The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1903-05-24
CHILDREN HAVE OBEYED
BECAUSE THEY WANT TO SEE GEN.
TRY's DOG SHOW THIS WEEK.
Musical Ponies, Military Drills, Loop
the-LOop Monkey and Performing
EIephants-The Parade.

"You must be a good child or / won't
take you to Gentry's dog and pony show?
This has had a very good effect upon In
dianapolis children for many days, and
many mothers have held UP the chances OF
missing the show instead of using paddle
in order to punish or TO make mischievous
child obey. Children have been looking for
ward for weeks to the annual visit Of their
favorite circus, and they will all flock TO
Sixteenth street and Capitol avenue this
week, for Gentry Bros. famous shows will
show there every afternoon and evening
during the week, the first performance to
be given tomorrow afternoon.
The show this year is said to be larger
and better than ever before, and ]. ID.
Newman, the general manager, claims that
all efforts have been outdone. There are
some features that have made the Gentry
shows famous, and some of the best Of
these retained, but have been i'm
proved. Those who have seen the show in
the famous Snyder dog execution act would
feel that they had been deprived Of some
thing. This act. while old and has been
seen by nearly everybody in Indianapolis.
is such a pronounced hit for both old and
young spectators that it is still retained,
and Snyder will steal piece of meat every
afternoon and evening this week and be
hanged every performance for the act.
MUSICAL PONIES.
One Of the new features of the show are
the musical ponies, a company of them
playing MY Old Kentucky Home on bells.
1t is said they have been so thoroughly
trained that they very seldom miss a note.
The pony drills are much better than ever
before. In the military drill each pony
carries small flag, and at a signal the
flags are unfurle6 and other flags are drop
ped from the top of the canvas. The pony
acts this year arc said to be very interest
ing, with many new features.
Trained dogs play an important part in
the performance, and for half an hour they
entertain the spectators with many difficult
tricks. New monkey tricks have been
AIDED, and the aerial monkeys have been
accused of copying some OF their tricks
from famous aerial artists seen with other
circuses. But the monkeys do tricks that
no human could ever hope to accomplish
on bars in midair.
PERFORMING ELEPHANTS.
Topsy. Satan and Diamond are the names
Of the performing baby elephants. They
give a very entertaining act, concluding
with a banquet.
The principal new feature Of this years
show is the loop-the-loop act performed by
monkey on bicycle. Mr.. Gentry does
not have to pay salary of $1,000 a week
to have man whirl around a loop on a
bicycle, but has trained one of his most in
teliigent monkeys to do the act. 1t is said
the monkey enjoys the danger 1t takes in
making the loop twice day.
A street parade will be given every morn
Ing, starting from the show grounds at 10
o'clock. Much expense and care have been
given TO this feature Of the animal circus.
Every performer will be seen in the parade.
the dogs riding in little carriages drawn by
ponies. There are two bands and a steam
calliope. The route of the parade to-mor-
row morning will be from the show grounds
south on Capitol avenue to Pratt street,
east on Pratt to Illinois south to Washing,
ton, east to Alabama, north to Massachu-
sets avenue. southwest to Pennsylvania.
south to Market, around the Circle to Me-
ridian, north TO Sixteenth and west to the
show grounds.