The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1904-07-14
THE BIG SHOW HERE
ARRIVED AT AN EARLY HOUR
SUNDAY MORNING
Hundreds Of Curious People Get Glimpse
OF Circus ufe-Orand Street Parade
Monday Morning

"Sss~SsS>ss VI NossVos . SoPtS OSs OstiitsS
OF Circus Life-Grand Street Parade
Monday Morning
John Robinson's Big Shows arrived
Sunday and thousands of sightseers
enjoyed the many interesting scenes.
In circus life Sunday is day apart
from all other days Of the week. 1t
is day off, and there is a relaxation
OF the strict discipline that prevails
upon labor days. The scene about the
John Robinson circus were those Of
quietness and peace. The animals.
even more than the attaches, observe
the Sabbath. All animals of the fe-
line species abstain from all food, and
only the hay eating animals are gwen
their usual allowance.
The performers and chorus girls are
allowed to do as they please, provided
they are Ia by 10 at night.
The laborers connected with the big
show are alone required to perform
any work on Sundays and they unload.
ed the train. raised the canvas for the
menagerie, leaving the big tents to be
put up early Monday pornipg.5 Only
work Of absolute necessity is done on
Sunday. The animals must be housed
and covered and the dining tents and
cook houses must go up in order to
feed over 600 people with the show.
The menagerie In connection with
the Robinson circus is managed by a
superintendent and 26 assistants, all
of whom are animal specialists. he
said In regard to the Sunday feeding
of animals:
cit is custom as old as tie circus
itself to make the animals of the feline
species fast on Sunday. They might
be expected to become wild and rest
less on account of their fasting, and
some Of them do, but they soon be-
come accustomed to it and suffer no
i'll results. The primary object of
not feeding them is to give their
stomachs an opportunity to rest, and
it has been found good for them.
Ordinarily we feed animals of the fe-
line kind twice day. 1t takes about
$50 pounds of meat for one animal.
The animals that eat fish and hay are
fed on Sunday as usual. We buy the
fish on the market for them, and it is
not necessary to feed them live fish.
We always buy small fish for them.
The six pelicans eat about Is pounds
OF fish at a meal. The eight elephants
eat about 1900 pounds of hay day,
and we feed them bran also. The
horned horses. antelopes and other an
lmals also eat hay"
Immediately after the arrival the
work commences. The men are d.
vided into squads are known as the
car, tent, stake, animal driver, cook.
ing aud ring squads. Early in the
morning al but the last named squad
are at work.
There are about three hundred men
in these squads. each squad having its
own boss. The workings OF these
squads are very systematic, SO as to
economic the time. The economy of
time is one of the chief aims of the
managers Of large clrcuses.
The parade Monday which left the
show grounds about $3.50 o'clock a. m,
was an indication of the show that was
to follow. The blare of the band. the
dazzle of the gay and tinseled atten-
PENDANTS; the handsome accoutre-
ments of the prancing steeds, and the
general effect of good circus parade
were all there. The open dens of ami
mails attracted much attention from
those along the line of march. and the
"Grand Free Exhibition" announcer
was on hand as of yore. 1t was gor-
geous pageant and good fore-runner
of the fine exhibition that follow
ed at tie show grounds. The Rob.
inson parade is one of the best seen
here In years.
Chief Little Cloud and his band OF
genuine Sioux warriors attracted much
attention. These are the first regular
Indians ever seen with any regular
circus and John Robinson's endeavor
to give everybody more than their
moneys worth is exempiified in this
additional wild west feature which is
made the whole attraction in some
shows while IL is simply punched in
with mass of talent that staggers
the visitor.
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