Evening capital and Maryland gazette. (Annapolis, Md.) 1910-1922, 1910-09-24
TWO GOOD SHOWS
The Frank A. Robbins Circus
Well Received In AnnapO-
liS-SucCeSSfuIPe riOr
Nance
THE RIDING A FEATURE
Duke The Dancing Horse Delights -
Clever CASTILLO FamiIy-The Orion
Family A Whole Show In Them.
seIves-Manv Pleasing
Features


Like call coons" all circuses are
said to "look alike to most people. This
is not true, and the Frank A. Rob-
bins circus that gave two successful
performances here yesterday, is the
exception that proves the rule.
The Robbins circus is different,
very different, from large class of
circuses that visit Annapolis, and is
| far above the average. Every act in
the many acts land often three and
four going on at the same time) is
excellent. There is nothing cheap in
the character of the show, unless it
is the price. That you cannot Judge
a book by its cover was emphasized
yesterday afternoon by the parade"
given before the afternoon perform
ance in the big tent. The parade
does not measure up to the standard,
and is poor advertising card for the
Robbins circus, which in itself is al
together above the average circus
that visits small towns.
Both performances yesterday were
crowded. Annapolis is a good circus
town, and visiting circus here reaps
harvest. People will save up for
weeks to go to circus, and every
body goes. One of the special features
of the Frank A. Robbins big show
is the neatness and despatch with
which everything is done. There is
no tagging The performance begins
on time and everything goes with a
dash and swing from start to finish.
There is always something doing
at the Robbins circus.
Before the performance a peep be-
hind the scenes, in the pad room"
and dressing rooms, reveals the Sec
rets of makeup, lightning changes
of costume, and the fact that fifteen
or twenty girls can live under a tent
in space 6x12, each having all her
belongings in trunk, and everything
in its place. The men have one-half
of the dressing tent, the women the
other half, and everything is done
with order and system.
How do they accomplish so much
in such a small space, and living in
trunk" asked a Capital staff rep
resentative of Nine. Miaco, the mis-
tress of wardrobe, and the real moth
er and matron to the girls of the
Robbins circus.
"Oh, was the reply, there is
method in their madness, as it were,
and with all there is method, that's
the secret"
Nine. Laura Miaco has spent most
of her life under circus tents. For
years she was with the Ringing Bros.
with whom her husband now is. She
teaches the ballet and looks out for
the girls and their welfare. She is
pleasant, good-natured and affable
and the circus girls are fond of her.
A whole show in themselves are
the Orion family. They do about
everything in the circus line from
trapeze and tight wire, performance
to playing clown and Juggling. When
asked if she felt no fear while on the
flying perch or carrying her sister
across the tight wire and in doing
hazardous trapeZe work, Miss Horton
told Capital representative that she
never is afraid. Fear is not in
her vocabulary, and she doesn't be-
lieve she has nerve in her stockily
built little body. The Orion family
do some very clever work in midair
on the wire and in trapeze and balanc-
ing, and but few other actors ever at
tempt Miss Orton's act on the ely
ing perch" which is bold, daring
and dangerous.
The CASTILLO family is also won
der. Every member is versatile
and they are especially adopts at
riding. Each two women and
mani owns his or her own horse,
beautiful animals. The Castellos do
some daring acts in bareback riding,
and one act, the horizontal bar, on
which Nine. CASTILLO, Mile. CASTILLO
and M. CASTILLO perform while riding
bareback on one horse, is exclusively
their own act.
Ray Dee, the contortionist, can twist
himself into any shape, and can tie
his long, lean, lanky body into double
bow knot. He gets himself through
grace hoop while bllndfolded and
holding a glass of water on his head,
not spilling the liquid. He also does
some clever slack wire performance.
The Herbert Brothers are fine aero
bats, and give an exhibition of some
unusual features in gymnastics.
The Marley Brothers, as foot Jug
glers, are excellent and Mile. Jean
nett does the rolling globe feature
to the admiration of all.
/ An especially attractive feature of
the Robbins circus is the dancing
horse Duke" and his trainer.
LABEL Clarke. The horse is a
magnificent piece of horse flesh, and
has been trained in mastery fash
ion. Duke dances gracefully, bows
elegantly and does waltz and two
step irresistibly. This act alone is
! whole show in itself.
The Aeriel Icons in trapeze work
and Roman rings and the ."cloud
swing" are wonders, and Professor
Gearheart with his eight performing
stations shows what time and patti.
ence can do in animal training. and
hat 'hOFsa sRnaa's is aI.ao,t -.