The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1907-05-10
BIG CIRCUS WILL
COME ON SATURDAY
Barnum & Bailey Are Due to
Arrive in Richmond at
An Early Hour.
GO TO NINETEENTH STREET
ERECTION OF THE TENTS AL
WAYS ATTRACTS A LARGE
CROWD-TWO FREE ExHIBI-
TIONS ARE TO BE GIVEN.
GO TO NINETEENTH STREET

THE big show comes Saturday"
sweeps over the community at this an
nouncement is not confined to the
small boy nor TO the small boys big
brother
Ii is popular and legitimate for
pater familias to hem" and "haw"
little when asked if he is going to the
circus and finally admit in a half-de-
precating way, that The will probably
have TO go-and see the animals.
But way down in his heart, unless
that useful member is warped and cal
lOused beyond all hope of recovery,
there is a sense of jubilation-a surg
ing of old feelings and memories-a
perfect flood of recollections in which
the one-ring circus of other days, and
Dan Rice. and Jim Robinson, the
champion rider of the universe and
q long list of other famous ring cele-
brities, are photographed upon his
mind in a composite picture of other
days. He may possibly say that the
circus of these strenuous days. when
there is SO much to see that the spec
tator is constantly threatened with
not TO be compared with the old-time
circus, with a single clown, one ele-
plant, and lonesome family of aero
bats, but, nevertheless, he wouldn't
miss the show for twenty times the
price of admission, and down in his
heart he knows he is good natured
hypocrite, and that he would take in
the circus if there wasn't a boy this
side of the North Pole.
And so, when the five long trains of
cars. used to transport the Barnum &
Bailey Greatest Show on Earth come
rolling into the city one after another,
the curious army of greeting will not
be confined to the small boy. Not
much: father will be there, and moth
er. and the small boys big brother and
big sister. with few uncles and aunts
and a large contingent of the small
boys neighbors. Why? Well, that's
something no one can explain. 1t is
the fascination that is part and parcel
of the circus. and that is all that can
be said about it.
The show will pitch it's tents on the |
grounds on Nineteenth street. As
fast as the cars are unloaded, in the |
railroad 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 interesting features Incl
dent to the arrival of the big show,
and always furnishes the crowd a
great deal to see and to marvel at. |
With the Barnum & Bailey circus this
is true to an unusual extent. for the
reason that the tents are the largest
that have ever been constructed. and
require the heavie st poles ever utilized
in a travelling exhibition. The center
poles. particularly, are as heavy as |
any three poles used by ordinary cir
cuses, while their length is equal to
the tallest mast of an ocean-going |
sailing ship.
Everything will be in readiness for |
the free show which is to inaugurate |
the engagement. This remarkable ex-
hibition will take place on the show |
grounds about IL o'clock. and will be
repeated at ) p. m. 1t will be worth /
going miles to see. The initial per-
Torrance will take place at O'Clock.
and the final one at p. m. A great |
circus company has been gathe red
from all parts of the world. The |
performance is preceded by a beauti-
full military and categorical spectacle
on the Russo-Japanese war
and entitled Peace" Then comes
the circus numbers, including the SEN
sational automobile Dip of Death"
Capt. Howelsens thrilling sky sailing
feats, and the mid-air bicycle revolu-
tions of the French Boiler Brothers.
Owing to the immense amount of par
aphernalia to be handled. these sensa-
tional acts will be presented in the
early part of the program at the night
The crowds at the ticket wagons
during the opening hours may be
avoided by securing seats down town,
show day, at Adams drug store. Sixth
and Main streets. There is no adj
vance in prices at the down town Of
flee.