The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1911-04-25
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They Play Real Music ss Aceonipst,i.
fnsnt TO a Chorus OF Pretty afrfs; u

Az herd or elephants playing feaiS
music on brass band Instruments isl
one OF the surprises sof the Barnttn
and Bailey circus @hlchs shows IN Fair
mont on Friday, M ay ~ ,fese ole
phants do mot max mere no es,,
They play Their Z repertoire COM
|prfses d half dozen Did songs that sey.s
erSbody knows. III BY play lone
Sweet Home for an enc on; |: not as
skillfully. perhap i, as Sousa,s band, Il
but at leas 4 SO IN at the rnerests child
con recognize the III /. " " q III
They play a bis march number wfthS
real ginger. II q. /, lrnmnie uses his
tall instead OF the eons enti onal buck.
skin stick Y hey II Inarcli around The
arena with n the regufai and precise
step OF oilers. chorus or grace
full young women works In con junction.
with the elephants greatly To It's att
Effectiveness. The peri ormanGes fs the
most striking novel An animal acts
ever introduced III a circus RIM &. II, L
/. Another trained animal &spec iaity
that ;is making asstrong appea AZ ~ pre-
scented by "a conf any of 4 Hun arian
stations strained TO perfe ction. Europe
callsSit the greatest horse art In the
world. They form brigades pirouett
and execute all the intricate figures OF
a long.drilledS comic opera chorus. AT
the conclusion Of this the ring is set
like o stage Ito represent d roadsiles
Inn. A big white animal is the land
lord. Another horse. arrives forS sup
per and nights lodging. TIE tavern
keeper lays q smoking feast before
him. The diner has recourse 1oncettoos
often! to a big black hottie md goess
toSsleei , In his chair. Y The landi0rd
wakes him and helps him INTO thed, !
Morning comes and mine hbst II
the, treakfast sttetI !. e But tie guest re-
fuses TO get up. The LANDLORD then (
him tby the ear and drag u linz
oph q The boarde ed starts n row AMI
third horse, dresseil As % country CON
stable. the sdistunbe 4. J.
10 hari ie the ltst
place. among. he animal. ACTORS .isS
a chimpanzee. but he is the best nero
bat and bicycle nj Ter In Z the world.
He does an act onl one s,f Tho stages
withontS any dlrecti ions Jupiter, y the
iaeronalt iofse;; TIA ses. ID ride n, Il bii-ss
loon and sh bot ID q II fireworlS he
Ithfiiier ext dinary ass De spefaao's
mad lenp. II plnng ON I'll dome
of the tent to the ground ghtiggs
upon hissunprot I'd chest.
Another trained animal novel ~ Us
introduced by John Ducand er's sym.
pbony orchestra Of Arabian horses
that play operatic and popular selec.
tons on sweet-toned bells. Clif Ber.,
'zac's comedy mule and pony circus
adds greatly to the comedy OF the per-
Torrance and various crops ot trained
pigs, bears, monkey and Jungle
beasts give variety. P Prominent among
the performers from abroad are the
'Siegrist.Siblon family b Of lists;
the Konyot familyfof eque str1ans, tile
Foncili family of Italfan aerobats, tlfeI
Geargetty family gof French II nnasts,
the Lest Sllyas and Les peko family;
OF eauilibrists. the nifty best clowns
in the world and Victoria Codona The
Spanish wire dancer. n @
In 'thencW menagerle is TO be folnds
the glraifeSeyerb born In America.
1t is lust q yearii old. The morning
parade Is tie greatest sstreet spectacle
ever devised by a circus. ~ n y IL XII XII