The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1915-02-05
BIG CIRCUS
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Entertainment Is Highly
Pleasing Big c rowd In
Attendance.

III. Prominent business andsprofe ssional
linen Of Fairmont disguised as ele.
phants. tigers, leopards, horses and
other animals, dlsported themselves
in an amazingly interesting IiaNaerS
last night on q big stage atsthe Eiks'
Circus In the Armoryi in, Jackson
street. Other prominent citizens I'm.
personated human freaks OF all sorts
equally well, and in a way itch de.
llighted the throng which filled the
hall.
The society folk OF the. city were
out in force. Scores sof. men in full
dress, including high. silk hats, care.
fully FURNISHED, with stylishly dressed
women clinging to their arms; were
la feature OF the crowd which attract.
ed much attention.
Scores of side attractions including!
a real Dutch Kitchen. fairy store
with pretty girls as bankers, a bucket
ball game, the "hardscrabble" gen.
eral store and chance selling on all
brand new automobile; made the main
floor OF the hall a place OF delightful
entertainment. No one was impor.I
tuned to buy, but many dimes and
iiickels found their way into the cash,
boxes Of the Eiks and their sisters
in charge Of the attractions, for not
only was full value given for every
coin spent, but the entire proceeds
of the circus are to be devoted to a
worthy charity, Il
The first number Of the formal pro-
gram was a delightful exhibition OF
the fo&.trot. the hesitation and other
np.to.the.minute society dances by
-four couples of youthful dancers, the
sons and daughters of leading citi--
zens of the city. The dances were in
charge of Miss Maria Raymond, and
the dancers. aged from 10 to IA years,
are all pupils Of Miss Haymond's dane.
ing school, Their names are: Har.,
rtson Conway, Eleanor Peddicord,
Zell Brady, Frances Raymond, Sam
Iseman, Jr, Mary Smith, Ralph Smoot
and Mary Smith.
Tho circus proper with prominent
E!ks in the stellar roles came next
on the program, and each performer
acquitted himself in such a 'manner as.
to win rounds of thunderous applause
and many encores from the delighted
audience.
The first number was what is de-
scribedi in the program as the Superb.
Iunrivaled and novel equine ballet"
in which four horses impersonated by
is B. Brooks, DR.. o. C. Hill, Raymond
Halter and Charles l.. Bartlett, dis
ported themselves on the stage
clothed In the skin of real horses.
with heads, tails, hoofs and other
equine appendages doing duty full
time and over time.
The clowns did stunts on the stage
worthy Of professionals and the au-
tlience was convulsed with laughter
from the start Of the act until its
i finish when the performers were conf
PEELED to respond to an encore. The
clowns include Dug Fleming, Harry
Clinton. Joseph Hartley and Albert
Crowell. ,s;5 -.
Crea Hoskins, described In the pro-
gram as the liking Of contortionists,"
delighted with his.clever performance.
George Stanley Wehrley, in tho
character OF Mile. Whirly. a very
short.skirted dancing girl, thrilled the
audience with wire walking and other
4 uui ltis ltatS, but tnOlG PaAkiSulhtiS Wy
his striking costume.
George Gaskill, billed as "the mod
ern Hercules" amazed the audience
by his remarkable Geats of strength
and won much applause.
The animal act under the stage di-
rection of Carl Miller delighted the
audience. for 1t is both unique and
startling. Birch Butcher made an
awe inspiring tiger. Walton Miller
and Harry Clark made an amusingly
clumsy and ridiculous elephant which
pleased the spectators nightly. John
A. Clark, Jr., pleased with his i'm.
personation OF an ostrich and he was
vigorously applauded. Samuel 1seman
was terrifying as a leopard and caused
cold chills to chase each other up and
down the backs Of the more timid In
the audience.
Its Long Way to Tipperary," was
rendered in an amusingiy interesting
manner by Joseph Hartley and the
audience joined in the chorus, at least
the Irish contingent did, while the
Dutch looked on in gloomy silence
until somebody announced that at