The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1915-08-26
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Successful Show Pulled OF I
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F fhe fffu,nbug Circus after e
ing postponed Thursday On ac
count Of rain was given Frida.
and was an immense success. ,
At $3.50 in the afternoon til,
parade formed at the Yves
! school building and proceeded
down Ohio street to the square
led by a bugle corps, followed
by w. O. Jackson, who was thu
official announcer, dressed in
long Prince Albert coat anG
wearing silk hat of the vintage
Of about 1860 and as an anounc.
err he sure was ct"
The Butler concert band came
next in chariot drawn by four
horses. Then came the clowns,
Warren. Duvall, Elliott Walker,
Fred Glenn, John Krin, the Van
trees boys and several others
who could not be recognized u1-
der their makeup and each and
every one of them was a star.
There were numerous cages
containing the most ferocious
wild beasts ever exhibited in our
city, and the like Of which Carl
Hagenback never dreamed.
Mahout John Coleman with
his trained elephant and Elmer
Campbell the Egyptian camel
driver Were much better than the
real thing and it is reported that
a scout for Ringing Bros, who
was in town looking for features,
made them flattering offer to
train the animals in their show.
James Phelps and James Crab
tree were handsome Mexican
caballeros.
And the bare back riders
Jesse Smith, Ofred jackson, Ed
Campbell and Lyle Argenbright
all dressed up in pink tights
and wearing blond wigs, were
dainty equestriennes and looked
very sweet.
Several beautifully decorated
automobiles filled with pretty
girls made a hit and drew liberal
applause from the crowd that
lined the streets around the
One of the prettiest sights of
the parade was a number Of lit
tie misses on gaily decorated BIZ
cycles.
There were cow boys, cowgirls,
clown bands, an Egyptian dane
ing girl, all followed by a CALI
ope from which Son Snider drew
forth all sorts of music bad and
worse.
The big tent was crowded at
night and the best show ever
seen in Butler was put on.
Dewitt Chastain was. ring
master and it is needless to say
he was all to the good and man
aged the equestrian acts in the
sawdust arena like an old timer.
Oscar Kroft and Artie Fox az
the Gold Dust Twins entertained
the crowd with some classic pos
ing which was equal to anything
ever seen in our city.
The vast audience held their
breath in awe as Charlie Hit
made his perilous trip across the
tight rope-which was stretched
on the ground.
The death defying feats of Ed
Campbell and Lyle Argenbright
on the flying trapeze was much
appreciated.
The real hit of the show was
Jesse Smith in a great equestri-
enne act. He fearlessly rode q
spirited (wooden) horse around
thA arena at breakneck speed,
performing feats never attempt
ed by the most daring while
holding an. iron support. 81
Pendleton Smith, Claude Keel,
Chas. Bourquin, Sam Davis, Wes-|
ley Denton and Rolla Brooks
made fierce soldiers and we need
fear no foreign invasion while
we have such noble defenders.
John Coleman and Elmer
in their trained ANIMAL
act handled their>fierce animals
(made Of canvas) in q mastery
manner and absolutely without
fear. w,
And Of course there were the
funny clowns they were every
where and kept the audience in.|
3 continual. uproar with their
clever antics.