Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1907-08-16
CIRCUS DAY IS APPROACHING
Wonders of the Barnum & Bailey Show
Soon to be Made Known.

Coming soOn-cOming Surei" was
the way the old-time circus manager |
announced the imminence of his arenic |
attraction, and it undoubtedly had its |
effect upon the impressionable, circus
loving community
The big modern tent show an
nounces the speedy approach of circus
day by the advent into town of new
bands of hustling billposters, the aug
notation of its pictorial displays OIL
walls and windows, and new appeals
| of alluring attractiveness through the
press. 1t is safe to say that there Is
not man, woman or child in the COM
munity who does not know that circas
day is almost here. and that the Bar
mum & Bailey Greatest Show on Earth
will exhibit in Davenport next Monday,
Aug. 10. What this means has been
sufficiently indicated by the cumulative
preliminary announcements. The Bar
mum d Bailey circus has always been
peculiarly successful in furnishing the
public with advertisement in the arenrc
line that was really worth while, and,
therefore, the report that this years
offering is bigger and immeasurabiv
greater than ever before, is capable of
ready credence.
What are this seasons features" Il
Barnum & Bailey representative was
asked.
There are SO many that it is diff
cult to particularize," was the reply
Nevertheless there are a number that
t..t,
To enumerate: There is the spectacle.
1t is entitled Peace and tells in bril-
liant military display and allegory, of
the last days of the Japanese
war in Manchuria and the final estab-
lishment of the entente cordiale be.
tween the hostile nations through the
efforts of President Roosevelt. This is
the spectacular feature. Among the
purely circus features that particularly
appeal to lovers of novelty are the No
vellOs, seven notably clever men AM
women who give a remarkable aero.
battle exhibition in conjunction with a
troupe of high-trained elephants, pc
MES and dogs; the Gruuatho Troupe Oi
laCrObats who present their perforl,
/ ance in elegant evening costumes; tn.
| Troupe La Carmen; seven clever az
| lists, whose aerial wire act has been
one of the sensations of the season
and the riding acts of Josie DeMott
the somersault equestrienne; TIL.
Stickneys, the Meers sisters, Els
Bradma and Fred Derrick, the Room
eys. and other clever horesmen an,
horsewomen
In the line of big trained ANNA
features there are the Manuel Herzoe
Troupe of menage horses, which Civ,
a great performance in saddle or har
ness; Winston's sea-lions. the onl!
riding seal in the world, three herds o
war elephants, a troupe of trained
monkeys, and several others of almOs
equal merit
when it comes to 'thrillers' thi
years program surpaSses anythin:
ever before attempted. There is a dal
ing young American girl who rides 4
feet through space in an inverted ra
ing car; two bicyclsts, who turn SOD
ersaults in mid-air on their wheels;
nervy Norwegian who shoots rs fee
through the air mounted on skees
tremplin act and several other act
that can best be described as sens;
tionally new and novel
with all these headlners, there is
long array of other interesting inc
dental features, including an augmen
ed menagerie, horse fair containin
600 of the finest horses money can bu,
and a revival of the old Roman hipp,
= i.
has hitherto been considered possib!
under the limitations of a circus cal
l vas"