The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1911-07-04
THR|LLsA PLENTYAI
WILD WEST Show
Life On the Plains vividly Portrayed
in Miller Brothers Ranch
Circus.

Daring horsemanship, crack marx
manship aud q vivid portrayal OF the
life OF pioneers and cowboys on the
plains were the features OF Miller
Brothers and Arlington's iOl hanch
Real Wild West show at the Dix-aVe,
baseball park Monday afternoon ana
evening.
Then, OF course, 10 make IL rear
circus for the kids" and the grown
ups syho accompanied them, tnere
were n half dozen clowns, nicely as
sorted into policemen and hoDoes'
who kept the spectators In a good
natured mood during the intermis-
sions. The pink lemonade men ala
n rushing business as the tempeFa'
ture lowered around the century mark
during all hours OF the performances.
One woman was overcome by the IN
tense heat before the performance De
gan and was forced TO leave ths tent
After the cowboy band had ais
coursed considerable cooling music
such as by the Light OF the Siiyery
Moon" and the grand review and In.
PRODUCTION had taken place. the real
exhibition began. Unlike In a three
ring circus there was plenty OF
chance TO see everything that was do
Ing and there was something doing
every minute. The pony express, the
stage-coach hold-up, sports and pas
times OF the cowboys, the horse thief
and what they did TO him, and var
ious other equally interesting scenes
of the life ef-ths plains were shown
But the exciting parts OF the perform.
ance came when cowboy, Mexican, In.
dian and Russian dare-devils display
ed some of the most reckless riding
that could be asked for. With his
steed racing down the arena each
rider chung to his horse by a. foot or
a hand, allowing himself to be thrown
almost under the hoofs OF his mount.
only with neat jerk to hurl himself
In his saddle again.
Bill Picket, the dusky demon" "
lassoed a steer and with main force
flung the animal to the ground. Vern
Tanglinger amused the children with
some fancy boomerang throwing.
Miss Edith Tantlinger. Princess Wen
ona and Stack Lee shattered glass
balls In soIIe crack shooting with a
remarkable regularity. Madam Mar
antelles and her troupe OF beautiful
horses cavorted about the arena and
st. Patrick. the champion high jump
ing horse Of the world, leaped over q
barrier as high as his head.
Tearing, scrambling around the en-
closure went tucking bronchos. and
all this time IN the midst OF the ex-
element, moving picture man
cranked his machine calmly. The
man at the crank was j. b. Kent, who
has been with the show during the
past six weeks, working every day
In an attempt to secure the best pic
lures possible OF the whole perform
ance. He has already exposed some
10000 feet of film and trusts that
out OF that he can get 5000 feet or
hrst-class negatives. 4donday's par
ade was taken from the city hail, and
Tuesdays from another point on
Woodward-ave. The pictures Will be
, manufactured by the Miller Brothers
and Arlington and shown I'm the NOV
ing picture fheaters all over the
country during the coming winter.
Both performances were we'll at
tended, all but the reserved seat Sec
tons being filled to overflowing.
tent was moved from the Dix-ave.
park to the grounds out Jefferson
ave-. Monday evening. and afternoon
and evening performances are SEIZED.
uled for today