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Show FORTY CLOWNS IN THURSDAY'S CIRCUS Four clowns in the big three-ring tent of todty would be lost. Forepaush-Sells eirous, which comes Thursday next, hat forty elownt. The old-time cirma clown had little lit-tle to do. lie came on nanally btwn rests of the riders and got fanny with the ringmsiter, of whose whip he displayed ainch pretended fear. Later on the elown came on as a drunken rattle and undertook lo ride the trick, ponr; or. again, he would ride a hone, shedding his old clothes to appesr in a resplendent suit of tights beneath. be-neath. But the modern clown's motley eerars a variety of acoompliehmentt. He must aot only be a grimacer and jester, but an acrobat, acro-bat, a jumper, a rider, a knockabout come- Jti-n mnA V. . HA, T. V k. tj . 1 1 eircus the large companies of clowns are to divided Into squsds of three, four and Are as to be performing in view of all parts of the audience at the same time. The elowa msy do clever and difficult feats eren dangerous ones but they mast be done in a burlesque and grotesque way. His mission is to keep the crowd in a good humor, and only the discerning give him full Credit for his skill and agility. |