The New York Clipper (April 1916)

so THE NEW YORK CLIPPER April 22 RINGING SHOW IS BLAZE OF GLORY. CHICAGO WELCOMES MONSTER CIRCUS. NEW AND OLD FEATURES SUPERBLY BLENDED. MUSIC AN IMPORTANT FACTOR. t ^—^——ssssssi BIG SHOW RUNS LIKE MAMMOTH CLOCK. Display 16 showed the uul hippodrome track races, and Display 17 was taken op by Cedora of the Golden Globe. bt cisra. (Special to Tar Cuffs*.) Chicaoo, April 16. Chicago dedicated Its chief amusement evening •f the week to Bingllng Brothels' Circus last night. While many Loop dramatic strongholds literally starved for want of patronage, as 8.15 (the time of opening) approached, to many people stormed the Coliseum for admission that the great amphi- theatre was filled as easily as a bandbox moving pit-tare theatre, and hundreds—perhaps thousands we re turned away. The show was pulled off ao much like clockwork that It did not eeem a very difficult task to enter- tain the vast audience. Enough of the old fea- tures—seen last season and In previous years— were Incorporated to give the multi-colored per- formance the proper perspective, with the addition of sufficient new thrills to make most of the assem- bly remain seated until the end of the constantly changing two and one half hour performance. The super thrill came at the very conclusion, when, after It seemed that all awe-provoking; aesthetic-exciting thrill and Joy producers bad keen exhausted, Cedora capped the climax of a reversed motor cycle race. In a huge golden globe, suspended from the topmost dome of the Coliseum, by performing a series of gyrations on his motor cycle that resulted In a breath stopping "loop the loop" that made Missourlans In the audience look like Evanstonlans or peaceful Inhabitants of Englewood. What Is the secret of the Ringing Brothers' power that makes the second city of the United States patronize Its elaborate offering in the same spirit evinced by residents of rural districts where entertainment Is the exception rather than the rule? Bow have they been enabled to pnt to- gether a show that reveals unparalleled expendi- tures at every qulrver of the second band of a watch, so devised that old and young, skeptical and easily convinced, are alike satisfied? The thrills are great, but other show* slave thrills. The clowns are funny, but other shows have funny clowns. The performance is carefully staged, but other shows bear evidence of careful staging. The ballet Is beautiful, but Chicago bad already been treated to DlaghUetTs "last word" In Russian ballet. Perhaps the answer is found In the fact that Singling*' offering comes early In the Spring, when people are eager for amusement savoring of the great outdoors. But the early date of the offering might Involve as muoh disadvantage as advantage—and it may seriously be doubted if any other aggregation of talent could more than fill the Coliseum. The real answer must be found In the psychological workings of the master minds directing the vast production — the Rlngllng Brothers—the "say little but do much" background of the Tsxt-flavored offering. The Cinderella spectacle, divided Into six actions unfolding the undying story most faithfully, and embracing a carefully trained ballet that brought forth storms of applause by Its rhythmical move- ment, formed a splendid prelude to the succession of thrilli that followed, arousing greater Interest than last year's offering of Cleopatra. Then the show began, J. J. Richards' Military Band lending much zest to the entire performance. The program. In the main, showed little difference from last season's series of displays. Of the fif- teen offerings presented before the final thrill, the elephants repeated their Intelligent telephoning to the delight of youngsters; the darkonlana em- phasized the difficulty of their concluding stunt by repeated failures calculated to thrill the throng; line. Leltzel again proved an Individual star by her./narvelous rope climbing; J. Mijares again walked and swung on the slack wire, evoking con- siderable applause, and comedy was injected In the eques tr ian end of the performances In order to relieve monotony. Slgnor Baghongi's ludicrous bareback riding did much to put the andlence In a receptive mood for the remainder of the bill. The following funsters did the clowning that served to relieve many dull momenta: Ant Augestad, C. Wiltshire, F. J. Burns, A. Jones, Joe Deltorelll, A. Deltorelll, Frank Maynard, William Carroll, George Bartzel, B. McDonougb, - Ed. Mathers, Ed. Booney, J. Ritchie, Boy McDonald, Alt T. Miaco, J. Bills, Billy Jameson, Three Bardigs, Arthur Mayo, Danny McBrlde, Ed. Nemo, Max DIUae. James Sprlggs, J. A. Batsan, Fred, Btelling, Jno. Morris, John Tripp, Fred Irish, Big. Gomez, Jules Tumour, Charles Smith, John Schu- bert, Max Deltorelll, Jlng Casino, Alexander An- drews, Joseph Lewis, Albert 'White, Tony Sana- bayi, Grlmaldy Zella, Ed. Allen. As in previous years, the wild riding, horse roping and chariot racing brought the audience to Its feet at the tail end of the performance, while the bronchos who refused to acknowledge the supremacy of the cowboys got no small share of the