The San Francisco call., 1908-04-28
CIRCUS DRAWS
LARGE CROWDS
Shriners Appear in Sensational
Acts in Tent Filled to
Its Capacity

Even though large section of the
audience and any number of the per-
formers Wore the red feZ of Islam tenn
pie, Mystic Shrine, there can be no
doubt about the reality of the thrilling,
old fashioned circus that is being Of
fered at Market and Twelfth streets
this week for the benefit of the Chill
dren's hospital. 1t is circus with
tanbark and pink lighted ladies who
perform truly amazing things on pranc-
ing palfreys and at dizzy heights under
the vaulted canvas dome. And it is
done, for the most part, to the tune of
the Merry Widow waltz
Cynics say there is nothing new in
circuses-but how about the ladies who
hang by their pink knees and swing to
the rhythm of the Merry widow
waltz? 1t was once done very prettily
to After the Ball." but never to any
thing so classic, not to say classy. as
the air which permeated the tent last
evening.
1t was Shriners' day on the tanbark
arena and also in the world of charity.
The Sells Floto show, which Islam
temple has chartered for a week in aid
of the Children's hospital is busy
circus, with energetic and talented per-
formers. but the Shriners made the
engagement noteworthy. The good
work started in the morning with a
lavish parade. Market street Van Ness
avenue and other thoroughfares were
remembered. In addition TO the circus
pageant there We're in the procession
any number of mobiles of the Mystic
Shrine. They were in automobiles and
in clowns attire and made merry along
the line of march.
In the afternoon the opening per-
formance was given before an en-
thusiastic audience. which included
many orphans, guests of the temple.
But the real event was at night, when
all the Shriners gathered in the tent.
The place was packed and the proud
local temple congratulated itself that
it came out $4,000 better in receipts
than the Los Angeles temple did on
the opening night of its circus.
The Shriners started the perform
ance after the pageant. A cavalcade
on beautiful black horses went through
evolutions with the ease and per-
pendicularity of old circus performers
In this feature, which is called the
garland entry, We're the following
nobles:
Team No. MOBILES George Fimer, william
p. Ffmer, George f. Bennett. Manuel Laffee.
Julian II. olcovich. G.. +. Moulthrop H j.
Grauerfolz and Ralph L. Cohn.
Team No. MOBILES William Chipman. s. i.
Clarke, George Habenicht, s. II. Robinson, ].
". Likens +. G. Koenfg, Matthew Lindsay and
+. ID. Monckton.
clowns of the circus, were the stu
pendous consultations of Shriners in
motley, comprising:
Mobiles f. A. Lowe, John e. ellison, w z.
L Logan, n,.,l David s. Kahn A. Decourtreux. T.
B. Cleghorn. Julius Gabriel A. D.. Mclean, r.
r. Parks, H. McCurdy, W. e. Lucas H. lie
Baron Smith, J. w. Creagh and Mamie Latree.
On Wednesday the Shriners, will en-
tertain as special guests the boys OF
the Youths Directory. the Peoples PAL
ace and the parental school. Other in
stitutions are to be remembered dur
ing the week of festivity and tan
bark
The following committees are in
charge of the circus:
Executive stafr-wiIliams Edwards. Harry
mond Godchaux. A. r.. SehleIeher, G. IL Van
Orden. g. n. Wolfe, Louis A. Steiger Harvey
D. Loveland, George FIimer, William Croker,
Sldeshows committee-C. H. Van orden,
chairman; G. L.: Parks. w. G. Allen. Walter A.
Scott. Thomas TrebsII III Hitler, DR.. T. r.
Lehman. II. f. j. Prien. j. Trebell.
Publicity committee-H. d. Loveland. chair
man: Charles n. Rohrhand, t. L. Henderson,
Philip Hastings, H. Baehr. H. II. Eisert )
Committee on perm,tsrE Godchaux. chair
PaR 4 seott sssaeT 4 MSm Meplna cr0eter Charles
Program sellers william Croker, chairman
George W. swippman, J. z. sGiIson W. H.
Joslyn, A. NJ. Kant, T. a. Mariotte. a. wertsch.
Boxton. G. A. Lenoir Frank O. Pague. u. r..
Conn. II. Franklin. p. Hastings v. s. Walsh
Ushers-Captain Brown, chairman; w. s.
Iyman. G. Lachman. A.. +. Bohls, NJ ~
Getz. O. F. Grundel. Mark E. Lewis. Peter ID.
Bernhard. D. G. Schoenfeld. w. G. Raisch,
George Welters. Henry NJ. Abrams, J. W. Gale.
A. B. Wood Henry Mottct. Charles Levy. Henry
Sclussler. Jacob g. Leibold, l. r. Holm
Committee sale of tckets-Rebert W.
Neal chairman; II. ID. Noble. l. b. Smith
Charles II. Suydam J. r. Hllman, George
Lippnan.
Committee on conc, ssions-Georre FiImer
chairman: II. A. Nauman. J. D. Abrams, w.
H. Hindle. A. ]. de Lamare, George E. Ben
nett.