The Washington herald., 1913-09-21


When the clowns are out of breath
Marceline comes hack and picks up a
hoop and starts to skip, but the hoop
gets caught between his legs.
A circus man. who is collecting the
hoops, so the horses wont fall over them,
grabs Marceline's hoop and pulls it sud
IDENTIFY from between his legs This
throws Marceline down, hut he jumps up
as quick as lightning and runs after the
circus man, who has the twelve hoops
under his arms.
| MarccIine jumps on the circus mans
back and they both fall down and get
all mixed up in the hoops and roll
around the floor. like dog fight. and
all sou can see is arms and legs and
hoops.
Every time they get up they fall down
again. But. finally. Marceline gets up
/ and runs away with the circus man s
cap which makes the circus man so mad
he can't see straight.
1t is so funny that everybody almost
splits laughing.
This is Marcelines first appearance in
novelty indoor circus outside OF New
York, he comes here almost direct from
his wonderful engagement of seven con-
secutive years in New York and previous
to that five years in London. England.
There has never been a theatrical star
that has played in New York as long
as Marceline. This idea, which is new
| and novel, was written especially for
him. The whole show. with wonderful
acrobats and dogs, ponies. monkeys.
| bucking mule and horses bareback COM
edy acts, singing and dancing girls on
wire and trapeze. riding prima donna,
and Marceline comedy band and or
chestra, &c, will be seen here for the
first time.
Marceline is so funny that you can't
help remembering him, and when you
go home and get into bed you are bound
to wake up laughing about the funny
things he did
He is surely the funniest man that
ever was
His real name-wher ne isn't turning
somersaults on the stage-is Narceline
Martini, and he says that he is not re-
lated to the cocktail, although it's
good friend to a clown-''it makes i'm
feel so 'appy.'
He is something over four feet, and he
looks even smaller in his welI-fitted dap
per gray street clothes than in the loose
burlesque dress suit of the clown.
He is very dark-his family were Span
iards-and his hair is as smooth as if
painted on his head. A big diamond. in
an oId-time setting. adorns one of his
short fingers. He is serious of mien. and
when he talks OF his work, his home in
with which hard-earned money mets
when a clown plays cards or puts an
occasional bet on the 'orses, his quiet
gravity betokens mOdesty and frankness
to an engaging degree.
In London they call him Marceline, the
childrens idol, because he has been at the
London Hippodrome eight years and in
Christmas pantomimes galore. His stay
in New York has been equarly as extend
ed, and he is said TO he under contract
for life at the famous New York Hippo
drome.
To the average London child he In
far more interesting object than the
tower of the King himself and after each
matinee performance the little ''droll.'
as he calls himself, receives a busheI of
Iattarc fro,,, tb, youpgor rorrion Of ,is
audience. Most of the girls want him to
come and have tea with them on the lawn
in a tent that they pretend is circus
tent. They promise him rarrs and coffee,
and hope he will wear his awfully funny
evening clothes. But please don't wear
your false nose" adds Miss Goldylocks.
There won't be any company-just us
children. so you can come in your own
nose and ne comfortabfe,,' -
Arthur Applecheek takes his pen in
hand to ask Marceline if he doesn't want
an apprentice Arthur is sure that he
could be useful. He has practiced in
the orchard and on the banisters, and
he can get more. tunbles without crying
than any boy he knows. He would work
for nothing during the summer holidays,
and he would also like to have Mar
celines autograph for his collection and
few picture post cards, If Marceline
has any handy To oblige him he had
his picture Autographed on 6,OOO post
cards and autographed them ALL Hell
hasn't one left.
His Only Public Speech.
One day the London Hippodrome gave
a matinee for the benefit of the Chill
dren's Hospital Two thousand boys and |
girls crowded to see the jugglers, the
horses the ballet, and the clowns. After
his turn the little Spaniard who drops
his his was applauded so veciferously
that he had to step into box and talk
to the house full Of goldenlocks and ap-
plecheeks. 1t is his first and last pub
lie speech, for the little clown is as
short on words as inches. and he never
utters word at his performances. He
says that he is thus enabled to play in
any country and in every language.