The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1936-04-04

CARASOTA, Fla, April A.
~ They're securing up the Big
Show for it's annual opening in
Madison Square Garden, April 8,
and they're doing it with a verve
that hasn't been known since 1920.
The reason for the enthusiasm
Is that the Ringing Bros. and
Barnum and Bailey combined cir
Gus, anticipating the most pros
porous season since the war. will
play its most extended route in
years.
This will be cheering news to
business men and industrialists
who generally regard the greatest
show on earth as a business
barometer. AS Samuel w. Gum
pertz, general manager and vice
president, points out, for the
Ringing Bros. and Barnum and
Bailey circus to lengthen its
itinerary in a presidential year
is unusual, for presidential years
have been fearsome ones to the
show business down through the
ages.
CIRCUS day comes to most
~ places only once year, but
Sarasota has them from Novem-
Der until April. And activities are
not confined to the gigantic CO.
coon from which the biggest thing
that moves energies in it's might
and splendor each spring
Indeed, most any resident of
Sarasota is likely to have the men
on the flying trapeze sail through
his window any afternoon or eve
ming.
For example, the Great Otari
troupe has its aerial cross guyed
out from trees in the back yard
OF a home on Arlington-st, IN
downtown Sarasota. The neigh
bors see all kinds of exploits AS
10 OF Europe's most amazing ath-
letes fly through SPACE from all
points of the compass at the same
time in forward and reverse flights
and double passes.
THE Great Wallandas, who 90
Il three high on bicycles on a
high wire, have just returned to
headquarters after a winter of
work in their Sarasota backward
with trees serving for poles.
The zacchini brothers are re-
building their cannon in nearby
Tampa. Mario Zacchini will be
shot from it with Hugo this sea-
son. Hugo, who is boss, had an
argument with Vittorio, so Mario
will take the bows while Vittorio
lays back to do the cranking.
Dorothy Herbert did a Mazeppa
In white tights and draperies.
Miss Herbert rides rearing and
jumping horses sans reins and
StirrupS. She explains that she
rescued the horse she now rides
over blazing high hurdles from a.
blazing stable in Louisville. which
Is when and where she got the
idea.
Mile. Hedda Gillette dove from
what was the equivalent of the
top OF the big top and grabbed a
flying trapeze. She then very Sc
riously explained how frightened
she was when she and her hus-
band lost an oar while fishing in
the gulf a year ago.
MO circus would be complete
4 Y without iron jaw or dental
dexterity numbers. Sam Gumpertz
pointed out Terrence and Dolores
and the WilloS. The girls 60
through remarkable ront:nes on
perches held by the teeth OF their
masculine partners as they swing
from bars.
The celebrated Loyal Repenski
Family of bareback riders this
season Is introducing cute little
5-year-old Clara Repenski, and
1t is explained that school bells
ring regularly for the IS to 30
children who travel with the big
top.
FREDERICK Canestrelli juggled
while 20 feet in the air on an I'M
supported ladder. The Maschino
troupe rehearsed their acrobatic
feats, and ran about in their lit
tie round black hats.
THE Uyeno troupe of acrobats
Il Of Japan and the Yom Kan
troupe of China wintered here
One OF the Uyeno troupe died
from a spine injury. and there
was an impressive Japanese fu-
neral at nearby Venice. Next to
John Ringing. last of the five
original brothers. the Yom Kams
are the hottest fight fans in Sara
sofa.
Paul Wenzel gave the answer to
what a clown does in the winter
time. Wenzel. the most inventive
of fun-makers, explains that they
build contraptions and gags. Wen
eel departed with Guillaume Poll
dor. the French clown. and Paul
tChesty) Mortier. the one with the
infectious laugh.
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