The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1918-05-03

pie are surfeited with this sort oil
thing Nowadays the acrobat has to
| do so much to arouse the least enthusi-
asm. In a way it's a shame, for thos-
| fellows work hard"
Here the acrobatic act was quickly
changed for a slackwire number. AR
other prodigious presentation of vari-
Gus and vigorous arenic acts of deft-
| ness and dexterity," was the announce
ment on the program.
Then came the trained sea lions
Helen was charmed with their grace
and agility and really marvellous intel
ligence. While riding bareback ponies
they juggled balls, plates and burning
torches on their sleek noses, barking
joyously when rewarded with fish.
Watch those men work" said War
rem, as the moment this act ended the
small army of brown uniformed work
ingmen rushed forward with astonish-
ing swiftness removed the parapherna-
liza and put up that for the next-a
trapeze number. That's the most Won
derful thing about the circus-its or
ganization. Every detail is planned
and timed to the second Now just
watch how the put that setting"
And as Helen looked down it SEEM
We're stretched and everything ready
for the performance, who in their pink,
bleu and lavender tights were climbing
up the rope ladders to swing diZzily
aloft, while the band played slow music
to add to the effect.
There was a gasp from the audience
as one of the most daring aerialists
missed a swing in a Fl. ing leap and
fell crashing into the net below. But
lin second he was again climbing up
the rope ladder and again flying from
swing to swing. A few moments later
in the end ring there was a sudden
downward streak of blue, and this
time it was a young woman whom the
net had caught.
"Oh, Warren, don't you love their
adjectiyes? Listen reading from the
program, IAN imperial army of aerial
lists in a superbly sensational array of
amazing mid-air exploits on the flying
trapeze. Positively the greatest aerial
display ever assembled. Astonishing
and audacious feats of finished flights
and reckless rarity. Imagine writing
whole program like that"
"Oh, that's part of the business. and
it's mighty hard stuff to write. A man
| used to know at college did that for
1t NilIt. ne Will Tie
for about a year and wrote all their
publicity dope Said at first he used
to sit up all night studying the diction-
airy for synonyms of 'stupendous' and
astounding Now he's newspaper
reporter, and curiously enough his
style is unusually simple. Never uses
a word of over two syllables if he can
help it. Reaction I suppose.
But he said that year was mighty
good training. He spent a whole even
ing at the club once, telling US about
the tremendous Tabor of packing up
each night in the one night stands.
They carry their own cars, of course
a whole train, and have an army of
workmen. Think of the organization
they must have to transport a circus
as big as this and give performances
in a different town each day"
For the moment Helen forgot the
flying earialists as she listened while
Warren went on to tell of their methods
of carrying food and sleeping accom-
modations for all these people and for
the animals, and how every detail was
planned out until the whole worked to-
gether as one great machine.
"Oh, Warren, nobody can tell things
so well as you You can make anything