Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1914-07-20
LarimOre'S Circus -
Great Success

was indeed feature of the session
Taking in consideration the professor
has had only nine days to train the
young folks, we must say they did
remarkably well. a,.
Professor Larimore opened the cir
Gus with an address explaining the
value of the training to the boys and
girls, showing where the boys were
not developed and the relation of
mind to muscle in the work.
The boys first performed on the
horizontal bar, placing themselves in
the most difficult positions with ease,
many times causing the audience to
hold its breath and then winning vol
leys of applause. Holmes, Brewer,
Keller, Harrel, Beaver, Eubanks and
the Schwimley brothers were the ac-
tors in this feat Next the very
small boys and girls threw the audi
ence into spasms Of laughter, playing
tumble bugs, which they did with the
grace of Japanese tumblers.
The older girls followed with an
exhibition of esthetic dancing, which
was a combination of colonial and
modern steps. This was well done
and pleased the audience. This was
succeeded by a lively knapsack race
by the younger boys. This consisted
of one boy packing mate across the
stage, where they would change, the
other boy playing the horse on the
return trip. This race was run in
heats, Johnson and Brewer winning
in the finals.
After this came the old-time wheel
barrow race, which was also exciting.
This, two, was run in heats, the finals
being won by Wolcott and Herren.
A relay race was run by the small
er boys. In this a basket ball was
carried back and forth across the
floor, each boy passing the ball to a
boy on the other side, who in turn
carried it back.
The girls sang in chorus, "Has
Anybody Here Seen Rover?" Mar
garet Dougherty singing the title,
and leading a doggie by a strap.
This pleased everyone.
Tunnel ball" was a game enjoyed
by the girls, They stood with feet
apart, the girls forming two lines
across the stage. The ball was then
passed down the line between their
feet, the last girl carrying the ball
to the head of the line and starting
it down again. The object was to
get back to the front girl before the
other line,
The dumbbell drill was next in
line. The boys handled the weights
we'll and deserved all the applause
they received L. '1'+
Folks at Home" was the next'fea-
ture, sung by the smaller boys
dressed as darkies. Their young
voices were we'll trained for the ecca-
sion. ydj :
The girls and boys combined In
dian club and dumbbell drill was
especially good, showing hard work
on the part of both Professor Lari-
more and the class. Many other fea-
lures ran through the program, but
the pillow fight, the tumbling by Lar
imore and his assistants and the pyr-
amids were the features of the even
ing.
A Chautauqua reader read conf
cal sketch entitled "Piller Fights,
which was considered a boys fun
Following this, she read from Kip
ling's I'm the Future" She is an
excellent reader and her number was
greatly enjoyed. Following this the
boys had real "piller fight" in
which, two at time, they would
mount pole and strive to hammer
/ each other to the mat below. This
was the exciting feature of the even
ing.
Professor Larimore and his assist
ants performed number of real cir
Gus tricks, done in professional style.
With the outcome in suspense, they
would mount upon each others shoul-
ders, go sailing through the air and
do all sorts of daring things, until
the audience was thrown into spasms
OF delight The professor and the
boys certainly are masters of their
art. '.
Next followed the pyramids, the
boys daringly placing themselves in
difficult and dangerous positions, and
they we're right we'll rewarded for
their hard work.
To the boys and girls the entire
season has been a great success as
we'll as to the older people, and they
are already looking forward to an.
other year with Professor Larimore
Hope Rebekah Lodge No. IA will
hold meeting Tuesday evening, July