Daily Tribune, Terre Haute, Vigo County, 23 August 1914 — Page 9

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...JiNi-J forth a promise of elephants upon which to ride, popcorn to chew and the other attractions which time never

dims, the Carl Hagenbeck and Great Wallace Shows combined, the largest circus organization in the world, will arrive in Terre Haute, Tuesday, August 25. Three rings, two stages and' a mile hippodrome track are included in the great outfit, and there will be something "doing" every minute, according to a representative of the show here yesterday. "There is probably no social subject upon which there is such a general misconception as the domestic life ot the. people of the circus," said Colonel R. M. Harvey, advance manager of the

Hagenbeck-Wallace shows. "The opinion of the general public is that the followers of the 'white tops' are merely nomads, little, if any, more ambitious to have a habitation and name tnan are gypsies. "Circus women, with the exception ot thse who are engaged during the win-

ter performing in theaters, are never to be found in" the big cities. They make their homes almost invariably in the smaller towns or upon the farm. Those who find it necessary to keep practice during the winter, fit up a room in their home or a space in their barn for that purpose. The remainder

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erous and charitable dispositions. They are, as a class, most moral women. Their calling necessitates the hardest of work and perfect physical condition, and it is safe to assert that the majority of them are consistent christian women. They realize the hazardous character of their employment and they appreciate the fact that their sisters sometimes meet with an accident that takes them before their maker in the twinkling of an eye, and as a class they keep themselves prepared, as best they may, to meet the same fate.

Born In Business.

"More than 90 per cent of the circus women today are born in the business. Of the remaining 10 per cent, nine marry into it and the one who is not born in it or married into it serves to make the exception to prove the rule. A great circus organization like the Hagenbeck-Wal-lace shows seldom, if ever, will consent to employ a woman who is not married, unless she is accompanied by some male relative. "Most circus families are small. Training with the children begins at birth. Some become contortionists and later acrobats, gymnasts, equilibrists, etc. Ninety-eight per cent of the clowns are skilled acrobats and tumblers. Many, in earlier years, were contortionists. "Most circus performers are very abstemious. Few use tobacco, and it may be said that less than one-tenth of one per cent drink alcoholic beverages. The feats of strength and skill they perform come from a sound end healthy body and they know full well the laws of nature.

Clowns High Salaried.

Strange as it may seem, clowns are among the highest paid circus performers. The smallest salary paid to a clown with our show is $20 per week, which, of course, includes board and transportation. There are more than half a dozen that get more than $100 per week and one who draws $400. Clown novelties are difficult to get. The funmakers tell us that a funny face will not always get a laugh. They must do the unusual thing. "In the past dozen years a great

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many college graduates have drifted into the official rank of the circus. Some of these are bookkeepers, stenographers and lawyers. As a rule, they develop into sound business men. But no one can ever make a success of the circus calling unless he loves the life and hardships that accompany the 'white tops'."

Training tho Animals.

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mal trainers of the world. The Hagenbeck gardens at Antwerp are among the largest in the world and are the clearing house for more specimens than any other place on the globe.

The Hagenbeck forces include some of the most famous and expert trainers in the profession and they are constantly at work providing new material for the arena and for the menagerie features. The elephants and, in fact, all of the animals a"e taken when they are young. Dirccv att«*i:

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tion is given to the particular feature for which they are wanted and an almost daily drill becomes part of their lives- Accidents to trainers are comparatively few. These are carefully guarded'- against, not only for humane motives but also to ward against the influence on the corps of performers generally. Nothing so unbalances an organization as some untoward accident, such as a trainer getting terribly lacerated and fatally injured by one of the beasts under his

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command. Among the trainers are many superstitions and they have their own notions of their own about the influences they have over certain animals at certain times. "We have one trainer," said Director Marx, "who is one of the most successful men in the business and who, when he lis not engaged with the circus season, is in constant demand, putting animals in trim for vaudeville and theater acts. He has an almost uncanny influence over the animals. However, when any of the beasts "flukes" a certain number of times during the act, he is retired by the trainer and is missing from the act for several days. Then the trainer gets his "influence" to working all right and the animal performer is restored as part of the act. This trainer seldom resorts to brutality and he can get more out of a set of 'cats than any director I ever saw."

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In winter quarters or on the road when he sets the big fellows through their paces. Essex, one of the largest elephants in the Hagenbeck-Wal-lace herd, is credited with the moqt remarkable memory among pachyderms. He is the 'lead" for all of the arena stunts and his "interest" in his work and his ways of "encouraging" some "green" elephant, lately to the herd, have made him a study among the circus people.

The trainers soon judge an animal. They lose no time in determining whether anything can ever be accomplished with the beast and if the verdict is against the animal he goes for exhibition purposes. Expert trainws seldom make a mistake in this respect.' Their rejections doubtless have saved, many lives and have kept intact many good animal acts.

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BY MOTTE O'BRIEN

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We had to wait a long time for "Within the Law" and for "Peg O' My Heart" and then we didn't get the original cast in either play, though we did get very satisfactory productions of both plays. In Clara Joel we had, in my opinion, the best of the Mary Turners. We waited for years for "The Man From Home," an Indiana play.-/

Sam Greenfield, former treasurer of the Grand, is back In his old position, treasurer of the Crown theater in Chicago, at an increase in salary. Sharpie Carruthers will take charge of the opera house at Beloit, Wis., for a while, but ultimately he is to have charge of the booking department of the C. S. & C. Amusement Co. In Chicago. Mr.' Carruthers spent the summer with Jiis mother in Europe, while Smiling I Sammy was swept by ocean breezes at'Atlantic City.

It is said that Henry Miller has received 25 per cent of Chauncey Olcott's profits for the last two seasons for acting as his counsellor and nom- r, inal manager. Mr. Olcott on beiny! asked why he made such a liberal arrangement with Mr. Miller—Olcott's!

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profits having average $100,000 per year recently—the Irish comedian told this story: "A few year sago I had a play which was tvery bad. It looked like my firsts failure. Miller took it in hand, worked very hard, whipped it into shape ana turned it into one of my biggest sue-', cesses. At the conclusion of his services I mailed him a check for $1,000.,^ Now at that time Miller was in hardw luck. He needed money badly, and I'* knew it, but he tore up the check anfl wrote me that he had been glad to give his services for friendship's sake."

Marie Doro, who wa sassigned the'"leading feminine role in John Drevv's-?i new play, "The Prodigal Husband," d«?cided after the first rehearsal that the part was not suited to her, and wltlidrew from the cast. She is soon to pear in the three star revival of *'Dipv plomacy." ,'•? ty

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