The Lambertville record., 1910-09-13
THRILLING ACTS
FOR TRENTON FAIR
Airship Flights, High Diving, Loop
ing the Loop, Parachute Drops
and Many Other Sensations.

assembled it's vaudeville and entertain
ment features for this years fair.
Better than ever" is common ex-
preston, meaningless as used in the
majority Of instances. but absolutely
correct in referring to the great col
lection of sensational and world ia
nous acts booked by William L. Tay-
lor during the past year, for Mr.. Tay-
lor's work c. building the 1910 show
began as soon as the 1909 show was
signed up.
In these days of five and ten cent
theaters, of vaudeville houses in every
city in the country, it becomes difficult
to secure a vaudeville entertainment
for such an exhibition as the Trenton
fair and not duplicate the inside per-
formance.
Tho patrons Of the big fairs today
do not want to see "inside acts" They
want thrills-'b -'bloodcurdlers," sensa-
tions-acts that cannot be put on any
inside stage, and that's the sort that
will be seen at the Trenton fair this
year.
The bill is simply marvellous 1t is
like putting several great circuses un-
der one tent 1t is the greatest galaxy
Of performers ever assembled for one
entertainment, and it will make the
Trenton fair talked Of from one end
Of the United States to the other
Naturally the Wright brothers in
aeroplane flights head the list. The
Wrights have signed to make flights
every day between the hours of 2 and
4 in the afternoon. They agree to pre-
sent altitude flights. sensational dip
ping. quick turns, cut figure eights,
alight on given spots and fast flying.
This is about all there is to aviation,
and Trenton fair patrons are in for
some real thrills.
Edward r. Hutchinson, who last
year electrified the throngs on the fair
ground by making six paraehutes from
one balloon. will dare death this year
by making seven. He is Americas
representative aeronaut.
Arthur Holden-"Daredevir' Holden
the man with the nerves Of steel,
will do backward dive from plat
form 1O4 feet in the air He will dive
into tank by II feet and only FIVE
feet deep. This is one of the "hold
your breath" acts. 1t will be the high
est dive ever made
Thompson and Flexon. two daring
balloonists. will present an act in
which three air men will make nine
drops from a balloon. one of the most
talked Of sensations Of 1910.
Nervo, 1.-The human comet" is down
to dive from the top of sixty foot
ladder through thirty-five feet of va
cant space, and. alighting on his chest,
he will slide on until he reaches his
tank of water. No wonder the gasp
ing thousands exclaim
What manner OF man is this?" :,
Poler, 1.-The man up a pole" will be
remembered as one of the big hits of
last season. He has conquered every
audience he has faced this season and
comes back to Trenton more daring
than formerly. This year his pole will
reach seventy-two feet from the earth.
In addition to his 1O4 foot backward
dive Arthur Holden will again attempt
his deathtrap loop. He has been Sc
riously injured several times in this
feat and has been induced to try 1t at
Trenton only by 4 dazzling financial
offer. The original look the loop" act
Is tame compared with this stunt.
Sebastian Merrill and company are
featured in the funniest bicycle act the
public has yet seen. 1t is the biggest
scream of many seasons. This act
bristles with new bicycle movements.
each. one containing some mirth pro-
voking action. All that is new is the
MOTTO.
Not content with having one man on
pole, the Trenton fair will Introduce
the latest Partisan craze-the Whiz
Whiz brothers on pole. Barnum
brought this act to America before he
knew that the pole used was too tall
for circus tent. 1t is wonderful act.
Blase Paris gazed at it with hearts
that literally stopped beating.
Those marvellous fire divers. the
Barkers. will appear in their newest
'fate tempter." The girl will plunge
through space in blazing clothinc.
while the man slides down an incline
all afire Both hit the water at once
In perfect caldron of flames.
Riccabona's horses. until recently the
big hit of the Ringing circus, will also
be seen. Riccabona features his good
night" and his spinning" horse.
Herra in swinging pole act: Lad
die on tai. ladder. which he uses nm.
supported and on which he introduces
the tallest lady in the world; the Bow
dellos in an entirely new singing en-
tertainment; Les Montforts in a loon
ing act that made all France and Eng.
landk sit up and ask. "ls there no limit
to death daring?" Welch and his popu.
lar running whippet dogs; Miss SOM
merville and her beautiful DANCING
horse; Be Ho Grey. the king of all las.
SO throwers; Zingarella. who ascends a
hfty-one foot spiral on a great ball:
Wenonah. fair maid who shoots
glass balls with a skill that would
make Buffalo BIZ turn green with envy
even In his palmiest days, and Others
ere on the bill for this year.
This great show win be absolutely