The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1901-08-05
CIRCUS DAY TOMORROW.
Coming of Ringing Brothers Circus
a Memorable Event.

Tomorrow, Tuesday, August 6, is
circus day. Ringing Brothers IA
nous big show will be seen here in all
its magnificent completeness. In the
organization of such a colossal national
entertainment, and in bringing to the
homes of the people the rare and
curious things of the wide world, the
five famous proprietors of this greatest
of all great shows have constituted
themselves public benefactors. Ring
ling Brothers circus is so admirably
organized that there is something to
interest and hold the attention of every
spectator The student of natural
history is furnished the grandest OBJ
ject lesson that the human mind could
possibly conceive of, for the wonders
Of the animal world are brought to-
gether in living breathing reality The
lover of fine stock has here 500 m aE-
nificent thoroughbred horses upon
which to feast his eyes. The admirer
of physical beauty and perfection in
athletic achievement is RECALLED with
the performances of hundreds of the
worlds most famous acrobats, gym
nasts and riders. The artistic instinct
finds qualification in the splendor of a
pageantry that out-Neros Nero. Even
the devotee of the turf is not forgotten,
for the finest racing thoroughbreds of
Europe, Arabia and our own Kentucky
are matched in the most thrilling and
hotly-contested trials of speed and
equine endurance. From the initial
parade that precedes the opening of
the engagement until the close Of the
final performance, everything IS upon
a scale of grandeur and magnitude
hitherto unknown in the amusement
world. The inaugural street parade
takes place at 10 O'Clock in the morn
ing, and is fitting Introduction to
the wonders of the big show. This
great parade is Ringing Brothers free
offering to the people, and they make
no mistake when they announce to the
public See the parade and then de-
eide whether or not to see the show"
No one who sees Ringing Brothers
parade will miss the performance 1t
is a splendid promise Of what is to fol-
low in the big show. Its hundreds Of
proudly-stepping horses, with waving
plumes and trappings of gold and
silver glittering in the sunlight; its
gorgeously costumed knights and
ladies', heralds and courtiers; it's bril-
liantIy uniformed soldiery and mount
ed military bands; its great herd Of
cannon-drawfng war elephantss its
Respondent gold-fllumined chariots
and cars of state; its superb tableau
floats, and it's scores of magnificently
carved and ornamented dens and
cages of openly-exhibited rare wild
beasts, form a spectacle that in wealth
of display and beauty of col0ring rivals
the rainbow in prismatic brilliancy-
The opening performance begins at
o'clock, but the doors will be open an
hour earlier to afford visitors an OPP
portunity to see the geological display
or enjoy the grand concert by Gan
weiler's famous military band. The
performance introduces hundreds of
new and novel acts, enlisting the serw-
ices of 300 high-class performers and
hundreds of auxiliaries, and is de-
clared by all who have seen It to be
the grandest and most complete arenic
exhibition ever presented before the
American public. Reserved numbered
seats ana admissions show day at
Rowley & Shows drug store, at ex-
actly the same price as charged at the
regular ticket wagons On the show
grounds