The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1907-05-17
BIG CIRCUS
IS "A COR ER
Carl Hagenbeck md Great Wallace
shows Combined Hold Forth
in Clarksburg
RAILROAD PREVENTS PARADE
Colossal, Marvellous and Magnificent
Exhibition Attended by Thon-
sands is Given.

US today and are exhibiting TO thon-
sands under their immense tents
which are pitched on the old Jackson
show grounds. The ahominable two
streaks OF rust right Of way and
a mortgage called the Short Line for
lack OF SUFFICIENT motive power did
not get the several different sections
of the show train in town until near
ly noon. consequently the manage
ment had to dispense with the beau
tiful parade which is carried with
the combined shows. to the disap-
pointment of thousands who had as
sembled along Pike ana Main streets
and had waited since early morn is-
the miles of gold and glitter.
1t bespeaks wonders for the sys-
tenn that the management OF the
shows have installed, by the fact
that they were able to give COM
plete performance this afternoon. as
nearly all the big Organisations al
ways have to cut ont the afternoon
performance when the show trains
arrive late
The immense task of unloading
! the five hundred thousand pounds OF
baggage carried was begun immed-
lately upon the arrival of the tirst
section. The cars were shifted from
the Short Line to the main line OF
the B. & o. and taken TO the old
depot where With remarkable quiet-
ness and marvellous dispatch the
heavy wagons and cages containing
the famous Hagenbeci trained wild
animals we're unioade1.
The performance is given IN three
rings and upon two elevated stages
while a huge steel cage in the center
of the main tent Is provided for the
several different wild animal acts.
The Gathering OF the Gallants, an
animal act presented by John Duaak,
consists of fye lions. two pahthsrs
two leopards, two polar pears, ana
four tigers, and the way in which
the big man eater" were handled
and the many marvellous stunts they
performed Is absolutely beyond An-
man comprehension There were
other animal acts equally as good
among them being a group OF polar
bears, a tiger and lion that rides
horses and hugh Bengal tigeress
seated on the back Of a Looping els-
phant. The circus features aFes
splendid and many border on the
sensational. The horses with the
show are beautiful in the extreme
The Rodha Royal troupe Of ht
black high school horses are the
most beautiful and probably the best
trained that have ever been exhiblt-
ed in Clarksburg, .Chesteraeld.
and "Bath-House John attracting /
great deal Of attention for their orig
inality of gaits. Other fasorites OF
the equine display were .Mascotte.
a snow-white Arabian. driven 70 a
light red cart by Miss Anita Faber,
a dashing young woman in much
bespangled gown with a tiny toy
poodle seated beside her in The cart
that barked acknowledgement the
rounds Of applause which greetsd
their passing on The track.
The Rowlandes, company ~
aerobatic equestrians. did noss
act in tally-ho coach. The bare
back riding Of Lillian Davis and l.aia
Davenport was excellent The Alta.
los and the Delnos troupe did some
wonderful high air stunts, az aIso
did the Tasmainians, a company s.
English girls, that performed seem.
ingly impossible gyrafions and many
idiosyncrasles while suspended from
the dome Of the canvass by their
teeth. Art Adair. the prlnclns,
clown, assisted BY a company 81
clever comedians. keep the hig andl-
ence in an uproar between times
The Observation-Disclosures shows ara
q the FIRST water, and & better tent
ed attraction has ever been seen here
The nnffra nerro~r,..s. ~..-. s4..