The daily morning journal and courier., 1906-06-14
BIG CIRCUS HERE TO-DAY
RARNUM & BAILEYiS GREATEST
 SHOW ON EARTH.

Trains of Cars-PubIic Will Have
 Free Show at the Grounds Before
 Circus Opens in Lieu of Street Parade
 Features of the Two Great Per fOrmances.
 The much exploited Barnum & Bailey Greatest Show on Earth exhibits here to-day, and that means a lively time, not only for the army of circus men, but also for the curious thousands who always find enjoyment in watching the | interesting sights incident to the arrival of a big show. Even the small boy who couldn't be hired to remain away from the performance, realizes that there are thousand and one things of interest | to be seen on the show grounds during ! the early hours of preparation, and he | l will undoubtedly be out in force to do | honor to the occasion The show comes | from Bridgeport and will reach New l Haven at an early hour. There VIII pc | no delay in unloading the five long trains of ears used for transporting the paraphernalia, and as rapidly as possl- ble the impedimenta will be conveyed to the exhibition grounds, the tents erected and the circus city placed in
 readiness for the inaugural free show
 and the performances that are to fol- low, This outside show will be given in front of the main exhibition tent ebtween 10:30 and Il o'clock in the
 morning, and and 5:30 o'clock in the
 evening. It will be entirely free to the , public. and will be so new and novel as . to constitute one of the most pleasing
 features of circus day. Instead of waiting on the streets for the conven-
 tional and long-delayed parade, the
 public will be entertained without
 charge on the show grounds.
 = The two performances which are to $, be given in this city will be complete 't in every way The first is at o'clock
 in the afternoon and the final one at Q s D. m. The programme is an excep- r tionaliy varied one. Particular atten- I, tio nhas been given to aerial displays. l. The imperial Viennese Troupe of high J. air gymnasts numbers ten exceptionally " clever men and women from the Aus c, trian capital The Siegrist-Silhon ]. troupe of aerialists is an English i'm lp portation,
 Both these companies of aerialsts er created a sensation at Madison Square s, Garden New York, by their remark ce able double and twisting sonnersaults in pc mid-air, and they are among the great " est artists that Europe has ever sent to oe this country. Europe also sends long i'll list of other talented performers, in
 cluding the Florens and Crunatho
 troupes of aerobats, who perform al-
 most incredible feats of acrobatism
 with a grace and skill that instantly to win recognition; the Vorlop whirlwind
 dancers; the Boiler Brothers, who turn ed aerial sonersau1ts on bicycles; the new i'll "Dip of Death" and many other great on acts
 re The display of high-school horses is g. also exceptional this year. This de- nd partment of the big show presents, 1T
 addition to the Ray Thompson troupe its of high-school horses, an entire compa he nv of clever horsewomen from the not nd able curcuses and riding schools O he Europe. Among the principal riders o
 
 ba na and Fred Derrick, Dallie Julian ant
 Fred Ledgett, Josie Demott, the somer ,ct sault equestrienne, the famous Nicer ot Sisters, the Riding Rooneys, William ge Melrosc, and many others. The exhl
 bition of gh-jumping horses and leap
 ing ponies given in the hippodrome al
 so serves to display the admirable stoc
 presented by this great show. Ca, The comedy part of the performance -0- famous clowns Spader John son, Stev IL. Miacc, the Brothers Kennard, kenne .no dy and Quatrelli, the Lucifers and Da 1l Marvelle, and these Merry Andrews ,i' with thirty-fve other fun-makers, kee ,n- ,ii the rings and hippodrome track yer i'e much alive during the time they ar "on." These funny fellows are of th o'f class known as mechanical clowns ns' and they utilize a great deal of ingen ols, our and interesting naranhernalia
 their acts
 tS The hippodrome races are rendefe ma particularly exciting and realistic W. the use of a genuine racink track, ar ma in the chariot races some of the mo 'sls daring and dashing driving is perform
 ed by fearless and wonderfully-skillt
 women.
 The menagerie is notable this yet from the fact that it presents thr aay herds of big and little elephants fo
 towering, giant giraffes, a recently a $ of uuired specimen of the rare bi-horn, ent rhinoceros, twenty camels and drom bile deries, and fifty dens of rare caged ar the malS.
 lain The arenic performance is preced m 2 by a splendidly y-costumed speotaC in- based on the Russo-Japanese we of This gorgeous display is entitl | as "Peace," and it serves to introdu
 hundreds of soldiers of all nations a Mrs mythological characters, and scores ,Trs horses. elephants, dromedaries al loco other animals in one of the most p r7,D turesque pageants of modern times. aas. Owing to the great amount of par
 phernalia required for the big sons
 tional acts they will be given early oD the programme at the night show.
 served and box seats will be on sale IL, the exhibition grounds at the openi hours. and down town, without a III advance in prices, at Mix's drug sto 'olil- corner Church and Chapel streets. 1 any show grounds are at Washington a Nse nua and West street.
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