Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1903-08-01
BIGGEST PARADE ON EARTH


The Ringing Brothers, five Of them,
who have made a name in the amuse-
ment field that stands for all that IS
new, novel, strictly modern and far
reaching in magnitude, present TINS
season the most attractive and colossal
free street parade ever attempted IN
the history OF clrcuses. There are actu-
ally three miles OF parade glorles ana
every detail that characterized the IN
itial pageant in Chicago in April VIII
be reproduced when the worlds
Greatest Shows exhibit In Salt Lake
city, Wednesday, Aug, g. Since last
season the parade has been enlarged
and improved upon by master hands
in the art Of producing circus attrac-
lions with all the care and pride that
is evident in the numerous other de-
partments Of Ringing Brothers enor-
nous tented amusement enterprise.
There Is something in this pageant to
interest and hold the attention Of ev-
cry spectator The student Of natural
history is furnished the grandest OBJ
iect lesson that the human mind could
possibly conceive of, for the wonders
of the animal world are brought TO-
gether in living, breathing reality The
nificent thoroughbred horses upon
which to feast his eyes; the admirer Of
physical perfection is RECALLED with the
sight OF hundreds Of the worlds great
est acrObats, equilibrlsts, gymnasts aud
riders, the artistic interest Is grauned
in the opulent splendor OF massive
beautifully carved floats representing
the known countries Of the globe. Men
and women, in the picturesque garb
of the various nations, form regal al
legorcal tableau. Each float is accom-
panied by a detachment of the soldiery
Of the country represented and the pic
ture is further enlivened and made
more realistic by bands composed OF
German, Russian, French, Scottish,
India and Persian musicians The
representative float Of the United
States is superb in red, white and blue
effects, surrounded by an escort OF
Rough Riders and preceded by Ringing
Brothers famous cavalry band, mount
ed on handsome white horses. The
parade Is in thirty sections, and each
one Is superb attraction in itself,
with It's hundreds OF proudly stepping
horses with waving plumes and trap
pings Of gold and silver; Its gorgeously
costumed knights and ladies, herads
and courtiers; its brilliantly uniformed
soldiers; its numerous bands Of music,
and It's 6S-stop triple strength pipe or
gan, builded on a monster van and
drawn by ten horses; It's great herds OF
40 elephants and 20 camels; its chill
drens section. in which miniature
Shetland ponies draw pretty little
Mother Goose wagons, and its scores Of
beautifully carved and ornamented dens
and cages Of openly exhibited rare wild
beasts. form a picture that In wealth
OF display and beauty of ColOring is a
perfect sunburst Of brilliancy The
opening performance IN the big tent
begins at ? o'clock and at 3, but the
doors will be open an hour earlier, In
order that visitors have ample time TO
inspect the immense menagerie which
contains numerous rare and costly ami
NAL attractions, including pair OF
stately CRATES, the only living SURVIVE
ors OF their kind IN existence, Baby
Boo the first baby elephant success
fully bred and reared In America, and
the only rhinOCeros In captivity. The
performance includes hundreds Of new
and novel acts. enlisting the services
OF 3I5 high class artists 40 clowns, ana
hundreds OF auxilaries, and the regal
spectacular production Of Jerusalem
and the Crusades. in which / 200 char
acters are shown.