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Newspaper
Cincinnati Commercial Tribune
Location
Cincinnati, Ohio, United States of America
Date
May 03, 1908
Page
21
The Robinson Circus faced pandemonium during a Saturday dress rehearsal when an elephant protested a joke about a Merry Widow hat. The herd rushed the track, the Governor Jack Robinson managed the chaos with his nurse and doctor nearby, while guards and clowns tried to restore order amid the uproar.
In a Tennessee meadow years ago the Governor trained elephants during a perilous moment when Princess the largest elephant broke loose. Jack, despite illness and danger, grabbed a board and with daring leaped to subdue her, then swung around the track while the elephant men and drivers scrambled to manage the stampede.
A rumor describes a boy nicknamed the Governor and a young man who bought a spring suit with his mother's money. During a bareback act he stored items in a gunny sack atop animal cages, leading to an old dog named Chief swallowing a bag found by the boy's trunk.
In a chaotic backstage incident, a tiger escaped from a wagon cage and fled toward a large glass show case. Uncle John got stuck while Jack and Gil struggled to corral the beast and free him from the enclosed space without injuries.
The article describes a grand circus act, highlighting Gil and the rover troupe performing a premier presentation. It notes the winter work to perfect the act and claims it to be among the largest in John Robinson history and among the best ever seen.
The Governor, unassisted and undeterred, steers a vast caravan toward a busy summer. Critics warn of breakdown, but he vows to direct his enterprises from his Terrace Park summer home. He endures a snowstorm, relies on pills, and stays active in business and church-building despite aging.
Henrietta Crosman appears at the Grand Opera House in The Country Girl marking the season finale. The star will enter quietly and aims to please audiences as she portrays a breeches role with her usual charm and confidence.
The Pinckney School of Dramatic Art presents Miss Norma Glass and pupils in Kathleen Mavourneen on Tuesday evening May 5 at the Grand Opera House fourth floor. The Walburg Academy sisters will provide a lady orchestra and Mrs Niles Horton will direct the musical program.
Rice and Barton at the Standard stage headline a triple supremacy season by the Rice and Barton Big Gaiety Ex Travagana Company. Broadway After Twelve and The Red Light District lead a glittering program with Charles Barton and a polished chorus delivering satire, music, and dances for a week starting this afternoon.
The Grand will not close with Henrietta Crosman next Sunday. Beginning May 10 the Graphophone Company takes over with matinees at 1 30 and 3 10 and evening shows at 7 30 and 9 0. Tickets are ten cents for matinees and ten to forty one cents for evenings. The program features voice singing and speaking pictures with a chorus from the Anna Held show and motion as if the stars were on stage, plus a first class vaudeville lineup headlined by Travesty Comedy Four and others. The fad is spreading from the East and expected to be the citys summer sensation.
The Princess and Island Queen steamboats announce new Sunday and holiday itineraries from Broadway with multiple departure times and a 25 cent river ride to Ft Thomas and other sights. Special 11:30 2 4:30 7:30 trips will end at 10 pm. music and dancing provided. visitors may ride all trips at no extra cost. The Queen continues Lawrenceburg and Aurora runs. Park Superintendent Rodgers to advise on a playground grove. May 14 21 Queens to Louisville day trips. season opens May 24 with large-scale novelties to be detailed.
Chester park opens today with extensive renovations from gate to fence. The Tickler debuts as the main attraction, promising unprecedented laughter and thrills for all ages. Nut Colle with JolHer one man roulette wheel follows as a major new feature drawing crowds.
The Columbia presents Marcel and Company with nine picture bas reliefs and sculptural reproductions of famous paintings under Jean Marcel. The bill includes Keno Walsh and Melrose acrobats Sears and Violet Allen in The Training Man, Wilbur Mack in The Bachelor and the Maid, Reiff Brothers dancers, and more acts including Germany’s strong man and a moving picture titled The Tale the Autumn Leaves Told.
Miners Americans present the satire Mixed Pickles at the People's Theater starting this Sunday matinee. The show blends music and comedy with 10 comedians and 10 comediennes led by Wilbur Dobbs and Will H Ward. a vaudeville feature by Mme. Mozelle and the Graces, Wood Brothers, Bessie Steiger, plus grand scenery and costumes. Thursday night Olson and Wittm add a wrestling contest attraction.
The Zoo survived the April 30 snowstorm with little damage to trees and remains attractive with a growing animal collection. Weekly additions, amusements, and a clubhouse cafe highlight a planned May resort as concerts start next Sunday and many patrons visit today through the week to enjoy the animals birds flowers and foliage before summer.
The Eton Club of Newport Kentucky celebrates at the Lagoon today with attractions and a pleasing program promising an enjoyable time for all visitors.
A Tennessee colonel extols the circus as uplifting entertainment and mocks theater for its themes and discomforts. He argues the circus offers healthful, accessible amusement, praising the crowd, muscular spectacle, and sensory joys while disparaging theater's pretensions and discomforts for diverse patrons.
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