The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1912-05-30
GREAT EUROPEAN
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profession for their comedy acrobatic
work, and everything they do is in
the nature OF novelty. They work
like a whirlwind and the audience is
amazed with the rapidity with which
everything is done. This troupe is
justly characterized as one OF the
star features OF the Hippodrome
The kalonowsKl brothers, Europe's
most famed equilibrists will make
a sensation with their great acts of
hand and head balancing, defying the
laws of gravitaton, and the show
ing of wonderful skill and strength
in all their acts
Alfred the Great, (the Man Mon
key) whose education is very profi-
cient in the ways of mankind. He
is dressed in the same habi iiments,
has the same customs and deports
himself with the utmost sang froid
in his characterization of the male
individual.
The Naika japanese troupe will
comprise cne OF the most interest
ing features of the Hippodrome per-
formance. The Japs are skilled in
their work and the members of this
troupe stand at the head of the best
/ troups from that country.
Baptiste and Franconi are the pur-
Veyors of fun in its most original
state. Baptiste has a speciality which
no other man accomplisheS when
| he walks on his head with the same
ease, seemingly, that a man does in
using his feet. The pai do a great
many novelty acts, copying no other
performers in their efforts to entel-
tain the public.
The Aerial Sherwoods is a popular
street attraction, performing the most
wonderful and startling acts thirty
| feet in the air. Mr.. and Mrs. Sher-
wood use the double .rape2e in their
act, and the finish of it is a hair
raiser.
The Musical Features.
The Hippodrome will not be with
out a strong musical feature. Mr..
| Barnes, the manager of the Hippo
drome. states that accqm'panying
the big European enterprise, will be
an excellent Cabaret Orchestra of
twelve pieces, made up of the best
musicians in Chicago. Preceding the
| fIippodrome performance, the Cab
aret Orchestra each afternoon and
| evening will give a program of forty
five minutes, playing the finest and
some of the best popular selections
| The Instrumentation of the orches-
I ira is we'll selected and the musi-
clans are of the very best in the
ranks of Chicago While the hippo
Idrome performance is going on the
orchestra will furnish the music.
The Street Attractions.
The Holmen Bros. caotains of crea-
tive comedians and apostles of the
i happy idea, will appear on the street
in their comedy triple bar act, and
other stunts which will entertain
I the crowds at certain hours of the
day and evening when there is moth
ing doing in the corn palace. These
/
Douglas and Douglas and the dos
: forma trio in comedy acrobatic worl
which will serve to richly entertain
the audiences.
! Mitchell will be in a better po
! sition than ever to entertain th'
crowds which will come to the cit,
during corn palace week. Within
few weeks work will commence OF
+ paving Main street from the Milwau
S block on each of the side streets u
to and including the corn palace. i
+ years past heavy rain was men
: ace to the success of the palace, TO
: the muddy streets kept the peopl
. from using them and resulting i
s many remaining away from Mitchell
S With the paved streets no matte
n how hard it rains there will alWay
h be a dry footing for the visitors o
e the streets
G Greater and better hotel accommt
dations will be arranged for befor
5, the corn palace week. BY Septembe
it st the Navin will be completed an
g in readiness, while the Mitchell ht
# tel will be completely changed in al
e pearance and furnish first class Sc
r vice. 1t is expected, also, to have tt
II new boulevard lights in position
D illuminate Main street in a beaut
l. full manner.
of With all of the attractions col
t, tracted for, the prospects were new
of so good in years for the county agl