The Twin Falls times. [volume] (Twin Falls, Idaho) 1905-1916, 1908-05-14
THE AMERICAN CIRCUS.
Sells-Floto Show Reach to Hearts Of
the Children.

The old fashioned curious has come to
tcwn-the American circus for the
American kid, be be anywhere between
6 and 60.
l wonder why Harry Tammen shook
the name, "The Circus BeautifuI?'
1t applies to this years exhibition
Everything is spick and span aud new.
You know how it jars you to sobserve
that the costumes are patched and
stained; you know how you come back
to easth with bump when you note
that the Bengal tiger has the mango
and the sacred bull limps? Well, there
is no chance of such shock with the
Sell-Floto outfit They are just begin
ming their annual pilgrimage into the
hearts of the youngsters. The anti
mails are fat and sleek; the costumes are
new; the colors are bright and the gold
wagon, 1t is q chance to see circus
with all the warpaint on,
bpCoAlIS VI dniiutlSs dllllcu Has Ou-
ly seven lions this season. Four lions
are enough for most road shows but
Tammen has them all ages and all sizes
from the old black-maned father of the
tribe down to the three baby cubs. The
six tigers are also eye-openers and the
elephants headed by that old German
frau. Mamma. still retain their place on
the bill as headliners.
From the concert under the big top
to the clown races-without which the
children would have good right to con-
slider themselves defrauded--the circus
is worth seeing.
There is not enough room in which to
mention all the feature acts, bnt here
are few of them;
The Man Frog, who ties himself into
so many knots that it is real releaf to
tortiohist the frog party has something
on the best of them, and the way he
caresses the back of his reck with his
toes is worth any mans time.
The six trained elephants have
learned some new stunts for this season
Floto, grown into quite respectable
mountain of flesh, like his celebrated
namesake, does stunts on barrel
walking all over the ring and then COM
ing back again. Mamma dances the
sailors hornpips with her front legs,
which is surely going some for a four
ton beast, They all walk on their hind
legs and hurry through their drill like
a squad of infantry.
Then their is the gentleman in pur-
pie boomers who throws butcher knives
at two purple ladies, just managing to
miss them every time, He winds up
his act by setting the handles of the
knives on fire and edging the purple
ladies with flame, after which he throws
about dozen cleavers after the knives
"a very uncomfortable act for all par.
ties concerned. But they say he never
makes a mistake
One feature act is presented by Herr
Schmidt who is annonced as the.strong
est man in the world. Herr Schmidt i.
the living image of John l.. Sullivan
porch and all and he holds up cycle
whirle cute young man who looks lik,
Eddie Hanlon, rides around and aroun(
on the inside. Herr Scmidt fell vi
against the big band wagon last weel
and the wagon broke. He is the stron,
feature Of the show.
The Correa Sisters, from Australis
do bareback act that is pretty an
novel and the Alpines, and EngIis
troupe, have some hair-raising move
ties for the tight wire. They use tw
: wires and keep them busy all the tim
( they are on the stage
: John Carroll has a high school hors
Z named Rinaldo. Rinaldo can dance
two-step as well as the man who ride
e him, and he is perfection.
!. The Type Risters are the women wit
9 the iron jawbones. One of them lhane
Q head downward forty feet feet from tn
i ground holding bicycle in her teetl
r The other sister rides the bicycle an
: these entelt iaingil dies worklwithor
| net. There's nothing like having co
fldence in ones dentist. The actlwinG
: up with Lole Fuller skirt dance pei
e formed In mid-ars, each lady holding o
by her teeth.
John Correa and Cecil Lowande al
the star bareback people with the SHOW
8 Correa turns bewildering succossio
OF hlpfops from his horses back an
Lowande is not whit behind him
, These two men are said to be the be.
bareback riders In the business.
To my mind the best feature Of til
show is presented by the Peerless Poi
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