Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1904-09-06

in the tent Capacity, 1880, was
shown to this afternoon.
Barnum & Bailey have many sensa-
tional and pleasing exclusive features
in their show this year, and the entire
performance is conducted by bell sig
nails.
Thrills come as n climax to the whole
thing. Two young men who do hair
raising Stunts" on bicyIes at a speed of
apparently about two miles 81 minute
are the head liners
Tt was after .Dallic" Julian had
one of the Clarkonians had been thrown
thru the air to one of his mates. turing
two somersaults and 81 "twister' in his
flight, that everything came to an APP
propriate standstiil, for the two acts
that make hearts cease to throb.' as
the program says.
Employees lowered a narrow slip OF
pine that extended from the ground to
the very top of the big tent, to within
yard of the ground and then ascend
ed again, and broke off abruptly at a
height OF eight feet Fifty feet from
the end of the incline they put up an
other one eight feet high at the end
nearest to the big slide, and grad
ually sloping toward the tanbark
Then Mr.. Volo. whom circus people
say, is really a DIR. Clarke, from out
west somewhere" presented himself
while the announcer declared in his
most terrifying voice that the bicyclist
would ride down the big structure,
striking it's upward curve, dash thru
the air and alight safely to continue his
journey on the other side.
Mr.. Volo, clad in a silk shirtwaist
and velvet knickerbockers, smiled and
bowed. Then he walked up the incline,
mounted his wheel and hesitated.
Are you ready?" yelled the announ-
Ger.
Mr.. Volo calmly took out his hand
lSerchief, removed perspiration from his
hands and face and waited. Not few
of the spectators found that their
breath was coming shorter. The feat
looked more dangerous the more one
thought If it,
The pause put every one in just the
proper state Of excitement. Then Volo
started. The wheel gained velocity
with jump. 1t rushed down the mar
row path, then up again al sailed into
space in graceful curp> Thump!
1t hit the other side. A cannon went
Off and almost before the people had
realized what had happened, Volo was
alighting at the far side of the tent.
The applause had scarcely ceased
when Ancillotti, "The Modern Ariel'
climbed to the top Of the incline to
loop the gap" His stunt is similar to
the loop the loop, except that the top
Of the loop is removed.
Ancillotti also waited until the pys-
Geological moment before making his
trip. Then he rolled down the wooden
support, streaked half way around the
loop, and darted into space. head down.
Momentum carried him in the right
direction the wheel struck the oppo
site side of the loop, with a thud and
a second later the rider was bowling
and retreating. The spectators sighed
with relief. Neither had he been kllleu
or injured.
The Imperial Veniesse, ten people,
in an aerial act is another pleasing
feature that is presented along toward
the last Crandall and his comedy mule
and HerZog and his high school OF
horses are among the other very pleas
ing features, and yet these are far from
being the whole circus. There are the
patriotic elephants that throw away all
but American flags, save their trainer,
who has been wounded by a fierce vol
ley of blank cartridges. There are dogs
that do a trapeze act, and fall into
a net when they miss; clowns that cut
up any number Of new capers, and all
the other acts without which a circus
would not deserve its name. They can
not all be mentioned, but it is needless
to say that the entire conclave of ex-
hibitions as presented here by the
greatest show on earth" still allows
it to sustain its enviable reputation Of
the best.
Iowa people will be especially inter-
ested in knowing that a native Hawk
eye is at the head of the great musical
organization of the show. The direc-
tor of the band is known professions
ally as Carl Clair but to his old friends,
in Lisbon, where he was reared, he is
known as plain George Smith Mr.
Clair has recently closed a contract for
two years more. He has been with the
show now seven years.
The press agent with the show who
works under the direction of Mr.. w.
d. Coxey, general press contracting
agent and In charge of the editorial
business of the circus is Mr.. Dan S.
Fishell Mr.. Fishell is an old news
paper and theatrical man, and was here
last year as manager of the famous
Elery band.