Marietta daily leader. (Marietta, Ohio) 1895-1906, 1901-05-07
WELL ATTENDED
Was the John Robinson Circus Here Mon
day-d Good Show.

There is in the whole range of
amusements, ancient or medorn which
have Leeh devised by human ingenuity
for the enter tainment of all classes, no
Institution which contains so many
features for old and young alike, as
does tie twentieth century circus
From the first happy moments in
childhood. when in company with
mother Or father or some other older
companion the boy or girl went to the
show and gazed at the wonders there
depicted and enacted, until old age has
dulled the Zest of every other pastimc
but this, no other form of amusement
possesses such lasting and continually
new powers of pleasing as that COM
bination of ali things grotesuue and
diyerting, big show.
Therefore when John RCbinson's 10
big shows arrived in the city at
O'Clock Sunday morning from Athens
where they had given a performance
the day before, and Immediately began
the work of unloading the various
paraphernelia with which concern of
this kind is equipped, crowds of people
gathered on the grounds and spent the
day gazing at everything not rendered
invisible by bars, canvass or doors.
The performers and all whose duties
permitted of relaxation spent the day
in rest and quiet. About % of the gen
tlemen who belonged to the order of
Elks were entertained in the after
noon at the club house by the local
lodge.
Early Monday morning active work
of the day was taken up and prepara-
tiCn made for the feature of the fore
noon, the big parade which is always
one of the drawing cards of John Rob-
insons shows, which are bigger and
better than ever this season. At 10
o'clock the long string of wagons, an
imals of different species, horse back
riders, clowns and other attachments
of the big show moved from the par
ade ground up and down the principal
streets, the sidewalks of which were
lined with people.
At the conclusion of the parade peo-
PIE went to their homes and prepared
for the spectacle of the afternoon.
Under big top" canvass, 300 by
fnnt hn ni
given. Connected with the show are
46S people, while 200 horses, draught
and ring, and 60 ponies, form the
equine equipment, Forty-two cars
broken up into three trains, are re-
quired for transportation.
The first. department which attracts
the sightseer's attention is the menag-
erie. Here an especially fine collec-
tion of wild animals. drawn from the
Businesses of all four quarters of the
globe, are congregated. A number of
the animals deserve especial attention
either on account of their rareness or
some pecularity of disposition, form
or accomplishment. Tillie, one of the
largest elephants, has ben taught by
her keeper to utter a sound which is
an exact imitation OF the vocal papa"
which evrey child first learns to enun-
ciate.
The Bengal tiger cage is occupied by
four handsome specimens of the deni.
Zens of the jungle. The largest male
cat is very savage, and while at the
winter quarters in Cincinnati killed
his mate. The marks of the conflict
which was short but decisive, are still
visible on his head.
The gnu, which possesses all the
characteristics of a horse with the ex-
ception of horns and cloven hoofs, is
another interesting specimen.
In the lions cage the unusual sight
of a lioness with four whelps, born
in captivity last year, is presented.
The cage of the wild boar contains q
litter of pigs, which were farrowed
several weeks ago, while in the leop-
ars home, three weeks old kittens at
tract the attention of passersby.