The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1907-04-30
At CIRCUS
All Young Washington and
Some Elders See Show.
CHANCE TO GO AGAIN TODAY
Same Old Adjectives Describe Same
Old Animals and Tricks aud Apply
Say Thanks and the Clowns, Gee,
They're Funny-A Big Affair.

All Washington gathered itself IN a
bunch and nestled under one great spread
Of canvas yesterday afternoon and last
night, judging by the enormous crowds
that witnessed the two performances OF
Forepaugh a. Sells Brothers Circus,
There may have been a few persons who
were unable to attend. perhaps just
enough to fill the tent this afternoon and
tonight
The yearly depopulation of the public
schools of this city that always accom-
panies the appearance Of the biggest
show on earth was as noticeable yes
terday as ever, as was the absorption OF
vast quantities Of peanuts, pink lemon
ade, and popcorn. To-day there are more
embryonic lion tanners. aerial acrobats,
and clowns than students in our educa-
tionaI Institutions.
Children. wasn't it just too grand for
anything? OF course. you all saw the
parade. Wasn't it lovely. with ali those
beey0otiful horses, elephants. lions, tigers.
hippopotami, and pretty ladies2 And
those gorgeous golden floats ana ehariots.
was there ever anything 50 altogether
that drove along in their donkey wagons.
making such funny faces ar you.
Wouldn't it be fun to be a clown and
make ma and pa laugh like that and
not know 1t was you?
Mamma viii Take You.
But like everything else that you get
for nothing. the parade wasn't a circum-
70.
yesterday afternoon. or is going 70 take
you to see this afternoon, or If she isn't.
ought 10. My, my. my. there
surely is nothing like a circus
to make ones back feel all
thrifty and send one 70 bed dreaming OF
spangles. and horses. and trapezes. and
funny faces And this years circus Is
just as good as, if not better than, any
that ever came here.
First of all, there is the side show, just
filed with the funniest kind OF people
There is a little bit Of a dwarf, and d
great big giant most as tan as the ceiling
Then there IS a fat lady-Geewhitaker.
but she is covered with avordupois-and
the living skeleton. the thinnest- man you
ever saw; looks as though he were made
out Of stOyepipe and broomsticks. Then
besides, there is a strong man who breaks
iron bars with his teeth. only they are not
iron, the bars. that is. other maTvels
can be found here. too. but it would spoil
the fun to tell all about them
Then comes the menagcrie tent
"GT-T-r-r-r." that's the lion calling for
his dinner. In the old days they used to
feed him on naughty little fat boys that
got lost from their mammas in the crowd
but now he gets nothing but cold storage
meat and indigestion. Stick close to ma
or pa, or whoever is taking you, because
if you get lost, there is no telling what
may happen.
Elephants Know a Lot.
Inside the big menagerie tent the cages
are all lined around the walls, with the
big herd Of eighteen elephants picketed
in the center. And these are the most
beautiful elephants that ever were, and,
Oh. so clever. They know lots more than
many little boys and girls They hold
their trunks out for peanuts, and thank
you with a flap Of their big ears and a
wink.
If you wave your hand, ana say, up"
any one Of the elephants viii throw his
head way back until his trunk is Curled
up over his forehead, and his funny, trl-
angular shaped mouth opens like some
queer kind of pink flower. Then you must
throw some peanuts into it, but be sure
to take good aim, because If the ele-
plant thinks you are teasing him he may
get angry and swat you with his trunk
Don't forget these baby lions. They are
the cutest things. and their fierce mother
is so loving and gentle with them. She
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same 10 any enc that went in the cage,
and wind Up by licking her chops.
And the Big shovvg M-m-m!
After the menagerie you viii pass into
the big show tent. called by the circus
folk the main top" This is Just the big
gest canvas house imaginable. It's bigger
than Convention Hall. and you could al
most put a whole block Of city houses in
it. Here the ushers viii show you TO a
nice, hard, little seat. and then the lovely
things begin to happen.
First comes the procession around the
track. A troop Of horsemen in lovely
costumes follows after the band, and
then comes lot of beautiful ladies', rid
ing pretty white and dappled horses.
The elephants and cameIs follow, and
some funny clowns drive around just as
they did in the morning of the parade.
As soon as the procession passes out, 4
crowd of people comes out of the little
houses that stand over on the other side
Of the tent and commence doing a lot
Of funny things. All at once somebody
cries "FireP and flames begin bursting
out Of the house with a hotel sign on it.
People stick their heads out of the top
story window and shout for help, and
everybody runs around just as excItedly
as If they didn't do it twice a day.
Here Come the Fire Engines.
"Dang-a-langr' There comes the fire
Three regular fire engines,
hose carts. and hOok-and-Iadder trucks