Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1925-06-10

a typical circus day but an ideal one.
The usual suffocating hot weather
was lacking and the absence of such
was a solace to all.
Grand Opening Spectacle
ARABIA" was the grand opening
spectacle which started the show
off. Three bands, players in khaki
and green, a real Indian band and a
band of Arabians. brought the par
Elephants into view, marched them
around into formation. 1t was a
lovely sight, in the open air. Ban
ners were flying and colors were
bright. The women We're fair and
the horses spirited. A bevy of beau
tiful girls, some walking and some
on horses We're in the parade. On
elephants and on camels they. also
rode. "
The Russian dancers, nimble of
foot and agile of movements, moved
the audience to spontaneous ap-
plause by their clever numbers. They
were most talented. One man alone
| twirled and twirled, on one foot, I'M
til he was just maze of color.
Then there was a little lady who
danced her way into the hearts of
all. She was Joined by two other
dancers.
With one foot carelessly dragging
on the ground as the horse tore
along at break neck speed the Co.'S
sacks made chills run up and down
Mr.. and Mrs. Audiences spinal COL
rumn. Another Cossack found delight
in going all around, over and under
the horse as the intelligent animal
sped along ga
Wonderfully Drilled Zouaves
The work of the Swifts famous
Zouave drill team was a wonder 10
behold. The II men, under the di-
rection of Captain Swift, went
through their number without a
hitch. 1t is safe bet that not one of
the red trousered fellows batted an
eye lid out of order. They wound
up their number by climbing, cap
tain first, over high wall, in amaz-
ing time.
Not much in the line of tumbling
was LETT to the imagination, when
Slayman Ali Arabian Tumblers got
into action. AT times there was such
a congiomeration of orange trousers,
blue, black and green waists, that it
was difficult to determine which was
which. At one time, one man held
eight others. Their act ended in a
torrent of cartwheels, somersaults
and hand springs.
Rubber cows" the Yiddish gen.
tleman- clown called them-the ele-
plants. They had their own little
bag of tricks which they offered I'M
der the guidance of a clever little
lady. A collie dog and a wee white
pony helped the act along. The ele-
plants clogged and they piroutted;
they played dead and they even
played truck horse, Juggling the dog
and the horse hitched by harness
from their massive jaws. The little
lady trainer was fearless, allowing
them to walk over her and even
sticking her head into the yawning
mouth of one.
Thrilling Wild West Exhibit
And the heart of it all was the
Wild West show, next in order, The
bugler's notes rang clear and sweet
upon the summer air. Dashing into
view trooped Indians, cowboys and
cowgirls, more Indians, Mexican
riders, Arabs, girls on horses and
girls on foot. And then, charging
into sight, on beauty of black
and white horse was Col. Miller. He
said, Let's Col" and they did that.
100 percent.
Shooting, such as Mamie Frances
does, is hard to beat. This clever
little lady shot balls in the air.
three and four of them, larger and
then smaller. Then she repeated the
stunt, while riding and while the
man who threw the balls into the
air was also riding.
The buffaloS were real and the
noise and the smoke were also real
but thank goodness the bullets were
not real in the buffalo hunt, as buff
falos are beginning to get as scarce
as the proverbial hens teeth.
Little Indian, heap big Injun,"
squaws and some of the red skins
just out of the papoose class, dane
ed, giving an Indian camp life
scene.
Next in order was the treatment
afforded the horse thief. A. Cow
boyski," the Jewish friend again
as announcer, rode into the space.
He stopped, took off the saddle and
proceeded to take snooze. Creep
ing and skulking along came the
horse thief. He got the horse, but
the cowboys finally got him. roped
him and dragged him out of sight.
Moral: Don't steal norses."
Clever Horses
The high school horses were most
clever in their number. They danced
and they posed, with crossed front
feet. They played dead horse and
they cake walked 10 perfection.
Under gentle but persuasive fcIni-
nine guidance the horses were mar
wells.
The fancy roping act was another
thrilling event. Everybody had a
whack at it in the cowboy and the
cowgirl class. Then there was
a donkey who has movie career and
he kept the audience in gales of
laughter by his droll antics "he niSh
jumping horse, Ranger, jumped over
everything about but the moon. He
jumped over an automobile, the kind
that John Wadleigh sells, although
John didn't keep mis- seat while lie
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