The weekly Iberian. (New Iberia, La.) 1894-1946, 1902-10-25
EQUINE BALLET.
EsingsinS Rsr0s. introduced the
W0sg fsfilgiant Horse Specta-
Cle Ever Seen.

al Siuihc DdIiti IllltdlI-t tHlS
is what Ringing Brothers new
.horSe spectacle has been called.
out no mere title can give and adj
equate conception of the imposing
beauty and thrilling magnitude
OF tins great act. One naturally
expects to see fine horses in the
circus, but these horses are the
absolute perfection of breeding
and selection In the equine bal
let there are three divisions, the
first composed Of Barbary horses,
black and glossy as shining ebony;
the second, of purest white Ara
bians, and the third comprising
troupe of creamy yellow American
horses, with silvery name and
white, haring tail Each of these
horses has a skilled rider. whose
costume is in harmony with the
gorgeous trappings of the superb
animal kept so perfectly under
control These costumes and
trappings, indeed, add Immeasur-
ably to the beauty of the picture
The color scheme for the proudly
stepping, blooded Barbary horses
and their riders is black and red
I-brillant black plush and silk,
! with nodding plumes of richest
red, touched here aud there with
dazzling gold-a combination as
beautiful as an artists dream.
Blended with the pure white of
| the Arabians, whose arched necks
and fiery eyes and sensitive nos,
trlls betray the blue blood of their
desert lineage, is the most deli
cate blue and white, hecked with
red gold a senset tint on a back
ground Of SNOW For the cream
horses, and the famous horsemen
and hOrSeWomen who ride them,
the costuming and trappings is a
symphony of sea green and old
; gold Sc much for the harmony
of color. The performance itself
is even more Kaleidoscope in its
harmony. Fifty trumpeters take
their positions on the elevated
stages, and as they sound crash
t ing fanfare, the curtains part and
the platoons of black, white and
yellow horses appear, directed by
their skilled and gorgeously cos
tuned rlders-plumes noddlng,
ribbons flying all keeping time to
the exhilarating music Of the
trumpeters. The music changes,
the color divisions separate into
the several rings, and the only
equine ballet company OH earth
faces the facinated audience.
! Again the music changes, and in
accurate time and step, the horses
move III harmonious measure
! through all the intricate figures
| and poses Of an deliberately ar
ranged ballet To the right, t6
the left, priouetllng waltzing
marching, now forming noble
! statues and again circling il
-lswiftest dance step like whirlins
streams OF rainbow color, they
constitute a spectacle So thrilling
so classically harmonious, thai
The senses seem intoxicated Will
a new sense of beauty. A strik
ing climax is reached when th,
entire company of horses advance
to the center of the rings, ant
) kneeling, allow their riders to dis
mount. The horses then stimuli
taneously lie down A momen
later they rise to sitting position
the riders remount, pages an.
equerries enter and supply eacl
rider with a garland of flowers
and. as the music changes ono
more, they enter upon d series 0
graceful figures in which the gan
: lands, used as floral arches, ar
!. cleverly utilized to form the mos
effective and beautiful pictures
Z the whole eliminating in one vas
I equine tableau viyant-the mos
! aorgeously effective arenic spec
) tacle that human eyes have eve
s looked upon. This great produ.
{ ton will be seen with hundreds G
y other great features when Rims
ling Bros famous big circus e,