TO PATRONS

Ten Dollars Would Pay For . Bag of
Peanuts a. Well ~ Ten Cents-The
Strong Man Presented In Che"ty
Style a. Thomas Lifton - Great
Rough Riding Feats.
It was dangerous to let go of ten
dollar bill the other day at the Oar.
mum & 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 sake with vengeance, and
even the real sawdust odOr Of the ring
lowered over everything. Peanuts
brought double the usual price, doubt
less because they were marketed as
being Of the double jointed variety.
Society overlooked into the 'bleach-
ers," and it looked as If fully $4,000
would be cleared. The effect of costly
furs at a circus was unique. Sable.
fox, mink, chinchilla. marten and err
mine were spread out in strange array.
What matter il 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 santarium for young wo-
men suffering from incipient consump-
ton.
The whole bill seemed to reyolve
about Herbert jacques electric stud IL
his shirt bosom and the gyratiOns of Il.
Mason Hamlin cavortlng upon chars'
er as ringmaster, with waXed mus
t.@;,e 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
NJ. Wheelwright and John BowditcE
played "cop" clowns.
Uncle Sam Reuben and the never
failing layout of mirthmakers was on
hand without exception. Even the pro-
gramme was amusing. G. Edward Ath'
erton's act was billed as the Harrow
ing Heroics Of Hippodromatic Horse
manship." He disr0bed Oh the horse
back. Graydon, the Harvard football
player, did his tumbling in resplendenl
pink tights. The referee of the bur
lesque polo match, j. Allen Forbes
was threatened with all the fortunes OF
the inquisition because Of his decisions
Harold Baker and Samuel Wolcott
son of the late Governor Wolcott. hott
Battery A members, gave an exhlol
| ton of rough riding. One of their feats
| was riding two horses abreast, eacf
man in turn vaulting over the inside
! horse at high speed and landing oacK
| ward on the farther animal.
The little trick dog Joe won great ap
plause in the bijOu variety circus act
| The clowns finale consisted in placing
| the Joker who snatched Carrie Nations
handbag in huge mortar, supposed Il
explode with terrific force.
"Count" lie Baron Russell, however
was soon hOisted aloft, being FOLLOWED
merely by flash and puff of smoke
I The most conspicuous turn in the con
cert was the graceful dance of j.
Eltinge, who is sometimes called tn
Hub Harry Lehr. He wore blacl
| QuHy, uuLeu, Fuultu COStuAAC lAlHA
with great red flowers.
The sideshow sported the diamond
studded, check trousered, plug hattie
"barker" vociferating enough to b
muzzled. The pie faced boy stood gu
like beacon in the fog, while Rubbe
Necked Pete, the occidental wonder
efraced the oriental wonder from reco
lection.
The strong man was presented /
chesty style as Thomas Lifton. VIII
could lift a pound Of tea and a shal
rock. The papier mache snakes wer
handled with thrilling fearlessness b
]. L. Smith, the cLarmer, from Keel
Cura. Indiana.
Count Stump, "short Of stature. VIII
eats shortcake, smokes short skies an
never goes long on the market" wa
impersonated by DR.. w. L. Smith.