New-York tribune., 1905-06-18

do this extra work, and the lions are much
more easily handled, as they have lost the
crankiness produced by the recent ocean trip
from Paris. Rey (fils), the human torpedo tube,
has made a sensational hit in his wild animal
musical comedy, "The Dust Flicker. He
dresses tramp and puts his lions, bears,
sloths and dogs through tricks which involve the
most reckless daring his part. The striking
feature of his act is small torpedo of French
manufacture which he is constantly finding
among the names of the lions and then explod-
ing the ground. Mime Morrelli remains su-
preme as the queen of the JaguarS ana leoparQSi
Mile. Aurora has a most perfect entertainment
with the polar bears, and the animal avail
anche" is a great favorite with the children;
Miller continues to add new tricks to his ele-
phant act, and the twenty others are all in the
combination of best ever Bostocks."
There are many changes in the free circus acts
at Luna Park this week and the programme has
been heightened so that the performance now
lasts from noon to midnight with only two ap
pearances of each act. Among the additional
acts are Caicedo, king of the bounding wire;
Josie Ashton, in a bareback riding act: Archie
Seacor. in jockey act; Chick Mile. Zena and
her performing dog. and others. An innovation
Is a band concert from to O'Clock in the band
stand near the restaurant, by Lemlefn's military
band Of sixty pieces, With the advent of the
warm weather and the opening of THE Fall of
Port Arthur everything is moving with a rush.
All the shows are open and crowds greater than
ever before are witnessing them. in the lgocrote
village additional dances being given and
stone and spear throwing contests, at which the
natives of Luzon particularly skilful have
been added to the programme. The early visit
ors may occasionally be able to witness one or
their dog feasts. Mile Louise. who exhibits
Seetl's eighteen bears, added another number to
her thrilling programme in a musical act in
which the big polar Frank is leader. Frederic
Thompson has written from Europe that he has
engaged one of Europes greatest animal acts for
Luna Park.
The success of Sousas c0rcect at the Hip
podrome last Sunday night has caused Thomp~
son & Dundy to persuade the band master to
appear with his musicians tonight. The solo,
lists viii be Estelle Liebling, soprano; Herbert
L. Clarke cornet and Franz Helle, fuegelhorn.
There are nine numbers on the programme. The
daily matinees and night performances at the
HippOGrOme continue be patrOniZed by the
crowds, and the largest theatre in the world
is the most formidable rival OF the roof gar
dens and out-of-door shows. The circus de-
partmcnt viii present new and varied features
this week and - Yankee Circus on Mars" and
The Raiders" will improve wherever oppor-
tUnity offers. The Hfppodrome bids fair to
be an aN-season place of amusement, and its
attracting powers have made it the wonder of
the dramatic year.
Beginning Saturday. June "a, Mr.. Williams
viii begin series of high class vaudeville
"Carnivals in the ampitneatre at Manhattan
Beach which has so long been identified with
musical comedy, minstrelsy, etc. The change
from that style of attraction to vaudeville OF
the Percy Williams brand will doubt prove
a welcome to the frequenters of this place.
The capacious theatre has undergone many
changes since last summer. A big bill for the
new departure will be announced later.
Evelyn a. Baldwin. the Arctic explorer, prob
ably would advise visit to New York to the
North Pole" at Coney Island. to show how
Austen solves the problem that has kept the
Geographical Society guessing for some time.
It requires only a short stretch of imagination
to feel the cooling effects of the water from
the Fountains of Versailles" shown on the
Cinernatograph at the Eden Musee The scene