The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1907-10-10
INTERESTED CROWDS
WITNESS UNLOADING
No Parade Given Still There
We're Large Numbers
on Street.


Ing the real circus-Harnum q
IsaHeys greatest show on earth, an
organization whose trademark is
frawn Of al men and mas been one to
t9niure with during an the long tern
OF its existence
TO watch the preparations OF
circus is IN maaiy ways no l;ss fasci.
naiing than to watch the perform
ancca themselves, Tnsel and bright
costumes. the blare of the band the
pink lemonade and peanuts. are all
absent when the preparations are on
foot bat one then has an opportunity
81 seeing something OF the system
without wkich a circus would be dis
organized and farcieal
The syaiem Of the Barnum & Bailey
people is incnmnarable Shouts Of
command the scnrryng employees,
cointermanding Of orders - there
were none o. these This morning.
Men took their places qaicltly. every
one apparently knowing where he
must De AZ each moment and knowing.
alsn. that he must be there The toOt
81 a whistle or q word or two sharply
spoken and stakes were driven. can
vas raised cages arranged or seats
snraag into their places as n by
mngicl Everything went smoothly.
the wrapeilng and profanity SO com
mon With many shows were absent
here he VOrk was done. and il was
doae qnlclly and without semh-
lance OF eonfnslon u was little NON
der then, that people stood with eN-
clamationa on their lips
Gave No Parade.
Despite The fact that the Barnum e
Bailey circus gives no parade The
streets began 20 take on an animated
appearance early Ia the day. and long
eafore the announced hofT FOR open
ing the mail entrances th0lsands
We're assembled upon the show
grounds
The Barnum g Bailey shows. with
their reputation for immensity AMI
excellence have no smooth road 10
fiavel "a presenting q performance
which shall ncet with the approval OF
ali concerned People naturally ex.
pcct much from a show Of the pres.
lise OF the one bearing the trademark
BarnuEi q Bailey" and in this IA.
stance at least there were no disap
pointments The entire ensemble OF
naaagement performances men.
ageFie. department of employees, care
and consideration for It's patrons. IN
faci, Ia an essential things there was
loihine left 20 be desired. This az
iernoons performance practically
tested the capacity OF the huge tent.
ana AZ the night show this evening
tlle crowds viii 5e large Nothing
hpf praise car be Uttered regarding
the performance itself
Good Werk Of Elephants.
Where an were 50 good In their
respective lines IL seems almost IN.
fair 70 indiNduallze But specific
mention must be made of the trained
elephants working IN the three rings
and especially those in the middle
ring working under the direction OF
Harry y Mooney Offering a military
drll concluding with hattie seeno
and carrying their dead captain from
tho battlefield draped n the American
flag Nothing finer in the way OF
trained animla intelligence has ever
hcea seen here and the audiences ap-
probation vas not stinted in the
least Josie DeMotf, Dallie Julian ana
Ella Bradna, amoag the women riders.
and Fred Derrick, William Melrose
ana John Rooney OF the male con.
iingmt of eqrestrians proved that
after an there are some new wrinkles
in bareback riding aud presented per
formanceE fnll o{ yigoT eld dash The
AaTcllos ia a trained inimal number,
which inclnced elephants. ponies ald
dogs were a real novelty and mad
themselves instant fayoriies. The
Grunaiho Sisters in an acrobatic
Hpecialfy aid every hing heretofore
accomplished hy male acrohats, and
The ntome more Dressed Ia splondid
ban room gowns which 10 the lay
msnd would seem Ia be a hindrance
ln Neir work. ihe young ladies' per.
formed single and double somer-
sauits from shoulder 10 shoulder.
formed hrman pyramids and present-
ed stunts new and old, which were
heyOni compare The ffnmakne
was nor overlooked IN fhe program.
AID the older people, as wall as the
,onne were highly amused By the
or1y Of clowns. am0lg whom Suades
Johnson and Sllycrs' Oakley may be
mentioned as especial fayorltes The
aerial Performance were of a high
order " merit especially So the Sci.
efisisilbop troupe Of trapeze perform
ers Their aidair eyouiions were
fnrIillls 20 o degree. the act conclnd.
1ne Niil a double aOmersault AMI
itlsler thrown hy Eddie silh0n 10 be-
cafeAi py The feet BY Toto seislfst.