Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1909-01-08
POLICEMAN ARRESTS CIRCUS
BLUECoATs SWooP DOWN ON
BROTHERS, SHOW.
Prosecuting Attorney Drops Charge
When Told Performance Was
for Benefit of Y. M. C. A.

A circus was arrested last night and
hailed before the Police Court this morn
ing. If,the manager had not had the So
required as collateral there is no telling
what might have happened.
The five was there, however. Albert M.
Chesley-he was the manager of the show
had it, promptly parted with it as col
lateral when he found himself in the
hands of the law for giving an exhibition
without permit from the proper authori-
ties of the District Of Columbia, and went
along home to bed.
He told Assistant Corporation Counsel
Pugh all about it this morning and the
case was nolle pressed.
The show was the famous three-ring cir
Gus of the "Bungling Brothers 1t eX-
hibited at the Boys Southeast Club OF
the Young Mems Christian Association
9TH street and Virginia avenue southeast
For three hours the acrobats and clowns
and trained animals entertained large
audience.
Policeman Takes a Hand.
When it was all over a fifth precinct
policeman appeared on the scene and ar
rested Mr.. ChesIey, one Of the secretaries
of the Y. NJ G. A. Mr.. Chesley promptly
supplied the necessary collateral and the
peTIOT1HeTS were dlloWeu 10 So Iices dS
was Mr.. Chesley also, because the police
knew the case would be fixed up in court.
The collateral was RENTED when the
charge was nolle pressed, because the
proceeds of the circus are to be given to
the treasury of the boys department of
the Y. M. c. A., thus bringing the affair
under the regulations covering charitable
entertainments.
The show was all there. too, in regal
10 Id 0I,ptc rrrSn nd
faced wild animals, tassled and tinsled
jugglers, clowns. tramps dudes. ticket
sellers, barkers, bOuncers and even
a brass band, to say nothing of the high
booted long mustached, fourteen-year-
old ringnaster.
Quentin Roosevelt Doesn't Appear.
Quentin Roosevelt was scheduled to
take part as one of the clowns, so the
management said, but for some reason
he did not put in an appearance. 1t was
positively stated he would be on hand TO-
night, however, and would participate in
the opening clown number-a quartet,
Mary and Her Little Lamb Quentin
was scheduled. too. for other stunts-pan-
tomine acts-similar TO those seen in the
big summer affairs under acres OF real
canvas
Despite Quentin's absence, the perform
dnCe was gone through Will, Will d WIN
and dash. and the wonder was among the
older persons present how the boys
trainers succeeded in teaching the youth
full performers acrobatic feats of really
remarkable cleverness. The clowns also
showed evidence of long training by their
instructors and many of' their stunts were
most creditable.
All the Features Provided.
The performance began shortly before
9 o'clock and concluded within an hour
aud half The principal features Of the
program were exhibitions on parallel
bars, wrestling, flying rings, horizontal
bars. trapeze. tumbling. springboard
jumping and balancing. These various
exhibitions were interspersed with the
appearances Of the clowns and the weird
wild animals. The latter ranged from a
thrce-boy elephant to a one-boy kicking
donkey.
The two performances are being given
under the direction Of the several secre-
taries and athletic trainers of the boys
department of the Y. NJ. c. A., the pro-
ceeds to be devoted to defraying incidental
expenses insthat department