Omaha daily bee., 1899-08-13
GROWTH IN SEVEN YEARS.
improvements Made In n Great Enter
tainment since the Famous Cir
Gus War of 1902.

It would almost seem as though the
Omaha public had been surfeited with
amusement during the past year, but the
coming of a big circus always arouses In
terest. no matter what the counter attrac-
lions may be. There is something about
the white tents, the massively-carved
wagons, the gaily- caparisoned horses and
the inevitable glamour that pervades the
circus that. combined, constitute an ire
sistible attraction. The circus Is a dis
tinctly national amusement. and the man
who doesn't enjoy the antics Of the clowns
and marvel at everything from the elephant
brass band to the educated pig is out of
Joint with the times or in need OF radical
treatment for his liver. 1t has been two
years since Omaha saw a frst-class big
circus, and so the announcement that Ring
ling Brothers popular big show is to be
here Monday, September 4, will undoubt-
edly be hailed with pleasure. Certainly no
greater attraction could be offered as an in
cident In this years list of popular enter
tainments. The fame and popularity of this
mammoth combined circus, menagerie and
hippodrome are well established, and To-
cally Ringing Bros show has a large eli
entele of persistent admirers. Since the
famous circus war OF 1892. when the show
came to Omaha a stranger, and demonstrated
it's right to be considered one OF the great
arenic exhibitions of the country, the
progress OF the show has been Uninterrupted
| AT each recurring visit to Omaha the show
has given evidences of signal growth. Two
years ago it required forty-nve double
! length railroad cars to transport the
paraphernalia of the show. Since that tim
over fifteen cars have been added, and
Ringing Brothers now use more rolling
stock than any other show in the world,
The past two years have not only beef
eventful ones so far as the growth OF the
! material part OF the show is concerned, but
they have also added greatly to the inter
national reputation Of this representative
American institution. The progress OF the
SHOW through the country this season has
been in the nature Of an ovation. The
opening OF the season was at Tattersalrs' In
Chicago, where for two weeks the sho"
played to record breaking business. A
phenomenally successful week in st. Louis
followed. Then came a trip to the Puget
Sound cities, with a series of successful
performances in Kansas City, Denver, Sal
Lake City, Portland, Tacoma, Seattle, ano
other western centers. The success OF the
show on the coast was aptly illustrated In
Spokane, where the mayor OF the city and 9
delegation of the city council waited upon
the management and solicited a return en-
gaeement of the show. In Portland, In q
leading editorial the day after the exhibit
tions in that city, the Oregonian declared
that Ringing Brothers was beyond all ques.
ton or comparison the greatest circus ina
had ever been seen west OF the ROCKY
mountains. This, however, seems to be the
verdict EVERYWHERE, wether east or west OF
the Great Divide, and judging from wnat
the press says OF this seasons onerlne
Omaha people may look for something UNI
usual in the way Of arenic displays. Many
, novel acts. 1t is announced, have been i'm
ported for this years program, wnlie the
trained animal and spectacular displays are
said to surpass anything Of the kind ever
seen here.