The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1917-09-13
FAIR ADJUSTMENTS
SPECIAL FREE ATTRACTIONS -
REAL ENTERTAINMENT.

And how do you like the free at
fractions Great, aren't they?
Superintendent of Amusements,
Bert Walton, is to be congratulated
for booking such high class entertain
ment as is staged each afternoon and
every evening on the platform in
front of the grandstand. Each act
furnished by the Robinson Attractions
Company, of Chicago, is without ri
val and is pleasure producer.
Heading the program is "Cedora"
and the Golden Globe, an attraction
featured by Barnum's circus at the
opening at the New York Hippo
drome and by the Ringing circus at
the Chicago Coliseum, this summer.
Beautiful Cedora and her young part
ner ride bicycles and high speed mo-
torcycles inside large metallic globe,
doing many sensational stunts, in adj
dition to ''looping the loop" This
vention of Charles Hadfeld, who ac-
companies the shows. Cedora and
her companion are not hard to look
at.
The Seven Mangeans, originators
of the extraordinary teeter-board
acrobats, offer three different and
distinct acts. In the first act these
seven adept performers give pro-
gram of unusual tumbling, Gaping
their show with the Mangean Tan
dem Summersault. The second act,
known as the Five Terrible Terrys,
| is one featuring clownishness and
grotesque acrobatics. This act is a
riot of fun and laughter. The Jug
Cling Wagners, who appear as the
third and final act, show what can be
accomplished in skillful manipulate 4
of large and unusual objects. TSys
people, young man and a youSo
woman, take part in this number. =
The sensation of the daily perfor-
nance is M. Karsakoff and the I'M
perial Ballet from the Boston Grand
Opera Company presented for the
first time in open air performance.
M. Karsakoff and his premier, Nine.
DePayretti, are assisted by six pref
lty choryphes, in their interpreta-
tive dancing. Clad in snow white
tights this company offers and I'M
usual performance of inspirational
and graceful dancing, one that will
be appreciated especially by the stu
dents of grand opera Each one of
the girls who assist are under nine
teen years of age, Samuel L. Tuck,
vice-president of the Robinson Com
pany, swears it, and all are beauties,
girls chosen for their exceptional
beauty, grace and talent.
The kiddies could not help but be
delighted with Hills Society Circus,
the clever dog and pony show. Po-
MES, dogs, monkeys, giant baboon
and Sunny JIM" the bucking mule,
are accomplished and we'll trained
animals whose antics never fail to
amuse.
The act of the Grace Ave Duo, in
GLIDING the Junesque beauty, and the
comic midget, completes the free at
traction program This act gives a
performance of skillful and comic
roller skating. The feats are re-
markable. D., .-n....... 49,. ....s
Samuel L. Tuck, vice president of
the Robinson Attractions Company,
accompanies the attractions and is
here to supervise and direct the per-
formances. Miss Ethel Robinson,
president of the company, will be here
thursday.
Mr.. Tuck desires to express his
absolute surprise at the perfect plant
of the Southern Iowa Fair and Ex-
position, in an interview, given this
morning. "Why man, this is a state
fair institution. It's the best I've
seen in Iowa, and I've visited most
of the fair grounds in the state. The
officers of the fair are to be compli-
mented upon their liberality. When
once the fair gets under the skin of
the surrounding country it will be
impossible to keep the people away
The Oskaloosa fair is an assured sue
cess"
Mr., Tucker also mentioned that the
race program and attractions would
BET continued throughout the week
without interference, one with anoth-
err.