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About Roseburg news-review. (Roseburg, Or.) 1920-1948 | View Entire Issue (Aug. 8, 1936)
British Defeat Laid to Enemy's Showmanship By Jack Jarmuth THE sun had long since risen over a distant hi!! as troops moved forward. It still was early morning the dew of night had dried upon the ground and choked the soldiers as they marched. Then "halt!" was called; the men rested. But there no relaxation in their movements; if they sat their horses or crouched upon the ground, a note of ex pectancy prevaded their ranks. William the Norman was moving into Eng land; William the Conqueror held back his troops against the British awaiting only his own pre-arranged signal for the battle. Taillefer the juggler moved, on a white charg er to his chief's side. They conferred a moment; the great King William nodded, the juggler rushed forward. Pulling rein before the British, he first sang the songs of Charlemagne and of Roland. Then, casting his spear three times in the air, he caught it as often by the iron head. On the fourth time he threw it among his enemies, one of whom he wounded. Then he drew his sword, also tossed it three times on high and caught it with such dexterity that the enemy became frightened; cries of "witch" and "enchanted" filled the air; the Brit ish lied! And thus the first juggler, the first showman to employ psychology of his calling, used his prowess to win a battle! ONE of the most dramatic real life plays ever staged, both in plot and colorful set ting, occurred in a quiet hour before dawn in San Diego bay. In this case the chief character was the richly laden treasure ship, the "Santa Ana." Captain Germeno was a brave but cautious commander, and feared for the safety of his ship and its" treasure. He chose a black and moonless night to drop a long-boat over the side, man it with trustworthy sailors six care fully chosen confidents and load the frail craft with three heavy chests. The long-boat put out for shore, oars muffled,, small gray-blue waves following in its wake. Finally it scraped the white sands of the inlet; six powerful Spaniards waded to dry land, pull ing the boat after them. Silently they lifted brass-bound chests from the bottom, trudged with their fabulous burden through the trees to a level plot of land deserted by the natives. Here they dug a pit, not deepv for they must return Exposition Manager Describes Task Of ' Entertaining Public I it x -w-i t - f TT-i t 11 f:mm w A .-. -'Si I LJr i ask Uf' Entertaining rublu Jf - : - p . ? ' y J 1 f A corner of the Exposi- " J VjC 1 0 l r M l00' PaUce of Foods n. ft ' 4, i t t I 1 1 t ani Beverages, show ing f vr r'i " ,he Exposi,ion' I ' TO ll 1 W . " -iI W7; 11 -!. rS-Cldij (left) and the Cafe of the World 1 J . mSA JJ , JS!L- JjK V 'f wL 1 f (right) reflected in the placid waters I j '(t-,3?, 4 V"jF4tt"- 7 I vations required for the Kxposition buildings . I I gltaag' I l'Ni-if I hav 1,01 "ealet the biding place. valued in millions of 4 1 1 Another view of the Palace of Foods and Beverages. The riot of flowers and shub bcry surrounding the palace and other buildings has proved one of the outstanding attractions of the Exposition. to sail with the tide. Into it they lowered pirate loot worth the ransom of several modem kings treasure of Cathay, gold and jewels from New Spain, emeralds and rubies from Hindu temples. For a moment these men stood over It, gazed out to sea an Instant, remembering permanent land marks against the uncertain hour of their return. Then they pushed rocks and earth over what was to prove the lost grave of hard-won earnings American dollars. The time was in the iSSO'i; the place what Is today Balboa Park, site of the California Pa cific International Exposition. Not many feet under the ground it lies, waiting for some for tunate adventurer to appear with an ancient parchment map of its exact location. No such map has so far come to light; even the exca- Evrn Ben Bemie succumbed to the Spanish influence during his recent visit to the Exposition, THE sea rover never returned. Followed by atorm and an inevitable fate, the "SAnta Ana" was finally captured and pillaged by Cap lain Woods Rogers and Captain Tom Cavendish, English sailing men bent on capturing Spaniards and whatever treasure they found aboard. They searched the "Santa Ana", found a small amount of gold but not the three great chests, of which nothing was seen again. The play had ended, the curtain fell upon one more lost treasure. Wayne W. Dailard, who runs the fciggekt show on the Pacific coast this year the San Diego Exposition admits there i very little new in show business since not alone the time of Charle magne but way back into the centuries before Christ. BUT he doe insist there's a difference In the manner in which w show Is dressed, "It's a crar.y business," he says, "but don't for get for a moment it't a great business; there's more genuine fun pleasing people than anything I know." An item which might poastbly have appeared one summer morning in th Athena Ught, 500 years befon Christ, eould easily have read: "There were 27,500 people at yesterday' opening performances in the Rinnyaiae theater to witness th first tomedy of the an. The audience was, of course, purely stag." Which very plainly meant, if any citizen had hi doubts, that the theater wa for men only. It wasn't until more than a hundred years later, in the fourth century, that women were admitted to the performance and then only to the tragedies. When the ladies of the day rtormed and protested, over the years, they finally were permitted to see what were known as the "middle comedies," not the good old ribald: high or low dido. Performance then lasted from dawn until dark, with time out for meal. Why doe an exposition, or a fnlr, or even a camlvsi, have banners floating in the street? Mr, Dailard explained: "It an inheritance from the very early days of London, when thai city's slums were fairly tawdry districts. "The banner were spread from house to house to hide the drab and dreary fronts as visiting monarch and potentates came to town. They were gay and festive; they became an insepar able dee&rative touch to every fair since those days. it L HY showman wit! admit, if he is an honest f showman, there i really nothing new under the aun in thi peculiar bunmea of enter taining people," declare th exposition direc tor, It is only the manner is which we dress what ever i being presented can the new he found, "Of course we have scenery today which thef didn't have in the day of Greece; f course we have modern building, am! air-conilltitming, and great orchestras, though the music of Athens wa also great. "But the shows themselves, the type of per formance, the variety, all rcsulvps itself into something which ha been don and seen age ago." "What a!ul the most modern acts,; lie wa asked. "What about Sally Jiand, for instant J Mr, Dailard laughed, "It ! a pity you didn't eatch th opening per formanr of Salome. They say sh wa great!" h replied, a he walked away down the fhswr tined Avenida d In Palacisi of lh California Pacific Internationa! Exposition . . to atsg a "brand new how." Pi Thrw-B
