Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1915-08-25
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Interesting Features
in Big Wild West Show

Scenes from the life of the Far West
both past and present, are. 1t is an
nounced, accentuated in the perform
ances of Miller Bros. & Arlingtons 10l
Ranch Wild West show. which Harris
burg will have an opportunity to see
IN conjunction with Jess Willard, the
Pany of sparrers. Friday, August 81.
Willard, of course. is the much-dis-
cussed and much -heralded Offering of
the season, and easily ranks first among
big show. Willard is a cowboy by
training. and instinct. and in the 1O1
to first principles, He viii be seen. it
is announced, at both performances in.
this city, first in his original role as
a cowboy, and later in a boxing bout
with one of his sparring partners, and
in ring costume, when he will illustrate
just how he gave Jack Johnson the
knockout blow that gave the Kansan
the worlds championship.
Among the other offerings made pos
slble by a big congress of cowboys,
Wild West people. is an attack on a
pioneers train of prairie schooners'
by Sioux Indians, led by Chief Iron
to the Custer battle and whose profile
adorns the new Buffalo" nickel; the
capture and punishment of a horse
of the early days on the frontier; a
stage coach hold-up. in which big
bunch of Mexicans are utilized; the
was carried by means of relays of fast
horses; buffalo hunt. illustrating the
Indian method of stalking the wild
and war dances, led by the Sioux medi-
cine man, Lone Wolf; a lSund-up Of
long haired cattle, in which the skill
of the cowboys. and, incidentally, Jess
Willard, both as horseman and in hand
ling the lariat is shown: roughridinR by
cowboys and no less daring. cowgirls
and other eXhilarating events. One of
this seasons novelties is a silk hat
tournament in which a bunch of cow
boys. mounted. wearing high hats and
knock off the tiles" of their adver-
saries. For the purpose of the brancho-
busting contests fifty wild horses have,
1t is announced, recently arrived from
the 1O1 Ranch at Bliss, Oklahoma
There Will be two performances, at
2:l5 and s:IS. preceded by .charscter-
istic Wild West parade at 1890 in the
morning.
MAJESTIC OPENS MONDAY
The interior of the Majestic Theater
these days looks like a veritable bee
hive of industry. The stage equipment
is being improved upon, some new
parts OF the theater are being reno
waited. Yesterday several handsome
paintings arrived from New York City
and they are to be placed in the theater
lobby. The pictures are landscape
scenes in oil, about three by six feet
in size. and beautifully framed BY Mon
all will be in readiness for the grand
Inauguration of the new vaudeville sea-
son. The Orpheum employees, at least
most of them. will be in their accustom-
ed places in the new headquarters The
first offering of the season, the Avon
Comedy Four. vaudevilles most cele-
brated quartet Of comedy trillers. other
choice plums of the seasons first bill
will be an irresistible comedy sketch
called Legal Advice" to be played by
Ryan, Tomlinson and company. Marion
Weeks a newcomer here as = singing
comedienne, will have budget of new
and tuneful lyrics; and Simpson and
Dean clever couple in songs and patter
are also listed. CASTOR Palmer. an ec-
centric comedian, will complete the
roster. Vaudeville devotees will notice
that the new. .three-a day policy at the
Majestic will be made up OF but hve
acts and owing to the reduction of two
acts. the prices will also descent to 10,
20 and 80 cents.-Advertisem
1.-THE CLIMBERS" AT THE COLONIAL
THE Climbers" from the famous play
/ of the same name by Clyde Fitch is
! the headliner at the Colonial Theater