Evening Republican, Volume 15, Number 114, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 13 May 1911 — UNIQUE FEATURES OF GOLLMAR BROS.’ SHOW. [ARTICLE+ILLUSTRATION]

UNIQUE FEATURES OF GOLLMAR BROS.’ SHOW.

An Aerial Act That Is a Thriller— Seals That Are Educated at / , Gollmar Circus. • -a There have been aerial acts from time immemorial. Every person in this enlightened age has seen acts performed in the air, but far different are the acts produced today than those of twenty-five yearn ago. There is a troupe of aerial performers with Gqllmar brothers’ show that for absolute novelty and daring have never been equaled. As this is an age of progress and knowing that people of today demand something new, Gollmar brothers, who are always on the alert for novelties, have engaged as u

special feature, the famous Eugene troupe of lady and gentleman aerialists. ’ This family of high air performers produce gn act, that for astonishing feats of daring and skill has set a new record. Grasping by their teeth a specially constructed contrivance they are drawn to the top of the mammoth tent; here men twist, turn and swing from one-side of the tent to the other until the spectator imagines that from sheet* exhaustion they must fall. The audience and they themselves realize should they loosen their hold for the fraction of a .second they would be dashed to death instantly. For a death-defying feat, this act canndt be

equaled. It arrests and fascinates the beholder in a way that draws applause. : . One of the many novelties to be seen with Gollmar brothers is Capt. Kent’s troupe of trained seals and sea lions. Cafrt. Kent from the far northern Chores of Siberia, brought to this country a few years ago a troupe of seals and sea lions, believing that under proper tutoring a seal could be made to perform-some of the numerous acts performed by other animals. For three years he toiled with these dumb animals and slowly but surely he saw them making some improvements. At first they were taught to hold objects in their mouth; then gradually taught to balance things on their noses; then they were taught to juggle lighted fife, brands.

Capt. Kent succeeded so well he determined to eclipse anything else ever devised in the art of animal training. How well he has succeeded, those who visit the curcus can readily see after Capt. Kent’s seals go through the regular stunts of balancing, tossing bal 1 -', baskets, etc., from one to the other and whirling fire brands in the air One of them actually plays a complete tune on a regular brass band instrument. Every one witnessing this remarkable demonstration of animal training will readily agree that the height of their intelligence has been reached. The circus may be seen again this evening.

One of the Seals with the Gollmar Show That Has Been Educated. See the Troupe of Wonderful Animals Today.