Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1923-05-11

with a crowd that strained the
walls OF the old gym and a program
OF varied entertainment that would
be hard to duplicate in any other
city In the state the Augusta show
made a hit that will not be soon
forgotten.
It's hard to know where to start
ON thing OF this sort. There were
Clowns, acrobats, trick shooting ex-
pefts. drills by girls, tumblers, red
lencnade' not dogs. popcorn and
OF real circus features, including a
real ring master Harry oJnes. we'll
known in this city acted in this ca
pacity and he did not belittle any
performer or act. Harry wore q real
ring masters suit with all the fix
lngs and he surely made the girls
hearts hutter when he cracked the
whip. His announcements came
with the clearness of a bell and
helped much in the enjoyment of
the performance.
No circus is complete without
clowns and that nothing might 10
lacking in this respect eight adults
and two juvenile clowns were pres
ent. There were real clowny clowns,
farmer clowns. and even a clown
policeman. These boys worked hard
and took some hard tumbles in their
parts of the entertainment and they
Kept every one convulsed with
laughter. They certainly got a hand
when they came to eXtinguish a
bad fire in a pail. with a line of
hose that savored much of the
family washing. The clowns were
Lewis Cleeves. George Cooper,
Charles Brissette, Harold Ward,
Sam Mccall. Deroyce Eastman,
Lewis Young. Arthur Merrill and
Fuller 1nsraham. In many of the
stunts the midget CLOVIS. Brother"
Brown and "Dinny" Bagley were
present and livened up things to a
great extent.
The entertainment began with
grand parade in which the many
performers took part. The first
number on the program after this
parade was a Highland Fling by
group of young girls dressed in
Scotch costume. These girls went
OF this dance in perfect unison and
received a great round Of applause
at the end of the dance. Those
taking part were Ruth F'ifield. Mary
Heslon, Frances Howard. Elizabeth
Dunbar, Dorothy Macdonald. Helen
Brown. Frances kinsman, Helen
Cassidy. Beulah Blaisdell, Harriet
Lee. Lillian Foyt, Eleanor Fifield.
Winlfred Shaw and Lillian McAllis-
ter. Helen Wilson and Hazel Shaw
led the group of girls.
The Midget Glass of boys of the
"Y" then did some ground tumbling
that went big with the crowd
These boys. truly midgets. fell all
over the ground and themselves. and
performed in a way that would
have been creditable to boys much
larger. This class consists of
Barnekov. Paul Merrill Donald
Thorne. John Hitchborn. Robert
Hitchborn, Frecland Ramsdcll and
Launcclot Cooper.
pyramid forming on the horse was
the next thing to be shown. This was
by the Junior class. and they formed
many fancy figures using the eymna-
SUM horse a s foundation. This work
was very pretty and. like the other
numbers. was roundly applauded The
boys. taking part in this pyramid work
we're Norman bennett. Gordon bennett
William LaChance. Roger Black, Will
H., Y
Brown. Carleton Bagley, Kenneth Mar
riner. Elwood Lapham. Winfield Cart
ledge Kenneth Elvin and c. Cookson.
The ladies' gym class equipped with
brand new broOms, gave a demonstra-
ton of the proper method of cxercis-
ing with a broom when there is no
sweeping to be done. They performed
many evolutions with the brooms in
unison. and the Simultaneous move
mentS of the several brooms made a
very pretty picture. The ladies taking
part in this exercise were Luciene
Tartrc. Audrey Hanks. Helen Batchel-
der, Ruth Dysart. Harriet Eastman.
Ethel Russell. Helen johnson, Adelaide
Johnson. Alice Weston. Alice Taylor.
Carrie Richards. Mrs. Hovcy. Imogenc
Walker. Frances Fuller. Delphine An
drcws. Thclma Malice. Dorothy Rund-
lctte. Doris Drunmond and Olice Pray.
Earle r. Lyons of Colby College here
gave a demonstration of the manner
in which our simian ancestors played
around on the branches Of trees. In
a breath-taking way he swung about
on the high bar. doing flips and flopS.
giant swings, and letting go at times
that apparently would ensure broken
neck. Somehow he always hit tho
floor with his feet and not with his
face, to the relief Of many who had
been holding their breath while he was
swinging in the air. Lyons also gave
short exhibition on the parallel bars
that made the audience gasp for
breath.
The parallel bars were next utilized
by the intermediate boys as a founda
ton for pyramid building. They hung
on the bars in all sorts OF odd ways,
making many beautiful figures. The
work was all done by the blasts of
whistle under the direction of Physical
Director Kennedy, and the way in
which the boys took their places for
these pyramids showed that they had
worked mighty hard and so had he
to get this down so perfectly. The
boys taking part in this work were
Lewis Carleton. Thomas Cahill. Har-
low Bradford. Ernest Cookson. Harold
Ellis. Gushing True and John Elmorc.
The clowns then formed an elephant
pyramid. each layer being smaller than
the one below. but at the end with the
blowing Of Mr.. kennedy's whistle the
entire works went fiat.
A demonstration Of horse jumping
from the springboard by the interme-
dates came next. The clowns helped
out here and did some remarkable &C
of their own. The interme-
dtato boys went over the high obstacle
in all sorts of ways and this part of
the program proved very interesting
as everyone was watching TO see who
would break leg first. Happily no
fatalities occurred.
The same class OF boys then did
some remarkable pyramid work on
the floor ending up with the forma-
ton of the letters "Y. NJ. c. A." by
down l1nnn the flonr The