New-York tribune., 1909-04-28
WILD WEST IN TOWN
4LSO TIE FAR EAST.
Teoo Shoes to Eeig8t the Small Boy
5rrire at Madison Square,

A,a sfzteen redskins bit the dust." but 7ot
2 single scalp was taken aast night at the mas
sscre Of Madison Square Garden, "Len Coionei
,-oat-s south Brooklyn cowboys and PaNnee
Fars survivors Of PORT Arthur and Llhg-Iuns
- s,,-oo-e5 down OH the red marauders, Tor every
poor Ind5an was needed to take part IN lhe resi-
y Vs. The night Of the small boy. all right. for.
while TO be q circus cloWtr may he an ardent Il
te,,r,o-sr, ambition. The desire 10 do the Deer
foot act" or 10 emulate Diamond DICK 1as's loi
more than decade We'll, the small Do& mao ~
e;az. sn in the gallery, but Jusz few teet away
be could see Sioux and Blachfoot. tfles seIne ana
C.1 la being turned good Indians IN Ile SooI
old-lashioued way that Buffalo BIZ mace IA
rgous Ard the best part of IL was ula1 ihey al
carno to life two or three times. and got shot down
all over again IN the most acconnodatins manner
I, is sim the old Wild West snow Of thirty years
aEo-aud it .sa'r-f0r TO Il has beal added part o.
the Pav-nee BIZ show, SO that no" me entIe
aggregation. including the only woman puehli,s
bronco rider in the world rs '1-ilea bulL1''
Bnrs WILD West. Show. Combined with PAW nee
B.Ts Great Far East-
For amusement pure and simple. there IS moth
ing that s,rpasses IL lIGralists may complain O.
the gIorincatlou Of brute force, but no younsster
be be six sixty. VIII pay any aiei'Ioh 10 'iie'
plants when he sees the show
There are no longer any fTon1ers to conquer ana
there are few. outlets for tie ilSt lor Hsl' ~
struggle left to-day. The football game heps soe
So does The baseball game: blt the Wild West snow"
with its mimic conbats and its pictures OF me age
long struggle which took place between old ana
new conditions a generation ago. is healthy even
though II may stimulate interest IN me IhUe"
rlalIgned dime novel
More open TO criticism as rejecting the defhailu
nf relrotfc % seration for new sensation Is
single act in the show Whieir has no proper place
there Needless 10 say ii W2s one OF Ihe most al-
l3laudel Late the evenings Silte-ai'aI;lel't af
paratus resembling in sorne way The accessories q
ne ole loop 1he gap automobile act was set up
Then a young man. climbed 10 one "i the trans
verse supports Of the ceiling and dved down stTlh
irg The upper part Of The slide on his breast ana
WIS flung down and forward 10y the impetus ull'il
he landed on his feet in the ;anbark- slight mis-
calculation-and the show would need d ne"
thriller.
Colonel Cody. the Buffalo Bill Of every young
ster's dream. was there, little grayer than he
was last year but as firm and erect in the saddle
as ever. Only one real sign Of the advancing age
OF the old scout TO he noticed-the omission Of
the s1oottng Of glass balls from the saddle and his
failure 70 take part in the more arduous work Of
the evenings entertainment Another feature was
missed. too-the shooting Of Johnny Baker, who
vas Annie Oaklcvs only rival for popularity for 50
many ,ears Bur there are still many Of the old
favorte acts which still remain the favorites, in
spite Of the acts which put the good old Wild
West show 10 The circus line
or course. the eraIs5 review. headed by Buffalo
FTl could not be omitted. neither could the attack
OF the old Deadwood stage coach. nor the of
aein. on agin' riding OF the pony express. The
artillery drill done as il with obsolete rnUzzle
leaders could be much improved by Colonel Cody
getting few more real artilerymen. who could
lean 10 -ber seats on the caisson without getting
their legs tangled And il is hard TO see. too
what place q score or so Of chorus boys in zouave
costumes have in show based the cowboy.
Indian and soldier
one Thing alone though would make the show
good 10 see even Il there were not score or more
Of other good things tc watch that is the rid
ing Of little grl green corduroy Not only
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polite PAGES. but she was able 10 ride one of the
widest horses in The outfit though she glued
10 the saddle Despite TWO three bad falls
which brought the spectators their feet when
the boys were flung against OF the boxes
there were plenty OF other good riders. All
the bad horses the bunch were feeling their
oats last night and gave trouble enough to suit
most bored. When they got through bucking and
punging there bored
OF course Wild West show is complete with
al Indian battle prairie fire During the
next three weeks the Indians will whipped by
Colonel Cody and his cowboys twice a day ana
the prairie fire. with the aid Of a stercopttcon,
VIII wipe out village two often The loot
ball game horseback, which attracted so much
attention last year, still retained. and. although
the cowboys had easy time OF with
Indians last night. the aborigin=s booking for
ward &c taking the cowboys scalps to-day.
The Far East feature Of the show Is Interesting.
although il belongs far properly with An
out and ont circus Tumblers and arrohats
Polynesia make up this part the en,erJ;lt,,Tnen-
but chief Of all are the Rossi elephants. The Gle
plants do nothing particularly novel interest
ing. but they serve an effective background
for four young q much grace, who C.n2e
and pose effectively