applause. A summarized version of the official program follows: Display No. 1—"Cinderella." Display 2—Three troupes of trained elephants, with Oscar Voght, Geo. Denman and Norman jobxtson, as trainers. Display 3—The Clarkonlane and the Nelson Troupe, aeriallsts. Display 4 —Chas. A. Clark, Reno McCree Jr., and Slgnor Baghosgi. in equestrian acts. Display 5 included the Three Jssone, ladder act; Chin g Hlng Lee Troupe, In acrobatic stunts; the Tamakl Troupe, jlu Jltsu exhibition; the De Marios, contortionists; the Johannes Jossefson Troupe, wrestlers; the Jardons, ladder act, and the Dehvnos, also a ladder act. Display C brought to view Wink Weaver, wr*b 'Shetland ponies, dogs and monkeys; the Heliiotts, with trained bears; AIL Loyal, with horses and dogs; Charles Smith, with bears, dogs and monkeys, and Boy Bash, with Shetland ponies, dogs and monkeys. Display 7 was given over to aeriallsts, who in- cluded: The Two Crcanwells, the Booneys, Mile. Leltzel. the Floyds, the Latayettes, and Mons. Demllo. Display S was made op of the Flexible Schubert, contortionist; the Orpington Troupe, In groupings and muscular display; the Jensleys, Jugglers; Bob Ker's Whirlwind Acrobats; the Georgetty Troupe of athletes; Gad. Mijares, hand stand and tum- bling act, and the Alfred Brothers, balancing act. Display 9 brought forward Josephine Hodges, equestrienne; McCree-Darenport Troupe, eques- trian act, introducing a tiding dog, and Nellie Lloyd, equestrienne. In Display 10 there were a variety of acts. John Foley and Mrs. Clara Melnotte did high school menage acta; F. J. Brady and Mamie Wood- ford presented an animal posing act which in- cluded an Arabian stallion and four English setters; Minnie Davis and Clara Ga msik a r dl gave a high school riding act; Mr. Walverton and Miss Letter did a posing act, and Mr. and Mrs. Dan Curtis were seen in a menage act, Display 11—Those seen here were: The Al- bert os, high perch act; the Ortons, balancing act; the Mirano Brothers, high perch balancing; the Three J alms, high perch and unsupported ladders, and the Andresen Brothers, high perch act Display 12 was given orer to the downs; who made the-merriest kind of a shindig. Display 13 saw the Melnotte-Lanole Troop* of gynasts; Birdie Ford, on the Ugh wire; J. Mijares In his well known alack wire act; Brans and Sis- ter, foot Jugglers; Slgnor Manola, wire act, and the Tyson, also an act on the wire. Display 14 was given op to e que a trl s n acts. In- cluding: Silas and Salile Green, Antonio ZIngaro, and the Famous Four Lloyds. Three spectaculuar aerial acts were offered in Display lo. The performers were: The Four Bllet Sisters, revolving Iron jaw act: the Tybell Sisters, human butterfly act, and the Dacoma Sisters, In mid-air flights, suspended by the teeth. P. A. McHTJGH A SUICIDE This well known manufacturer of circus seats and grand stands. In an altercation with a sub- lessee of his property In Conneautville, Pa., on April 11, shot and killed him, and after telephon- ing to the Sheriff from his office, advising him of i the occurrence, turned the revolver upon himself and died shortly after. > Mr. McBugfa had just returned from Newark, N. J., where he had completed arrangements, through Louis E. Cooke, for the seating arrange- ment for the big Newark celebration. The con- tracts will be filled by the concern, a representa- tive of Mrs. McHugh having confirmed them. CIRCUS MIDGETS MARRY. Joseph Frances Short, four feet two Inches tab", and Elsie Betnekln*;, Just four feet, both perform- ers tn BaZBum & Bailey's Circus, were married, April 16, In the big arena of Madison Square Gar- den. The cesemony was attended by many other freaks of the big circus, after which a banquet was held. The bridegroom Is thirty-two years of age, and weighs seventy-eight pounds, while the bride is twenty-three, and tips the scales at sixty- nine pounds. DOLLIE MOSS MAN (Mrs. Geo. B, Stevens), of Stevens and Mossman Tent Dramatic Co., underwent an operation for tumors, April 11, at St. Louis, Mo., and at present is progressing rery nicely, and hopes to be able to Join the show booh. BEBBB and HICKS, formerly with Gentry Bros.' Circus, snd Bagahera Sotlro, who was with Singling Bros. :for four years, have been making Keokuk, la, their home and training there for the Summer. They Joined Campbell Bros.' Circus last week. FAIRS FOR 1916. (Continued from page ss.) I Page, Page< _ - ; . J. T. Flack BtCBUKD, Wehpeto'n, l B. F. Lounsbnry. ■, A. F. Borcherc STUTSMAN. Jamestown, STEELE, Flnley, -, M. Norswing. Standing Bock, Pt Yates. . B. P. High- eagle. Wush, Grafton, Percy Connelly. Wells, Fessenden. A. 1-3, A. F. Belcher. Williams, Williston, , J. Cunningham. s OLYMPIC PARK IMPROVEMENTS. Plans are matured for great Improvements in Olympic Park, Newark, N. J., this Summer. The new proprietor. Christian Kurz, and the new man- ager, Hollls E. Cooley, have arranged with the Aborns for a season of light opera, to begin June 12 with "The Chocolate Soldier." At a recent dinner given by the management it was announced that $50,000 would be spent in im- provements. 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