The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1904-05-08
CIRCUS COMING
THIS MORNING
Barnum & Bailey's Great
est Show on Earth"
BOYS WILL VISIT GROUNDS
Grand Parade Tomorrow Through the
Principal Streets-Gives First Per-
Torrance Tomorrow Afternoon.
BOYS WILL VISIT GROUNDS

This viii be a busy morning with the
Washington juvenile contingent. Bar
mum d Bailey Greatest Show on
Earth" win reach the city at an early
hour this morning. The 1--WE long trains
utilized to transport the impedimenta OF
the show viii be unloaded in the Penn
sylvania Railroad yards.
During the morning the paraphernalla
Will be transferred TO the exhibition
grounds near Fifteenth and II Streets
northeast and the work Of erecting the
canvas city begun. While only neces-
sary work Will be done today, there will
be much OF interest TO see on the show
grounds. and a good part OF Washing
ton-especially the younger element-will
undoubtedly be on hand TO enjoy the
unwonted spectacle Of a big circus in
Sunday quarters.
VIII Show Two Days.
The Washington enga cement is for
two days. 1t viii be inaugurated Mon
day morning with an elaborate street
parade. The line will leave the exhibi-
ton grounds about 9 o'clock and pass
over the following route: II Street
northeast TO Massachusetts Avenue
northwest TO Seventh Street, around
Mount Vernon Square TO X Street,
thence to Eighteenth. to Pennsylvania
Avenue. TO Fifteenth Street, TO Pennsyl-
vania Avenue, TO First Street to B
Street. to Maryland Avenue. and return
to show grounds. The parade is de-
clared by those who have seen il 10 be
exceptionally brilliant this year
Features of Parade.
Among the most striking features are
twenty-nine OF the most elegant floats
and u-iumphaI chariots ever devised.
They also contain many tableauX vi
wants, the figures correctly costumed in
the national dress OF nearly all the ma
tons on earth, while the teams attached
10 them are accompanied by Outriders,
similarly attired. representing some spe-
cial uniform of the nations.
One Of these floats requires a team OF
forty matched horses and Is driven by
one man. Besides these, there Will be
many elephants, camels, Roman racing
chariOts of the same character as those
used in the days of Pharaoh, mounted
cavaliers ladies. and performers. dis
plays of open dens Of wild animals,
carved golden cages Of rare beasts. al
legOrical chariOts illustrating children 5
fairy tales. nursery rhymes and fables,
and myriad new features never seen in
parade or anywhere else
The first performance VIII be given
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formances win also be given Monday
evening a o'clock, and Tuesday after
noon and night Doors Will be open an
hour earlier TO afford visitors an oppor-
tunity 70 visit the menagerle with its
thirty elephants and newly added herd
OF four giraffes, and the congress OF
freaks.
Oriental Spectacle.
The performance opens with a new
and brilliant Oriental spectacle. entitled
The Durbar at Delhi" This Is follow
ed by a splendid triple-ring circus. clos
ing with the sensational feats of Volo,
the Volitant, who cycles the aerial arch,
and Ancilotti who loops the gap. The
thrilling Roman hippOdrome follows the
circus display At the closing perform
ance Tuesday night. owing 10 the large
amount OF paraphernalia TO be removed
the VOlO and AncilOtu acts viii be given
in the early part of the program
There IS a great deal OF local interest
In the coming of the circus this year
and a very successful engagement Is
anticipated. Reserved seats may be Sc
cured down town both show days al
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