The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1911-01-27
NEARING The END
Midwinter Exposition Will Soon
Be Over.
Record Breaking Crowds Are
Still in Attendance.
AS SEEN BY A CLOWN.
He Tells the Troubles That
Performers Experience.
McEntire Contest Is Proving to
Be Popular.
AS SEEN BY A CLOWN.

News of the excellent program
which is being presented in vaudeville
at the Midwinter exposition this week
has spread abroad and the attendance
is growing larger every day. Tonight
great crowd is expected at the Audi
forum. as the time for the closing of
the exposition. which has been a sue
cess, is drawing near
Everyone who has seen the show has
been pleased with the expert triple
bar work of the Eugene trio and has
been amused, to say the least, over the
antics of the clown, who is called Ro-
land behind the scenes
While this gentleman of mirth was
In the dressing room rubbing off some
Of the black and white paint from his
ph1z" he divulged some of the secrets
of his profession.
Men who do acrobatic feats or
other stunts of skill come off the stage
rather unstrung on account of the in
tenseness of their exertions, and they
begin to argue about the little things
in the act that didn't come quite up
to the scratch. The argument becomes
decidedly heated som stimes, but it
doesn't last very long.
MY two brothers and myself chew
the rag good deal at such times, but
it is all over within a short time.
This summer we expect to make
the rounds of the state fair doing our
act. The Four Flying Banvards and
ourselves have had an offer to go to
Australia in April to join the Wirth
Brothers circus, which is the big show
of that country, and we undoubtedly
shall accept the proposition.
I'VE are handicapped in our act
mere on account of lack of space. We
don't dare do some Of the feats which
are ordinarily included The stage
should be 16 feet wider and the lights
should be stronger in order that we
might see the bars more plainly Much
of the comedy part has to be cut out"
A Popular Sport.
That guessing contest at the booth
of the McEntire Brothers at the Mid
winter is all the talk Everybody. is
c. w. Weatherton, of the firm, above
the waist line. This gentleman weighs
1913 pounds and he today informed a
representative of this paper that no
one had come within five pounds of
the correct figure, and this regardless
of the fact that the guessers number
! in the thousands.
1t is a certainty. therefore, that the
guessers this evening and on the clos
ing day stand a good chance of win
| The purchaser of a spring bed from
| the McEntire factory doesn't find the
| upper part of his body, sagging SO that
| it is impossible to rest in a natural
position.
Mr.. Wetherton at the booth is al
ways pleased to answer any questions
| in regard to bed equipment and one
who stops at the booth has an oppor-
| tunity to CLEAN some facts which will
| be of great value-in fact the informa-
ton received will be a great eye-opener
At the booth are samples of the many
useful articles which the company man
ufactures in the capital city.
H. B. Howard. of the Howard Elec-
| trio company, says all those attending
| the Midwinter exposition this after
noon, tonight or tomorrow have guess
coming on the number of feet of wire
| used in electric wiring of the Mills
| building.
| Those who have registered a guess
| may make another final guess at the
| Howard booth, if the estimate is made
| before $3.50 tomorrow evening.
| All guesses will go to the committee
| at $50 and the decision given and win
ner of the splendid lamp named before
| the performance begins.
| Free, one room of Csc wall paper for
| the closest guess to the boys age and
| weight at the Howard booth.