The Paducah sun., 1906-04-27
Gave Performance This After
noon and Repeats Tonight.
Combination a Splendid One, With
Many Fine Attractions, and
Well Managed.
CLEAN TENTS, FINE COSTUMES

host of people from outside of the
city and the streets were thronged
with these visitors during the parade
hour this forenoon. Early this
morning the show came and also did
man yof the visitors, though not
few beat the show to town It Isl
the usual happy circus crowd which
has been visible all day and which
this afternoon early began to move
upon the tented fields of the Cole
Bros.
The parade attracted attention be-
cause of its neatness and because of
the perfect condition OF the horses.
Not In many seasons has a finer col
lection of horses been seen. the ring
stock being especially attractive.
| Here the care and attention of the
management was reflected in a way
! that indicated much for the remain
der of the show. The parade was
neat in other respects The COS
tunes were all new and were design
ed with the view of securing the hes,
results along the line of march.
There is not too much to become
tiresome and there is just enough to
keep the interest properly keyed up.
I Fresh from triumphs abroad.
the Cole Brothers have greatly aug
mented their shows in every depart !
ment This season their spread OF can
vas covers an area of about nine /
acres and when erected the big tent !
alone affords comfortable accommo- |
dations for II ,G00 persons. Over |
Gaping the three big rings. three ell !
evated stages and vast hippodrome |
track is a veritable. maze OF trapeze |
rggings, bars, rings, ropes and ap-
paratus upon which dauntless queens |
and kings of the air twice daily defy |
death in entertaining the thousands |
of patrons. Over 500 men. women. |
children and educated animals are
employed in the presentation of the !
program. From the first to the last !
number act follows act in rapid sue
cession and with precision and skin. |
| Throughout the performances as ma !
ny as Is separate features are sim
utaneOusly presented on the ground
or in the air and one is kept right !
| busy in watching the myriad of won
ders. An important Department. free !
to all who attend the big show, is
the triple menageries which are
among the largest and most COM
plete travelling ZOOS known. The nam
moth tent In which these are exhib-
tied is filled with rare aud costly spe-
cimens of animal life from all quar-
ters of the globe, captured and ship |
ped from direct to these shows by
Messrs. Coles own special agents. A !
visit to the display will prove of far
more interest and educational value |
than a tour of the best known zoolog !
ical garden in this country or Europe. |
This season Messrs. Cole have spe- !
cially engaged one of the foremost |
| bandmasters and concert bands now |
before the public. Prof. Tinney and |
his own company of carefully select
ed and finished musicians. The men |
are skilled instrumentalists who have |
been educated to a high degree of
proficiency. Director Tinney is, fur
thermore, a past master of program |
making, catching the passing fancles |
of the people. mingllng popular Sc
leetlons with classical music. For 10 |
minutes preceding the two perform
ances, the band occupies the cen
ter stage in the "big top" from which
it renders a high class concert
The Cole show in all respects Is
good one. The management Is good |
and liberal and all the attractions in
keeping with the advertised prom
,ses. This afternoons patronage /
was delighted over the much to be |
seen and the varied presentations.
The feature act is the Peerless
Pachaco family. who do an unrivaled |
acrobatic act, accomplishing unusual |
feats with a facility that is remark |
able. The Onofroff family of bicy-
clsts also make a great hit, espec-
tally with the young folks. The |
equestrian work of Mike Rooney and
Joe Berris stands out conspicuously |
Both are good riders and both under
stand the full possibilities of a horse. |
Lillian Shaffer and I.aPlata also |
won applause for clever riding. The |
Rochetta brothers, barrel Jumpers, |
and the trained animal acts also
came in for a large share OF the APP
plause.
The performance opens with the
Seven Delameads presents the work
OF art Of both ancient and modern |
sculptors, and concludes with hip |
podrome which has been universal
ly accepted as the closing feature of
all legitimate circus performances. |
The program like the tents them
selves and the costumes, is both
clean and attractive The interest is
continually sustained
Tonight's attendance, weather per-
miting, will be large one no doubt.
as it should be.