The news-democrat. (Providence, R.I.) 1906-1909, 1906-06-23
CIRCUS COMING
DAO'LL BE THERE

The big Barnum show comes next week
Monday and Tuesday are circus days
II is a popular and legitimate thing for
pater familias TO hem" and 'haw" q
little when asked IL he is going TO the
circus. but finally admit I'm a half-depre-
eating way. that ''he will probably have
10 go--and see the animals" Way down
In bis heart, there Is a surging OF old
feelings and old memories, flood OF rec
elections in which the one-ring circus OF
other days is photographed upon his
mind In a composite picture OF other
days
And so, when the Ave long trains OF cars
used 90 transport the Barnum q Bailey
show come rolling into the city, the curl
ouh army OF greeting Will not be confined
TO the small boy. Father Will be there
and mother and tho small boys big
brother and big sister, with few uncles
and aunts. and a large contingent OF the
small boys neighbors. Why. Is something
no one can explain IL is the fascination
that is part and parcel OF the circus. and
that is all that can be said about IL.
The show will pitch It's tents on new
grounds near Narragansett Park. AS
fast as the cars are unoaded In the rail-
road yards the vans and wagons will be
transferred TO the exhibition grounds. and
the work OF erecting the tents put in
operation This Is one OF the most in
OF the big show, and always furnishes the
crowd a great deal TO see and TO marvel
at With the Barnum. a Bailey circus
this IS true TO an unusual extent as the
tents are the largest ever constructed
and require centre poles as heavy as any
three poles used by ordinary circuses.
while their length is equal TO the tallest
mast OF an ocean-going sailing ship.
Notwithstanding the great amount of
canvas and the immense height OF the
poles, the tents will go up with almost
incredible swiftness, and within two
hours after the arrival OF the first wagon
on the show lot. the erstwhile barren
field will be transferred into a veritable
city OF canvas. with all the life. hustle
and novelty OF a great fair
The people who go 20 the show grounds
viii need dozen pairs OF eyes to see the
housing OF the hundreds of sleek, we'll
groomed- -horses. erection -oE-tha- men.
ager1e tent the work OF the elephants
used 10 push the great vans and wagons
into place: the commissary department
with its great ranges on wheels, and it's
dining tents with places for over a thou
sand guests at a sitting: the dressing
tents where the performers are inspect
Ing their wardrobes and preparing for the
exhibitions, the mammoth hippodrome
pavilion. with its wonderful seat plat
forms and grand stand opera chairs and
long rows or boxes, and triple rings and
stages, and forest OF aerial rigging for
the performances OF the flying meteors."
The first OF the free performances will
take place at 2 o'clock Monday and the
final one at p. m. Tuesday.
A great circus company has been gath
cred from all parts of the world The
performance is preceded by military and
allegorical spectacle. founded on the
Russo-Japanese war and entitled
Peace" Then comes the circus num-
bers, including tho sensational aerial au-
tomobile act and the mld-air bicycle
revolutions OF the French Boiler brothers
Owing 10 tho immense amount OF para
phernalia. these sensational acts will be
presented In the early part OF the pro-
gram Mt the final night performance.
The crowds at the ticket wagons during
the opening hours may be avoided by
securing seats at Stenert & Sons piano
warerooms. There Is no advance In
prices az the downtown office.