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Show THE CITIZEN 7 With the First Nighters by her teeth; conclusively, proving that PANTAGE8 OWN CIRCUS HOLDS SWAY THIS WEEK ... A real circus and probably the only circus of the season, is now being presented at the Pantages theatre. From monkeys to elephants and a host of professional clowns, trick riders and circus: j actors, '.pretty;: girls, together, with, sensational aep ia acts. t - j JTljere are spme beautiful, horses that per-form .many tricks, a. mule tfrat no one can rijfife and a she'tland spotty1 lhat kicks ' ''footballs' into the aiidienfce. There is everything on the .stage that a circus has except red lemonade Qnd the colored balloons. This circus is the result of Pantages own efforts and it sure is a dandy. Joseph Murphy is also here. Joe Murphy is a common name and can be found in every hamlet in the country, but this Murphy is different. It happens to be the original Andy Gump and he is a regular guy, a ladies man. He tells some stories, dances the Charleston and then yells for Minn. The circus, which is substituted for the regular vaudeville bill, opens with two jet black horses, which perform many tricks and display all fancy riding gaits. The clown band comes in and they win first prize for classical music as well as producing much comedy and fool stunts. A pretty girl performs some aerial stunts as she is suspended among the curtain scenery : she has an iron jaw. Trick dogs and some iron grey horses, the horses keeping step to music, make a big hit. How they learn to ride bareback in the circus is shown and several of the local kids take a chance. Shetland ponies, a monkey ( and trick dogs cut up a lot of capers.. , There is a man that dances the Charleston. The wire walkers are good, display. tight ing'many hard feats in skill. la a big; one; weighing ; 6,11(1 pounds :&nd yet tltfs. hqge. animal is and so. careful that sensitive to touch f it lays down upon a slender woman, steps over her, without the slightest injury. The slide for life by the fearless Felix is a sensational stunt performed upon a taunt wire stretched from the stage to the gallery. One mistake and there will be no more Felix. He balances on the wire on his head-an- d then slides 75 feet. Among the feature acts are Essie Fay and her Kentucky dancing horses; the Alberto. Trio, :Miss Lola Morales, the iron jawed girl; Rudolf .Muller and his Pasha Arabian stallion; Essie Fays riding school and how bareback riders are made; Miss May Barton, her military ponies, dogs and monkeys; the Moiales family on the tight wire; Bob Stickney in Charleston on the stilts; bucking mule; Fearless Feliz, the slide for life; Otto Bumphy and clowns; football ponies; Hodgini fam- . J2-fo- ot - The-elfe-phani- i k ily, featuring Joe himself, the riding fool; Miss Milvani presents Rosa, the elephant. Non-StoIn the feature picture Flight we are brought face to face with Knute Erickson, the leading man, in a pictorial drama of land and sea. IPs . a. thrilling love story, estrangement, etc., , common occurrence f on the higli seas. In this story there are many hervfe1 racking experiences of the human battling against great odds Erickson, is ; a Salt.-Lakboy who has been playing the stage for many years and this picture shows him as the polished" actor. The present show of the greatest aggregation of circus talent, ever presented indoors will play all week, ending next Tuesday night.' 6110-poun- d p a-- e Cloningers new play has been so enthusiastic and attendance has been so astounding that Mr. Cloninger has decided to let the play run into next week to accommodate the thousands who were unabe to get in the Wilkes theatre this week. Mauret. opened up with a capacity business and before . the week was half gone the S.R.O. sign went up and literally thousand's were turned away. The play will be played Sunday night with a Monday matinee and a Monday evening performance and for the balance of the week if the attendance warrants it. Hundreds of requests have been received that it be held over to accommodate those who were disappointed during the present ( : . - week. CLONINGER MUST STAY OVER FOR ANOTHER WEEK. Reception by the public of Ralph The present season technically closes tonight, but Mr. Cloninger has arranged with his organization to stay in tact for the continuance of tf WELL- - ITS MOW A REAL CIRCUS PROGRAM OF 35 NINETEEN FEATURES PEOPLE 1 BIG 3 HIGH SCHOOL HOKSKS TROUPE OF 3 DIG CLOWNS 4 TRAMPOLINE ACT r MOIIELLI Ol o 20 FLIGHT CLOWX AI 11 SISTERS t AHA1IIAX STALLION 7 IH'CKIXG ALL 8 II ICS CLOWX ACT FUN 0 The Best We Ever Had 10 ltIDIXG SCHOOL TRAINED rOXIKS 11 CHARLESTON 12 ROSIE Till- 13 FOOT HALL POX V 14 S LI 1)1- - ANIMALS - ITS ALL - OX STILTS ELEPHANT FOlt LI Cl 1.- DOG AXD MONKEY ACT 1( 1IODGIXA FAMILY TIGHT WJ It ACTS. S FL A G 1 L11TT1-- Cl I A 3J P FUN AND 10 WE 1IA1IT fiLHlHAXT SEE THEM ALL NEVER RAISE OUR PRICES .Mi'Ll1 17 IN s XOX-ST- TODAY ' PANTAGES BRING THE KIDDIES Thousands have been turned away at the Wilkes Theatre this week at the world premiere of Ralph Cloningers new play, Mauret, which was to have been the farewell bill of the company. To accommodate those who were unable to attend during this week because of the Wilkes being sold out, Mr. Cloninger has decided to continue the run of his play through Sunday and Monday with a special holiday matinee Monday and possibly for the balance of next week if attendance warrants. In the event the play runs all next week, it likely will be followed by Irene, the famous musical comedy, since a veritable avalanche of requests has been received that he play it again. |