El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1910-04-16
AMATEURS SCORE
SUCCESS WITH
CIRCUS
Big Crowd Enjoys First Per
Torrance of Dingaling's
Big Show.

The Great Dingaling Bros circus,
which opened for two night stand at
the Y NJ. c.. A. Friday night was a
triumph in amateur production For
three hours more than 100 men, boys
and girls amused an enthusiastic audi
ence with the most circus like show
the absence of canvas and wild animals
could permit
Training of many weeks eliminated
to the satisfaction of the Y M C A.
circus management, although a few
finishing touches will be applied before
the performance tonight From the
grand entry, presenting Dlnga1nS
Bros Gigantic Aggregation of circus
stars and Congress Of Worlds Great
est Arenic Performers" and a wand
drill by 80 boys. there was something
doing every minute. A dozen clowns
filled in between ring numbers with
truly funny work
Clowns and Tug of War
a box car episode brought out good
tumbing work on part of the star
clowns. Then a hit was scored by the
fancy marching and dancing Palidino
troupe of young men performers. Wal
ter Williams, a genuine excircus man,
put on a contortion act, sliding through
steel hoops as neatly as any vaudeville
performer To Mr.. Williams is due
credit of the clown training.
Then came the big show. Six huskies
from the z. P. & s. w shops met as
many Ell Paso Shelter employees in a
tug of war for cup offered by the
association. II was an international
struggle. too, for the smelter team was
composed of Mexicans and the railway
men are Americans. After a tug Of 36-5
seconds the smelter team pulled the in
dicator over the line, following up the
victory by a second straight pull of IL
seconds The Americans are coming
back strong, they declare.
The Mcdonald Clan, in Highland
Fling. composed OF a score of high
core; then came a sextet of horizontal
and parallel bar performers; spring
board leaping over Zoo Zozo, the
trained elephant; chariot races, and
other features.
The geological exhibit proved sur
prise, and at the last Van Vooklanberg
quartet of Dutch dancers brought down
the house.
III. l.. Mitchell. physical director of
the association, officiated as leader of
all drills and acrobatic numbers. and is
responsible for the training of the per-
formers.
House WINS Packed.
Dingaling's circus seemed to make
sincere hit with the packed house An
only objection was the arrangement of
circus seats in the gallery and along
the ring sides. For condensation Of
the great multitude P. d. Barnum lin all
his glory never outdid the I. n. {. \
circus promoters.
owen White told of the wild wild
animals Of FL Paso. his talk being illus
trated with pictures of well known Ell
Pasoans. Tonight an electric fencing
act will be added to the program.
The Participants.
Following are the principal partici-
pants:
Macdonald Clan in Highland Fling
Girls, Mamie Clark, Velma Chenoweth
Eleanor Eubank, Kate Kraus, Grace
Berkey, Mabel O'Connor, Mary Lewis,
Birdie Hawkins, Stella Brick, Grace
Fleck, Lee Andrews. Rosie Stolaroff;
boys Louis Blume. Chas. Andrews, Shir-
ley Marston, Garland Lyman, Harry
Glenn, Earl league, Vernon Lyman,
John Loretz.
ParalIelopipodon sextet-Messrs. Ed
Schultz, Homer Thomas, Lamar Thomas.
H L. Mitchell, Frank Mold, Oscar
Brouillet.
Wand Drill boys-Edward Rhein-
heimer, leader; Swat, Woods. Farris
Duthie Struthers, Carpenter, Nichol
Leighton. Williams, Detweiler, Robert
son, Herscovit Johnston, Reed. Blume,
Weisiger, Black, Martin, Madd. Whar-
ton, Titus, Kimoall. Anderson, Wor-
sham, Valentine, fisherman, Berkey,
Taylor. Porter, Schwartz, Thayer, Croc-
kett, Hughes, Mobery, Sidebotham,
Hutchinson, Botto, Shutz, Lazowski,
Biefer, Alaridge, Coalson, McKenny
Hawkins, Newell, Upton
Box car episode-Hahn, the police
man; Mitchell, the convict; Kindig, the
hobo; Brouillet, the Dutchman; WILL
Jams. the devil.
Fancy marching and cing-Messrs.
Brouillet, Mold, Mudd, Blume, Pickens,
Rheinheimer, Schultz, Dudley, Beers
Alleman, Hunter and Kindig.
Van Vooklanberg troupe in Dutch
dancing-Messrs. Alleman, BrouilIet,
Carpenter and Mitchell.
Clowns-Edw. Rheinheimer, Doris
Dudley. Kindig, Foster, Race, Biggs.
Blume, Deacon. Hahn, Carpenter.
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