Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1909-08-12
CIRCUS CAME WITH THE RAIN
But the Tent Was Waterproof
and the Show Was Excellent.
Twas the Howe ana VIM Amburg
Combination nnd the Two Hours
Performance Contained Much
Tint Was Novel.

Tho rain which farmers and market
gardeners have been looking for came
Thursday with the circus and the flne
drizzle which prevailed during the after
noon and evening undoubtedly intcrfered
with the attendance. although about
300 Of the 400 seats were occupied vt
the afternoon performance and again in
the evening
Tho circus was the Howe and Van
AmhurE combination and It was II good
one. During tho two hours that the per-
Torrance lasted thcre wcrc three acts
on oil the time. Just enough to keep ono 8
eNes busy. A sick elephant was an I'M
usual incident of the performance and
aftor til" animal had lain down he APP
pearcd unable to rise until he was as
sisted 10 his feet by long line Of men
IN the employ Of the show This done. the
animal went through his stunts all
right
Tn" first par. OF thc performance con-
sisted of spring jumps and double somer-
saults IN air over elephants by Joe Bell.
Lou Roberts Hugh Doughertv. Franz
Reed and tho Nichols brothers. This was
followed by aerial work by Miss Kate
Dooloy. Miss Mildred Kellogg and Miss
Maude Earle on swinging ladders, and
the living perch After tho aerial work
Nichols brothers and tho Nakhama
troupe Of Japanese boys gave per
Torrance Of tumhlng. the little Japanese
boys proving very popular with young
and old. Clever trapesc stunts were then
performed Mas Emma 1,aTowe and
Miss Mildred Kellogg. Miss I,aTowe also
doing difficult feats on the slack wire
The Nichols family. consisting OF two
men. one young woman and n boy gave
n very good exhibition Of tight wire
walking. jumping from q barrel onto the
wire one Of the men carrying the two
younger people. the men passing each
other on the wire, one kneeling and lying
on the wire when being passed. and walk
ing on stills on the wire The TYBell sis
tors. three in number. divided honors
with tho Wakhama troupe doing many
startling contortons. spirals and ser
pentine dances while suspended by their
teeth alone from steel triangle which
was revolving Al rapid rate. The little
japanese boys made a second appearance.
giving an exhibition of back bending and
contortion, one Of the bows standing on
n small block Of wood and bending back
wards until he supported himself with his
hands on the same block
Miss La Towe and NJ. Tessier gave a
good exhibition of balancing while on
trapezes. Mr. Tcssicr standing on his
head on the bar while the trapeze I'M
wound itself Franz Reed and John Smith
with Miss Earle were the cduestrians. the
latter couple giving exhibitions Of cake
walking. dancing and other stunts with
their horses. Mr.. Reed rode barebaCk
on one and then on four horses doing
number Of feats which pleased. The
TyBell family appeared later in the con-
cert. following the main show in an ex-
hhi'on of knife and battle AK throwing
Several songs, buck and wing dancing.
clog dancing and monologues formed the
main part Of the concert program.
Several Of the southern negroes. who nc
company the show, appeared in plantation
songs and figs.