Los Angeles herald., 1908-04-07

strap and is drawn into the air, ac-
companying the two women in a sort
of Cairo muscle dance hanging by their
teeth, it becomes just about the limit
of dog acts. This entertainment is
given in ring No. 1, where also are the
clever aerial artists, Harry and Pearl
Wyteds, in single trapese and double
Roman ring acts, very exciting.
Wolly and Piers have the aerial bars
above the stage, and here Ishikawa
makes his slide for life on his hands
the only person in the world, accord
ing to the accommodating press agent
Waddell, who performs this (as usuaD
most difficult and dangerous feet" on
his hands.
No joking. it's clever.
In ring No. 2, during the slide for
life, Vane and DeClairville give de-
lirious exhibition of topsy-turvydom,
and stroll around on the ceiling very
leisurely while the band plays a dis
tracing extract from "Lohengrin.'
Mile. Ethels, clever and pretty flying
trapese artist, adds to the interest of
this act.
The four-horse liberty and trick act
with beautiful black thoroughbreds is
next presented in the first ring. and
this act serves we'll to manifest the
sagacity of the equine and the mastery
of man. 1t is presented by Rhoda
Royal. Incidentally on the stage ap-
pear the great Savoys and their troupe
of canine actors. The way those Savoy
dogs initiate the antics OF their owners
and perform each and every acrobatic
and equilibrial feat done by the men Is
marvellous. One of the dogs especially
may be said to be about the cleverest
ever seen in Los Angeles. The Savoys
themselves are good, but have won
their fame through the ability of their
CANNES. In ring No 2, during the Sa-
voy and Royal acts, John Carol per-
forms difficult feats or norsemanship.
The next number on the program
consists of what is perhaps some of the
finest Russian dancing ever offered in
vaudeville. The noted Goldin troupe,
whose terpsichorean art is we'll known
to many, occupies the stage. The Gold
ins are from Ural, Russia, and do the
famous whirlwind and whizzing dances
with exceptional grace and many new
features. About ten men and women of
1.-THE and timber limb give a rare ex-
hibition of acrobatic dancing evolutions
and the heel and ankle work peculiar
to these dances-especially the squat
ting feature-is of the highest class.
Clown Band Is Rich
In front of the stage, following the
Goldin act, comes Spader Johnson.
Spader's clown band' is one of the
richest musical acts ever offered. What
those artists don't do to the classical
composers Is "undoable," and If they
ever play that Mozart's fantasy or
Beethoven sonata in the vicinity Of
where either of the famed musicians are
buried it's a safe bet both of them will
break from their graves and do some
hair pulling. But, anyway Spader has
got up one of the most classy classical
catastrophes ever conceived, and the
clown band affords the climax of the
hippodrome.
The next big feature on the program
is the Rhoda Royal troupe of trained
horses-ten "far~famed leaders Of
haute-ecole," simultaneously appearing
on the stage and In the hippodrome. In
ring No. / are four horses ridden by
Mobiles Ray, I. Follmer, r. y. Vincent,
F.. L. Bottsford and r. L. Miller. In
ring No. 2 are Four more animals rid
den by Mobiles r. H. Crocker, Ben N.
Powers, w. T.. Griffiths and DIR. w. A.
Smith. Both ring performances are
clever, and proved a surprise to local
Shriners yesterday, who didn't dream
that such popular consorts of the camel
could score such hits on circus horse.
In the hippodrome a fine cart act is
offered with circus girl in the rig and
Noble Richard A. Phister as whip. Noble
Mel Adler also presents 'Ronaldo," in
high school equestrianism, and Noble