The Minneapolis journal., 1903-02-26
BARNUM NOT IN IT
University Circus Will Eclipse Any
Show Of It's Character Ever
Seen.
Historic Stage Coach Of Denver
Cripple Creek Route Secured
for the Occasion.

DR.. Cooke, ringmaster Of the university
circus which is to be given at the armory
Saturday afternoon and evening, has
completed his program for the big show,
and the list of attractions in the main
tent will keep three rings going for more
than three hours. Many prominent peo-
pie have already signihed their intention
SAINT being among the number who have
engaged boxes for the evening perform
ance.
Circus seats to the number of $500 have
been built in the armory and Chief Mar
shall A. w. Guild has made every pre-
paration for accommodating the biggest
crowd which has ever attended an indoor
university event.
Great interest in the menagerie, which
is under the direction Of the fraternities,
has been evinced in university society
circles. The audience will vote on the
best exhibit Of animals and each frater-
nifty is securing the country for prize ami
mails. The trophy for the best animal
exhibit is a fine silver loving cup, do
mated by the management
great number of novelties and mon-
strosities have been secured for the side
show which is being managed by the
literary societies. This part Of the big
show will also have a silver loving cup
as prize for the best exhibit, the vote
of the audience to decide the winner OF
the cup.
The afternoon performance will include
the contest between the university gym
nasts for the university championship
From the best men in this contest will be
chosen the team which Is to represent
Minnesota at the Western intercollegiate
gymnastic meet at Champaign, ILL.,, mex,
month.
Special attention Is being paid to the
humorous part Of the performance and
the clowns, under the leadership OF
Johnnie Flynn will afford plenty oi
side-splitting wit and funny antics. in
PRODUCING several sketches that are novel
and entirely new. s.
The performance in the main tent Will
be inaugurated with a grand parade ir
which will appear the various performers
of the show. Directly after this acts
will be started in all three rings and
will continue without a moments inter
mission during the evening.
The list OF attractions is the largest
ever gathered under one canvas, and viii
include slack and tight wire walkers
pyramids by the university strong men;
Case, in his famous hand balancing and
ball rolling Stunts; the Flying Dutch.
bounding wire; the "Wonderful An
dreas. ONE legged bag puncher; the
Flying Zenos,'' three one-legged men
who do seemingly, impossible turns or
the trapeze; Arabian tu1n blers, Indian
magicians. jugglers, acrobats, dare deyi
mid air performers. Mexican knife
throwers and hundreds Of other clever
performers now for the first time shown
to the Minneapolis public.
One of the most novel and interesting
fea lures Of the performance will be the
realistic hold up Of a western stage coach
by a gang Of notorious mountain bandits
led by the redoubtable "Black Jack,
himself.
The original coach that was used in the
days Of the rush to Cripple Creek, before
there were any railroads in that sectior
Of the country, arrived in the city yester-
day and was taken at once to the univer.
sity armory where it Is now on exhibit
tion.