The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1904-06-29
CIRCUS FNTFRTA|NS
IMMENSE THRONGS
Fully Thirty Thousand People
Witness Ringing Brothers
Big Show

Perfect weather did not favor the
two appearances yesterday of Ring
ling Brothers circus but the st. Paul
people braved the threatened storm
and at both performances the Is, 900
seats were filled with those who later
left the tents perfectly satisfied. Many
were turned away in the evening.
Not only were all the seats taken,
but the great enthusiasm evidenced
the perfect satisfaction of those who
attended. The immense tent, with its
amphitheater of seats damned with
happy and cOntented people, presented
a scene the like of which can only be
witnessed within the most modern of
the modern circuses.
Typical of the circus audience those
present came from all walks of life,
were of all ages and of many ideas.
but each came with the object of
spending q few enjoyable hours and
at the same time witnessing an act
or seeing an object that would in
crease their knowledge of life and eX
tend their appreciation of what has
grown to be the most immense cara
van that crosses the continent. While
the children were much in evidence,
the older people We're also there, and
if possible the elders were the more
appreciative.
From the daring bareback rider in
her pink tights and pretty ways,
dainty in every motion, esthetic in
every poise, to the huge elephants in
their various and interesting acts. the
spectators did all in their power to
follow every movement.
Arrangements Were Admirable
Difficult as was the task as great
as was the territory over which it was
necessary to make observations, it
seemed no tc
admirable, the light so we'll regulated
the acts so well selected and every
conceivable consideration given to the
patrons comfort and enjoyment, that
but little escaped observation. In this
the management of the Ringing
Brothers show seems to have over
come every possible objection, and to
have provided show that eclipses
anything of the kind hitherto wit
messed in these parts:
1t would be difficult to select par
tlcular act so much superior to the
others that it would be worthy of spe-
cial mention. Years of experience
the. combination of many of the mas
ter minds of the business and the
skillfuf management make it as nearly
perfect as possible.
The ClOWnS-and they were real
live clowns, with new jokes and new
antics caught the great crowd and
held their attention at all times. The
acrObatic feats We're thrilling, being of
kind that fairly startled the spec
tators. saxr...,..aa
The menagerie would be sufficient
to create fine zoo for a dozen differ
ent cities. The immense drove of ele-
plants, the hippopotami, the tigers,
the wild cats, the lions, those Jim
Jeffrfes of the Jungle attracted a
great amount of attention. The ele-
phantssfate. necessarily land serenely
The lions, tigers and other species of
the feline kind, demonstrated in loud
bowls that their ferocious natures
were untamed} even though they were
behind strong bars. Hundreds of chill
dren found it difficult to tear them
selves from the menagerie even when
the show began in. the circus proper.
After the evening show demon
stration was given of the modern
method Of removing tents of such pro-
portions, carefully caring for the prop
erty. Myriads of hands were employ
ed in the work, which was done in a
surprisingly short time. Soon after
midnight all obvious signs of the great
circus had disappeared.