Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1904-09-20
FoUR-FooTED FUN MAKERS.
Gentry Brothers Show Attracts
Thousands Of Visitors,

Urged on by the plaudits of fully 1000 chill
dren and twice as many grown-up folks,
tho five hundred four-footed fun makers
OF the celebrated Gentry Brothers Shows,
went through their ludicrous antics last
night in the arena which has been located
near the corner Of 18th and w streets
northwest. Every scat In the tented audi
forum was taken long before the bugle an
nounced the entrance of the first perform
ers, who, by the way, were Japanese mount
ed on prancing chargers. Even the little
tots seemed to rtdicule the idea of the
yellow peril" for they cheered the orient
ais in manner which would have made
glad the hearts Of the soldiers of the mi
kado could they have heard 1t.
Then came the ponies. The first into the
ring were small but those which followed
were smaller, until little LOUISVILLE" a
d'minutive affair, weighing about 100
pounds, brought up the rear. LOUISVILLE
is nearly full grown and is no larger than
a good-sized sheep.
The performance opened with a drill of
ell nations" participa ted in by 100 ponies,
each bearing flag The four world-pow
ers We're represented and after forming a
pyramid, the animals encircled a pedestal
each nation going in an opposite direction,
displaying almost human discernment. This
was followed by a seemingly endless vari-
ETY. of tricks by ponies and dogs and monk
eys. A dozen ponies, each with different
toned bell attached to his head, played
Home, Sweet Home" and other selections
assisted by the trainer.
What was most enjoyed by the Juveniles
was the coaching rarty, consisting of Mr..
and Mrs. Snyder, BABY Snyder and Big
Jack. The members of the Snyder family
were dogs, while Big Jack, the coachman,
was monkey which seemed to be bubbling
over with wisdom. He drove a team of
four galloping dogs, and entered the arena
with much eclat In making spectacular
turn, however, he succeeded in capsizing
the coach and dumping the Snyder family
into the road. Big Jack was on his hind
feet In moment, put the coach on its
wheels, picked up the seat, helped Mr.. and
Mrs. Snyder to their respective places,
climbed into his own seat and started to
continue his drive. The trainer called
Big Jacks attention to Baby Snyder which
lay, Stimulating death, by the roadside. The
monkey coachman leaped to the ground,
picked Baby Snyder up carefully and leaped
back to his seat, gave the child to its pa
rents and whipped mp his canine team This
pleased both old and young, and Big Jack
was the hero of the hour.
Dog tricks and monkey tricks and pony
tricks were legion. Little Bulge executed
cake walk and fire In a monkey house
was promptly extinguished by a monkey
fire engine company. "Monkavalo," a
monkey daredevil, looped-the-loop in
miniature automobile while his human au-
ditors held their breath. He came down a
thirty-f1ve foot incline or runway, looped
the loop and rolled out on the stage in Just
three-and-a-half seconds. The elephants
gave the restaurant scene and Toby's in
cescant ringing Of the bell made the crowd
laugh. In fact that seemed to be about all
the crowd did, just laugh. When they
stopped laughing they shouted, andn the
all the rest OF the week, both afternoons
and evenings.