Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1910-08-18
The GREATEST EVER
CARVER SHOW LIVES
Up % ITS PROMISES
CARVER GIVES ALL THAT HE
ADvERTIsEs ON HIS
BILLS.

| Unique in character, new and orig
inal in it's features and offering an
abundance of sensation. the Carver
Fair grounds today, Won high favor
with the many who witnessed the per-
formances and should attract large
crowds. A feature of the night per-
Torrance is the excellent lighting
of the grounds, by gas lamps carried
by the show. the score or more lamps
lighting the grand stand and grounds
brilliantly, so that every detail of the
performances can be followed.
To the credit of Carver it can be
said the show produces all that it ad-
vertises and in a way to make it not
only an amusing but an instructive
and educational entertainment as
well. The picture of life in the west.
depicted by the cowboys, the outlaw
horses and other features. is new to
this section and for this reason is
probably not appreciated to its full
worth; but there is in the perform
ance that element Of daring and ex-
citement that captures the audience
There is that in the exhibition which
refutes the suggestion that the horses
may be trained to their work. The
terrifying, terrible attempts of the
outlaw horses to free themselves of
their riders, the maddened cries, the
masterful work of the riders, COM
bine to complete a picturesque and in
teresting exhibition. A feature Of the
exhibition is the marvellous work of
the rope spinners and lasso throwers
lin their seemingly impossible manip-
uiatiGn OF :: rope.
One of the most pleasing features
of the performance is the work of the
swimming girl, who later rides Il
horse from a forty-foot tower into a
tank Of water below. She performs
many feats in swimming and diving,
concluding with a drop dive from the
tower that was greeted with whirl-
wind of applause. The girl who gave
demonstrations in every method OF
swimming is the girl who later rides
high diving horse. She was in the
water and performed some really mar
Vicious featS.
A feature of the afternoon perform
ance not witnessed by the even
ing crowd was the rifle shooting of
Carver, who holds medals as the
cha mpion shot of the world, won in
contests number OF years ago, ana
his work was truly marvel. Using
genuine lead bullets he punctured OBJ
jects thrown into the air. exploded
oranges wrapped in paper, a feat re-
curing that the orange be hit exactly
in the center. which he achieved sew
eral times in succession. and concluded
with the breaking of five glass balls
thrown into the air at the same mo-
ment The feature was accorded pro-
longed applause.
The GROWING feature of the show
is the high diving horses. three in
number. The horses, which have
never known the touch of whip or
spur, and which have been trained
with sugar and kindness. were intro
duced as kissing horses and with
their trainer gave good demonstra-
ton of three kinds of kisses which
pleased the audience Two of the
horses, Cupid and Little Cupid. made
the dive from the forty-foot tower to
the twelve foot tank. Silver King.
handsome white horse. not div
ing until later in the week. The horses
are led to the run leading to the
tower and without prompting of any
kind, make the ascent, bow. and
then plunge from the platform, the
act being one which arounses the au-
diences to enthusiastic demonstration.
finale could be provided for a per-
Torrance than in the ride OF the girl
in red, and the audience waited In spell
bound expectancy while she mounted
the back of one OF the diving horses
without bride or hold except to the
name Of the animal. The audience
waits anxiously while horse and girl
rider. poised forty feet In the air,
bow their acknowledgements. There
is a sudden movement as the animal
prepares for the dive and then the
horse shoots thru space. the girl
on his back, down into the tank.
completely submerged both horse
and rider. A moment later the nose
of the animal appears and he swims to
the bank, with the girl on his back.
smiling her appreciation of the thun-
derous applause. The act is truly sem
sation and scored a tremendous hit
The amusing feature of the exhibit
ton IS furnished by bucking COW
and burro. and the two created no end
of fun The Carver show fulfilled
the promise of its advertisements
and will no doubt attract large audi
ences. The general admission IL so
cents grandStand free.