The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1907-11-01
UNDER THE BIG TENTS


Ia spite of the light rain which
fell almost continuous today the an
nual visit of Forepaugh and Sells
Brothers united shows hroaght
acres OF circus Joy to Waxabachie.
The rain began falling early this
morning and kept mp steady lick
most all day by the antics af Jup-
tier Piusius the attendance was
greatly curtailed, but notwiths,and-
ing the unfavofable weather condt
tions there were hundreds of peo-
pie In town from the near by dis
tricts, The circus trains were a lit
tie late in arriving but no time was
lost in unloading the cars and set
ting up the big white tents. 1t was
after o'clock when the afternoon
performance began, but the evening
performance will begin promptly at
8 o'clock.
A circus such as Forepaugh and
Sells is worty of more than ordi-
nary attention. In fact, there is
too much of it, There was practi-
cally five sets Of performers at work
all the time and no matter how
much rubber there was in mans
neck he couldn't see them all and
there is enough wild animals in the
menagerie to keep the student of
natural history busy for a week. .
At the circus grounds it was al
most fight to get inside the in
closure and the people were massed
around the ticket window twenty
deep, all clamoring for the bits of
pasteboards that would secure them
admission to the show. The gent
who handled the tickets and the cash
is an artist and he handed out the
cards with lightning rapidity with
out making a wobble and every
body who desired got the necessary
passport.
The collection of wild animals
contained a specimen of almost
every animal known to natural his
tory and is perhaps the largest and
most valuable in America.
The big show was a littla late IN
starting aud the audience was be-
ginning to get impatient when the
1Snloitacer- told tA4 PEOPLE aat the
(! big show was on.
The performance was filled from
cover to cover with thrilling feats
bv daring gymnasts. while Swinging
| in midair, feats of horsemanshlp Dy
ladies' and gentlemen upon swiftly
moving gallopers and the thrilllhS
acts that go to make up circus
| performance. There was not mo-
| ment from the start to finish that
some spectacular act was not being
| puIled off in one of the three rings
There were three rings and two
platforms, and five acts were going
( on practically all the time.
The performance started with an
/ exhibition of living statu2ry by the
Stirk family, which was very clever
: The next act. the fire scene, was
/ the most thrilling OF the perform
ance. \ building is shown with the
sign hotel" over the doorway, and
tho gsests can be seen ON the dit
fcrent floors through the open win
dnws. engaged in the complicated
life of the modern hostleries. \
bride and groom drive around the
/ hipodrome ring and enter the hote'
amid the cheering of the guests and
street louugers. suddenly there Is
"a cry of fire. The fire chief. the
hose car, and the three steamers.
vhistliug loudly race to the scene
of the fire. The guests appear ut
the window.
The nrcmcu $50 into the burning
buudiue ,ltmbing up with sealiuE
ladders. gud lower the people by
mrsus uf ufe lines and 'Ite-aa'iuE
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