Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1908-09-29

are acrobatic performances One is a
clever exhibition of balancing, il
which the performer gives some new
and unique exhibitions of balancing
The Browning-Wally trio of aerial ar
lists give performance that has
made the biggest kind of hit 1t is
a performance that should be seen tc
be appreciated. This is the third
time that the company has appeared
in this country. as they came to the
United States from Europe only few
weeks ago. The feats of strength
performed by one of the ladies of the
trio are a revelation. The other aero
battle act is that By the Merodia
troupe of six trick bicycle riders. They
put on an exceptionally clever act
stated to be one of the best bicycle
acts ever seen here. The feats per
formed by the entire company form
the most interesting part of the act
although there are a number of clever
and unique tricks given by individual
members. One of the women is par
ticularly good. The one wheel riding
is a feature of the act. Like several
of the other numbers of the bill OF
free attractions, this troupe has never
before been seen west of Manhattan
it being an eastern act
Great Animal show.
The greatest act on the program
and an act that is alone well worth
going miles to see, is the Novello
East Indian company Of trained ele.
plants, horses and dogs. The act is
absolutely new and IS replete with
sensational features. Everybody thai
has attended a circus has seen ele
plant acts. trained horses are common
everywhere and performing dog acts
are so numerous that they are seen
in even the cheapest vaudeville the
aters; but TO get together all of these
animals and have them trained to &c
through an act together is a novelty
that has never before been Witnessed
ill the middle west. If the big Eng
the horse does likewise, and then, tC
the amazement OF the audience, the
elephant does the same thing. and
then stands on his head just to show
that he has the others bested. Two
elephants, two horses, a half dozen
dogs and eight people comprise the
company. and all work together in d
manner that is astonishing. AS final
and a spectacular finish to the per
Torrance is high somersault per
formed by one Of the men, who is
thrown into the air by the weight o.
one of the elephants. A see-saw is
erected on the stage and the elephant
walks from one end to the other. One
of the men steps on the end vacated
by the pachyderm and as the elephant
overbalances the board the man is
thrown high into the air, turns d mum
Der of somersaults and alights on the
elephants back. from which he makes
another leap and lands on the stage.
A Startling High Dive.
Another big feature of the program
but one not given last evening. is the
high dive. This will be given every
olItiuOOi evening JHS
of the week. The dive is made from
ladder rs foot high. placed neal
the stage. There is double dive. the
male member of the company taking
leap from the highest ladder, while
a woman at the same moment drop.
from ladder so feet in the air. Bot
make single turn in their descent
landing in net at the bottom The
act is highly sensational, and provide:
thrill for the spectators.
Roman ring exhibitions. double ira
peze performances, and other acts. are
to make up the free vaudeville bill.
In addition there will be great dis
plays of fireworks this evening anC
Friday, the two political days, ant
every afternoon there will be horse
show a and automobile races an,
novelty tests. In addition tomor
row, Thursday and Saturday there will
be races between the hose companies
and the chiefs of the fire department;
| of Rock Island, Moline and Daven
port. All of these performances ant
| races are free within The exposition
grounds