Lewiston evening teller. [volume] (Lewiston, Idaho) 1903-1911, 1907-06-04
BIG SHOW
NEARLY HERE
Street Parade Big Feature
Agents Not Allowed to
Misrepressnt

The big Selis-FIoto shows are conn
ing to Lewiston on Friday. and as this
wealthy Western institution does not
belong to the circus trust, will posi-
lively give the usual street parade.
Moreover. the agents have positive or
ders never to misrepresent single
item or feature The entire enter
prise is built on honest endeavor to
give every one his moneys worth. A
child can attend alone, present SO
bill at the ticket wagon and receive
the correct change. No privilege carr
is carried by the Sells Fioto manage
ment. device conceived to absorb the
performers and working mems money
IN gambling and drinks. Neither do
hey permit their press agents to in
dulge in adjectives galore while. In
heir enthusiasm. telling of the vast
wonders the visitor is to behold. AS
check to any Misrepresentation the
plan in vogue is to reproduce, with
out alteration or ALTERATION. the re-
print from well-known conservative
newspapers their own criticisms Of
the show. The Los Angeles Examiner,
well known for its honesty and fair
ness. says:
ut has been said that when you see
one circus you see all circuses. mean
ing that they are alike. This may be
true of the general run of such enter
tainments. There may be bigger COM
panies on the road. there may be some
with more canvas tents, more iemo-
made vendors. more sellers of popcorn
and palm-ieaf fans, but certainly there
is none with a greater variety OF
wholesome entertainment. The Sells
F1oto show is called the circus beau
tiful.' II an entirely clean perform
ance, If spick-and- span wagons, at
tentive employees. courtesy to the pub
lie and a compliance with all the
advance promises make circus beau
tiful,' then the Sells-Floto combina-
ton is entitled to the description.
Sig Tent Well Filled.
1.-THE big tent was filed to its ca
pacity at the performance this after
noon, and If there was one dissatisfied
spectator. he failed to make his pres
ence known. From beginning to end
the circus is worth seeing. The me-
nagerie is complete and the program
contains about everything that is
worth seeing in the circus line. A spe-
cial feature is made of the trained ami
mails, the acrobats and the clowns and
all Of them are excellent.
Specially notable is the perform
ance OF the five Potters, family OF
acrobats that surpasses anything in
its line ever seen here The double
twisting somersault done by the Pot
tiers in the air, while swinging from
one trapeze to anotftrr. and variou.
other feats were real novelties.
TN addition there were remarkable
slack and tight wire performances by
the famous Alpine family that accom-.
plish entirely new and dangerous feats
The trained animals were all good
and the clowns, of whom there were
some 30 odd, kept the audience in ar
luproar OF laughter with their antice
1.-THE SeIls-Floto show won home
for itself as the saying goes, some
time ago in these parts. It's enlarged
successor promises to more than keer
up the good work
"A big crowd turned out to the clos
ing performance last night and every
body went away satisfied. the notable
feature being the uniform ~oliteness
with which the employees. rom the
highest TO the lowest. treated their
patrons"