The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1899-06-01

didn't get the worth of his money he
will be ashamed to say so. There are
only few Ringlings, and they are all
with this show. Every promise made
by the posters and by the advance
agent was fulfilled in measures that
were heaped up, pressed down and rum
ming over.
From the time the circus reached
town, along toward daybreak yesterday
morning, the grounds on Eighth South
street were more or less congested with
people. Small boys formed the great
unwashed majority until the parade set
out on its tour of the city. They gaped
in open-mouthed wonder, as they al
ways do, at the magic swiftness with
which chaos become order and big bun
dies of unwieldly-looking cloth swelled
into great tents that suddenly teerned
with life.
Aladdin-Like Swiftness.
AS if a modern Aladdin had rubbed
his lamp and called a Genius, the lot that
had been only vacant bit of ground,
covered sparsely with ragged grass, at
daybreak, before noon was a bustling
city that sheltered. fed and clothed
hundreds and amused thousands. The
wonderful system of it all could not fail
20 impress even the most casual OBJ
server. Every employee had his place,
every one his work All did it silently.
swiftly and accurately. 1t almost
seemed that the very tent-stakes knew
what was required of them.
At 10 o'clock the parade got under
way. That parade was a whole show
by itself. 1t was witnessed by thou
sands of people who lined the streets
of the down town district and cheeree
the dozens of interesting features
throughout the line of march. There is
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brothers are shrewd enough to know
that many man or woman who has
determined to stay away from the cir
Gus. is stricken with a violent case of
show fever just from seeing the gilt
chariots, the calliOpe. the elephants
and the open cages of animals.
Crowd Started Eearly.
This must have been the case yester-
day. for people began going out to the
circus by u o'clock. At 1. when the
doors were opened. there was a grand
rush to get in, and from that time on
until shortly after 2, when the sale
was suspended, the men in the ticket
wagon and the men at the entrances
had TO exercise all of their agility.
Before o'clock every seat in the I'M
reserved sections was taken, and many
circus-lovers were standing. The re-
served seats were all taken when the
Introductory Pageant urSdu
The big tent was mass OF turbu-
lent, swelteting. good-natured human
ity The circus nshers kept their tenn
pers admirably and so did everybody
else. The crowd was out for lark,
little people and big. and all hands had
one from end TO end.
The novel features of the show were
so many and so varied that a detailed
description of them is out of the ques-
ton. Any one of a number Of events
was "alone worth the price of admis-
sion" Deserving of special mention
was one feature of the introduction.
1t was a patriotic display that could
not fail to enthuse any American audit
ence.
Soldiers of All Nations.
First came a band at the head of a
company of German soldiers. To the
strains of Die Wacht Am Rhein"
they marched to a position in one of
the rings. Next came a company OF
British soldiers to the tune of God
Save the Queen" France was next.
with. the ''MarseilIles.'' Afterward
came Japanese. Turks and other ma
lions. Last, the shrill notes of a fife
and the roll of drum were heard. and
here came some minute men of 70
with a typical Uncle Sam leading.
Behind them came the best band of
all, making the air tremulous with the
melody of America" and at the head
of a squad of confederates, a squad of
Union soldiers, with sailors and ma
rines. While all the bands played the
"Star Spangied Banner" three figures
appeared on the stage. They were Tn
Gle Sam, Columbia, and Cuba in chains.
After a pantomimic conversation, I'm
Gle Sam struck the shackles from Cuba
and raised her to a standing position.
Confederate and Union soldiers clasped