The Salt Lake herald-Republican. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1909-1918, 1910-07-03

an ornate cage by priests. for he is |
some sort of a prelate in the worship |
of Buddha. 1t is a part of a rite to
feed sacrifcial kids to this brute god
He ticks his chops. crashes his teeth
and lashes his tail in hungry piety.
The wild gypsy, seeing that the poet
has shifted his love to the princess
slabs her to death. Thereat the tiger
becomes excitedly voraciOus He
would rather kill a live girl to eat
than accept a dead one. however, and
he glares at the gypsy with snarls and
growls that make the spectators shiv-
er. That gives a vengeful idea to the
poet. He binds the girl, carries her to
the top of the cage and drops her in.
That is TO say, while It looks as
though he throws the pleading, Shrek
ing girl to the beaSt-fOr there dOesn't
appear to be an instant Of hocus-pocus
he slips her down back of a parti-
ton and IL is a perfect imitation OF
her that falls before the devouring
god. This tiger IS a fine tragedian.
He springs on the dummy gypsy.
strikes his claws into her bare shoul-
ders and bites deep into her breast
The people allow themselves to be
Mortified when they see bleeding
mouthfuls of flesh torn out and raven
ously eaten. Well, why should they
lose the thrill by calmly observing
that the beasts meal Of meat has been
placed for him to tear out, as usual.
from under the dolls skin of wax.
Would that be any way to get their
moneys worth? Besides. The Tigers
Temple might become a genuine
tragedy II the poet, getting careless
with four performances a day, were to
drop the live gypsy on the tigers side
Of the partition.
Horse Racing Specialties.
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and has two vaudeville theatres of n
good grade this summer, and each has
specially pertinent to the horse rae
ing at the Brighton track near by
The Little Stranger" is a playlet of
the turf in which the winning or the
losing of n race at Brighton brings
the gain or the loss Of wedlocked fe-
licity. References to the real races Of
the day are gagged into the mimic
event. At the rival theatre Anna Eva
Fay is giving her tricks Of mind read
ing Have you seen it? Her man
ager and the ushers pass around with
pads and pencils You write any
question you choose and sign your
name. Then you may keep or tear up
the slip of paper. OF course Mrs. Fay
doesn't have to see 1t Is she not n
mind reader? But what you have
written is impressed on the chemical
ly prepared paper underneath by the
pencils sharp point, to be made Wis
ible to her before giving replies from
the stage.
Down there at Coney. with a race
track close by. many queries ask for
advance information about the next
days running. SO the woman pre-
pares herself with answers. and has
become the most amusing II not most
trustworthy OF turf tipsters. Some one
gathers for her. fresh every morning.
batch Of facts, guesses and lies from
the stables: and being a wit. with a
memory cultured highly, she is ready
to give what seem like tips from away
inside. so hundreds Of credulous sports
go TO get mystic guidance from Mrs.
Fay. So she is making good at the
door. as shOwmen say OF a performer
who personally draws enough money
to pay her salary.
Weather stormy and chilly made a
hard June for Coney Island. Visitors
were scarce. Capitalists lost much
money and sideshow men went hun
CRY. Summer heat was bound 10 come.
however. and next Sunday 1 shall tell
YOU what's new there in seashore
amusements.