New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-04-11
BIG CROWD SEES
VACATION CIRCUS
Charity Entertainment At
tracts 10000 to list
Regiment ArmOry.

Ten thousand persons saw the \aca-
ton Circus at the fist Regiment Ar
mory last night. Many more would
have crowded IN to see had not the
Fire Department at $3.50 o'clock closed
the doors. Some Of those who were
excluded were friends Of members Of
the Vacation Committee. but Captain
Flynn, who was in charge, was inHeN-
ible.
An hour before the doors were
opened a long line Of men and women
waited in Thirty-fourth Street. More
than 5000 extra circus seats had been
put in, but in short time everything
was filed In the boxes in front sat
members Of the Vacation Committee
and their friends. Among them were
Miss Anne Morgan. Miss Maude Wet
more. Mr.. md Mrs. August Belmont,
Mr.. and Mrs James Spcyer. Mrs.
Charles b. Alexander, Mrs. Francis Nc
Neil Bacon. Mrs. Richard Irwin and
Timothy Healy
Back Of the boxes were the bleach
ers." rows and rows o. seats. all hlled'
and the slope Of the galleries showed a
solid mass of humanity From t1me TO
time a few of the audience ICft ana
then others were admitted lu their
places. 20 the C"cat DISGUST o' foo
who couldn't get n. And all the time
little boys tried desperately 10 climo
up and get glimpses OF the Sno"
through the grea, barred windows.
as boys try TO peek through the canvas
at country clrcuses
II was certainly worth seeing.
Everybody agreed ON that. First came
the parade, one thousand strong. The
RUDE band led. impressive IN red UNI
forms with such impressive trousers
that you wouldn't have dreamed. '
vou hadn't been 'Old, that they were
vacation girls dressed up. Then came
All kinds of animals walking on their
hind legs. and everything else that a
properly-constItuted circus parade has,
Many professional features were me
terpersed with the stunts OF the
amateurs. The act Of the buttons,
from the Palace, won great applause.
As the beautiful white horses and the
little white woody dog and the white
clad men and women dashed round
and round the narrow ring OF carpet
laid down on the polished Aoor. Miss
Morgan rose ND and clap0ed her hands.
"All Of these professionals are CIV
ing US there services she SAID. 'and
! think It is splendid of them.
The circus closed with the "ooa,1-
defyin. plunge" Of Nervo. who Jumped
from the dome of the armory. The
whole programme was under the per-
soual supervision OF Frank J.. spell
man, from the Hppodromc and Al
Holstein was the announcer MISS
Rachel Crothers was ing master.
The performing bears came over
from the Hippodrome, 100. with their
mistress. Mile. Spellman and brought
down the house with their tricks. And
then after them came lot of animals
who were vacation girls dressed up
led by Miss r. NJ. Lang a. hon, and
copied the tricks.
There were Indians and co"noy~ ana
black mammles. There were ioit,
clowns. There were 'hcra DIS o.
spring" who fully came mp T" me de-
scription Of the programme, winch de-
clsred them the "liGhtest, slightest.
nimblest nympds VINO ever danced.
And while all this was going or DOB .he
ring. a number of young society men
outdid themselves as bark PRS I'D inc
side-show outside.
After the circus the floor was cleared
for general dancing, and the Nacauop
girls kept it up nutu after midnight