Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1903-10-09
TOMORROW is GIN EJs DAY.
Ringing Brothers Arc IEomlns With
The Biggest Show Earth.

Tomorrow is RinglinI Bros. circus
day. The greatest shpva In the world
will bring its wonders us ct last
For weeks circus has ZEN IN the oil
and now the dream oflfay and nigli
Is to be realized. Tp eighty cars
used 70 carry the IMMENSE aggrega
tion viii draw in her Htariy tomorrow
morning. and 1t need no prophet Il
foreteil the crowds TIT will gree. the
splendid caravan This year the
Ringing Brothers gr@ shows are al
most twice az big a eyer before and
that fact makes comT1 rision will. any
other show impossible and Indicates
tremendous size. ~ great tent will
seat comfortably 1000 people, and
the menageric caSNtas Is the largest
ever made. fmrniEHng commodlous
room for the arraitpng OF los cagea
1airs. dens and tan There are 600
horses with the n he shows, more
than 200 Of whicsf are bred IN the
purple and highlyt1 Iucatcd. The ZOO
logical collectionNk incomparably the
rarest In exIste} II II exhibits two
glraffes, the las lof their tribe; the
only rhinoceros 1 captivity; q genu'
Inc baby clephd Baby Boo, born
January 5, 1908, Ind only thirty inches
high, unweans and as playful as 4
kitten; and III greatest herd d Gle
plants In the brld. forty In number,
Twenty Of the bulky beasts perform
nmaxing trlcN[ In the rings. Two
groups Of AssA seais us spother OK
elusive featud They are shown or
separate stagx. and act In unison at
the direction j their owner and train
er, Capt. WEB. This Ii the most In
structiye exhI ,ition Of animal training
ever accomTt shed. The pick and
flower Of ~ circus profession In
Europe and merica appear In the OK
tra%ordinary Hing program. Many Of
the acrobatt gymnasts. equestrians,
riders. equsAabrlsts, j~ugglcrs. athletes,
contortionfa8 dancers, wire artists
and myriadi other feature performers
are introduced by the Ringing Bros.
In this cousiry for the first time. The
progressive policy or this famous
amusement tirm IL illustrated this
year in ~ production Of q massively
ornate al magnlnccntiy costumed
spectacle4 Jerusalem and the Cru
sades. Goo characters. more than
twice tho number ever used In a spec
tacle bcFbre. are in the cast. and a
ballet ojy 800 beauties and singing
chorus 900 add to the delightful
charm a the enchanting scene More
than 20t dalntily fashioned and class
ically cJrrect costumes are worn In
the va1cd and thrilling action, and
the sta Is larger than the combined
stage pom OF 100 theatres, A huge
grand pipe organ, the only portable
one e1r made. accompanied by q So
lectedI band Of nifty soloists, render
the y cially composed music.
ThiJ production is beyond compar-
ison ee most colossal, artistically
pictut "a in costume and scenic display,
instr ttiye and exhllaratingly pleas.
ing fger presented TO the American
publf
Slt day will begin With the grand
frecI trcet parade. which with Ring
lineIIirother n Il unique and delight
ful frcat II Is twice longer than the
pro- sslon uf any ether show, and
eya man, Woman and child with the
inv use organization takes some
pa Two performances will be given
he PROV, III the afternoon, at 2
o i at night II ! o'clock. Re.
~ IL checks and general admis.
" viii be On sale az II. O.
drug store at the same pri.
.god ID the show grounds.