Los Angeles herald., 1907-03-28
NEAR PERFECTION
ARE THE SHR|NERS
CIRCUS PERFORMERS DO WELL
THEIR STUNTS
Men Who Will Amuse the Spectators
Are Becoming Proficient and the
Trained Animals Are Very
Fine

With only week left before the big
show is on the managers of the Shriner
society circus are crowding their per-
formers to the limit and every day sees
the circus more nearly approaching per-
fection.
In it's legitimate circus features, as
we'll as it's hurlesques, the perform
ance already has reached a standard
far ahead of the hopes of it's promoters.
Elephants and camels, secured from
the SellsFloto shows, new acts by a
troupe of hand balancers and midair
performers and other additions to the
excruciatingly funny program of the
clowns are new features announced by
the management.
The hand balancers are billed as
among the stars of their kind, who
have won praise for their work in the
east, where they have appeared with
the big, circuses for the last five years.
They will exhibit their most difficult
feats at the shrine show. Probably no
less interesting will be the work of the
clowns, who will endeavor to duplicate
the work of The artists.
Music from Magic Isle
The Catalina band of thirty-five
pieces has been engaged and it's mem
bers are known as the best bandsmen
in the state. A special feature will be
given by the band at the concert after
the big show.
Heine Krohn and his trained bear,
Teddy, would be enough in themselves
to keep an ordinary circus crowd inter-
ested. Teddy is absolutely the most
accomplished bear that ever occurred.
He walks a tight rope, jumps from one
pedestal to another, dies, rolls over and
turns somersaults. Teddy was shipped
fn IHyf bn
Shriners to aid them in their work of
raising funds for the entertainment of
their visitors next May
Queen, the world famous circus horse,
and her rider, Walter Copp, will be
strong rivals of Teddy for first honors.
Mr.. Copp, although an athletic young
man and the wearer of a Stanford
&C." until several weeks ago never had
ridden horse. Under the training of
Director Shipp he already has mas
tered some of the most difficult eques-
trian bareback stunts, jumping over
obstacles while on the horses back and
standing on his hands, grasping the
horses withers.
Riders Will EVoIute
The "entry riders" were tried out for
the first time last night. They will
carry out series of marching evolu-
tions mounted during the entry and
the parade around the ring. They are
the following young men: c. A. Sayre.
A. C. Lusby, William S. Ewing, l..
Romans, ]. w. Mottashed and Walter
Onley, Sayre and j. v. Burns win do
a "Roman standing" act, which will be
one of the best features OF the eques-
trian events.
The clowns have worked up a side
splitting line Of buffoonery and they'll
| be sure to hand you a laugh II you go
to the show, no matter how much OF
crouch you take along. The follow
! ing will be white face: Leo v. Young
worth, H. S. Krohn George A. Fitch,
r. d. Bronson and Cecil Frankel Fran
KEEL will exhibit his educated pig. The
other clowns win be Herbert Cornish,
with his educated goose; Eddy Nagle,
a "Janus" clown, with two faces which
cannot be told apart; Frank Bryson, a
''reub" clown; l.. A. Hauser, Paul Piper
and Ornamental" Bailey.