The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1898-06-11
RINGING CIRCUS.
The Big Show VIII Arrive In Town
on Sunday.
Double It's Former Size-Two Perform
ances Monday.

Monday is circus day; but not an or.
cinary circus day, because 1t marks the
return to Providence of the five famous
their former visit three years ago is still
fresh In the minds OF all who saw the
parade or the performances. There was
something distinctive about the oraaniza-
tion aside from the sterling merit Of ths
show itself. The general management or
the circus, the polite attentions OF the
einployes ind the manner In which she
various displays were presented appealed
strongly to all visitors
lie hingling BROS. circus returns 20
this city twice It's former size. The equip
ment now carried Is larger BY about 10
Car losds than that Of any osher Ameri-
can show. Over $40 men, women and chill
dren are employed ana 90 cars. including
half dozen Pullman sleepers, are used
for transportation purposes. The first
OF the four sections OF this enormous train
will arrive In the city from Sslsm, Mass.
about 8 o'clock tomorrow morning. There
will be nothing like the ordinary week
day rush IN getting the wagons of the
cars, but nevertheless che work will Do
ceed briskly, and by noon the Reservoir
avenue show grounds will be converted
into q sen OF canvas. A circus In Sunday
the day Is fair probably not less than 20,
GOO or 26, co., people will visit the spot.
They will be allowed to inspect the 400
and odd horses ana ponies. and roam at
will through every department. except the
mensgeIis. That will DO clcssd for OBJ
vious reasons. No work thai 10 not ab-
solutely niece ssary for the comfort OF man
and beast will be done on Sunday. About
halr OF the ID tsnts will bs raised, and
the rest left for Monday.
Very few persons know how q big cir-
Gus Is put together. 10 the uninitiated IL
seems like q work Of magic. system 10
the one word that exIlains 1t all. Every
40 other men under an overseer. In the
inorninR. often before 1t II daylight the
"lay out" gang gees on to the grounds,
measures them and locates the PC sition OF
every tent Pins several feet In length
are stuck where the stakes are to be
driven. After the stakes are driven the
centre poles are rsised and fastened In
place by means Of long ropes The canvas
Is then unloaued, unroiled and laced mp.
The part OF the canvas nearest the pol. s
10 fastened to large iron hoors which are
connected with ropes and pulleys Team
of hurs are hitohtd to the ropes and the
noors with canvas attached are drawn tn
the top of she centre poles. Quarter poles
are raised from underneath and the " hole
tent "guyed out" ontil 1t is as tight as n
drum head. KAHN will not penetrate IT.
and nothing short or Kansas cycloLe
will affect It's stability.
The Kinelings this year put out what
has teen csllad in score CT the larger
astsrn cities the best parade ever seen.
1t is In 80 sections. each devoted to some
unique aud interesting phase OF forei Pu
life. Ore OF the most novel features Is
that showing high English socisty on the
way to the Derby In oil varieties OF swell
turnouts. Elephants, some clad In the
full panoply Of Indian tribal warfare and
others harnesssd to heavy pieces Of artil-
lery, make an attractive display.
There are q ecoie of open cages and
bands galore. One section Is complete
chiluren's parade with miniature cages
Shetland ponies and tsbleaux wagons H.
Illustrating the rhymes of Mother Gooss.
A peal OF genuine Krem lin bells, q clown q
bald and Q military band on horseback
give tho pageant additional interest.
The tig feature OF the arsnio p,rform.
anoe ID Prof. Lockhart's herd of comedy
elephants, about which everybody has
heard so much during recent yenis. The
| elephants come from BurInah and were
secured for training purposes at 90
months Of age. Dav after day for IL years
LooKbart, an English army officer. wor ked
with his pets. he made mp bis mind that
when hs did bring them ont they would
Do UnS toik Oi bno houfs ebo tiHhou Noh
der of the world. He succeeded beyond
| his most sanRuine expectations. The p r.
| formancs Is truly wonderful and bss a
drollery that is indescribahle. Tie Foys
| Fishers, and Daoomas are acrobats and
| aerinlists that Introduce fents that are
nothing short Of nlsrvelous. There ira
score of barsb back riders, including
Misses Elena Kyland and Rose Dookrill,
William Dermott and Nike Rooney. Mile.
Iournour presents d moet sensational
aerial set. while the In Piers, Adsirs
Bondeur Sisters. Pasoatoll, Brachard,
! Miss Jessie Lem, Miss Julia Goyes. Miss
Minnie Fisher, Miss Nettie Carroll, the
Milletts, Alvo, Boise and Picard, King
and Nelson ard Nicholns Csballo, all have
,niqus specialties that would be featurs
OF any circus Ths menageris Is excep-
tionslly good tf Is season and tse hippo
droms races form q fitting finale to the