The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1904-02-06
RAILROADS GRANT
RATES FOR CIRCUS
Great Preparations Made For
Mid-Winter Show.
TO BE GIVEN FEB. 1890
Program of Entertainment Is
Decided on.

CT Fredericks. who has direct charge
of the mid-winter circus to be given
by the Elks in this city February IS,
Is and 20 reports that the railroads have
granted a concession of one and one
third rate for the round trip within dis
tances OF seventy-fve miles from Wichita
during the show.
I'VE intend billing the city for miles
around, said Mr.. Fredericks yesterday,
land the work has already commenced.
1 received d letter today from Ship 5
circus saying that the aggregation will
leave Ottawa. H., February IA and arrive
in Wichita Monday afternoon, February
10. The troop Will go into immediate
active training upon its arrival here.
continued Mr.. Fredericks AT Ottawa,
from which place the show comes here,
1t will play a week ) engagement, COM
mencing February S.
in the meantime the work Of getting
the auditorium and other preparations
into shape goes steadily on. The ring
In which the circus viii be given will he
no different from that of full-hedgcd
three-ring circus. with the exception that
II Will De Il lIliiC SilldliCA. u VIII ~ q
forty-six foot ring. while the majority
OF the circuses build their arenas but
fifty, and sorle ffty-five feet
The ring will be built on the stage,
directly in the center. 1t Will be built
OF cinders, dirt and sawdust 1t will re-
Quire four loads of cinders, eight loads
OF dirt and five of sawdust to build it.
1t is the intention OF those il charge TO
have it completed and everything in read
mess at the time the circus arrives.
The following is the program which
will be given, although the management
reserves the right to change it without
notice:
PROGRAM.
Brilliant introductory equine ballet. A
unique equestrian novelty.
Nile. Annetta-Graceful and daring eX-
ercises on the flying rings. Lofty leap
ing over horses by the entire company,
led by Pete Bell, the champion double
somersaultist
Miss Julia Lowande, the peerless queen
Of equestriennes.
Clowns-Steve Alisco, Phil. King(
George Zammert.
Bell and Henery-Comedy and aero
hatic pastime.
Burt Mayo and his highly educated
equine wonder
The world renowned DeComa Family,
g. company of lady and gentlemen aero
hats, in fun evening dress, executing
marvellous and hazardous feats.
John and Carrie Rooney. double vault
ing equestrian exhibition; two peerless
champions simultaneously upon a single
horse.
Signor Ponsol and his educated wrest-
ding Russian bear; 4 most surprising
fhow of brute agility and bruin smart
hess.
Burt Mayo and his comic trick mule.
Jerry Meyer" who will bring back
fond recomections of old Dan Rice and
the one-ring wagon show.
The Great Pascatel the man with JOG
forms. artistic posturing and aereal con
tortion
Miss Matte Carroll. original aereaI
high wire display. introducing cake
walk, high and long jumps over OBJ
jects, etc. concluding by riding an or
binary safety bicycle over the swaying
strand of wire.
Frank Smith. the upside-down 'man
performing seemingly impossible feats
upon the swinging trapeze bar, standing
upon his head.
John Rooney. greatest of all American
somersault riders. Mir. Rooney Will ac-
complish the hazardous feat OF turning
a complete backward somersauit from
one horse to another while the animals
are running tandem.
Steve Miaco viii present a burlesque
prize fight.
Dazzling. brilliant quadruple return act
Double mid-air somersaults across the
entire arena.
The celebrated DaComas the most re-
markabie display OF skin, grace and cour-
age ever seen.