The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1913-05-25
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GETS THE CR0WDS
niCKMoNDERs SAW TWENTY
YEARS AGO rs RE-EyAcTED.
TOUCH OF FAR EAST
FAwNEE BILL sADDLED WITH
soME BoREsoME STUNTS BY
roREIGNERs--THE PARADE
Is CANCELLED.
TOUCH OF FAR EAST

The Buffalo Bill wild West exhibit
ton, which is as familiar to the boys
OF yesterday as the prayers they learn
ed from their mothers lips, heighten-
ed by the touch of color and atmos-
phere afforded by the combination
with Pawnee Bills Far East pack
ed the tented arena erected at Broad
street and the Boulevard for two per-
formances yesterday. afternoon ana
evening. IL the proposition was put
up to the same crowds--at guess.
there were probably 5000 admissions
they wouldn't fall for IL, but human
nature is a queer thing.
1t is the same old show--as Al
Field used to s!ng--we saw Just
Twenty Years Ago" The venerable
truo Western style by road agents,
later by Indians. and the United
States cavalry came 20 the rescue in
the nick Of time. The COW punchers
rode absolutely unbroken hronchos.
trained for the purpose: clever lariat
throwers roped patient horses and
tame buffaloes, and the real Indians
gave boresoYne exhibitions of their
war dances and the other stunts that
are as familiar nowadays to the pa
trcn OF the moving picture theater at
a nickel a throw they are to the dwell
er on the Western plains. while the
cavalry in the Congress OF Nations
did their usual feats Of Workmanship.
There were two new features really
worthy of mention. One was the
auto polo contest In which two dare
devils chased a big white ball around
the arena in red devils. in a manner
that excited more interest than the
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combination of a trained elephant
horse, pony and dog who pulled off
stunts really more remarkable than
those executed by the human per-
formers.
Tho Far East addition Of ele-
plants. cameis Russian dancers and
Juggferz and wrestlers of mediocre
ability lends nothing more to the
show than a touch OF color and most
OF IL Is tiresome. Just why the res
possibility for the far east" add.
ton should be eaddled upon Major
Gordon Lilly. ia impossible of expla
nation. as he Is the logical success
sor of Buffalo Bill In the exploitation
OF the far West and IL he ever saw
the far east 1t was probably only or
the occasion OF a pleasure exertion.
Ono OF the features afforded those
who visited the afternoon perfor-
nance yesterday was the dramatic
entree OF Colonel Cody. who. ir
strange contrast OF his former style
drove into the arena in n carriage
and made q brief speech In which he
introduced Major Lilly. and Pawnee
Bill, with the fire of his predecessor
dashed in at full speed on gails
caparisoned horse. and responded, &C,
knowiedg.ng tho responsibility which
has fallen to him of keeping up TIL,
Bill standard. This little drama wa
was not enacted for tho benefit o
the crowd which thronged sthe aren,
at the night performance
The scheduled parade yesterda,
was cancelled because OF IN,
threatening weather. though disap
pointed Richmonders who had gath
cred to ses 1t paw couldn't under
stand why cowboys and Indians who
were not afraid OF buckinE broncho.
should be frightened at the prospec
of moisture from the heavens. The
rather unique stunt OF sending a de
tachment OF their wild and WOOL,
westerners over the advertised route
announcing the fact that 1t has beer
called of was adopted by the mana
cement. and the crowd enjoyed thi
probably as much az they would hav,
the proposed pageant.