Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1909-09-19
SeIs-FIolo Show Best Seen Here
IN Years.
SPLENDID WORKMANSHIP FEATURE
hcrobatic Nelson Family's Act Prob
ably Not Surpassed by Anything OF
the kind-Street Parade is Delay
O.
ed Two Hours, But People Wait

| A good. clean show, worth admis-
sion price and more, was seen by the
capacity crowds-probably nearly
ten thousand people in all-;hat
gathered in the Sells Floto circus
tent yesterday afternoon and last
night The circus was the first ard
only one Of the season here. and the
best that has come this way in years.
There are great many acts OF
various kinds, some of which are ex-
ceptionaily good. and there is not a
bad one in the lot. The real feature
is the large numbers of extraordinarily
well trained horses. handled by men
and women each of whom seems TO
be, q star at the business.
Featured at the head of the aero
bats is the wonderful Nelson family,
whose work seems to improve as the
years go by. Many novelties are in
troduced in their new act, which
probably is not surpassed by any
thing of the kind under canvas or in
vaudeville Other performers with fly
ing trapese, parallel bars. rings. lad
ders, tfght-rope and Black-wirel are
top notchers in their respective lines
Then there are contortiOnists who do
things that appear painfully difficult,
four young women who do fancy
dances and other stunts while sus-
pended by their teeth from whiriing
contraptions in the tent-top. troupe
Of particularly clever dancers, and
probably many others too numerous
to remember or mention. However.
r.. \ c~f- OH
ed" elephants and bunch of dogs
that do everything but talk.
The bare back riding was marred
yesterday by an accident, at the very
beginning of the afternoon perform
ance, to the principal rider Tripping
on rough piece Of ground. the big
white horse upon which the rider
was standing fell heavily to the
ground. Though he alighted on his
feet. the man turned one OF his
ankles and was unable TO go on with
the act. The young woman working
with him finished alone and was
roundly applauded when she made
her final bow.
The show was good from start 10
finish, even the clowns having some
new stunts.
owing to a delay in getting their
cars unloaded. the circus people we're
unable TO give their street parade I'M
I'll 1880 O'Clock yesterday afternoon
Long before 10 O'Clock. the time ad-
vertised for the parade. apparently
nearly everybody in town was on
Washington avenue waiting About
n O'Clock hastily printed handbills
were distributed announcing the IN
looked for delay and the change in
the hour Of the parade. but mes CT
the people were out 10 wait al the'
waited. A feature Of the rar71e
which vas in keeping with 80 GuH'-
ity of the circus. though tac
agerie was small. was tae 81 .
prize dray team Of Armour 4 =
magnificent team was disDlsvei fsr-
ing the show. the driver exhibiting
his own skill and the tr7ining Of the
enormous horses BY turning the SIX
horses and draw around again and
again in the outer circus ring
1t is a noteworthy fact that the
Sells F1oto Company not only Is car
rying a capital show. but is managing
to get along without the army Of TAX
frs and crooks usually 20 be found
''hanging-on- around a circus.