The sun., 1903-05-30
A CIRCUS FOLDS ITS WINGS.
TRIED ITSELF ON FLUSHING. AND
FLUSHING WOULDN'T HAVEIT,
spectat orr Reeognized da"Worid-Renowned"
Clos Dancer as One OF Their Own
Honest Flushing Boys and Shouted
Great kick-Cut the Guy Ropes.


! FLUSHING, J.. L. May 2o.-Willams 4
| Fennesseys circus broke up here on Thurs.
! day. All but one performer got out OF
| town.
! The show went 10 pieces through COM
| bination OF unfortunate circumstances. but
principally because U. Stonewall Simpson
. a coored clog dancer OF some local repute
F.. perspired too freely.
He melted the mask of his face at the
opening performance Wednesday night
and, as he was advertised as a jigger OF
worldwide fame, the people here con-
scientiously refused to stand for the fraud
when they recognized their neighbor, They
were aggravated, anyway, because the
supply of gasolene in the circus tanks hao
run out and a long delay had occurred
before kerosene lanterns could be hung
! up So, as soon as the Simpson clog-danc'
ing imposture exposed itself, all the au-
dience marched out and held an indgna.
. ton meeting.
Those who carried eggs threw them
and later the guy ropes Of the tent were
cut and the whole show was completely
smothercd. 40 far as any future success in
Flushing was concerned.
Williams decided to get out Of town that
night. He acted promptly Fenressey
came to the conclusion next morning that
the enterprise was too stupendous for one
man alone to manage. and he went TO Man
haitian on an early train with other COM
muters.
All the performers, with the exception
Of the blonde woman and the unnamed
famous world-renowned musical com
4 Fennessey Military Band. Of two pieces,
got ou. on the same day. The band leader
left yesterday for the other end Of Long
Island, where he expects to spend the sum-
rner with the rest Of his organization. The
,sn s nnd oo Shso Grias % Bonds ~oman an
is about the only person around who appears
10 ha ve an interest in the stuff She sleeps
there some times
Williams & Fennessey started up at Flush
ing about three weeks ago. 1t was common
report around Stapclton's saloon that Fen
nessey VAS member of the New York
Stock Exchange. Soon after they got
here they began to hold rehearsals and o
schedule engagements in surround 'ng
towns. In the lcginning they had two
acrObats, two tIapeze performers, the
aforementioned bI Iass and and blonae
woiG.an and three hostlers. but no horses.
They had tho same force on the Night
of the performance, except that simpson
and another Flushing negro we're on the
stage in disguise. and four cornet players
netists refused however. 10 have anything
to do with the big-iwo section of the band
at the circus. because the latter didn
wear uniforms and they wen, back 10 the
city after marching down Main street and
getting look at the tent.
The circus advertised on big posters:
A great moral entert ainment visited by all
denomination and indorsed by the clergy:
Pre&minently the place for the ladies and
little ones. an amusement organization
without precedent in novelty, superiority
and excellence, originated and perfected
on the principle of live and let live disre-
garding eXorbtant admission. fe"'
stupendous in size, unexampled in
the splendor of its appointments;
" with the % applause nOf OF T approving m millions.
it's own perpetual success. the most perfect
and elaborate and unique show travelling
Painfully significant are these words in
the programmes:
We Yield with diffidenoe to the wishes
of the people
Two other circuses are scheduled TO
appear in Flushing this summer