The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1912-05-01
.s0AEf.R|..II|NG VIEW
NNHERIAIL ACTS
GREAT FRENCH SPECTACULAR
NOVELTY TO BE SEEN WITH
RlNGLlNG CIRCUS AT SOUTH
4 SIDE PARK.

The gaIuman Butterfly" net. sen.
national aerial spectacle which has
amazed Europe. will be seen with
Ringling Brothers cirque In this ciIy
soon. II Is the most beautiful and at
the same time the most daring of Ign.
4airtperiormances.
The three Ty.Beil sisters, the origi.
intdrs OF nc act; who presented ,lt In
Europe, have been engaged to repeat
ii here. They areSti1e, most beautiful
women who eve AIpsared before an
audience In Paris. The act was en-
gagged by one OF the foreign agents of
the CIRCUS at a salary exceeding any
amount ever paid for another circus
act Its absolutely a departure from
Satereotyped aerialistlcs. 1t must not
Il be eo1fonDded with common IronJnw
performances, which are often execut-
Cd in airtto give them the appearance
81 danger, hut which in reality arc
very tame affairs that 10 end of flow.
Ing robes and ribbon showers can If
from the mediocre.
These three venus.like girls are
suspended from the dome OF the tent
: by means OF slender steel wires. To
these they cling with the mere use of
their teeth. BY means of invisible
machinery above them, they are made
to reyolye, dart, fly and circle through
space with the grace and case OF sea
gplls TiiFoosAou; the act battery
OF calciuma and electric spot lights
sflood them in fantastic colors with
Kaleidoscope effect.
Thegaet Is enhancing because Of It's
sublime splendor, its perfect grace
and ethereal beauty. The great dan.
ger and daring Of the performance.
WHICH are quite evident to spectators.
give it also a breathless and thrilling
interest, with dash of suspense
thrown In. The girls are clothed in
flowing silk as delicate as cobwebs.
They have long wings OF fine sput
glass. There is an unearthly charm
to- the spectacle that makes II seem
moro like dream than reality.
It5isa thriller. OF the most pronounc.
cd kind. There is no gallows.lllie rig.
iging about It 10 give 1t the ghastly
suggestion OF the bolide.leap.the,gap.
Z sonersanlt effects OF the past. 1t is
q happy mingling Of the thrilling, the
beautiful ana the spectacular that ap.
peals to. the sensea oil the most deli.
cate as well as the fancy OF the NOR,
hid minded.
sThere are many other sensational
nets on the list, and the unusually bril-
! liant performance viii begin with the
great spectacle Joan of Are" EN-.
II6ying 1900 PERSONS. GOO horses, u
liaiIfet 81 $50 dait!ng girls. n large
Chorus thhl aS'tramfoad OF specially
ljhiittscehefy and stage properties. No
circus in the past has ever attempted
such "a gigantic project as, this. one.
'rifs spectSele alone which Is q part
ofSthe regular performance and en-
tsfls no extra change OF admission,
most tho Ringing Brothers half mil,
lion dollars. 1t will be seen in Fair.
mont on Thursday, May 16, Just as 1t
was presented at the Coliseum in Chi.
tcago where thes how began the sea.
con in April.
Other remarkable acts. new 10 this
country are. the .Hincs.Kimball family
oil acrobats the Rooney family of the
worlds best equostrIans. Capt. Hu.
ling's trained seals, and Carlos Cac.
saro, the Human, Top" The men.
ttgerie OF the show Is greatly enlarged
and the street parade is new.