New-York tribune., 1903-04-07
.SHRINERS At CIRCUS.
Heads Fe2. Firecrdckers Fi21 and
Sands 4re Hot.

,h Moo, Mobiles went last night 80 see Tody
Hamilton's show, and the programme he arranged
for them tempted four thousand to go. 1t was a
gala night and the bright red hats made regu-
lar garden scene but the color would have been
less trying if only onion green Did the mobiles
enioy the show you ask? II You had been there
YOU would have known. Not mothers son left
the Garden till the last the paylist had flown.
They clapped their hands and shouted hurrahs
from O'Clock until H. and the applause was heard
in the basement and far into "nigser heaven
They slapped each other and held their sides
which from laughter fairly ached and when the
curtain fell the whole lot looked half baked
Before the show inqusitive group spied
sign which read TO the Beasts and unhesi-
tatingly they went there. not thoughtful in the
least Down in a corner munching hay was a
large sized cow named Jim. and somehow those
gIaring hats greatly excited him. One glance, a
snort Jim made the fence the mobiles took to
their heels and scattered all over the place until
the keepers met their appeals Upstairs was
grouped grand display forming a Mecca scene,
and coochee-coochee. can-can and like music was
the waiting pean There were fezes here and fezes
there. and fezes everywhere. and men and women
and beasts were carrying them through the air
Each clown tried out extra stunt in contrast
10 anything stern and the tumblers and acrobats
did their part in doing extra turn.
1t might well be said that the next scene was a
startling imitation by clowns. who gave an active
scene of A mysterious initiation. Mecca in all his
glory came in hump, and the camel he was
riding gave him many a hearty thufp AlthouSh
Il clown. he rode around, he showed oriental
custom by his admiration of the women falr-nut
OH rip, a tear his boomers. bust en- he
carried to his throne by his curious BODY
guard, and after falling from his mount placed on
d table hard. On the journey hot sand was ire
quently sprinked in the path. and TINS seemingly
caused the candidates much misery and wrath. or
the subjects there five all marshalled III
row and they carried long rope which kept them
well in tow. Hold to the rope! the cry arose
from the members brave and bold, and the canui-
dates like martyrs did exactly they Were told.
Before the throne great stunts were done by
experts at the game of making bluff at a mar
velIols act and cutting short the same Holding
TO the rope as well he might end subject
suddenly took fright. The irecracker rope he found
was loaded and quick fash the thing eX-
ploded.
The initiators quickly scattered, but never
theless the candidates sufficiently battered
Another thing that made a hit quite an un-
expected bit A clown in searching through the
chucking full of fun. off they started on run
Billy was first to reach the quarter, ana the
clown was running as if from water. They had
passed the half side by side, and here the clown
got in a ride. noble threw the clown a stick
and he proceeded the goat to lick They struck
the stretch with wondrous speed and the clown
here dropped his trouncing weed. A can was stand
ing near the wall. and Billy spied it-that was all
He's swerved!'' the cry was sent around; the
clown was sprawling the ground. Billy took his
can and went his way; the clown, why he sent IN
a plant for pay.