The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1905-06-22
COMING
OF THE
CIRCUS

The coming Of the circus is an advent
OF no small importance in town for who
is II that can resist it's magnetism?
When the huge elephant is seen lumber
ing down the street and the toot OF the
calliope is heard in the land, age casts
off its shackles and all OF the world in
the neighborhood OF the circus is young
again. At all events the toot OF the
calliope will be heard tomorrow for Ring
ling Brothers worlds greatest shows
are TO be here 10 give the small boy. his
little sister. and possibly his father and
mother who are going to the circus
Just for the sake Of the children" a doll
day.
Great things are promised by the cir
Gus men and Just 10 give foretaste OF
what will follow under the big tents
there will be parade tomorrow morning
which will be every bit OF three miles in
length. This parade will be kaleido-
scopic picture OF color that Will un-
OF all those who form part of the
huge curbstone audience that is certain
10 line the city streets.
Into thirty sections the parade will be
divided and with much pomp ana gilt
tering gorgeousness IL will leave the
show grounds promptly at ten o'clock
Oh, but there is going TO be lot OF In
terestlng things In II. Cage after cage
OF wild jungle animals Will he open 10
view. there will be an immense herd OF
elephants bearing howdahs on their
broad backs, and loping, along with that
peculiar motion of a ship in turbulent
sea will come twenty camels.
one or the big features of the parade
will he the brightly FURNISHED floats
each one OF which will represent one of
the countries of the globe. Biggest and
most gorgeous float OF all viii ny the
stars and stripes. IT will be preceded
by a cavalry band mounted on white
horses and IL will have an escort Of
mounted cavalrymen. This float never
fails TO awaken enthusiasm.
The horses In the parade Will be deserv-
inc OF attention. There will be Norman
stations. stocky Percherons. sleek racers
and eKntucky thoroughbreds to the num-
her OF six hundred and seventy In the
line hitch OF twenty-four Norman
draught horses harnessed four abreast
will draw the first Of the band wagons
There will be n similar hitch OF diminu-
tive shetland ponies further along the
line or course there will be section of
the parade given over 10 the children and
II will contain bands OF clowns and minia-
tire tableau wagons.
To enliven the air there will be numer-
Gus bands. the musicians representing diff
ferent nationalties. A band OF grotesque-
lv made-up clowns will create amusing
discord There will be the largest portable
pipe organ ever built and n set OF chimes,
not 10 mention the nickeled calllope that
is certain To make itself heard In the adj
Joining county Hundreds OF equestrians
in gay and picturesque costumes Will be
in line.
There will be two performances OF the
circus tomorrow and two on Saturday.
The performances begin at two and at
eight o'clock one hour earlier the gates
will be opened 10 permit OF the inspection
OF a menagerie which has been likened TO
Noah's Ark
The circus entertainment begins with
the historical spectacle OF The Field OF
the Cloth OF Gold" This Is massive
thing for which tons OF scenery Is carried.
II employs one thousand two hundred and
forty people including a chorus OF two
hundred and a ballet Of three hundred.
The costumes worn are handsome, some
being hand embroidered. and all made az
ter designs secured In Europe.
one hundred circus acts make up
wonderful program. There are elephants,
which stand on their heads. three squad
rons OF horses go through ballet move
ment. there Is n family OF pigs trained 10
do amazing things and a fat goose which
cuts up with the clowns. The equcstrians
include the pick OF the bareback riders
OF this country. England and Italy. Prin-
cipal among them are the Bedinis, the
Gilbert Eldred and Orrin Daven-
port Among the star gymnasts are tho
and the Da Comaa The
Flying Fishers are among the acri9lists.
The Kaufman family and the Jackson
troup do wonderful things on bicycles. In
an there are 375 ring performers.
10 properly show of the white city
T. acres of space Is required. There are 20
tents. the main one being capable or
seating 1900 people. I'm NOV
Ing the shows So cars are used. In its en-
iirety Ringing Brothers circus r. saii 10
be the bgRes; thing of It's kind ever put
together.
There will be a downtown office opened
tomorrow NJ which tickets will he sold ~
exactly the same prices as are charged
on the show grounds
The route Of the circus parade az sp-