The gold leaf., 1909-10-07
JOHN ROBINSON MADE GOOD.

All Promises and Expectations Fully
Carried Out-Show Was Up to Its
Bills and Discounted Them by Far
No One Who Witnesses the Per-
formances Goes Away Disappointed
The Show Is a Marvel, Pleasing
Potrons Beyond Description.
Tomorrow, Friday, October 9Th,
John Robinson's Show will come to
town bringing not only the camels,
but the elephants, the lions, the
tigers and innumerable other wild
animals, beside riders, trapeze artists,
acrobats, tumblers, leapers, the fun
ny clowns and d whole host of other
performers that 60 make up a great
circus and trained animal exhibit
tion. And with the show will come
the crowds doubtless, for the John
Robinson Show is worth travelling
miles to see. The Paducah Ky. News
Democrat of September 18th 1909,
says:
Thousands of people crowded the
great tent OF John Robinson's circus
Saturday, both afternoon and night per-
formance being given to probably the
largest csowds which have witnessed q
circus performance in this city And
none went away disappointed. Start
ling claims and promises were made by
the management in its posters and ad-
vertising, and yet there was not one
which was not fulfilled to the letter.
The show was a marvel. The usual
circ6s elevation had been improved on,
and John Robinson's circus went out Of
the general rut and showed some things
which were different. The aggregation
has three rings and in every one OF the
three there is something going on every
minute from the time the participants
file around the rings at the start Of the
performance until after the concert, with
which the circus closed.
Feats which would be thought beyond
the realm OF human endeavor were pulled
of one right after the other and the i'm
mense crowds were kept guessing what
was next alternately with gasps over
what was going on then. Animals
actually human in their intelligence act
ed their parts, and seals, ordinarily
stupid animals, played hand ball with
each other, riding on ponies around the
ring the while. Horses cake-wRlked to
the music OF the excellent band, bowed
to the audiences, or answered the com
mands OF their trainers and riders with
an intelligence lacking in q good many
individuals. Elephants, great clumsy
beasts, did igs and two steps on top oI
small barrels or walked on their hind
legs as their trainers chose. The antics
of clowns caused peal after peal ol
laughter to burst from men. women and
children, while daredevil bareback riders
bespangled in tigbts did impossible
things on the backs OF their flying
steeds.
The strongest man in the world lifted
fourteen men on platform on his back,
tossed 750 pound dumb-bell about as
be pleased, or iuggled it with four men
hanging on to the ends. Taken all in all,
it was q great sight for both the big
people who came with an excuse and thu
little people who came as an excuse, and
not q still minute in the Kaleidoscope
picture permitted TO look aside.
The features OF the day were, OF course
the daredevil dive OF highly paid artis1
| from the top Of the tent to the ground
coming down head first and striking ar
| inclined plane which righted him, ant
the strong man who permitted heav,
touring car to run over him for the bene
| fit OF the crowd The slack wire wake
who walked up toward the top OF th
tent on bis unsteady rope and slid dow'
| on his toe and heel was likewise NJ
slouch as thriller.
| After the performance the crowd gazes
at the wild and rare animals in cage
outside. The John Robinson circus Dc
serves every meodicum OF success, whic
| IL In a r. iuincy