Show TIGRESS CLAWS CLAYIS GIRL TRAINER Circus Veteran Puts Head HeadIn HeadIn HeadIn In Lions Lion's Mouth During Show Act B D J E CO Standard Standard-I Special Specht 1 Corre i 1924 1 24 by The Th Consoli Consoli- Consolidated Consolidated I dated Press Association NEW YORK April 19 19 They're They've e found out at the circus circus hy why Iy Empress keeps turning her head to th the left let At every eHry pcr p per per- performance r- r both afternoon sn an evening c the great creat black and yel- yel yellow low il el- el ellow low half ton of ot and grace twitches h her r h head ad nervously side side- wise aide wise Ise at the th most Important moments mo- mo moments mo moments ments of the act They he were afraid she sh was get gel tine ret a case cast of temperament TheY were ele afraid the lights annoyed her They Thy were vere ere afraid of ot a half dozen things and most of ot the th ani- ani animal animal ani animal mal trainers were ere at work ork on the problem MATERIAL MATERS MATER'S All Ll W L V But after atler all it has developed that Impress Empress Is not nervous nor nort t temperamental nor terrified She Is merely mer ly maternal 1 the Ib he Empress Is a 0 oung mother mother hen 1 the wagons full tull of or t are into Inlo the time arena the Lm- Lm l oi pie pless leases kaes two t cubs the tho size sizo of oun collie dogs snuggled down downin downIn i In the straw of ot the lh wagon floor The audience cannot see soe so these cubs The 1 lh he In the Madl- Madl t son Square I den arena dipna 11 ono are ar too Int intent nt ay an on the th cIt ers maneuvers of Empress and andI I her companions to waste nasie aSle u on what hat may be b l in the th straw stra But who watches these cubs with a vigilant glaH In her yellow ellow eyes c es all through the da Is mindful ot or them even when hn she Is Ie leaping th ough hoops making globes spin and pia In saw see with Ith Queenie Above the th blare blar ot of the th band and nd the hoarse roar ot of tigers rs last evening Mabel Stark the th trim blonde trainer caught a high cry cr It was nas like a a kittens kitten's only much louder a a II tiger cub cubIs cubI- cubI 11 Is bigger Immediately the gigantic lawny head of oC Empress twitched responsive and she he sh gruffly wised a a reassuring gro growl groI I i TO CUBS CUB Theres mother loto lo 10 e for tor ou ails Shirk St rk said That That animal Is half cd of oC the th lights She's got lei attention fixed on goIng through with Ith her treks and she s watching the hoops hoop and the th other animals and me and me-and and yet sh she has time to gro growl crowl I a word vord ord of ot comfort to her babies When hn the act acl Is over and the tho th wagon wacon pulls up for Cor Corthe forthe the tigers liters again acain she he Is the first cat to bound from the lh ring rini 1 The he way ny she sho and her cubs greet one another you ou would think they nad been separated for tor weeks necks There are ar three thre sets ot of young oun tigers in the th circus and the th allurIng Ine leg Ing bundles of ot mischief form torm one of the chief attractions of ot the show to the th average New Yorker One ODe set st Is eIght months old two beauties about a as bIg bif as their 0 own n moth mother r A second set ret Is 18 about c Ih fhe months old and nod the th size of oC big police dogs docs The Th other three which keep Empress so 0 anxious are rho size Ize siz you sou ou would like Ilk to hold Tn In sour our arm arms It Is la not only because anyone all ion iono on ot of o these thes cubs i H I worth at least 5 that Miss Mlis Stark Starl takes such tender care car of them She Sh Is honestly hon hon- estly wrapped up In these tigers tiger Tile The brat beat of oC o meat ment two pints of oC milk tor for each ench of ot the th halt half gro groan n none one ones four tour times a It day lots of o ws- ws water wa-t wa ter r and ft II doctor the th Instant the faintest sign of ot nines illness develops develops- these heso are ar some om ot of the tl tl-int a tiger trainer r has ha In to think about OI A a BY The tenderness Is not al always alua ns reciprocated Miss Stark Stork who hO weighs elgh around pounds pound Is 18 just reco recovering from a thoroughly cIa clawed shoulder given ghen Eh en her bel In two stroke of the lh paw by a 0 tigress tigres that wel weigh h around Some changes had to be b made mad In the 1 act necessitating a 0 rehearsal The Tb new tigress lied had just JURt arrived after a long lont trip by ky train She had not been fed fd because something hap hap- happened happened hap happened to the th food tood supply Th The lights light In the th aren arena were a now new and the tigress was as In anything but a 0 pleasant mood moed I Con Consequently when she sho got cot Into a corner and Ml MI s Stark I her to come corn out she carne out out- outon outon out outon on her hind I legs g As the th animal towered ter 01 her head had Slum Miss Stark caught up a revolver er which si- si wai 1 was waa lies Iles on a table In the ho ce cage loaded with blank cartridges nn and l used only on to frighten an at cd animal The revolver er l I to tire fire The Th tiger slashed out twice and the y heavy flannel b ou which Mis Ml Misi Stark f oro tell CeU In ribbons They say si I r lis Miss ll Stark Slark said la 1 but It if I did It AH 11 was dO because b I couldn't remember II the tiger s e na name 1 I hit lilt at hOi her whim III nil nn whip hIp and at last ht lh te- te ol ie ol r went wot oft off that sealed her so 80 she sh quit but she narl snarled d alt through the th rehearsal CANT CAN'T TRUST EM 11 ani Captain Ricardo commenting on the Incident said you can cant t e eve ee e e trust tigers tl cr or lions I nil seem sem as loving lovinc as US sage sa 8 Cap who Cap Cap who ho at the age of 1 63 Is la rounding out his circus circus- icar ane 1 with the th circus purr you and act acta a as gentle as a puppies But some some- bw bow you hurt burt their feelings and they get ft mad and double cross doubli you I lost lot a couple of ot tinge fingers from being too loo tl t o of ot f em ero Part of o cap caps cap's stunt I Is putting hIs head Into Int a lions lion's mouth month That would seem sm to Imply a certain amount of ot trust It don t t said Cap CRI It im- im implies Im Implies plies taking a chance 00 o |