supper we went to Frederica's &
coaxed her to go to a ten cent circus with us - picking up
Alice Wysard when we got there. The circus was in
an open place down in a corner of the 9th Ward. The
moon was glorious - the lights flared - circus way and we saw that
we were to be chaperoned by neighbors & small boys. A dapper man
inside, got us to buy 5¢ reserved seats and up we perched on the
canvas covered boards. We had everything in the old way - peanuts &
all. The dapper man turned out to be the slack wire walker and later
"assisted" the juggler (who had "assisted" him in the wire
performance). The ticket-taker was the contortionist - and later made
speeches "No! ladies & gents. We don't deceive you in no way,
shape, manner 'er form. This ain't no circus concert but a refined
and elevatin' "&c He also sold "concert" tickets - "fer, you
might say, only a child's admission - 5 cents! "Goldie Mayo"
performed on flying rings. Her old father was the clown. The cymbal
player in the band took part and a beautiful horse - like burnished
bronze
1895
supper we went to Frederica's &
coaxed her to go to a ten cent circus with us - picking up
Alice Wysard when we got there. The circus was in
an open place down in a corner of the 9th Ward. The
moon was glorious - the lights flared - circus way and we saw that
we were to be chaperoned by neighbors & small boys. A dapper man
inside, got us to buy 5¢ reserved seats and up we perched on the
canvas covered boards. We had everything in the old way - peanuts &
all. The dapper man turned out to be the slack wire walker and later
"assisted" the juggler (who had "assisted" him in the wire
performance). The ticket-taker was the contortionist - and later made
speeches "No! ladies & gents. We don't deceive you in no way,
shape, manner 'er form. This ain't no circus concert but a refined
and elevatin' "&c He also sold "concert" tickets - "fer, you
might say, only a child's admission - 5 cents! "Goldie Mayo"
performed on flying rings. Her old father was the clown. The cymbal
player in the band took part and a beautiful horse - like burnished
bronze
1895
supper we went to Frederica's &
coaxed her to go to a ten cent circus with us - picking up
Alice Wysard when we got there. The circus was in
an open place down in a corner of the 9th Ward. The
moon was glorious - the lights flared - circus way and we saw that
we were to be chaperoned by neighbors & small boys. A dapper man
inside, got us to buy 5¢ reserved seats and up we perched on the
canvas covered boards. We had everything in the old way - peanuts &
all. The dapper man turned out to be the slack wire walker and later
"assisted" the juggler (who had "assisted" him in the wire
performance). The ticket-taker was the contortionist - and later made
speeches "No! ladies & gents. We don't deceive you in no way,
shape, manner 'er form. This ain't no circus concert but a refined
and elevatin' "&c He also sold "concert" tickets - "fer, you
might say, only a child's admission - 5 cents! "Goldie Mayo"
performed on flying rings. Her old father was the clown. The cymbal
player in the band took part and a beautiful horse - like burnished
bronze