El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1919-04-04
FIRE EATER IS
CARNIVAL HIT
Workman Shows Attrac-
ton Seems To Enjoy
Meal Of Flames.

Treating fire with the unconcern
OF salamander. Bluey-Bluey, who
performs at the Spring Festival being
held at Overland and Durango streets
for the benefit OF the Ell Paso Rescue
home. Is either what he says he Is. or
else an uncommonIy good imitator Of
the real parsonage
7 am a regular devil" BIuey-
Bluey remarks to the audience. during
the course OF his exhibition Of fire
eating.
He is one Of the attractions IN the
Gowdy's Wonderland tent Of the Wor-
tham shows. "Bluey" stands three
feet high in his stocking feet. Neither
IRE. nor electricity. nor ropes. nor
bludgeons have any terrors for him
The WORKMAN Shows present
one OF the clennest, most enjoy
able entertainments ever seen IN
FL Paso. Anyone can really get
most pleasant evenings emtertuin-
ment. Good order prevails, the
trarpingH arc clean and neat. the
acts are clean and the people are
away above the average OF those
usually seen with travelling or
EaniEHtiOns. The Rescue Home
advisory board Is eIated with the
shows and recommends them TO
FL PaEoans without reserve, as
educational, entertaining and
ter pleased than with n circus.
In fact, one Of the v--0rthnm at
fractions Is an animal circus that
lnsta over an hour. Another eN-
tremely interesting show is the
submarines another h sffhe circus
side show" both interesting and
entertaining; another l. the mon
key speedway and another Is the
tracing on the wall with death"
in the silOdrome.
Likes Hot Stuff.
Bluey eEungutsnes his clgaret stubs
by rubbing the burning end across his
nose. Lowering a lighted torch down
his throat is mere play TO him, and he
blows blazing gas into the air with
the sarQonlc grin OF "Old Nick. He
atches melting sealing wax on his
tongue as II drips from flame, and
chews It like gum.
he seems 10 have the same immu-
nifty from the effects Of electricity as
from fire Holding pair OF tongs in
his naked hands. ne burns up a steel
file and melts and YIELDS iron with an
electrical current which. 50 Tar as the
eye can distinguish. passes through his
body. When piece OF iron has
reached the fusion point. he calmly
ucks the molten mass In two with his
tongue and grins at the crowd Bluey
can apparently slip through any knot
that ever was. Ropes tied about his
neck, thumbs. or wrists in the hardest
kind OF knots seem 10 pass through
his flesh while you are looking Dur
ing all his performances he keeps up q
chatter OF witty and comical remarks.
Princess Tiny.
In the same tent with Bluey-Bluey
is another midget wonder real lit
tie woman. "a years old and perfectly
propOrtiOned, with masses Of blond
hair ana hands and feet as small as
the tlniest baby's. Her stage name is
Princess Tiny" She does not perform
slight OF hand tricks, but she has a
smile that is both a baby's and
grown WOman's. and she speaks with
such voice as you could imagine a
doll would have She viii tell you
that she is - inches high and weighs
Is pounds.
On, yes. she likes candy. she says.
I can eat lots OF it 1 am the candy T.
kid"
Billy Pilgrim, born without arms or
legs. seems not to need them His chief Z
pride is his peuuanship. which IS Ike
copper script he holds the pen
against his cheek and makes curves
and aourishes which surpass those Of &
the children copy book. Billy is an
expert rifle shot and can draw your
picture.