Washington State journal and Adams County news. [volume] (Ritzville, Wash.) 1906-1907, 1907-09-11
GENTRY BROS.
SHOW COMING
TRAINED ANIMALS OF ALL KINDS TO
PERFORM FOR LOCAL PUBLIC
IS BETTER THAN EVER
EASTERN AND WESTERN SCHOWS HAVE
BEEN UNITED AND MANY NOVEL
FEATURES ADDED.

That department of the circus world
especially devoted to the entertainment
of the younger generation and presided
over by the Gentry Brothers is to
complete the local tented season
Monday, September 16, with an ex-
hibition of trained animals such as
has made the name of Gentry synony-
nous with Santa Claus in the minds
of the little ones and those who look
after their happiness.
During the two decades the Gentry
Brothers have been catering to the
amusement patronizing public they
have successfully specialized in trained
dogs, monkeys, ponies and other small
animals, whose performance has had
an individuality and a superior quality
which have given the Gentry shows a
clientele whose number and enthu-
siasm go hand in hand.
The "cleanest circus in the world
has however, experienced change and
an increase in size during the past year
witch will make its coming more than
ever an event to those who like tented
shows and who believe that there is
more of good medicine in day under
the tents than in many weeks of more
orthodox summer resorting. During
former years the Gentrys have placed
entour an "eastern" or "No. - show
and western or "No. % show,
but during the past winter the Gentry
properties passed into the ownership
of M. W. Savage, proprietor of the
International Stock Food company,
of Minneapolis, owner of Dan Patch
the worlds greatest pacing horse, and
a number of other investments, and
this change of ownership which has
combined the two shows and given this
seasons enterprise the appellation
the Gentry Brothers Famous Shows
United.
In this merging of the two tented
exhibitions the familiar features which
have increased the popularity of the
Gentry shows for many years are re-
tanned and while the children and
"grown-ups" who attend during the
two performances given in Ritzville
will again be delighted by the remark
able intelligence shown by the ponies,
dogs and monkeys, the united shows
will present several features not
hitherto associated with the name of
Gentry.
The stellar feature of all features
this season is the original Mrs. Gen.
Tom Thumb, widow Of the famous Gen.
ToomThumb and present wife of Count
Primo Magri, to whom she was mar
ried 10 years ago. with this interest
ing couple will be the count brother,
Baron Magri, the trio holding receipt
ions from platform just inside the
main entrance each afternoon and
evening prior to the performance.
Mrs. Gen. Tom Thumb is undoubt-
eddy the most widely known human
"diminutive" before the public, with
whom she has been on speaking terms
for nearly so years.
Also with the Gentry shows this
season will be a herd of trained
elephants, whose elephant band and
elephant supper contribute joy to the
performance, a herd of baby camels,
trained pigs, sheep, geese and other
animals, all giving substantiation to
the claim that as now constituted the
Gentry Brothers shows have the finest
trained animal exhibition in the
world.
On the morning Of Sept. l6, the
Gentry shows street parade, nearly
. mile long, will leave show ground