The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1904-06-25
CITY NEWS.
GOING TO CRAWL
UNDER THE TENT?
BIG CIRCUS COMES TOMORROW
ON -FOUR SPECIAL TRAINS.
Only the Necessary Work VIII Be
Done Sunday, as Ringing Brothers
Want Their Men and Animals to
Rest-Parade at Monday; Per-
formances Afternoon and Evening.

Ringing Brothers circus will ar
rive in Minneapolis tomorrow on four
special trains. The first section, called
.The Flying Squadron" is sche duled
to arrive in the morning, and the
other specials will follow at intervals
of about an hour. It will not take
the skilled workman long to throw
up the big tents that constitute the
circus city. All the tents except that
of nenagerie will be open for public
inspection Sunday afternoon.
Ringing. Brothers permit no more
work done on Sunday than Is abso-
Ilutely necessary to house the valuable
property and stock. There are $50
horses with the show, and these ami
mails, like the men, enjoy the day of
rest.
3 The circus engagement will begin
with a parade Monday morning, June
ri, starting; from the grounds at 8
o'clock. This street display is a re-
s1narkable exhibition Of the growth
and resources of Ringing Brothers
Worlds Greatest Show.
There are 1880 people connected
with the circus, one way or another,
and most of these will have some part
in the street pageant. Nearly all of
the animal dens will be open, Tween
ty-fve tableau floats, bearing pic
turesque groups of national types,
ionable whips and traps; laughter
making clowns, a huge herd Of forty
elephants; soldier types of all coun-
tries; housekeeping horses of the finest
breeding; trained domestic animals;
a huge 6S-stop pipe organ; numerous
bands and host of other things,
some familiar and others distinctly
novel, are features attractively woven
in this three-mile procession.
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The circus program is a huge af-
fair calling for the work Of 375 per-
formers. Many of the leading artists
country with Ringing Brothers. The
-Four Eldreds, champion bareback
riders of England, and the -Four
Bedinis, riding celebrities of Italy, are
in this class. So also are. the seven
Glinserettis, famous German acrobats;
the Colini-Cairons, French troubillon
dancers, and the Tasmanian family
Dacomas, Dollard troupe, Flying Fish
ers, Genaro and Theoll, Three Rios
Fortune Brothers, Tybell Sisters
Alvo Trio, DeVenes, jackson Family
and Kaufman Family are circus fac
tors of International reputation and
bespeak the high character of the ring
acts. tz5z
Prominent riders besides the
Eldreds and Bedinis, are Orrin Dayen-
port, the Hobsons, Reno McCree, May
Davenport, Rhoda Royal, Lulu Dav-
renport, John -Agee and Madam Royal.
Z j, The menagerie is the finest in the
country. 1t contains the onlyrhinoce
ros with any travelling show, two
CRATES, a real baby elephants still
unweaned, hippopotamus, gnu, or
horned horse, a herd Of forty ele-
plants and a nursery. Of = baby, wild
beasts. There are 1913 cages in this
department of the show. - III z3 80
8 : Lowe Supplies Thrills. s. = =
For a sensational feature, Leap
ing the Cap on bicycle lis presented.
down narrow plane of eighty or
ninty feet, and jumps distance of
f1fty-two feet astride his wheel, and
rides out into safety on the hippo
drome track. It is startling feat and
thrilled all Europe last winter.
A big dramatic spectacle, called
"Jerusalem and the Crusades," pre-
| cedes the usual circus program. It
employs 1900 people and the cos
tunes, 1900 in number, are lavish
productions of the picturesque days
when knighthood was in flower. Many
of the pastimes Of the tenth century
are reproduced in this spectacle and
a ballet advertisement by 200 dancing
girls illustrates the revealing spirit OF
oriental life. This production requires
stage scenery and properties and cleo
| trio. calciuns.
The. story is told in three scenes
and the. march Of the crusaders tc
deliver the holy city affords a pleas
ing relief from the usual grand circus
entry which brings into play most OF
the performers and fine horses thai
belong to Ringing brothers.
The circus will exhibit in Minneap.
oils Monday and give two perform
ances, afternoon and evening. Tick
cts for the Ringing circus will be
| sold down town Monday, show day, al
| Voegelis drug store at the same prices
charged in the wagon on the circus
| grounds. sss g