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Show FAREWELL PERFORMANCE BY FLOTO'S CIRCUS Is the circus losing Its charmw for t lie average Sail Lake citizen? Have even young Americans become so blase that they can withstand the temptations of the sawdust arena, with Its mimicry of royal pageantry, its funny clowns and its lofty tumblers? Otto FJoto's shows closed Its engagement engage-ment In the city yesterday with afternoon after-noon and night performances, neither of which attracted the crowds which the circumstances would warrant. At the matinee the tent was scarcely more than half filled, and even at night there was no great Jam at the ticket wagon. And it was the fault of neither the show nor the weather. The weather was of the best possible circus variety and the 'hov vas,all that could be desired. It presented a clean, up-to-date performance, perform-ance, with a number of new and really creditable features. Its trained Arabian horses are probably the best In their line ever seen here; tho great number of cute popies, funny dogs and other animals ani-mals are better than the average, and the acrobatic features, espccialy the Japanese performers, are excellent. The performances deserved a better attendance, attend-ance, and it Is quite likely that tho great number of counter attractions now on In the city form the only reason rea-son for the apparent decadence of interest in-terest In the great American amusement. amuse-ment. : |