Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1903-06-19
ANNUAL VISIT 0F
IKE GENTRY SHOW
Famous Organization That
Pleases the Little Folks Is
In the City
MONKEY LOOPS THE LOOP
Most Entertaining Program Is Given
to a Large Audience at West Main
Street Show Grounds This Afternoon
Largest of the Gentry shows-Decor-
ates Louis Lostetter's Grave.


Gentry Bros, with their superb dog
pony and trained animal show today,
was a sign that never fails-it rained.
The Gentry's couldn't come to Mar
shalltown without bringing rain; that
would not be natural. However. the
rain did not seriously interfere with
the performance, and large crowd
was present at the show grounds, be-
tween Ninth and Tenth T, on Main. to
witness the afternoon entertainment.
The Gentry show in the city today is
the largest of the four aggregations
maintained by the four brothers. Mr.
j. w. Gentry, general manager of the
united shows, is with the show here
known as No. 9. The show arrived
from Carroll this morning and was
soon located on the grounds Breakfast
was served on the grounds shortly
after reaching the city. The Gentry
trained dog and pony exhibition, as
oeived the idea of placing before the
public an entertainment that would
amuse both young and old. There is
nothing so pretty a Witnessing the in
teligence displayed by dumb brutes
and in this line rothing eNcells the acts
OF the dogs, ponies, monkeys, and ele-
plants of the Gentrys The show that
is in the city today consists of eighty
six ponies. nearly all of which are
Shetlands: ninety dogs, of all breeds:
forty five monkeys; three young ele-
plants, two camels and sacred OK.
All Of the animals were exhibited in
the street parade, which moved about
IL o'clock. with two bands and the
usual steam calliope to furnish the
music.
The Afternoon Performance.
The afternoon performance opened
with forty-horse pyramid act. which
is decidedly clever. The pony military
drill. participated in by twelve little
Shetlands, followed. after which the
celebrated Snyder family did its stunt
To all who have seen the Gentry show
this is one of the best laugh makers.
Mr.. and Mrs. Snyder are dogs, and they
have a baby son, Bulge, who is pa
raded before the spectators in a baby
cab. The usual mishap of splitting the
baby occurs, and Larry "the monk
coachman, comes to the rescue. The
rope skipping dogs and ponies were
next shown, after which the elephant
act, twenty minutes in length. takes
place. The feature is the musical pom
les. They sat in a semi-circle on ped
Snt Of pi
on the head of each, played Home,
Sweet Home" as nicely as anyone
would care to hear it. The hound leaps,
monkey and camel acts follow. The
high leaping of Cyclone, the star of the
jumping dogs, is a feature of this act.
The hound makes a leap Of eighteen
feet over the elephants, camels and
tubs. placed on their backs Duprez,
the high diving dog, which jumps from
the top of a forty-foot ladder into a
net, also does a clever stunt.
Monkey Loops the Loop.
Diavolo, the loop the-loop man of the
Sells Forepaugh show, isn't the only
one who is making a monkey" out OF
himself to amuse the people. He has
a rival in the shape of a real monkey,
Don Juan, featured as the monkey
dare devil Don loops the loop in
little auto. built expressly for him. This
act takes place in the concert, and is
one of the best stunts ever produced in
monlleydom. The little fellow seems to
enjoy the exciting whirl, and doesn't
get $1,000 a week for il either.
The Gentrys monkeys are the best
in the business Jimmie" the monkey
who does a trapeze act, is the only one
of his kind which works without a
string. The show has baby monkey
with it that pleases the children. Its
name is Bud and it is only 3 weeks
old. AT the aeg of three months it is to
begin its course of training.
Decorates Lostetter's Grave.
Mr. Gentry this afternoon at 1850,
visited Riverside in company with some
of his men and decorated the grave of
Louis Lostetter, the Gentry Bros. en-
ploye who lost his life in this city on
June 81, 1898. Lostetter, 1t Will be re-
membered was burned to death while
at work loading the show after the
night performance, by coming in con-
tact with a torch. which set fire to his
clothing. Upon each visit to the city
the Gentrys see that the grave of the
dead man is beautfied with flowers.
WILL SOON BE FINISHED.
Iou,, Hep{r,He No. MARI ReSmeap