Salt Lake Herald-Republican | 1920-03-13 | Page 9 | Show Troupe Goes Limit in Thrills

Show Troupe Goes Limit In T Thrills ills R REALISM in thrilling stunts reached its height at the Pantages theatre last night when Bussie Gellis Gems z member of an acrobatic troupe headlining this week took one chance too many Gellis gave even the blase theatre goers an extra thrill when a miscalculation in ina a particularly hazardous stunt caused him to fall to the stage In the fall he suffered a a. fracture fracture fracture frac frac- ture of the leg Despite the accident the troupe continued with its hair- hair raising stunts until it had bad finished finished fin fin- its turn Medical attention attention attention atten atten- tion was given to Gems Gellis llis who is but 19 years old immediately He was removed to a local hospitaL hospitaL hospital hos hos- pital where he will wili remain until he completely recovers Immediately following thelast tho the last performance at tho theatre I the troupe called a rehearsal to to plan new stunts which will provide provide pro pro- I vide the usual thrills despite the youths youth's absence I