Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1904-06-02
GENTRY SHOW HERE
Famous Amusers of Children In
the City With Clever Dog
and Pony Show
PARADE ATTRACTS INTEREST
Japanese Children Added to the List OF
traetions-Monkeys Make Hit
w. w. Gentry Visits City For First
Time Since 1898, When Employe
Was klled-Grave Decorated.

The famous Gentry Bros snow,
which heads all in the amusement
world for clever attractions to piease
the little folks and interest the grown
people, appeared in the city today for
the eighth consecutive time. The at
traction has not been given each time
for eight consecutive years, for when
Gentry comes It rains While threat
ening today. the weather was such as
to insure a good crowd at this after
moons performance at. Finkle's park.
The evening performance is called at s.
Mr.. w. W. Gentry is with this. the
No. l show. and this is the first year
he has visited Marshalltown since June
81, 1898, when Louis Lostetter. an en-
ploye of the company, was burned TO
death by having his oii-saturated
clothing caught on fire by torch.
while the show was being prepared for
moving. Each year, when the company
makes Marshalltowr. the grave of Los
letter is decorated with flowers. Mr..
Gentry saw that the custom was OBJ
served this morning.
Parade Center Of Attraction.
Ponies and dogs We'd with one an
other this morning in a vain effort
to carry that debatable point which has
always existed between them, as to
which belonged the honOrs of being
mans best friend. Stately elephants.
and foolish monkeys refused to take
part in the vieing, at least from APP
pearances, but the whole issue between
all was lost in the general beauty
and color of the Gentry Show pageant.
The men and women admired the
horses most, the boys and girls laugh
ed most at the dogs sitting upright
in their red and gold wagons, with
saucy, impudent faces. These dogs and
ponies do everything but talk and this
they proved at today's afternoon per-
Torrance. OF course they do talk.
and probably--for all we knoW-taik
as intelligently as some of us. They
have not as yet, however, learned to
shave one another and cut one an
others hair, like Professor Gilletts
troup of trained monkeys and balloons.
which form such an amusing inside
feature.
Little Cinco, the Japanese acrobatlc
marvel, said to be the most perfectly
formed child in his profession. rode
heedlessly and unconcernedly astride
a miniature sulky behind midget
Shetland pony. Little Cinco and his
sister MAXI, are most intelligent young
sters and are just Tearing their first
English words. They are great raw
orites among the many employees OF
the show train.
The Gerry Brothers. unlike many
tented exhibitions, make specially OF
their outdoor as well as their inside
shows. fact which was undeniab.y
proven by this mornings pageant.
Mr.. w. w. Gentry. manager OF the
Gentry Bros shows, who is in the city,
in speaking OF his show said: 'Repu-
tation is everything. Every since the
forming of the Gentry shows we have
endeavored to aim high. We have
followed the cardinal principle OF aim
ing higher each year, until the time has
come where everything is praise for
our shows, and we never receive an
adverse criticism.