The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1907-05-11
WEATHER IS NO BAR
To CIRCUS CROWD
LARGE Crowd Out for After
noon Performance of
Barnum & Bailey.
THE PARADE WAS MISSED
ATONED FOR IN THE QUALITY
OF THE PERFORMANCE "DIP
OF DEATH" is SENSATIONAL.

Despite the fact that the gentle
spring weather today was suggestive,
| of polar bears and arctic expeditions
there was an immense crowd attended
the afternoon performance of the Bar
mum and Bailey show, 1.-The greatest Oh
EARTH Hundreds of people from al
over this part of the country were IL
the city today. The only thing mis
sing was the parade.
| That time honored feature of the cir
Gus is now obsolete 1t has gone
down before the march of progress
/ fire circus bands, the rumbling of the
cage wagons, the antics of the clown in
his pony cart, the awkward progress
of the elephants with their gaudy
trappings and the soul rending shrieks
of the calliope-all of these were miss
ing and were missed
But the show. 1t is really and truly
circus. There is pink lemonade,
loud -mouthed freak show "barkers,' .
peanut vendors and just miles and
miles of canvass. There will be an
other big crowd at the show tonight
Owing to the fact that the parapherna-
liza used in the Dip of Death" and the
''ski-sailing acts is quite cumbersome,
these two nerve-thrilling, spine-shiver-
ing acts will be put on first tonight
and to see these two acts it will be
necessary for those who attend to be
on hand promptly when the show
opens.
From the grand parade, the pageant
of the nations, at the beginning, until
the exciting hippodrome races, which
concluded the performance, there
was one continuous conglomeration of
sights which thoroughly taxed the at
tention of the hundreds of spectators
who filled the great tent at the after
noon performance.
The pageant was the most gorgeous
spectacle that has ever been presented
by any circus aggregation. The Bar
mum and Bailey shows enjoy one ad-
vantage in this effect of splendor, they
G
the costumes, performers, parapherna-
liza and other equipment does not suf-
fer from the unnecessary display Ev-
erything and everybody looks clean
and fresh and the performance starts
with a vigor which is greatly appreci-
ated by the spectators.
1t would be next to an impossibility
to particularize in review of the per-
Torrance. There was just enough of
everything to be satisfying and give
one the feeling that the moneys worth
had been received
The feature of the show, of course, IS
Miss Isabelle Butler, in her daring act
entitled THE Dip of Death" Truly
has it been named. The .'loop-the-loop"
and kindred acts were considered an
invitation to death, but Miss Butler
made the hundreds of spectators shud-
der and shut their eyes hoping for the
best
Are you ready?" shouted the an
nouncer.
"All ready" called Miss Butler. seat
ed in an auto at the top of the tent
An attendant cut rope and whizz-l
bang bang! and it was all over Miss
Butler had stared death in the face and
landed safely again in the land of the
living. She traversed a half circle in
an auto, which was attached to al
track, then the machine plunged into
space, made a turn and landed on an
other half moon arrangement and sped
its occupant to safety. As the daring
performer was lifted from the car the
cheers of the hundreds applauded her
wonderful act. 1t was truly marvel
Gus.
Another sensational feature is the
act of Capt. Carl Howelsen. which is
called 'Ski-Sailing."