The age-herald., 1901-11-03
SAYS WALLACE
 SHOW IS GREAT
Lives Up to All It Promises the People 1.-Two Rings
 and a Stage

From the Montgomery Advertiser.
 The Great Wallace Show has come to Montgomery and gone away and the Judgment which many thousands Of per- sons passed upon 1t was that Wallace's 8 circus is the best of its kind that has ever visited Montgomery. It was the first visit of the show to Montgomery and the country cousins, city cousins old boys, young boys, women and children 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 more 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 cos tunes are bright and new looking. The performers seem to possess unusual tn- telligence for show people. There Is a praiseworthy effort to please the patrons of the show apparent at every stage of the circus game.
 agent of the show, these things are so because MT. Wallace is himself sub stantial business man of Indiana own ing large banking and farming interests and he employs only the best talent available.
 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 straight way boarded car for the circus tent in Todd's lot in Goode street.
 The parade was one of the largest and best that has been in Montgomery for some time.
 The circus parade returned tc Todd's lot about 12:3O o'clock and before the big main entrance was flung open at 1 o'clock big crowd of persons had ar rived there.
 The menagerie tent was one of the at tractive 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 Wallace 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" Ferris would exclaim to big shaggy lion and the big fellow would give him an animal smile that showed the greatest satisfaction and pleasure.
 Here's the Ferris family" exclaimed f.erris as he reached the cage containing eighteen monkeys; and the human-faced little animals rushed to the bars of fine cage and. with looks on their faces that brought to mind essays of Darwin reached out their paws to fondle their masters hand '''en
 The Wallace lions are feature of the snow There are fifteen of them. inc,ud- ing three baby lions, which were her,, just three weeks ago. For many ns the patrons of the show, MT. Ferris fool, these baby lions from the cage and an lowed them to nestle in the hands of human babies. 7Ns VI
 The bay kangaroo. the babv a,a- plants. one of whom rides a bicycls ,,, the circus ring. the black boars from German forests. the big ..ppopotamus and hundreds of other animals. were closely inspected by the big crowds
 feature of the menagerie is a ..cbiI- dren's menagerie." This department con sists of twelve tiny cages containing rare birds. badgers. rabbits and other smaller animals.
 rAAre were two rings and raised