Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1915-12-04
BAAUM & BlRnEY'S
CIRCUS ONCE MORE
DELIGHTS Ble CROWD
Thursday Evenings Success Of.
City Hall Repeated-Every-
body and Everything Connect
ed with the Big Show, also the
Sideshow, Appears Even to
Better Advantage Than on
the Opening Night, Making
the Show the Best Ever

Everything that goes to make up q
real big circus, including the pink lem
onade. the popcorn. the snake charm
er and the freaks, were at the second
exhibition Of the great Bailum & Bar
ney's "" Circus Friday evening at
City hall. This local talent production
again drew a large audience ana there
was enough doing every moment to
Keep the spectators well pleased
There was not a number on the pro-
gram that was not carried out Just as
advertised, and not the least Of these
numbers was the work of the many
clowns, who in their limitations of the
stunts of the real performers amused
and entertained ALI
Promptly at I O'Clock the side show
opened and there was the usual rush
for tickets to see the Bearded Lady"
the living skeleton, the wild man. the
tattooed boy. the snake charmer and
other freaks too numerous to mention.
Inc menagerie was also Gagged in the
side show, this consisting of lions, III
gers, real goats. burros and other spec
linens. Down the long aisle the mem
bers of the audience moved. pausing
look upon the wild man, Just captured
from the wild regions and who eats
nothing but raw meat. or to behold the
fat lady.
AS IN all circuses the opening num-
Der OF the big show was the grand pa
rade. in which each and every member
OF the circus participated. II was with
| some difficulty that the burros were
urged to go around the circle and the
goats Old not seem TO favor this kind
OF treatment. But all were there and
were given the once over"
The acts of the big show consisted of
| me star performers numbers and the
humorous sketches. so finely woven
together that the artists work was
immediately followed by comedy.
which always relieved the situation
After the audience had been SPELL
bound by such acts as the strong man
stunt the clowns made their appear
| ahce ana Kept things lively until the
, next big act was introduced
The aggregation Of trained gy1nnasts
gave skillful exhibition of stunts on
the parallel bars and the gymnasium
morse, which won for them generous
applause. c. E. henua. attired and
made up az & pretty mai icon. ana the
ether members Of his trou.a showed
up TO fine advantage the work which
the boys gymnasium classes has car
Ilod out since the Augusta Y. NJ. c.
A, building was built.
Other features OF the evening" show
included an exhibition uT strcngt h
given by JOAN Cagaon. The SUPER
strong man, who filed ali witt anaze-
nlent by the easy manner in which he
handled the big weights: an exhibition
of the art Of the s,act Wire nv = y
Lessarge, who performed all sorts of
olfhcult feats while balancing on he
wire: and an act OF m --stcrv. -tver7 M
L. j. Davis, man who could not b.
Kept inside Of paper bags tied up.
boxes nailed tight. and who could get
out Of handouts as quick as q person
could count three
| among the amusing numbers was
! Tie duck hunt sketch in which extra
ordinary hunter was Marceline Per
icy La Wrence, Able, the agent. was
| there with his act, which was partic-
ulany amusing. while DR. Bunk per-
formed a difficult surgical operation
with remarkable dexterity. And Ban
anas- the University of Maine bear,
romped around the ring following
Trainer kinsman.
/ The closing number on the program
was the Patriotic Color Drill" a very
pretty exhibition Of marching given by
the ladies of the ~"
! Too much credit cannot be extended
Ralph Brown, whose efforts were un-
tlring to make a success of the scenic
features of the circus and his clever
! work in the makeup Of the artists
and performers. The MANAGEMENT of
the Y. M. c. A. most cordially thanks
Mr.. Brown for his deep interest and