Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1905-07-06
Rinolino Bros Circus, Tomorrow.

Ringing Bros Circus, Tomorrow.
This massive circus will arrive to-
morrow in four sections, containing
in all eighty-six cars. Many of these
cars are double the length of the Ordi-
nary baggage car. The twenty pavil-
lions will require twelve acres of space
on the show grounds, and the menag-
erie tent alone will be large enough to
swallow the paraphernalia of any
two of the old-time shows. The main
tent is the largest canvas structure
ever built and will comfortably seat
fourteen thousand people.
or course there Is going to be a pa
rade. 1t will leave the circus grounds
promptly at ten o'clock, and will be
in thirty sections, each section being
in charge of q marshal. Heading the
parade will be mounted heralds blaz-
Oning forth the announcement of the
coming of the pageant. Principal
among the features of the parade will
be handsomely carved floats each one
Of which represents one of the coun-
tries of the globe. HandsOmest float
of all, as is to be expected. will be the
red, white and blue one of the United
states. This float will be preceded by
Ringing Brothers cavalry band
mounted on white horses, and there
will be an escort of mounted cavalry
men.
One section OF the parade
will be devoted to the children.
IN it will be proud little Shet-
land ponies drawing miniature tab
leau wagons. One of the wagons will
no a NV ho,
messed four abreast. There will be
many dens of wild animals open to view,
including lions, tigers and leopards.
twenty camels will lumber along and
in addition there will be an immense
herd of elephants.
OF music to enliven the air there will
be no end. There will be bands of
musicians representing various coun-
tries, a set OF chimes and the largest
portable pipe organ ever built and of
such weight as to require eight horses
to draw it. And mentioning horses,
there will be over six hundred and
fifty of them representing every type
of equine in the procession. They
alone will be worth seeing. In addition
To all this there will be cavalc:ides If
gay riders representing diplomats and
ministers, knights and ladies and her
aids ana cOur,iers. The parade will
be three miles long and with its nod
ding plumes. dying banners and glitter
ing masses of color il ought to furnish
4 delightfully."- animated picture.
Two performances Of the circus will
be given tomorrow. one at two o'clock
and the other at eight o'clock The
gates will be opened one hour earlier
to permit the inspeciion of the NEIL
agerie which is rich in wild and rare
animals. After the afternoon per-
fOrlnanceS the animals are publicly fed
The opening feature of the circus is
the spectacle. 1.-THE Field of the Cloth
Of Gold" Everything about this spec-
tacle dealing with the meeting Of the
youthful kings of Franco and England
in the Sixteenth Century is historically
correct. Over one thousand two hun
dred people take part in the spectacle
for which much special scenery is car
ried. The costumes are handsome and
rich and We're made from designs Secur-
ed abroad. There is 4 chorus Of two hun
bred and & ballet of three hundred
which brings the spectacle to an end.
During the spectacle occasion is taken
TO introduce the ancient 1Susts and tilt
ing matches Of the French and En-
gliSh knights.
In the circus proper there are over
one hundred acts calling for three
hundred and seventy-five performers.
Performing animals play a great part
in the programme. There are horses
which dance the two step in perfect time
and twenty-fOur horses form an equine
ballet. There are acrObatic dogs. FAM
lily Of trained pigs. elephants which
dance, stand on their heads and do
other queer stunts" and fat goose
which works with the clowns Frank
Smith. known as the upside down
man" balances himself on his head
on the bar of 4 swinging trapeEe and
find impossible to do while on their
feet. Prominent among the acrobats
are the GlinSerettiS, the Da ComaS and
the Girdellers. The most expert bare
back riders of Europe and America
are on the bill. Three grotes1uely
made-up riders do n clever act on three |
mules. The circus appears to be JAM
med with odd, novel and interesting
features.
The downtown Office for the sale of
tickets will be open tomorrow
morning and at it tickets will he sold
Mt exactly the same prices as are
charged nj the ticket wagons on the