Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1917-08-11
J. ROBINSON SHOW.
SURPASSES YANKEE.
ROBINSON CIRCUS.
OTTAWA PEOPLE ARE GREATLY
PLEASED WITH PERFORMANCE
-ExPECT RECORD BREAKING
CROWD TONIGHT.


with a show recently here, the Yam
kee Robinson? The John Robinson
Circus and the Yankee Robinson were
booked in this city at close dates
Knowing that this was unusual among
show people, the writer asked a rep
resentative Of Yankee Robinton if the
opposition would hurt them. The
answer was: "Oh, no, they are
too small to be opposition to us"
The writer having seen Yankee Rob.
lnson when it was here was never
more disappointed in his life. II
would seem that this show was try
ing to yet money on the reputation
of the old John Robinson reputation
for they certainly do not come up to
The same class.
Furthermore, though they had the
best dating here they We're the only
tent show in recent years that did
not have their tent comfortably filled.
They did not have half SO large
crowd as did John Robinson here
Saturday.
Remembering the great circus that
John Robinson used to have, the writ
er thought this show would be cut
from its former size. The first thing
that struck his attention was the up
keep Of everything pertaining to the
show. The costumes looked clean and
fresh, as If the show had just started
ont instead of being in the midst of
the season. He had expected to see
few cars and few animals. He was
very much surprised to see two trains
Of forty-five cars. And as for the ami
mails there were fifteen elephants
alone and menageres as whole
that would compare favorably with
! the biggest in the business. These
are many rare and wild beasts, things
| that go 10 make up a real circus. All
this was entirely lacking from the
Yankee show, And really circus
is not circus without animals
Between Yankee Robinson and John
Robinson there was absolutely no
comparison for the John Robinson is
in class by itself Cleanliness and
morality is said to stand high in the
ranks Of the John Robinson circus
Nothing in shown during the entire
performance to offend the most fas.
tidiOus, and the performance is with
out a doubt one Of the best that has
ever been Witnessed in this part of
the state. There was not an idle or
| dull moment in the entire program
and everything was in readiness as
advertised, and they did not misrepre
| sent their attraction, and comment
was universally favorable
We went out 10 the circus grounds.
expecting to see good circus, and
we did We saw everything that
seemingly could be classed under the
word circus. Acrobats, clowns, bare
back riders, trapeze artists, iron jaw
! lists and other sensational numbers
that made ones heart stand still with
thrills, were only part of the man.
moth aggregation.
In addition to the big circus per.
formance there was what is termed
a Wild West department and the wild
west acts and feats that were pre-
sented in this performance were as
good as those given by Buffalo Bill
OF course, we are all aware that
John Robinson is said to be the orig.
inator Of the circus and also Of the
wild west but like the circus, which
has been copied, they have tried to
make the widest department stand
out by itself
The telegram is not prejudiced
against Yankee Robinson We dc
think they ought to carry better one
than they do il they are going against
John Robinson as counter attrac
tion.
As for the show given here Satur
day by John RobinsOns circus WI
, have yet to hear an unfavorable re
mark. In fact, the show was ever
, better than expected, 1t Is bette
8 than ever and today IL one of tn,
. best tented shows on the road ant
. will compare favorably with the big
= gest and best and as for the rest the.
@ are not in the same class with Johl
I Robinsons circus-Coy Rocky Mount
:. n G., Telegram, Oct. 30, 1916.