Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1903-11-04
n-v THRONGED WITH PEOPLE
TO SEE THE PERFORM
ANCES.
Country People Began Coming In
Last Night and the Hotels and
Boarding Houses Crowded.
TIE SMALL BOY IN HIS GLORY

.From early morning until the city
Of canvas mid the wonderful sights
from his view the small boy was IN 4
frenzy ST delight today, for it is cir
| lens day. He watched the trains come
lin and unload at the Cotton Belt
tracks on East Third avenue. He
followed wagon after wagon to the
|shoW grounds. and, Openmouthad.
watched the erection OF the tents.
And the small boy and his little
|sister are nct the only ones who feel
d sense of eXhilration at the menuon
Iof the circus. The small boys par
Ients must of course take him to see
the circus, and his big brother and
big sister must perforce be there with
hheir sweethearts. From east and
|west. north and south, the people be-
|Ecu together yesterday, all with
lone purpose in view, and that t.. wit,
hess the performance of Ringing
Brothers circus Many tea cup
hank was robbed of it's savings.
This morning. when the five long
trains of cars used to transport the
paraphernalia of Ringing Brothers
|crcus came rolling into the city and
began to unload, the curious army
that greeted their arrival was not
confined alone to the small boy. Faith
er was there. and mother. too; the
big brother, the big sister, and broth
ers and sisters not so big, with lib
eral sprinkling of the small boys
neighbors.
And the performance in the after
naon. Did anyone ever describe
circus performance? Six people can
look at the performance in a single
ring and see six different charms
in it. All saw the parade. The bands,
the camels, the elephants, wild ami
mails, chariot racers, bare back riders
all passed in review at IL o'clock
to the admring gaze of the assem-
bled throngs.
Under the cover of the big tent
The afternoon performance was given
on East Sixth avenue. The show be-
gan promptly at 2:30, and the only
disappointment was that one could
not see all that was going on at the
same time. People looked at one
ring until they saw something at an
other more pleasing, and with twist
ing and turning in rneIr frantic ef-
forts to see all were thoroughly sat
lsned.
Among the attractions of the after
noon might be mentioned the wonder
ful reproduction of Jerusalem and the
Cruusades, the royal sixty-one horse
act, the biggest thing of the kind
ever seen under canvas; three herds
7f performing elephants, with twenty
elephants tt the herd; the Nelson
family troupe, acrobats; two troupes
u educated seals. the most marvellous
performers except human beings ever
exhibited to the public. Forty clowns
gave ample opportunity to laugh by
-helr Jimmy antics. The whole show,
10 acts in all, afforded an afternoons
with not a dull mo-
nent in it.
AND the people. By noon yesterday
hey began to arrive by wagon, rail
'hd poat, and the hotels, wagon yards
ana boarding houses were taxed to
Iheif utmost last night to provide
'Aeiter fer all. By half-past 7 this
morning people began to gather on
Lhe streets waising for the parade.
'afktoWn was there, and dusky bellies
Il red white and blue paraded the
'eree's to the accompaniment of the
1afAeoWn beau in his first pair Of
'oo's. The parade was not all that
"'efested them. Many exploring
'af'les were formed to take in the
'ish's ST the city for the first time.
~o-story buildings seemed to trou-
''e 'hem, and they did not know how
= get TO the second story, so explor-
~ 'he basement instead.