New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1902-09-13
READY FOR THE CIRCUS.
GREENWICH EXPECTS TO HAVE THE
BIGGEST DAY IT HAS EVER SEEN.
EsT TELEGRAPH TO TIE TRIBUNE !


| Greenwich, Conn. Sept. 12,-CreenWich society
| folk expect to have If the weather faVors, the
| nlsgest day tomorrow ever seen in the old
| town They are going to have a genuine. one
ring, old fashioned country circus, with sldf-
| shows, lemonade and peanuts. The big tent
| which was brought from Bridgeport and set up
! on the vacant lot in Creenvch-ave., opposite
| the Havemeyer School will hold four thousand
! people It is expected that 1t will be filled at
| both afternoon and evening performances The
| tickets Will be 81 and So. and the receipts will
| be given to charity.
At the full dress rehearsal this afternoon
everything worked smoothly. Manager w. !.
| Hoggson had made all his arrangements. The
| lions and other animals. real and made up,
went through their parts satisfactorily. One OF
the most interesting features the perform
ing horse, Earl. owned and ridden by Mrs.
Z. W Little which danced and acted to the
music of the band The eight equestriennes-
Mrs. Z. W Little Miss Freeman. Miss Grace
Benedict. Miss Ackerman. Miss Edith Walsh
Miss Arnold. Miss Emma Wald and Miss Helen
DoWnng-under the direction of John Wahl.
the riding master. showed skill and grace in
sending the prancng horses around the ao-foot
sawdust ring. There also fine tandem
saddle act by Frank Hastings and w r H
Martin
While the band played and the horseUomen
rehearsed the tent was busy place The won
derfn1 animals were gradually assuming shape
and form an the open cages, under the hands
of the skilled animal moulders- The four
ciowns-Frederick Ritter Byrd wenman. c.
Wilcox and Harold Kunkle-kept everybody in
laughter with their grimaces and Jokes, ana
william T. Rixch, the elephant trainer, in his
Oriental costume. showed his ivory tuskeu
charge to the best advantage.
The rehearsal began At O'Clock and was not
finished untl after l. when IT was sald eTers EYER
thing vas ready for the great sho" lhere
was no sfdeshow rehearsal but this may be
counted on to be feature Of the affair. = I.
tieddes John Latin and {. C;Uyon are in charge
of II 4 large crowd is expected from New
York four hundred tickets having hee'
sold there ,,,,, -
from that time on the day will be gaia one
Manager Hoggson's assistants are Z. A MOOT
lecturer: James McCutcheon ana W. ~ "
rinsmasters: Duncan Edwards. pronPIer' ~ w r
Decker musical director; Colonel K. -. hsNer'
head usher: II +. SchNarz, peanut VENUE. i,o =; VI
Stetson. pink lemonade man. aud \. Is. Mlcn'er'
treasurer.
The programme is as follows.
T;.t freeman ' Ns Ar6as @; 1ss
Mis- Walsh and Miss Wad; - 7,-srtor5 and Hoyt
Berehrx actMessrs TrIesdae. Kelly v Fro'"e"
Ritch and Sheldon- sheldon wis and Carroll
F FsfforiSF to%9 Miller. ena rd mR
Living n1arveis-Messr-. ~ rarhart k"''' Hie
r. .,Te, saddle ac-Messrs Hastings ano Marrn E
Sacred yHh-Messrs. Rltch. h fl''"'''
". MCCord
TTtnHes n,srest @@eiepasniMesss Willard Jones Rteh'
and Kelly FrnIev.
Comp Sheldon. Con"rer. - 'A''"''
Gilman ard Master HoggsoI
Little Chairman
man I:nxor X civ Mallory and Jones
Rovst wrestling unn-Hiessrs fitliiaTd Colo'eI N'
Spanish P' ba C osTf5 ksy Pfo6eRP s
C-onover. d. Carhart, TTuesdale' 'N''''
Sheldon and Rftch- ,,,.,,., Ritter VII
Sack and clown race-Niess'S'
cox Kunlte . .. - conn