Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1905-02-20
CARL HAGENBECK PREPARING A BRAND NEW
SHOW TO TRAVEL UNDER OWN DIRECTION

show, by including our city in its tour
will give our show-loving people the
opportunity to see the marvellous acts
of performing trained wild animals,
the same acts which were enjoyed by
thousands during the seven months of
the st. Louis worlds fair. which made
the Hagenbeck show the central at
traction of the fair.
Seeing the parade of the Hagenbeck
Trained Animal show passing through
our crowded streets, one would think
that the fairy tales of his childhood
are being materialiZed, because Carl
Hasenbeck, who supplies the worlds
shows with animals, certainly supplied
his own. Elephants, % i'll number,
from the smallest to the largest. on
every one of them Hindoo in his ma
tive costume. The largest band wagon
ever made in this country will be drawn
by eight elephants and the largest
Siberian camels. The wagons will be
dazzling in color and decorations, with
carving of well-known European ar
lists. Zebras of East Africa. and ze-
brulas, sacred zebues of India, wild
yak water buffalo will be led by ma
tivcs of their respective countries.
The cages will be open, and en-
pIoycs of the show on horseback at
every street corner viii give free lee
lures on the different wild animals as
they pass by 1t will be a real study
of natural history for which there is
seldom an opportunity.
At his home. in Ste!lingen, a suburb
Of
beck is training animals for the new
circus. preparing the most thrilling
acts for the show. \ leopard. the
treachcrous feline of the Jungle, is
taught to ride a horse, the noblest of
I'll animals. Polar bears. that are
known as the untamable huge beasts
of the frozen north. elephants, tigers,
pumas, jagUars, hyenas, boar hounds
Ions. Zebras, mules. camels and buff
faloes will give their marvellous per
formances under the direction of the
master Hagen5eck trainers.
Thirty cars in two trains will carry
the HaGenbeck show from town to
town and 12O of the finest and strong
est horses will pull the wagons of the
show from loading place to the show
now being trained for the work with
the animal show They have TO be
taught many things before they are
ready for the service. Everybody
knows how frightened the average
horse gets when he sees or scents wild
animals. The horse is led up TO the
cage TO face the wild animals. and is
compelled to stand there; he is fed
there till he finds out that the animal
will not hurt him. He has to get used
TO street cars, steaming, whistling. puff
fing locomotives til he does not re-
gard them as dangerous.
\ small army of men is being form
ed 10 perform the duties of canvasmen.
horsemen. animal keepers. drivers,
trainmen. billposters. propert ymen
carpenters. walters. wardrobe men and
Of the organization
Advertising is one of the most i'm
portant of the many things which arc
necessary 10 assure the success of the
new circus Autographs are being
printed under the direction Of the cIev-
crest artists of Europe and America,
and thousands of dollars are spent for
fitting up the three advertising cars.
which viii go ahead of the show.
For advertising the Hagenbeck
Trained Animal show through the
press. the management secured the
services OF the best known circus press
agents