Lewiston evening teller. [volume] (Lewiston, Idaho) 1903-1911, 1907-06-07
SELLS-FLOTO
PLEASES CROWDS
Well Earns Title to ''Circus
Beautiful Programme
Very Replete

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shows are popularity called,
anne to Lewiston today for two per-
matinee, which start
d at els O'Clock this afternoon, and
he night performance which begins at
o'clock. :
las reported the unparalleled success
.laimed by the management Of thel
shows. This organization
vas the very first into the West and
he tour so far has been one triumphal
march from town to town. In fact,
THE circus Beautifur' even invaded
the great American desert, giving the
Initial circus performances in Tono-
pah Goldfeld, Rhyolite and other new
but rich mining camps in Nevada. This
part Of the trip was great accom-
pIishment, but it amply paid for the
trouble and the one biggest days
business the show has ever known
was in Goldfield. where the patrons
saw everything there was to see about
the show and bought red and blue
balloons In punches Of so just for the
fun Of breaking them to hear them
pop.
After the big special train had been
unloaded this morning and the can
vas city. which covers more than 10
square acres of ground, had been
stretched there was q street parade
which gave ample justification for the
title, "The circus Beautiful" In every
detail this parade was q credit to the
show. No finer lot of draft and riding
horses ever came into the West, ana
the dens, cages and wagons We're
massive, new and clean. All the wild
animals are magnificent specimens,
too and the costumes Of the riders and
performers are of rich elegance and
excellent good taste. There is pleas
ed, healthy. contented look about the
attaches OF the Sells-Floto shows that
is one of the best evidences Of success
and good management.
When the doors Of the circus opened
at / O'Clock vollmer field. where the
exhibition is given, was jammed with
people and when the show started at
2:15 O'Clock the 5000 seating capacity
of the big tent was given severe
test.
AS for the performance itself it is
new, clean, original and thoroughly
up-to-date. There are goodly num-
Der Of the regulation circus acts that
could not well be left out, but the
novelty features are decidedly impress
sive and Classy
! One OF the really astounding fea-
lures is presented by Herr Schmitz,
/ who is billed as "the strongest man on
earth" In spite OF his title Herr
Schmitz Is much too modest in Offer
| ing his act, which consists Of holding
on his shoulders cycle whirl weigh
ing 1900 pounds. while a man inside
/ on wheel races around with death.
The resistance caused by the rider
and the swaying motion of the whiri is
to bring the weight which Herr
Schmitz sustains up to 1900 pounds
i The beautiful Ty-Bel sisters. known
as the human butterflies" have an
other hazardous and thrilling act
Pulled up to the very peaks of the
canvas and holding to a small STRAP
only with their teeth: they execute
graceful serpentine dances. perform
on the trapeze. ride bicycles and dc
other thrilling feats.
4 Perhaps no other part of the pro-
gram pleases more than the gymnastit
and balancing work of the Irnperia
Sigamuto troupe of Japanese, from tht
Royal theater Toxic. Their entire
performance is wonderful but this
piece de resistance is executed by the
fearless Ajuiska, who slides down 9
rope from the top of the tent to ths
ground balanced on his hands.
In addition to these things there arr
premier equestrian acts, bareback rid.
,ers, somersauit riders and carrying
acts, high school horses and manegs
acts, aerial performers by the score
educated elephants, mules and. geese
implement acts. high wire acts, con,
tortionists, tumbIers and leapers and
fully two dozen clowns, who are &C.
tually funny and are always working
Since this circus was here two year
ago it has improved wonderfully ant
is greatly enlarged. 1t gives clean
wholesome performance in every re-
spect and its honest, straightforward
business methods win always make i
welcome in Lewiston.
II Hundreds Of people also came from
out Of town to participate in this gal.
day event. Several excursion train
came in crowded and Charleston gave ;
big delegation.