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Many Equine Wonders with the Big Circuslittle short of astounding. The star, “Tom Jones” is truly an equine wonder, a handsome animal of commanding appearance who really does do “everything but talk.”In addition to these horses, the circus is presenting three herd of the world’s most educated elephants which are one of the big hits of the show. They do stunts that fill the audience with amazement, which is finally turned to unrestrained outbursts of laughter and applause when one of the largest of the tribe executes a “shimmie” dance which is the last word in gracefulness. Nothing quite like this marvelous exhibitionhas ever been seen underneatha white top, according to all reports from sections where the show has performed this season.Foremost among the equilibrists is petite “Tetu Robinson a diminutive lady from Japan, who defies the laws of gravitation and equilibrium with her feats of skill on the tight wire,* Irene Montgomery, spelled in caps on the circus advertising, is an aerialist supreme. Called “Queen of the Air,” she amply lives 'up to her name. The Nelson Family are the acme of acrobatic perfection, famous thru-out the world for their marvelous feats of skill, agility and endurance.No finer or complete aggregation of menage horses, or high-school horses, as they are commonly called, is available in the circus world than those carried by the big John Robinson Circus, which is to exhibit in Me-xia on Friday, September 17th, giving two performances, at 2 and 8 o’clock p. m., preceded by the regular street parade.Every horse in the troupe is a star in all that the term implies. not only performing the usual stunts seen in exhibitions of this kind, but going out of the beaten path and giving'some manifestations of intelligenceOff to SchooliSee us for yourSCHOOL SUPPLIESTOILET ARTICLESSTATIONERY
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Mexia Evening News
Mexia, Texas, US
Sat, Sep 11, 1920
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