Evening Republican, Volume 18, Number 6, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 7 January 1914 — ANOTHER LEITER FROM REYNOLDS AND DONEGAN [ARTICLE]

ANOTHER LEITER FROM REYNOLDS AND DONEGAN

Premier Skating Act Receives Splendid Welcome in Adelaide and Sydney, Australia.

A letter writtep on Dec; 3rd at Adelaide,* Australia, has just reached us. It is- from Earle Reynolds and Nellie Donegan, the roller skaters, who are making a tour of the world. On the same mail came a copy of The Critic, the theatrical magazine published at Adelaide and-which praises the act of Mr. and Mrs. Reynolds in the highest terms. They are the headliners at the Tivoli theatres in Sydney, Melbourne and Adelaide. An advertisement in The Critic mentions them as ‘The world’s greatest decorative skaters, the acme of gTace, beauty and skill; one of the most sensational vaudeville acts ever seen in Australia”. Mr. Reynolds’ letter, in part, is as follows:

“The Republicans, quite a bunch of them, arrived today and Nellie and I have been quite busy reading the news of Rensselaer. I was certainly sorry to learn of Doc’s bad luck with his cattle and trust that he did not lose all of them. “T was glad to learn that your ball team was meeting with success and to see that Young Clark was developing as a pitcher. MeG-raw and Comiskey are on their way here with their ball teams op their world’s tour and I will speak to both of them about Clark and have him surveyed by the scouts the coming year. The ball teams will play all the large cities in Australia. There is still some smallpox at Sydney and I am afraid they wil all have to be vaccinated when they visit that town. “Well, we go from here about Feb. 15th to India, then to France and London, then home. Your papers are always most welcome. “Adelaide is a beauty of a city; it is entirely surrounded by magnificent hills and mountains and the environment could not be improved from an artistic standpoint; the scenery Is great, about as fine as can be seen any place in the world. I will close for this time, wishing my old Rensselaer friends a Merry Christmas and Happy New Year. Reynolds and Donegan, Earle Reynolds.”