The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1903-06-16
Bad Weather Did Not Make
Noticeable Falling OFT.
SHOW TITLE WELL APPLIED
A Marvellous and Merry whlh Of Clowns,
.uusstrIans, AsrIallsts, TumhIers, Freaks
and Animal Acts.

II would need the eyes OF Argus or
the fable TO see all the wonderful things
which happened within the arena en-
closure at the Barnum Bailey circus
Yesterday afternoon and evening but
there were about 5000 people who at
tempted to do so with the two eyes
which nature had bestowed upon them.
That they were doomed to failure Is
foregone conclusion and many were able
10 sympathize with little girl who was
heard to wall at the fate which made IL
possible to watch only one or the nve
places where a performance was being
given.
New features greeted the eyes OF the
men whose first recollection of the show
dated back to the time when they were
little shavers and carried water OF
crawied under the canvas for admission,
at the entrance gates when the accents
OF the gate men betrayed innuences OF
foreign travel. The big menagerie win
its collection of animals from all over
the world was much the same as before
only more complete but I'm the centre
were high platforms where the Famous
freaks OF the Barnum show and the Rus
sian Dancers gave an interesting per-
formance before the big show began. IL
necessary
professor who with true circus now OF
Language gave the history of the freaks
and hasten into the seats at the conclu-
sion for whatever else may be said OF the
show it begins on time.
Just before the hour a flourish OF
trumnets was heard and out dashed pile
of dark clad property men who proceed
ed to. lay canvasses and place properues
Then a louder flourish and from their
dressing tent there issued a marvelously
beautiful procession OF soldiers mounted
guards, musicians, priests. dancing girls
ian bearers and mobiles. and the Kfralfy
spectacle OF the Tribute of Balkis" was
IN full swing. They were clad In the now
ing garments OF the ancient Philistines,
Egyptians, Saboenians and Phoenicians
and the harmonious colors and the even
changing formation made scenes which
like the barbaric music seemed to almost
transport the onlookers into the ancient
world There was a procession or the
elephants and camels with oriental riders
and then at another crash OF music the
pageant dissolved from view and the
arena was occupied by the procession OF
freaks from Leah May the American
giantess to the Hovant family OF Lili-
rutians.
Then the show got difficult TO follow
for three herds OF elephants came In and
went through a series OF military evolu-
tions. from company front and spring
cannon to bearing away the wounded
under a flag of truce.
The big mountainous creatures also
built pyramids and to cap the climax
solemnly waltzed to the music OF the
band
The antics of the company OF clowns
forms an important feature of the bill,
for OF what use would a circus be without
these buffoons and merry makers and
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20 give oven a serious man commissions.
On one occasion they enter as an oriental
snake charmer and attendants and after
some burlesque dancing 10 the appro-
pirate music a "charmer' handles the
big snakes a .joke" fight is also given.
There are bare back riders, hurdle
Jumpers. dancing horses. cake walking
horses, trick ponies with such riders as
Helen Girard. Fred Derrick. William
Wallet. Percy Clark. Manue, Herzog.
Frank Melville and Hugo Herzog who
appear singly and In some cases four on
one horse Miss Minnie johnson with the
celebrated horse Evergreen driven to
road wagon shows IS different gaits.
The Dennis and Florenz troupe OF aero
bats and the Imperial Viennese troupe OF
aerialists follow in three startling acts
and "cyclo." the Kenetic Demon rides
around a perpendicular track on BIZ
cycle TO the accompaniment OF redflre.
The performance Is closed with a series
OF races In IA events which include
Jockey races for men and women a
sprinter vs.. running horse, whippet races
Roman standing race high jumping hur-
die race and finishing with furious
Roman chariot race between two and
four horse teams.
Then there Is the usual concert
Tonight's performance is the last
chance to see II during the Providence
engagement.