The Montgomery advertiser., 1901-10-29
CIRCUS WAS GREAT
STREET PARADE AND TENT SHOW PLEASED THOUSANDS.
The Menagerie and Ring Perform. ancss Were Intensely Interesting to Two Immense Audiences
 Afternoon and Night.


 Montgomery and gone away and the judgment which many thousands of per- sons passed upon 1t was that Wallace's circus is the best of its kind that has ever visited Montgomery. It was the first visit of the show to Montgom- cry, and the country cousins, city cousins, old boys, young boys, women and chill dren who saw the show will cherish the most pleasant recollections of a, day well spent.
 There Is much about a circus to interest all classes of people. but there is moro about the Wallace show that appeals to persons of refinement than any circus the writer has seen. Each act in the circus ring is clean, healthy and entertaining Although the show has been on the road twenty-nine weeks this season, the costumes are. bright and new looking The performers seem to possess unusual intelligence for show people. There is a praiseworthy effort to please the patrons of the show apparent at every stage of the circus game.
 According to R. M. Harvey. special agent of the show, these things are so because MT. Wallace Is himself sub. stantial business man of Indiana, owning large banking and farming inteerst, and he employs only the best talent availa- ble.
 The circus parade was on the streets yesterday morning as early as 10 o'clock and thousands of persons lined up on the sidewalks to see 1t go by. Country fathers held their young hopefuls in arms to "see the elephant" then straightway boarded car for the circus tent in Todd's lot on Goode Street.
 The parade was one of the largest and best that has been seen in Montgomery for some time.
 It was an interesting parade. It is doubtful If so many open animal cages have ever before been seen here in 8 circus parade And the cages and wagons appeared to be new and. we'll kept. It was explained by circus attache that these wagons are made on the Wallace farm in Indiana and under the especial supervision of MT. Wallace. There were something over 400 head of horses in the parade and they were gaily caparisoned. The clowns were funny and kept the children along the line in an uprcar of iarehter.
 The circus parade returned to Todd's lot about 12:3o o'clock and before the big main entrance was flung open at o'clock a big crowd of persons had arrived there They began to swarm through the en- trance at 1 o'clock and there were scenes that can only be witnessed about circus tent. The sideshow men were spiel ing' and by the way they had good shows too. The lemonade vendors were doing a big business and the ticket sellers were ln rush.
 The menagerie tent was one of the attractive places about the circus This department is in charge of Theodore Fer ris and he is one of the most courteous and accommodating employees Of the Wal lace show. With an abundance Of patience he pointed out the animals of especial interest and each of them seemed glad to see him.
 ''Hello George" Paris would exclaim to A big shaggy lion and the big fellow would give an animal smile that showed the greatest satisfaction and pleasure.
 Here's the Ferris family exclamied Ferris as he reached the cage containing eighteen monkeys: and the hunan-faced little animals rushed to the bars Of the cage and, with looks on their faces that brought to mind essays of Darwin, reach ed out their paws to fondle their mas ter's hand.
 The Wallace lions are feature of the show There are fifteen of them, tnclud' ing three baby Hons, which were born just three weeks ago. For many of the patrons of the show, MT. Ferris took these baby Hons from the cage and al- lowed them to nestle in the hands Of human babies.
 The baby kangaroo, the baby elephants. one of whom rides bicycle in the circus ring, the black boars from German for ests, the big hippopotamus and hundreds of other animals, were closely inspected by the big crowds
 A feature of the menagerie Is a ''chil- dren's menagerie." This department con- sists of twelve tiny cages containing rare birds, badgers. rabbits and other smaller animals
 The hippodrome tent of the show is 3S2 feet in length and has a seating capacity of 7,001 persons. When 1t Is said that fully 1000 persons. many of whom were women, had to sit on the ground and watch the performance which began at o'clock, some idea may be gained of the immensity of the audience which wit messed the afternoon performance. The