Albuquerque weekly citizen. (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1891-19??, 1904-02-13
"N CONVICT STRIPES 4"
FRANK .. HARRIS. THE ADVANCE
AGENT, TELLs a GOOD STORY

the north. remarked frank D.
Harris, an old-timo circus advance
missionary, now advance agent OF u.
g. Whltney's famous scenic produc.
tlon. In Convict Stripes" scheduled
10 appear AZ Colombo hall Tuesday.
Feb. rs. 20 The citizen representative
this afternoon, "tno desire 20 get into
the tent BY crawling under the can.
vas IN confined % the amAA boy. But
In the south the major portion OF The
ooiored population comes 60 the
ground and hangs around day and
night looking for an opportunity 10
get In free. And 90 crawl under Che
canvas seems 20 them 10 be the cas-
lest way. Men and boys tramp around
the tent looli,L for an unguarded
point Circus managers always put
extra canvasmon on watch when they
take their shows 20 tle south.
Il have witnessed more than one
amusing and exciting Incident grow
ing out OF this desire OF the Afro
American 10 set into the circus with.
out buying a ticket rhe colored folks
30 literally cirousmad when the snow
strikes town and they won't DO a tap
Of work until Il leaves
u was with old Adam Forepaugh
one fan when he took his show % the
south for an extended season. two
new canvasman nearly precipltatod q
riot for as az Montgomery, Ala they
had been hired for the special puF-
pose OF keeping the coiored brother
from crawling unacr the tent, and
they saw an opportunity 20 make a
little money for themselves on the
Side They Eero able 90 work out
their scheme through tho fact that
they were iayorahly stationed for n.
One was on guard on the outside
at the connection. between tho main
tent ana the monagerie. aud the other
on the inside within the connection
Among the vast cr0wn 90 negroes
| hanging about the show waa a large
number who had come to town ox.
pocting 90 get De- for 40 or 20 cents.
I The outside canvaHman gave out q
quiet tip that if any one had any
change In his pockets, by giving it 20
the right person. he could see into
the show at cut rato'. Inc colored
gents crowded. around him, rendering
varied amounts OF money nom one
cent zap to 80. rae accepted ail ten.
/ derB. lie told them that he would
have 10 put them % one a. a time
He aid.
The inside man was waiting fol
them, Juat as soon az a black head
would appear under the canvas ID
would grab it. drag n inside and SHOW,
him out on the other side OF the Rar
row connection. IRON here u was
long way rOlud 90 the man who sol
the money 10 one OF the duDos found
bis way back. whion was uncertain
and demanded tho return % hil
money. no was promptly showed an
der the canvas again aud just ~
promptly fired ont on the other SIDE
li was a Kind OF an endless chain
why didn't the oanvaamen ie
them stay ing We'll, old Adam Fore
pnuEh was about. anD 10 be saw "a
unusual admbor "a uarkioa 10 the ten
he would al once have made thl
rounds 20 hnd where they we're SCI
tating 10. That "a why
The show vas abou, halt over tha
night at Montgomery when an un
earthly racket started al the connoc
ton. A minute or two passed ana
we saw two canYasmen running FOL
lifo around tho hlppodrome tfacH viii
an angry yelling crowd Of negroCi
after them. 1he audience enjoyed
immensely. Col Bil hoyo. Tom Nc