The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1906-08-03
IT WAS CIRCUS
DAY IN ZION
Crowds Attend in Large Num-
bers and Are Pleased
With Show.
FAT MAN TELLS ABOUT IT
MAKES HIS FRIEND REGRET HIS
STAYING AT HOME.

"Of course, I did not care to so, but
the children! My, but they are little
teasers!'
The fat man, the thin man and a third
man were standing on the corner of Sec
ond South and Main street last night
waiting for Third street car Both the
rat man and the lean man were sur
rounded by several children whose chubby
hands chung to fans, bulgy slabs of pink
popcorn and sticks with balloons on them.
The fat man was doing the talking,
1t was a good show he said 1.-The
menageries were unusually we'll stocked
with the worlds rarest animals and birds.
The show itself opened with a parade
This was glittering picture, This over,
crowd of queer looking persons gath
cred in front of a hotel, grocery store
saloon and row of houses rugged up on
one side of the tent There was the or
gangrinder. the newsboys, the little Ger
man band and many other characters
seen in big city.
1.-THE hotel caught fire. Women rushed
to the windows and tainted. The fire de-
partment came rushing in. Engine, hook
and ladder and the whole outfit drawn by
big fine horses tore around through the
tent and reached the blazing hotel Lad
ders were thrown up, rope fastened TO
the top of the building, net spread be-
low and the occupants saved.
Hurrah! shouted the crowd. What's
nextP"
Il wish I could have gone" said the
third man.
Saw the Elephants.
This exciting and noisy stunt was fol-
lowed by an elephant exhibition, con-
tinued the fat man. The big brutes,
fourteen in number, danced, marched,
played musical instruments and showed
wonderful discipline. A large number of
aerial artists performed thrilling acts
hor nd Iad
der. There was so much going on in the
three rings and two platforms at once
that 1t made me dizzy to attempt to see
it all. Miss Pearl Forepaugh's upside
down walking was new. Each performer
was clever.
'Nettie Carol rode a bicycle on a tight
rope; the Dunedin family did more with
bicycles than j had ever seen done. while
a dozen or more daring tight and high
wire artists danced around in midair in
a fashion conducive to creepy feelings
in the region of the backbone I can't
begin to tell you all about the show
One good turn made room for another
Women rode them bareback
turned somersets on them and led them
through cakewalks, drills and all sorts of
fancy maneuvers."
Gee! I'm going to the show next time"
sighed the third man sadly.
Those Trained Seals.
THE most interesting Of all were the
performances of the trained seals. These
awkward. damp-loOking things from the
frozen north balanced balls, juggled fire
brands. swords and hats, shook bells and
did things one would never think them
capable OF doing. A new feature was the
troupe of Russian dancers and singers
These dances were swifter and more scin-
than anything l had ever seen.
The program called these people Wollow-
skys, and they worked hard enough for
the name. The eight Lowandes sprung
new in their derby day aero
batic act.
''All the acrobatic and strong acts were
new and clever. Salvo's leap 10 the moon
was thrilling enough for anybody. He
dashed down an incline and up on the
other side TO a net in the top of the tent
The races were good and a fitting wind
up TO the performance st. Patrick, rid
den by Madame Maranette did some SEN
sational jumping, clearing a six-foot fence
with ease"
Il am going to the next circus Just as
sure as you are an inch high" said the
third man bitterly.