Evening star., 1901-05-07
CIRCUS ENTHUSIASM.
Big Crowds See Performances Under
Ringing BrOthers' Tents.

Ringing Brothers, Tents.
The glittering promises held out by the
parade yesterday morning through the
streets Of this city of the Ringing Broth
ers' circus of good things to come during
the subsequent performances of that show
were amply fulfilled yesterday afternoon
and evening at the grounds at 18th and d
streets northeast. The show, taken as a
whole. was probably one of the most salts
factory of it's kind of all the aggregations
that have paid visits to the capital.
To attempt to enumerate all of the
various displays, special features and the
like, and to describe the interesting ad-
Juncts in the menagerie would be diff
cult task. 1t is sufficient to say that all of
the acts are up to a high standard Of ex-
cellence, and that, while, of course some
are better than others, they are all enter
tanning and interesting. Some of the spe-
cialties that attracted more attention than
some Of the others, perhaps, were Pearl
Souders and his wonderful herd of perform
even more intelligence than is generally
credited to this huge beast John O'Brien
and his group Of trained horses formed en-
other interesting feature and illustrated
equine Intelligence as well as the skill CT
their trainer to nicely. A wonderful act
Is the tight-wire work Of the Holloway
trio, two men and a girl, who go through
evolutions in the air that are hair-raising
Fisher and the Da Cana family, acrobats
also came in for large share of popular
praise. The work Of the last-named is one
of the best exhibitions of tumbling that has
been given in a circus In this city.
The other features-and there are many
Of them-are Of the usual circus variety,
only up to the Ringing Brothers high
standard. The antics of the clowns of
which the show carries a full quota, were
amusing, and there were many new tricks
performed for the edification of the
younger ones, and in which many grown
ups took keen enjoyment. The hippodrome
races aroused the usual enthusiasm and
were exciting. The Ringing Brothers have
always been noted ever since they went
into the circus business for their skill and
judgment In the selection of horses and
both on the occasion of their former visit
here and on the present trip some of the
handsomest specimens Of horseflesh that
have been seen here exhibited
The menagerie is complete collection of
interesting animals One of it's principal
attractions is a young giraffe, which ioined
the show in this city, having only been re-
Gently imported. 1t is eighteen months old
and on account of the labor employed in
getting 1t to this country and the care with
which 1t must be attended is valued at
81 600. 1t is said to be the only specimen
at present in this country. Another inter-
estlng animal is young lion cub, four
weeks old, and which is the special object
of admiration among the children.
The show opens with a spectacular en-
trance in the nature of a patriotic display
in which the soldiers of various countries
participate. There are approximations of
Gen. Grant and Gen. Lee, and the finish is
a trooping Of the various colorS under the
star-spangled banner. This event aroused
intense enthusiasm
The great tents were crowded at both
performances yesterday. 1t is estimated
that nearly 12.0C0 persons watched the va
rious turns which occupied the three rings
and the two concert stages.