Arizona republican., 1914-05-29
S0KUM S|RKUS
 SECOND STAB
Everything Went Smoother at Second Performance Because Amateur Actors Got Over Being Nervous. Bigger Crowds

If the crowds which greeted the opening night of the Sokum Sirkus could be called capacity they must have been hanging on the limbs of the trees last night, for the pretty Gar dens were so packed with the Shriners and their guests that it was with diff ficulty the visitor found his way to the games and concessions which made up the unique offering.
 If there was anything that might be called the feature of the offering. it was the very excellent Sirkus per formance. given in the main arena, and which made decided nit on the opening night.
 When one takes into consideration the fact that the entire performance was given by Phoenix amateurs, it was really remarkable. Despite the fact that the show on the opening night escaped without adverse criti- cism from the most exacting, last night found the boys more at ease, and in consequence the program went a bit more smoothly.
 In reviewing the acrobatic perform ance, too much credit cannot be be- slowed on Harry Nace and Harry Ze rado, the pair of local boys who staged the acts. Both are connected with the Avenue theater, and both worked hard to assure the Sirlius end the hest that could be given with home talent The fact that they succeeded Is best attested by the second nights crow which was larger than on the opening night.
 Mace and Zerado, of course, car ried off the honors in the acrobatiC performance, but Dr. Haoerline, ir his equestrian act, came in for lion < share of the attention, and if there are not a lot of loose vest buttons to- day. they were on exceptionally tight,
 While the doctor did well on the opening night he was somewhat han dicapped by the lack of a suitable harness to aid his act, but last night the defect had been remedied and he made the hit of his life. The only ont present who was not convulsed witt laughter was the big black draft horse who did duty as d sleek backed circus steed. The old fellow, who had prob ably been shifting dry goods on the front end of a truck all day, looked upon the performance as something just bit out of range of his under standing and was too polite to give the effort the horse-laugh
 The clowns were all on their mettle last night, repeating their excellent work of the first night and with a better conception of the way joey should behave> under white. Leon Jacobs thought he was better look ing without his cap and discarded it. to meet with the approval of the women friends who made the trip tt the Srkus just to see the embryonic Blackstone in action. Fred WeDpei wanted to impersonate cash regis ter, but was told that it was not the thing in clowndom- Ernest Cromb, B. E. Marks, Arthur Luhrs, Eugene Goldman, F.. L. Manning, Bill Simp- son and Jim Parker were in the line of the deciples of Momus, and they will long be remembered as the best that Phoenix has produced in the way of local fun makers.
 Several changes in the layout of the grounds gave the patrons chance to buck the tiger, as one of the rou- lette wheels was shifted to the front garden
 The performance tonight will be augmented with the entire company at the Empress. Harry Qrish) Der nard and his fun makers will come to the Gardens after the second show, and they will put over the most unique performance of the Shrine week Several of the members will offer real acrobatic stunts, and one of the girls will ride bareback. Miss Marjorie Hilderbran, the young aspir- ant off equestrian fame, is one of the girls of the Bernard chorus, and her act alone should prove an added fea- ture to the already big program. Owing to the fact that the Bernard company cannot get to the Gardens before their second show is finished, the Sokum performance will be held fifteen minutes.
 Tonight and Saturday will conclude the Shrine Sirkus, and then the Gar dens will return to the movies and their concessions.
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