Year: 1905

Paul Cinquevalli

juggler – absent about 4 years. His juggling with biliard balls is common, but he introduced it. Spadoni and Conchas use cannon balls. “No one approaches Cinquevalli. His confidence is sublime.” He drops a billiard cue over the orchestra, catches it with two other cues and allows a cannon ball to accidentally slip towards the orchestra. In doing these things “he takes a chance on over-confidence, with a possible accidental result” He holds up a chair with his teeth while his assistant is sitting in it.

Jewell’s Manikins

“The clown dance was really laughable because of the grotesqueness of the postures”

Radie Furman

She impersonates Fanny Fields. “A new costume improves her looks greatly”

Les Renos

6 French performers. Three burglars are pursued by 3 gendarmes through a 2 story building set. A plank runs out of a 2nd storey window “that affords them opportunity for good work”

Cliffe Berzac

“would be only ordinary in a country circus because they are used to trick mules … Here n New York trick mules are scarce… the unridable one is a scream”. The act is “cleverly faked” with volunteers from the audience. “The effect of spontaneity is gained”. Some of the volunteers are tumblers.