The Logan Republican. [volume] (Logan, Utah) 1902-1924, 1904-08-17
The circus.


the last issue:
Ringing has come and gone and not
a few shekels from the pockets of
Cache Valleys young hopefuls and
those old enough to lose hope went
with him. The show was the same
gigantic, bewildering maze Of the
worlds wonders in the animal and
aerial Kingdom, but the crowd was
hardly the same, in point of size, that
has usually greeted the show at this
place. There was rather a large
crowd here alright, but the ticket
Office receipts show at least onefourth
less business than at any previous
visit Whether this is indicative OF
prosperity or financial depression is "a
matter of conjecture. Some say the
people were too busy to come in,
others say the farmers will not have
any money until fall, while the re-
mainder say Ringing is getting stale.
with the possible exception of year
OF two, this aggregation has come re-
gularly during the past six or eight
years. and the people may want a
change
But The REPUBLICAN Is willing to
venture that a change will not prove
for the better. Ringing Bros. have
in the big show line practically all
it is possible to give the people, and
it Is doubtful If the performance Of
yesterday can be discounted. Jerusa-
lem and the Crusades is magnificent as
a spectular production and while a
lot of us old chronics may not care for,
it, this part was certainly highly sat
isfactory to the larger part of the
1900 or $1,000 present. The expert
horsemanship was common of course,
but the delight of every spirited boy
and girl, and can any of you forget
when the trapese performances, tight
wire work, and the tumbling was a
subject of conversation for months
/ after? The trick bicycle riding
wasn't altogether new, of course, but
did that detract from its real merit?
! Tie really wonderful work of the sea
lions is old, too, to some, but none-the-
less enjoyable except to the few who
tire easily. The menagrie was GER
tainly up TO the standard, although
snakes were conspicuous for their
absence.
Asa whole there was easily 80 cents
worth for anybody, and who can say
what it was really worth to the boys
and girls, and to Others who are not
yet victims of chronic dyspepsia and
an over dose of ennui.
Everything went Off without jan
of any kind and be it said to the
credit of the show that "grafters
and thugs are not permitted tC
follow in its wake. There was rob
berry or two in the evening, but this
: can hardly be laid to any fault of the
show management. Marshal Crocket
and his force, with assistants, kept
the populacc well in hand, and tho
day passed pleasantly. A large mum
Der were at the station to see the =
; cars unloaded
The Harris Music Co. had display
in the parade that attracted almost
as much attention as the elephants
Two horses pulled a threshcr which
p had been covered in such way as to
prove most excellent ad for the firm
On top was bunch of performers and
on the seat sat Charley" The turn
out was not greatly unlike the Other
show wagons, and was highly credit
able.
The Thatcher Music Co. also haC
out rig bearing one of their fine
pianos with its selling price marked
on it,
In is said that at Provo and Salt
Lake, Ringing Bros. did fully one
half larger business than last year.