Arizona republican., 1911-02-06
NAME ARIZONA" HAS
HAS BROUGHT THEM LUCK
Interview Behind the Scenes With
Trio of Acrobats Bearing
That Cognomen.

Fortune lies with the name
Arizona" Anyone who doesn't believe
1t is referred to Mr.. and Mrs. William
Percival or their son. Fred, who com
prise the Arizona Trio" now appear
ing AT the Coliseum.
In the eight years that have passed
since We adopted the name Ne have
not once been without work" said Mrs.
Ptroival last evening in their dressing
room behind the scenes Al the Coli
scum And her husband told how they
had first come To bill themselves as
the Arizona trio.
We Were in Germany at the time.
he said Il had had some new music
sent over from America and among
il was beautiful waltz entitled
Mona from Arizona II CHANGED that
Just AT that time We were starting out
as a trio and ] was looking for suit
able name.
one day I was looking over the
music and that name Mona struck
m, as being about what | wanted. But
upon looking through a directory of
actors ] saw that there We're several
companies with names very similar.
There were numerous Mora and Mona
troupeS Then il flashed upon me that
Arizona was about as uncommon
name as We could adopt 50 We have
been the Arizona trio ever since. And
the name has certainly brought good
luck To us
That's right" agreed Mrs Percival.
nodding vigorously. There's a lot in
name let me tell YOU"
Since becoming the Arizona trio"
the Percivals have travelled in every
part Of the world. including all the
South American countries. They have
utilized every imaginable kind Of con-
veyance TO transport them from one
stand 10 another. OK carts were far
from being the most uncomfortable
conveyance they employed. Since the
beginning Of last April they have been
playing i'm the United States. gradually
working across the continent
1t was only short time ago that
We decided L. come down here and
visit our state as We call IT," said
Mrs Percival we thought We might
take possession but there are more
people here than We expected 10 find"
Did you know that il was the name
Of "a part of the United States when
YOU chose the name
No. no." they chorused. We didn't
know what the name meant Al all. It
was not until long after that that We
learned
with great amusement Mr.. Percival
told Of how boys in Spain would put an
n" before Arizona on his bills. The
word "uarizona." he was informed.
meant nose in that country. SO mis- was
the "Compania Narizona.' or nose com
pany.
Mir Percival laughinglv said that his
fun Christian name was William the
Conqueror." while that Of his son was
Frederick the Great" MIS-. Percival
declined IL give her name but denied
that she was Mary Queen Of SCOTS
or Queen Elizabeth" She admitted.
however. that her name is German,
though she is English, like her hus-
band
Where do YOU intend To live when
you leave the STAGE" they Were asked.
England. Of c0urse," exclaimed Mrs.
PercivaL
No. ! don't believe can Ger set
tie down" remarked her husband They
said no more on the subject Evidently
it was an unsettled question in the
Percival family.
Mr.. Percival is but a little over a.
years. old. His training as an acrobat
and equilibrist began when he was a
baby Of 3. His wife's life has been
much the same. Both come from fami-
lies of acr0bats and vaudeville play
ers
It's the only life we know" he start
ed 10 explain
Arizona trio called a boy outside
the door Mr. Percival threw off an
overcOat and stood forth in weird
and wonderful colwn costume. His
wife, attired in a simple dress suitable
for their work. laid aside wonderful
butterfly made Of thousand little
discs. upon which she had been work
ing.
It's part Of the new costume I'm
making" she said as she followed her
husband through the door.
From out in front came a deafening
noise. produced by the cheers and
handclaps of a thousand persons who
were welcoming the Arizona trio"