The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1905-10-16
CIRCUS Gil: ! |: J | / LADY AND
BOA I CONSTRUCTOR.
Nine Nine. Ma MNIaan1so'rattc Spends Sunday
Afternoon Will, Her Strange
Pets.
CROWDS VISIT SHOW TENr
Richmond Populacc Takes a Peep
at Gypsy lifc-l',vo Shows
To-day.

huge snake crawled about the
ground In the side show ten, Of The biz
wallace va SHOW Yesterday. a large and
exceeding good looking woman sat in d
chair, doing With one eye and watch
ing the REPTILE with the other. Tho.
snake crawlcd here. there. with no,,sht
70? alstt urD IT, twas the only sign OF
siiie about the place. The large lady In
the chair was inomcnturlly startled when
Tho Times DispatchEfma entered. but
she was gracious indeed after the re-
porter was presented. The press agent
introduced the lady as Nine Mansarattc,
but he smiled as he did SO. .,rhat,s only
my circus name explained the lady
who fondcs the reptiles. "On SUNDAYS
and during the winter am Just plaln
Grace Clark. But one must have Il high
falutin' name with a circus jllst to i've
up to- precedent.
7 cs; IS awfully quiet about here to-
day It's that way every Sunday when
We are not travelling. Wouldn't be here
myself only We got to care for my pets
Give them q bath every Sunday and let
'enl stretch bit on the ground. They
sort OF expect II. and honest, II / forgot
them they'd be mighty cross on Mon
day. That big one over there's a boa
constructor. Fuss with him IL you Ike.
He's very sociablc"-but the reporter
declined 10 fuss"
Where is everybody today" "Oh,4
every place. Most of 'cm are running
around Richmond. Mr.. and Mrs. Mac
Farland-thars Nine corrine on tho
banner out In front-shcs the fortune
teller. Well. Mrs. Mac and l went 10
early mass and then We got on street
car and took ride around town. Guess
that's what most every body's doing this
afternoon. You'd think we'd get tired
seem scenery, but honest, I just think
scencry's the grandcst thing .
Put the Snake to Fed.
The boa constructor became restless Mt
this period and Nine. Alansarattc. or
Grace Clark. picked him up gently ard
packed him away In blankets. ending the
Interview or rather the monologuc by In
Wiling the scribe out to-day TO sec "her
act"
Sunday quiet permcntctl every nook and
corner OF the big show. Some work was
done, but very little. The regulation
Sunday scrubbng WAS given the dcns
and parade tabloaux wagons; the many
sets OF harness were cleansed and bur-
nlsied and the four hundred horses were
brushed and curred until their sleek
sides shone like mirrors In secluded
spots roustabouts were washing In buck
cts the other shirt besides the one on
their backs, and under cover OF canvas
q few of them were taking an annual
or rather II weekly, bath.
outside Il crowd Of Richmond people
5mcandcrcd around sights for to see. Tho
big tent where the horses were qnarlered
attracted many. and crowds surrounded
tho two dining tents, curious oyer tho
gypsy-like life OF the circus folk.
lone policeman drilled about tho
grounds With hardly enough TO do to
keep him awake.
early this morning there will be an
other picture. Tho show ground willHne
restless with its usual activity. prepara-
tory 10 the parade and two performances
TO BIO given to-day, The parade Will
leave tho grounds promptly at $50
O'clock. rhe price of admission for tho
'two extra performances to-day has been
REDUCED one-hnlf,