Daily inter mountain. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1881-1901, 1899-06-29
MADE A BIG HIT
RinglingS Can Come to Butte
Again
IS A GOOD ONE
Twenty Thousand People Saw it Yes
terday and We're Pleased
With the Production.

The Ringing Brothers circus made a
record yesterday that has never bean APP
preached by those of their kind who have
come before them, and which showmen
who ON to Butte in the future will find
the two performances of yesterday, and
there were but few who did not find the
features exactly as advertised. a novelty
in this class of attractions. Those who
went were delighted with the big show,
and when the Ringlings come this way
again they WI. find themselves among
people who appreciate a good thing and
are not sloWln aging so.
A feature OF his show. which is not an
attraction, but which does not loose its
attractiveness, is the absence of the
crowd of crooks and thugs and sure
thing men who usually come with the
circus and leave behind it an odor of
lawlessness and crime. Ordinarily after
the visit of a circus the jails are filed
with shell game and bunco men, or the
officers are hurrying about in the effort
to locate them. Not a single complaint
was made yesterday to the chief Of police
or the county authorities, and not a single
case is on record of the unsophisticated
being separated from their money
through the ~manipulations of the conf
SANS iiC liz IIlIIIcI VIZ uSu-
ally travel with shows of this class. In
this respect. as we'll as in the excellence
of their production. the Ringing Brothers
have made a reputation which will not
hurt them when they come this way
again.
Twelve thousand people witnessed the
evening performance and were delighted
with the many new and artistic features.
Immediately after the grand entree an
international tableau was given, which
was productive of much applause. At in
tervals there marched into the rings, to
the music of various national airs, squads
of American. English, French. Irish and
Japanese soldiers. Then came the Colo
NAL trio, two flies and a snare drummer,
made famous by the Stuart picture. pre-
ceding Columbia, Unc:e Sam and a beau
tiful captive in chains representing
Cuba. AT the intercession of Columbia,
Uncle Sam struck the shackles from
Cuba and the soldiers saluted and the
trumpets blared in exultation at another
land made free. the confusion of sounds
finally merging into the 'Star Spangled
Banner and the vast audience caught
the spirit of the patriotic production and
bulged the tent roof in appreciative din.
Among the many pleasing specialties
probability Professor Lockhart's herd of
performing elephants was the most popu-
lar. The big beasts did everything but
talk, and did it in a manner that raised
the popular estimate of elephantine in
telligence. They waltzed, stood on he'll
heads, did some gymnastic work, and
finally one who had imbibed too much
during the performance was led off by
the ear by an elephant policeman, who
apparently understood his business.
John O'Brien's horse act, in which 81
finely trained animals appears, also ellie
tied much favorable comment, while the
performing bull, the De Coma family
who did difficult gymnastic work in ful'
dress. and many other attractions toe
numerous to mention, were new and
pleasing. From entree to finale the show
was rendered as programmed and every
number was a good one.
Late last night the circus left for Hell.
ena, where it is showing today.