The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-09-14
EVERYONE GETS a SEAT.
Opera Chairs Are Also Furnished Pa
irons OF the Barnum & Bailey Circus.

One of the announcements Of the
Barnum & Bailey circus that attracts
particular attention is the statemen
that a seat is furnished every pur-
chaser of ticket for the big show.
What this means need not be ex-
planned to anyone who recalls the dis
comfort and crowdtng attendant upon
a visit to the ordinary circus
"One important feature of the Bar
mum s. Bailey seating plan, said an
agent of the big show. lis the fact
that every ticket issued, whether re-
served or not, has q coupon. Where.
a seat Is not reserved in advance, the
admission coupon does not call for a
specific seat, but entities the holder to
a certain section Each of these sec
tons has accommodations for a GER
tain number OF visitors and as only
sufficient tickets to I'LL them are sold.
there is never any possibility Of over
crowdfng.
This reform IN the seating arrange
ments OF the show also extends to the
higher-prfced seats. Formerly, the re-
served seats were nothing more than
the ordinary blue boards covered with
a piece of carpet Then came the
crude sIap-down seat, which is still re-
tanned by other shows. The Baruum
& Bailey show has some OF the slap
down seats, but they are of an i'm
proved PATTERN and are sold at an in
term ediate price. The best reserved
numbered seats are modern, up-to-
date, comfortable opera chairs, placed
upon a platform so solid1y and sub
stantiaIIy constructed that a child
could play hide and seek on it without
danger OF injury. The Barnum &
Bailey circus is the one travelling show
ing the world that furnishes seats of
this character, and while it means the
employment of many more men to
handle them and the utilization of sew
eraI extra railway cars to carry the
araphernaiia, the cost has been more
than justified
The management. however, is not
satisfied with merely providing COM
Portable reserved seats for its patrons.
1t has a system by which they can find
their seats without difficulty, no mat
ter how great the crowd may be-
Large. plain signs, corresponding with
the letters and numbers on the cou-
pons indicate the sections; while to
still further expedite the seating of
the audience, a large corps of ushers
are utilized to direct the crowd and to !
personally show spectators their seats
There IS little doubt that those who
witness the performance Of the Bar
mum 81 Bailey circus when the big
show exhibits in Topeka, Wednesday,
October 2 will have their enjoyment
enhanced by the management's care
full preparation for their comfort and
safety. The show, it Is announced, |
will present all the new features here, !
fust as seen in New York during the |
opening engagement OIL the season. I
These include the new and sensational |
Scandinavian Skt-Sai1fng act; Dip of |
Death" the aerial automobile sensa- |
ton: the Two Twtrls of Terror" IN |
which mid-air sonersauIts are turned |
by daring wheeImeu; the new Peace"
spactacIe, and long list Of riding, |
rymnastic. aerial and trained animal |
Novelties including the Novelties re- |
markabfe combined acrobattc and edu- |
Gated elephant, pony and dog act
Stole the Judges Chickens.
Sabetha, Kan. Sept l4--Ch1cken
thieves broke into the hen roost of /