Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1897-05-27
A GIGANTIC CIRCUS.
Tho Greatest Tented Exhibition That
Eyer Crossed The Rockies.
MATINEE TO TEN THOUSAND.
Great surglng Crowds Witness the
splendid Street Pageant Of tho
Ringling Shows.

Circus day in Salt Lake is always
gala occasion. But today II was par
/ ticularIy 50, The reason Ia not DIM
cult to ascertain. A great spectacular
street pageant had long been promised
-,ae that was to eclipse all others
and surging thousands were out
to put the claims to test. Allow
ance must always be made
for the statements OF enterprising adj
vance advertising agents, and that
was done by the people Of Salt Lske
today, and yet they were7 more than
satisfied with the parade. The result
was they resolved to witness tho exit.
billion beneath canvas, and when the
four Of 2 arrived this afternoon
a matinee OF fully ten thousand people
were seated In the great amphithsater.
The weather was delig htiui the r0wd
good natured ani the performance all
that was expected. Tonight VIII close
the season and one OF the biggest cir
Gus audiences in the history OF Utah
is looked for. 1a
As to the parade there was some
appointment on nccou 1t OF 1t being
| u little late, but that was completely
dissipsted before 1t had wound Its
unique, gilded and magnif-
cent length over the course
/ OF travel. 1t was quickly ssen that
1t was mammoth shair-the most 81.
gantic that ever crossed the Rockies.
Besides that everything had an
air OF freshness and clesnli-
ness about 1t. 1t also bust
led with original parts which went
to make up composite whole that
made the heart OF circus man leap
with 10y. The menagerie like the rest
OF the show was on the largest possible
acsle and 10 strong Testimonial to the
enterprise and ability OF the show
managers.
the OH Fort Square-the scene
| OF 80 many big circuses OF the pas,--
that come OF the tents were crowded
almost into the street. It 10 q verita-
| BILE wilderness OF canvas, full OF strange
and startling sights which must be
seen to be Understood and appreciated.
The thousands who witnessed the
big parade Of the big show in the
| forenoon had good reasons to aDtici-
nate the character Of the circus per
| ferman nee given In the great amphi.
| thester on the show grounds. But the
extent Of the program. the great di.
| versity of novelties presented and the
oewildering maze Of acts were more
THAI most people expected TO see.
A bout the severest criticism that can
| be made upon the show itself, II is
| that 1t 10 too immense for any one pair
| Of eyes to see al one time. There are
many acts going on simultaneously
and ones neck gels tired trying ~ see
1t all. The three rivgs, two stages,
great hipp0dro me track and the e1-
teusive aerial mage are all interest.
Ing. The emu meration OF all the per-
formers 10 out OF the question, but
come OF the principal ones should be
noted for the reason that mauy OF
them are the best possible artists In
their line OF work. They present for
The first time in America this
season Senior Domingo, the foremost
rider OF Mexico; Cecil Low
slde, the famous Partisan rider;
Dan Leon, tho greau American
rider, and the undispu,ed champion OF
the world. William Demott. The
,questrirnnes are Rose Dockfill,
/
Lowanue, Minnie johnson, Katie
Demott, ana Allie Jackson, aud there
are no better In the profession. Mis-
Dockrill In the Napoleonic act, jumps
from the ground to the back OF her
running horse, q feat, 1t is said, that
no other lady rider has yet accom-
plished. Her act throughout is ons OF
the most dsshing and Flushing ever
seen. The work Of toe etialists, oil
| whom there are two wonderful teams,
the Fishers and the Dscomas, ia most
daring and intrepid, double and sim
gle backw ward and forward somersaults
are mede by women, entirely across
the amphitheater OF q height OF forty
or Atty fe & above the graund, to be
caught in the hands Of o suspended
gymnast, just In the nick OF
lime. Jessie Leon q petite and
clever artistic, performs expert tricks
uaon the high wire aad exhibits
flock OF beautiful trained dovss; die.
irwin In her flying leap across the
tent In mid-air, suspended by her
teeth and spinning at high rate OF
speed, created sensation. Mr.. Ii.
WINS trapeze act, in which he
balances upon his head on the bar of =
swinging traEsze. eats, drinks and
smokes, 10 alec an sxcsptio nslly clever
performances. Spsuer Johnson's clown
band is one OF the most absurd musi.
cal features ever seen and IL excrucl.
atingly funny. Lsckharl's elephapt's
are certainly among the most marve.-
ously trained animals in the world.
They play :a;,siosi instruments, dance
and seem to do almost any anything
but talk. This hippodrome races are OF
] 10. rsn "a sst ~ |.
other PORTIONS OF the show and every.
thing from beginning to end stamps
the Ringing enterprise ~ among the
brightest and best ever presented In