The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1895-09-24
a SUCCESS WITHOUT PRECEDENT.
Marvellous Growth of the Famous Ringing
Brothers Big Show.

The success Of the five Ringing broth
| ers whose Worlds Greatest Shows ex-
| hibit in this city Saturay, Sept. IS,
forms one Of the most remarkable pages
in the history of anlusements in Amer
lea In fact, there is nothing, the
| wide world over, that can compare with
il. Some idea Of its rem8 rkable deEel-
opment may be gained from the fact
that within a dozen years this show
has grown from a little overland circus.
the entire value of which was less than
s., 900, TO the largest areric enterprise
the world has ever seen. II is evident
that success like this could not have
been the result of chance, nor has it
been. The Ringing brothers have
won their way TO their present eminence
by qualities which would have gained
success in any sphere of life. Each
Of the quintet has been endowed by ma
ture with characteristics which, in com
binatio have given them q superior
ity over all competitors and ensured
them success when less gifted men
would inevitably have failed.
There is no doubt that the personal
characteristics of these five famous
brothers have been the leading factor
in their success as showmen. 1t is
really remarkable to what an extent
each is adapted to fill the peculiar place
in the management which falls TO his
lot. 1t is this fact which has made Al
Ringing the oldest of the quintet, the
greatest circus equestrian director in
the world, and thus insured to the pat
rons of Ringing Bros, circus a better
performance than can be seen with any
other show. And so it is with Otto, the
financier of the show; Charles, the ad-
vertising agent; Aft. T., the general
press representative, and John, to
xrbn Ind fallC tho 6piina ak
of successfully routing the show. Each
one of the quintet brings to his indi-
vidual sphere Of action qualifications
which make success foregone conclu-
sion.
Apart from the personal characters
tics of the Ringing brothers the sue
cess which has brought their show TO
the front so rapidly during the past few
years, has resulted in large measure
from a clearly defined policy, which,
in its way, has been entirely unique
with this organization. The policy en-
braces several cardinal features, each
of which Is highly commendafbe. One
OF these features is a strict adherence
to the truth in advertising. Wherever
Ringing Brothers shows exhibit IL has
become a recognized fact that what
ever is shown upon the billboards will
be exhibited in the rings, and this has
given the public a confidence in the
show which no other circus enjoys.
Another feature is clearly defined pur
pose of making each seasons show SUI
perior to that Of the previous year. So
notably has this been the case that with
in the past five years the show has been
doubled in size four times. Such
phenomenal growth as this was never
known before. The feature, which,
however, appeals most strongly to the
public, is the entire absence Of the rough
element which so frequently accompa-
MES travelling shows. From the be-
ginning Ringing Brothers have resolute-
ly set their face against the gambling
fraternity. So strong is this opposi-
ton that they have employed Pinkerton
detectives to cooperate with the local
with Kidding the cities where
they show, of this undesirable element.
AS result Ringing Brothers show
day is always quiet and orderly. and
no one who attends their exhibition
need ever be afraid Of being defrauded,
All these things have contributed to
the success of the show, and made for
it place in the public regard such as
no other amusement institution mas
ever succeeded in winning.
Year by year Ringing Brothers have
extended their tours until now their
great show is known and recognized
all over the country as the largest COM
bined circus. menagerie and hippo
drome which this country has ever pro-
duced. The tour this season, which
has embraced large section of the east
has been a continuous ovation. Press
and public have WED in praising its
vast dimensions and marvellous attrac-
tions. Great newspapers have gone out
of their way to praise it editOrially.
of thousands of people have
a attended the exhibitions and given IL
their unqualified endorsement. 1t is
the talk of the country everywhere. Its
are most famous of all Amer
lean showmen. All this has been ac-
complished in so brief a time that the
details read more like a story from the
Arabian Knights" than the record or
a nineteenth century amusement insti-
tuition.