The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1897-06-28
CIRCUS In TOWN.
Thousands Witness the Parade in
the Morning.
More Than Eight thousand People At
tend Afternoon Performance.

The old gas lamp posts bore fruit today
the annual crop OF urchinis excites,
more commonly known as enthusiastic
youngsters who blossom out on the posts
as thick ms bollyhocks whenever there Is a
circus parade
Tie majority Of those boys were up
by daylight yesterday morning TO greet
the big show of Adam Forepaugh andSells
Brothers when it came in on mile OF
white cars, and TO extend the liberty or
the town TO the giraifes clowns, man.
eaters, beautiful female performers, CALI
ores and other things.
The procession lef5 the show grounds
on Reservoir avenue at clock this
forenoon and went over the usual route,
with one Gevialion There wasn't room
for The elephants to swing around Turks
Hend without tumbling into the sewer.
so the leading cavalcade of tho bespangled
borsemen sheered of at the post0tiice and
went through Custom House street. over
Crawford street bridge, up South Water
and North Main streets TO Steeple, ami
then through to Excbynge place. where
the beaton track OF rnfny circus process
sions was resumed.
The change in the route did not please
the circus people themselves and there
was "A murInur of discomfort all the way
down the line during the march along
the block paved banks of the Providence
river. Ito head clown snitied so lard
in his effort TO recognize the odors and
classify them that he cracked the enamel
on his face. anu ono OF the admirinR
retinue of Kids following his chariot
yelled. "His mugs broke" One OF tho
animal tenders said that IL was worse
than the camel tent on n hot day, and
famous bareback rider from yellow-fever
land in Africa smiled and remarked to
the woman who jumps through hoops of
burning tissue paper that 1t reminded
him OF nome.
Dick, the bad elephant" who broke
loose yesterday morning and ran amuck
through the rest of the herd ard nearly
killed a couple of the Keepers, thought that
tho change in the route so as To take In
tho river scenery and the odor CT dead
things was for the sole reason of punish
ing him, ana his trunk fairly wrnkled
with grins rs 1t occurred To him that he
had had all the fun of attempted murder
to himself, while the whole show had TO
share the penalty.
The parade was an interesting one al
though n good Fart of it was under cover
and scores OF red wagons with gorgeous
figures in gilt went by. with only
breathing hole in ono corner omen TO sug-
Rcst the pro sence inside OF strange and
ferocious beasts. Curiosity was satisfied,
however. by the open wagons Tiled with
lions and tigers. 1hera were tho floats
illustrating Mother Goose melodies and
the procession was cnlivened by the music
of thrco bands, the steam calliope and
drum corps.
The first performances under canvas was
at O'Clock this afternoon rnd 5000 people
enjoyed the splendid exhibitions Of skill
and daring i'm the rings.
The hipnodromo brought out n fine
show Of horse flesh and the tricks Of tie
trained animals were MS wonderful rs
ever, and just as interesting 20 the per-
son 20 whom circus going is an old story
as to tho boy or girl who sits in the saw
aust scented arena for the first time
There is q skilfu troup of japanese Jug
glers IN the show ami the trapC2e and
acrobatic features tire OF the usual dizzy
and hair. raising character tLat make
timid women doubtful as TO whether they
want 20 look or not
Thoro VIII bo q second performance this
evcuiur