Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1903-05-19
Gigantic Aggregation of Fore
paugh and Sells Brothers
Visits the City
PEOPLE THRoNe THE STREETS
With Fair Weather Promised in the
Early Morning People Commenced to
Pour in From the Country Districts
Excursion Rates on Railroads Swell
the crowd-Something of the Show.

Marshalltown is enjoying the sight;
of big circus today, novelty that X
experiences once or twice annually.
Circuses, like the Kentuckans whisky.
are all good, but some are better than
others. This is the case with the Fore
paugh- Sells Bros. show, and 1t can be
said without eXaggeration that 1t is on=
of the three big concerns of the coun-
try. For itself, the management claims
that it has the best show this season
ever possessed before in it's history.
Especially is this true with regard to
sensational features.
The promises for fair weather early
in the morning started the pilgrimages
from the rural districts to the city. and
by the time the parade was ready to
start, the streets were lined with peo-
pie. The morning trains, with excur-
sion rates In effect, brought in the aver
age number from surrounding towns.
and the seating capacity in the big tent
for the afternoon performance was all
the management could desire, for it
was practically capacity.
The circus came to the city from Des
Moines and was hauled by the North
western in three sections. The first
section arrived a little before o'clock,
and the second a half hour later. The
third got to the union station a little
after o'clock, and before breakfast
was being served on the show grounds
at Finkle's park to the performers and
all the working men except those stil.
busy with moving the show from the
station to the grounds. The first car
was that containing the cook
tents and tables.
The Parade.
The street parade, which is the de-
light OF the small boy In particular and
everyone in general. was begun at IL
o'clock, moving west on Church street
to Third, north to Main, and east to
the grounds. An idea of the magnitude
of the spectacular pageant may be best
gained from the knowledge that while
the parade had not yet quite passed
Center street, the first wagons We're en-
tering the show grounds, nine blocks
away. The parade makes an especially
pleasing appearance now from the fact
that the season is early, and the wagons
all fresh and clean from winter quar-
tiers, brilliant in their gorgeous splen-
dor. The horses, which are always an
indication of what circus is like, are
in the best condition possible, and with
their bright trappings and new harness
make a most snowy spectacle. one OF
the most spectacular portions OF the
parade, and going to make up the dis
play of the prelude, is the introduction
of the military representations OF the
nations history. The soldiers of the
continental army lead the van, and fol
lowing them are those of 1917. The
Mexican war veterans, those Of the
rebellion, Spanish-Amer-
lean war, including group or rough
riders, follow in the order named. III
this display there are also represented
MeXicans, Russians, CosSacks, ana
scene of oriental splendor,
including the great dubar of India, the
viceroy and his staff, the Irish lancers'
hussars, Roman senators, SOL
1iers and gladiators. The circus car
ries seventeen elephants, and all pu,
three are used in the paraie. The en-
tire lot of camels, an even dozen IN
number, is used. SiXty-one cages are
shown, number of which are open.
The famous Cleopatra barge, built by
the late Adam Forepaugh, in 1888 for
Louise Montague, his first $1o,ooo
beauty, is shown, and the musical or
participating numbered
i've. These include the bugle corps al
the head, three bands and clown band.
A new departure, added to the parade
his wear, is an acrobatic stunt at the
.lose. The calliope is usually the last
hing shown in street parade by any
circus, but today its Under the BAN
700 Tree" "In the Good Old Summer
rime." and "Mr. Dooley," were divided
n interest with the farmers hayrack
containing the farmer, his wife and son.
Who amuse the little folks with their
mites.
At the Show Grounds.
The managerie at the show grounds
WIS an attraction in which general in
crest was centered before the show
began in the "big tent" There are all
he animals usually shown, and several
hat commanded especial AFTERNOON.