Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1894-05-07
FUN FOR EVERYBODY
The Great Barnum and Bailey's Circus has
Come to Town.
The Gorgeous Street Parade Witness.
ed by Thousands-CrOyvdsa Mt the
First Performances.

Dot yer trOuDieS We kin drown.
Ihout the slightest bit O. trouble
When the circus gifts ter town.
All yer singin' an yer sighin' I,
Bout the happy days gone BY"
Is waste o precious moments
You kin have 'em ef We try,
Go an see the Bengal tiger:
Go an holler at the clown;
Take 1t In from gate ter side show,
When the circus comes ter town.
Don't go wastin' yer inj'yment,
Bein' shamed O. what We do,
You will fin thurs lots Of others
Situated jes' like you.
Hear the peanut shells a-cracklin':
See the lemonade go down
LIES a glorious. gorgeous picnic
When the circus comes ter town.
p. c. J.
Among a certain portion OF Washing
tons population much greater excitement
prevails today than the coming of Coxey
occasioned The small boys ideal has come
to town. The circus - the Barnum and
Bsileys greatest show on earth-is here.
Greater than ever before. the immense
aggregation Of uneQualed wonders arrived
by special trains at O'Clock yesterday
afternoon, and was greeted with bowls Of
delight from scores and scores of the male
sex, and females too. from wee tots in baby
carriages to old folks scarcely able to walk.
who had been patiently waiting the coming
since early morning.
AS suddenly. as though by the work of
Arabian Nights genii tents were IN place
and the work OF unloading accomplished.
Then the employees. numbering over 100.
Were served with dinner. while the open
mouthed spectators gazed at as much OF
the show as was visible, paying particular
attention to the magnificent draft horses,
arranged under a canvas cover in four long
| lines, according to color.
The street Parade.
But almost next to the circus entertain
! ment proper. in the estimation OF young
and old America, was the gorgeous street
parade this morning. The day opened up
In an ideal manner for a circus, and
promptly at o'clock the pageant started
from the grounds at North Capitol. L and
| N streets, and passed over the following
route: North Capitol to H street. west on
H street to 9Th street, down 5th street to
| G street, west on @ to It'll street, up 18th
street to Rhode Island avenue. west on
Rhode Island avenue to 14th street down
14th to X street, west on X street to
Washington Circle, east on Pennsylvania
avenue TO LIST street. up LIST to G
street. east on G street TO North Capitol
street. TO the grounds.
The streets were lined with most appre-
ctative throngs. They saw several big
bands in big. gold-mounted wagons. Then
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cavaliers. lady performers and side-saddle
experts In gay costumes. nearly a score Of
open dens. containing tigers. lions. leopards.
PARTNERS, hyenas. bears. wolves and their
bespanglej trainers. Behind these rode
mounted ladies OF the hippodrome and gen.
tlemen hippodrome riders, three teams of
Roman standing racers and three four
horse Roman chariots. Two elephants
with hcwdahs. containing oriental beauties,
attracted considerable attention, as did a
caravan Of twelve performing elephants;
dromedaries. with Asiatic riders: a dragon
chariot, with harnessed camels, and q
chariot Of India, drawn by ten horses. The
little ones were especially pleased by a line
OF gilded chariots representing Cinderella s
fairy coach Blue Beard, old woman who
lived in a shoe. Santa Claus. Little Red
Riding Hood, Sinbad the sailor and Mother
Goose. The opportunity to be In close prox-
unity to real live clown was taken ad-
vantage OF by scores Of street urchins, who
trotted behind white-faced individual in
a tiny cart throughout the parade. A steam
calliope made itself heard to good advan-
tage-
Congress of Nations.
The balance Of the pageant was decidedly
unique Composing It were accurate repre-
sensations of the crowned heads of the
world. presented in a most gorgeous man.
ner. They appeared In the following order:
China-His majesty. the emperor. mounted
standard bearer. white swan chariot, with
six manderins and officers
Siam-Magnifcent Siamese procession.
with King Thebaw in state on the back of
howdahs.
Egypt-The khedive on horseback, stan
dard bearer on camel mounted officers OF
the guard.
Japan-White chariot of state. The
mikado with his advisers and guards
Persia-The shah with royal escort on
| camels.
Turkey-The sultan on horseback. with
officers Of cavalry.
Holland-coach Of state. infant queen, Of
fcers OF royal guards
Belgium-king Leopold on horseback and
officers OF the lancers
Sweden-King Oscar on horseback, officers
Of royal guard.
spain-Coach Of state. infant queen, escort
and attendants.
1taly-King Humbert on horseback. off,
GERS OF the Genoa regiment and life guards
Austria-Emperor Francis Josef on horse
BACK. ofncers OF dragons and Hungarian
life guards.
Russia-The car on horseback, noun ted
Cossacks. Officers Of the chevalier guards.
sars ~
Germany-Emperor William on horseback.
with Chlan officers.
Ensland-Coach Of state. Queen Victoria,
life guards, SC.
navy. Washington, Lincoln, Grant. Cncie
Sam, Goddess OF Liberty.
the Performance This Afternoon.
Crowds surrounded the ticket office at the
grounds long before / o'clock this after
neon, and an hour later seats within the
vast canvas auditorium were at a premium
In addition to the usual exhibition of ami
mails, there was to be seen a grand ethno-
logical congress, a real Cossack encamp-
ment, Chiko and his bride, Johanna, the
giant gorillas. and crude and barbarous
cannibal races. pagans. idolaters heather
Mohammedens. liuddhists. Vishnus fire and
sun worshipers queer rites, ceremonies and
religions. curious families of strange people
With their huts, tents. weapons utensils
implements and musical instruments
In the arena one of the first attractions
presented was stupendous trained beast
exhibition of wild and domestic brutes per-
forming at one time In an immense steel
barred cage. There were many new and
startling features shown in the three rings
and on the two stages, the entertainment
winding up with races on the Olympia hip
pcdrome racing track. Truly 1t is the great
est show on earth.
Patriotic Idea I'm Art.
Mr.. William Ordway Partridge the young
American sculptor. of Boston, will deliver
q lecture in the hall of the Columbian ITni-