The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1910-10-20
CLOWNS ARE
BIG FEATURE
FIFTY OF THEM ARE CARRIED By
RINGLlNG BROS. TO PRESENT
THE HUMOROUS SIDE OF THE
CIRCUS.

Fifty of the worlds best and merri.
est clowns are largely responsible for
the attractiveness of the program
which Ringing Brothers Worlds
Greatest Shows are Offering this year.
There is not a moment during the
three hours the doors are open that
the audience is not laughing at some
droll stunt or funny antic of the great
army of comedians.
Most OF these gay sky-larkers are
from Europe. They are from the
comic opera companies of Paris and
Berlin, the Pantomimes of famous
Drury Lane, from the courts of east
ern potentates and from our own vau-
deville and musical-comedy stage
This is the circus that for a quarter
Of a century has originated the best
there is in Glowing. 1t is funnier
than ever this year. The man who
attends one of it's performances and
does not come away with a more
hopeful focus on life had better see
an undertaken.
At all times the arena is the scene
of merry action. There are satires on
public and political happenings, farces.
the richest Of vaudeville sketches, di-
alect acts and clever tom-foolery.
The coarseness that characterizes the
clowns of other shows is missing. The
compound essence of wholesome and
innocent fun is ever on tap. The au-
dience drinks large draughts of it
with beneficial results to health and
mind.
Foremost among the comedians is
AL Miaco. He was the original
Humpty-Dumpty. Though nearly six
ty years old is still the leader of all
the worlds pantomists and harle.
quins. His name Is that of an illus
trious family of comedians. There is
also Jules Turnour, the best of all
French mimics. Jules Is the subject
of an intensely interesting bio-graphi.
cal story written by Isaac F. Marcos
son, the magazine editor and author.
He has clowned in every civilized
country On earth. Kings and queens,
diplomats and professors have laugh
ed. at him. He is the delight of the
children. George Hatzell Is another
Of the clowns. The magazines all over
the country have devoted pages to
his clever work. Still another is Jas
Spriggs, the clown policeman. He is
what is known as free lance.''
working independently of the others.
Laughter follows in his train wher-
ever he goes.
Other celebrated fm-makers with
this show are Max Dilea, the human
windmill; John Slater, the Happy
Hooligan of the sawdust: Johnnie
F1atiron, whose dron stunts are as
comical as his professional name;
Charlie Smith, the king of comedy
make-ups; Red Roberts the best OF
all Dutch clowns; the Casinos, famous
French grotesque artists: Billy Hart,
the Irish hod-carrier; Fred jerks. a
former vaudeville headliner: Sunny
Simpson, the rube knock-ab bout: Tom
Roce, the Dixey minstrel, and Al
White, the best character artist In
America.
Whites clever stuns come as a sur
prise to the audience. II is not known
that he is a clown until the perform.
ance is half over. though he has kept
the crowds laughing from the start
The women are the first to spot him.
He works among the audience. A
clever little boy assists him.
When the big show comes to Pen
sacola on Thursday, November 8, il
will set the town to laughing as II
never laughed before.