El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1915-10-26
BARNES CIRCUS
PLEASES CROWDS
Is Clean, Wholesome Show
and Introduces Many
Novelties; Lions Fine.

The Al g. Barnes wild animal circus
proved treat at its two performances
Monday afternoon and evening The
Barnes show has two rings and a steel
cage in which the wild animal actors
work in plain view Of all the specta-
tors
The show goes with a snaF and a
precision which is lacking in the carry
season performances AIR. Barnes mas
introduced q number of novel acts
which have never been seen IN III J. sso
before and the work OF the amman
trainers in the steel cage, with their
man eating actors. is more than worth
the admission price
Twelve Lions in Cage.
These wild animal acts come 10
climax when the chief lion tanner WORKS
- powerful. ferOciOus lions IN the
cage and is kept busy subduing them
and forcing them with whip, prod anu
pistol to do his bidding This IS a
real thriller and il is not until he mas
taken his final bow and is out OF the
Gaze that the crowd breatheS easy
AGAIN Miss Martha Floriue- the
French woman who works the trained
leopards, is another big novelty act
and she has many sears to show TOT
her daring. She closes her act oS
lying down on top of one of the savage
/ beasts and patting his mead myers,
more lions. a hybrid lion-uger ana
II dAAlGN SNs-A- "a e snA-A'ff ID --- -.-
cage.
The animal acts close with q tapleau
in which the woman lion tanner Is
hoisted TO the top of the tent on
platform with a great African lion
: licking his chops beside her w men
the top of the tent is reached the lre-
works are exploded and the two de-
I scend in shower of sparks. This is
claimed to be the only lion balloon
act in the world
Fine as they were, the wild animal
I acts are not the only feature of the
/ Barnes show a concert singer sings
on horseback between the animal acts
I As she sings and rides doves fly from
all parts OF the tent and light on hef
shoulders, her head and her horse
Z This is one of the most effective sing
/ ing novelties ever seen here. Later
; she appears in the lions cage and sings
TO them The dog, pony, monkey. goat
and pig actors also appear i'm the two
/ side rings, while on the hippodrome
I track an ostrich is driving TO a racing
suiky, a kangaroo boxer boxes with
. a negro cIOwu-the only negro clown
/ in the show business The clowns also
! do funny antics and the wild west
riders appear at intervals.
BaEpiPe Band
The Barnes circus has a good con-
! cert band which plays in the animal
cage before the show opens while a
male singer sings ballads TO the au-
! dience. The compressed air calliOpc
plays with the band at intervals and
also leads the grand entry in which
the entire troupe appear IN patriotlc
/ spectacle The Scotch Highland bag
( pipe band also plays during this spec
/ tacle.
] The Barnes circus is like one big fam
ily. Mr.. Barnes. himself was in general
! charge and saw that everyone was
I seated and that no one was injured
His employees are equally accOmmo-
dating and there was none OF the con-
I desceusion which the big circus em-
! plOyes usually show for tOWners-
3 The wives Of the performers and Off
Gals sell tickets, assist in seating the
! crowds and see that everyone has a
good time This is one Of the secrets
/ Of the Barnes success, shoWmen de-
/ clare
| that there were not seats for hundreds
/ who arrived late. Mr.. Barnes was on
I the Job. hustling orange boxes. wash
/ tubs and straw for the overflow crowd
I to sit upon and he saw that everyone
who paid an admission price saw as
much of the show as possible after the
Z seats were all taken.
Herald Night.
Monday night was Herald night at
/ the Barnes circus and the carrier boys,
J street sellers and many Of the en-
: ployes and officials Of The Herald at
: tended the night performance The
I news sellers met at The Herald build
/ ing at 7:15 and went in a body to the
show grounds in charge Of Joe Glenn
ents of the circulation department
They munched peanuts and shouted
{ their approval Of everything in general