The Ogden standard. [volume] (Ogden City, Utah) 1902-1910, 1910-07-22
CIRCUS FULL
OF LAUGHTER
Barnum and Bailey Show Has
Fifty of World S Funniest
Clowns.

II a good laugh is better than med
icine, then the Barnum and Bailey
Circus Is the fountain Of health and
youth. This fountain Will bubble
merrlly in Ogden. Wednesday. August
10. Fifty oil the worlds most IA
nous clowns will operate on the ris-
ibles Of the audience They will turn
out a laugh second.
Famous among these 1uDmakers
are the Garcinettls. who. Tor several
years were rib-ticklers extraordinary
TO the Sultan OF Turkey. They must
hade made that potentate laugh, or
they wouldn't have remained on hls
pay roll as long as they did. Since
Joining the Barnum aud Bailey Cir
Gus they have been making Americans
forget their troubles and see silver
Innings where there are none. So
much for the Garclnettis. But there
are others just as successful There
are the two Geromes, German pan
tomimists; Winsom Winslow OF the
Drury Lane tbeateT at London Sam
Bennett. an English madcap; Dick
Ford, the Champs Elysees gcnsc d
arms, who can make a mule laugh
Waldo. the italian wit and Jester:
Dan Darling. the Australian chump:
Rossi, the Venetian picklc-herring;
Harry Clemcnce. the Yankee skylark-
er; VIII Scott, the Scottish Highland
cuss; Al OlIfant, the French cut-up.
VIII Hill the Plcadilly Punch Jim
Robinson. the Irish Happy Jack Du-
vail, the Partisan sprite; la Pearl,
the American vaudeville clown. and
Mcintosh. the burlesque bagpiper.
The hopeless "sorehead" becomes
hllariously good-natured in the pres
ence OF this galaxy OF mischief-mak-
ers. Undertakers 30 home from the
circus and write joke books There
are funny airship stunts. exploding
automobiles, North Pole expeditions.
Chinese laundry scenes. comic balloon
ascensions. travesties on politica!
happenings. clever satiTes. droll skits,
neat pantomimes and delightful tom
foolcry 10 keep the audience In con-
slant merriment During breathing
spells between sieges OF laughter
there is always a thriller TO look at.
Jupiter. the balloon horse, takes
trip TO the canvas top and comes
down In a shower OF fireworks Des-
perado. a Frenchman. dives from the
top OF the tent and lands on his bare
chest on the ground Charlie the
First. a chlmpanzce, is the greatest
bicycle rider and acrobat In the
world. There is the Konyot family OF
daring acrobatic equestrians. There
is member of the Siegrist-SiIbon
aerialists who, with his eyes blindfold-
ed, leaps across the full width of the
tent, turning a double somersault on
the way and then catching the wrists
or a comrade, hanging head down
from flying swing. Other thrills
are added by Adonis brothers, who
balance on the point OF swaying
ship mast. Victoria Codona, the lit
tie Spanish wonder, is the most beau
titul and daring hlgh-wire dancer on
earth. a company OF Hungarian stall
lions play one-act farce, the scene of
which is laid In q countryside Inn.
There arc the four La Failles, the
strongest men In the world; the Win
ston riding seals and brass band
of elephants There are the wonder
iul Patty Franks. the Berzacs, the Dol
lar acrobats and Paula Peters, mon
keys and dog circus.
In the menagerie Is complete nat
ural history in living lessons and the
only baby giraffe ever exhibited In
America. The morning parade is the
longest and best ever seen