The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1907-10-21
fLKs TO2GIyG
AdREAT SHOW.
WHEELING ELKs WILL GIVE a
HIPPopRoME AND SOCIETY
CIRCUS. Y.

HlPPoDRoME AND SOCIETY
CIRCUS.
WHEELING. Oct. 81. - Charley
Frohman, Able Erlanger. Dave Belas-
co. and one or two others who think
they are some shucks in the pro1uc-
Ing line will have to quit smoking
or rather some up-wilen there reach.
cs their ears the news OF what the
Wheeling lodge OF Elks Is about to
put forward. All former efforts in
the laugh.making line, from the an.
Client Greeks to the modern Greeks
Will have TO back into corner and
sit quiet when the local Elks get
busy. On this particular occasion it
will be hippodrome and society cir.
Gus: ana while the Elks have done
some pretty good things in the funny
line from time to time-all must con.
fess-yet the coming event will have
all past performances backed off the
boards into the lofty lumber. II YOU
have tears OF laughter youll have to
prepare your handkerchlefs If you
want to attend this laugh monopoly.
But perhaps YOU think this Is all to
the superhcatel ozone. II so, then
hearken to few Of the things which
are going to abe did and who are go
. ing TO did them.
The performance will be opened
| with a ballet that will make one
! Boossy Kiralfy turn the color OF the
weeping willows with envy. Fred
Frazier will be the soubrettc, and
when It comes to soubrettlng Marie
Cahill. Fritz Scheff and some others
Of that class will be made TO look
ilike selling platers. Then James P.
Morgan will be the leading man. He
viii eat up two carloads Of scenery
at every performance and do stunts
in the comedy line that will produce
smile or two. There VIII also be a
chorus that will make those OF ANN
Held and some others look like candi.
dates for the old ladies' home. In
/, this chorus will be James Sanders Joe
Kline. lsidore Poulton. Harry Hazlet.
/ Walter Conrad. Graham Young. How.
ard Nesbitt. Frank Cowl, Ed. Elig and
Gus Hartong. They will be attircd
In Paris gowns. Of the usual chorus
variety. somewhat abbreviated both
North and South, and kick. and sing,
and dance and point their toes with
the best on the Rialto. A libretto IL
also being prepared by two OF the
foremost authors and lyricists within
the borders Of this fair nation.
Peter Haberstock will be general
{, manager and animal trainer OF the
nenagcrfe and John !. Coniff @ill
be the ring-master. What the Honor.
! able John will do as rlngmaster eau
only be coniccturei. John jefferson
7 and Andrew Glass will be the Giraffe.
Henry Horkhemer. Carl Serig and
George Hesse wifi be the horses.
Because OF the ncarness of his name.
/ Bruno SlIalrar will be the bear, AMI
! he will give a correct imitation of how
the bruins gave Teddy the slip In the
! Louisiana cNne.breaks. James Ril.
die will be the strong man, one Of his
greatest fenis being supporting John
I klnri for mayor. ]. Bernard Handlan
Will 10 some trick shooting. and 1t Is
sail he can hit high ball 80 times
ont Of hundred. Ciaude Nelson,
ever on the watch for the latest noy-
city, will Introduce for the FIRST time
In Wheeling his trained fly, Roicsr-
yensky. This remarkable animal does
everything but talk.
+ Arthur I.anghNns and Walter Nc.
Clilre Will be the clowns aud King
Sol"nons saying about ,ehrc beia-
nothing new under the sun will b.
disprovcd by these two gentlemen.
Lou Sclirader viii he the assistant
animal trainer ms he has trained loo
kletzly. the lion, by the Greg system.
Ross J, Arrick will be another assist.
ant. Walter Conrad will do stunts on
the slack wire. Manic Hanauer will
he the mule and John Fair will be the
tiger. Mayor Schmidt will also ap.
pear but what he will do will be kept
rs a surprise.
! No circns would be complete with.
out n side.show, and the one for the
l1lks' circus will out.Barnm Barnum
and ont-A'lam Forpaugh AMI Sells
Bros. Charles Hcnnlng will be the
wild man and he has been eating 4
crop Of Wild oats already. Franz;
| Rnuschcr Is to be the bearded lady,
DR.. Nichols the fat boy. George Call.
well the giant Percy Hoge the snake
charmcr, Tom Fennell the half.womun
and Fred Schenls the short,legged boy.
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