The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1906-07-04
Circus The
Biggest Ever
DISTINCTIVE FOR Ers NEW FEA AIRS,
WEIGH cIJLhiIt ~ IS Iis Ts1E
DIP OF pEATi5 nj lAn
AUTOMOBILE

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Boston YenIng ans crif,t 4
y 4 All OF those sapeEla alive adiectiYes
which have been used with such seem
ilng1y reckless abandon ON blllboardsI
and In the public prints to fortell the
wonders Of the circus were necessary
every one OF them. 1t did seem as 81
they mustsexaggerate, Just altttle bit
ias all agreed who saw the wonders of
the Barnum e Bailey show which yes
terday began a weeks engagement on
The Huntington avenue grounds: The
blase Individual who has had surfeit
Of all sorts OF entertainment, and there
were lots OF his gender there, CAPPED
with ennuf as he entered the tents,
for he was realistically confident t.lat
there was nothing new in the circus.
line and he was prepared to get what
enjoyment he could out of the same
old show He gaped again after he
had been inside few minutes, but
this time it was with wonderment, for
what he had expected to find was
lacking ana what ne did see was
enough to startle the most satiated
circus enthusiast
In short, the circus Is a singing re-
buke to those who have come to de-
clare that there can be nothing new
In the tented performance, for it is
Just as different from those that have
come before as can be and Just as
much better. The first pleasurable
disappointment came with the Peace
spectacle which opens the arenfc per-
Torrance. It is as different from the
previous Kiralfy pageants us can be.
The ballet Is omitted and in its stea !
there takes place majestic military
display with massive floats and ex
pensye trappngs, symbolic Of the
Russian Japanese war and Of a char.
acter calculated to stir the patriotism
of the most faded citizen. The dis
play occupies a quarter-hour and is a
welcome substitute for the o1d-time
circus entree.
Following it comes the circus prop.
er-two hours OF brand new acts by
Old and new favorites, every one OF
which we have been accustomed to ac-
cept as a top-lIner in the ordinary
bill. There are twenty.four ele.
plants in the three herds and their
tricks are all different from those
which they did when last here. while
executed with CELEBRITY which is un.
believable in such bulky beasts. There
are Captain Winston's seals whose ex+
hibition is always the more enjoya'
BILE because of the evident delight with
which they perform. There are pets
Of all sorts for the little ones, dogs,
ponies and geese and equestrian acts
apparently without end. all inter
spersed throughout the programme in
such manner that the multitude OF
their number never becomes tedious.
At one time eight feats of high school
equestrianism were given simultane-
ous1y, introducing feats of horseman.
ship always faultless and always orig.
inal.
The show is distinctive for its mid
air acrobatic work and for its ground
and lofty tumblfng, which eliminated
in the mtd-air performance Of the I'm
perial Viennese troupe of ten men
and women who work at the top of
the tent and wdo swing with al aban,
don across the tent i'll manner
which is simply audacious. Then there
are the Florenz and the Grunatho
troupes, numbering nineteen in all.
whose somersauIt work brings some
ming absolutely new to a field of &C.
robatics which is mad been long sup.
posed had reached its limit.
The Japanese who entertains in the
free show outside the tent contributes
a daring nigh-wire act, concluding
with backward slide for life from the
top OF the tent to the ring. One OF the
most daring of all of the feats. and
one which is especially acceptable be-
cause OF the skill required is varia- I
ton on the familiar bicycle loop the
gap. in which the rider and wheel turn
a complete somersault in mtd-air,
alighting without losing his balance
on the turf.
And to cap the climax there is the
muoh.heralded Dip of Death" per
formed by 1aebelle Butler Of Boston,
in an automobile. The programme
says that this Is where chuckling
and expectant death meets disap.
pointment and chagrin" and the pro.
gramme describes it correctly, as did
the advance man who boldly called It
q fearful, fitting, fugactous frolic with
fate-the most exciting, enhancing,
electrical, eleyating. emotional, en-
toying, enrapturing exploit ever es.
sayed. SO surely. safely. skillfullY and |