The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1906-06-02
BIG SHOW COMING.
Barnum y Bailey With New Circus Acts
and Sensational Thrillers.

The Barnum 4 Bailey Greatest Show
on Earth viii exhibit IN Montpelier, Sat.
urday June q, and an arenic entertain
ment Of more than unusual interest
may be anticipated with confidence. The
character of The performance II indicat-
ed by the comments Of the press, which
has been unanimous IN declaring that
all previous records Of magnitude and
novelty have been surpassed this year.
Although ii il announced, few Of last
seasons most notable acts have been re-
tanned, the performance is in the main.
d new one, and many feature acts, never
before presented III this country, are
given prominence In the very eompre
hcnsiye program.
Among this seasons most notable am
nonncements are Il new military spec
taels. allegorieally portray IN the clos.
ing days Of the Russo-Japanese war in
Manchuria and the triumph Of Peace
three distinct sensations. in one OF which
an automobile, driven by a beautiful
French woman, turns D complete somer-
sault in mid-air; d great circus company
of 300 European aud American artists,
who present the latest achievements in
riding, acrohntic md aerial daring; sew
eral tronps Of remarkably trained
horses: au exciting battle scene, present
al by the central group Of the three
great herds Of elephants; an entirely
new hippodroine, with genuine Kentucky
racing stock and Jockeys Of internation-
nj reputation. and i largely augmented
Zoo Of rare wild beasts.
'sThe standard set by thepublic for the
Rarnum & Bailey circus. said repre-
sentative Of Che big show, places re-
sponsibility upon the management that
| is accepted with all the untiring effort
and heavy expense that II involves.
What the public will accept, and, per
haps applaud, in smaller show, will
not suffice when Judging Of the BaFnnm
& Bailey Greatest Show on Earth. The
public has learned to look TO this big in.
stitution for all that is newest and most
novel in the line of arenic entertainment,
and in order 70 Justify this cxpecta-
ton and TO satisfy the demand for new
sensations. an expensive staf Of foreign
agents. with offices In nearly all the
leading capitals Of the world, has to be
maintained. The duty OF these foreign
agents is TO keep in touch with every
new development in the foreign circus
world, 10 engage any and everything Of
a novel sensational character worthy Of
importation and to make absolutely GER
tain that the Barnum 4 Bailey eircus
shall lie the first to introduce the big
foreign acts TO the Amcriaen public.
1.-THE result of the shows foreign ser.
vice is especially noticeable this year.
More novel features than have ever be-
fore been seen In single entertainment
crowd each other in The program, while,
! / am sure this seasons thrilling aerial
automobile and bicycle acts will repeat
in this city the startling sensation they
have created IN every other city where
they have been presented. II may also
be incidentally interesting to the local
public to know that the comprehensive
seating scheme originated BY this show
1 is still continued, and that everyone pur-
chasing an admission ticket Is entitled
to foot4rest scat
parales have been entirely eliminated
by the Barnum 4 Bailey circus.