Omaha daily bee., 1908-07-12
SELLS.FLoTo CIRCUS HERE
BiR show spends sunday In omaha
Prior 60 Performance m
Monday.

out on the clearing at Twentieth and
Paul streets today lie a canvas city with It's
physicians. lawyers. BARRIERS, people and
horses and il differs with other cities and
towns as to common council and charter,
having none, and il is not stationary and
permanent. It is very movable and goes
many miles in the course Of a season.
which averages about forty weeks with a
circus. over this city OF white tops
floats the banner Of Sells-Floto. 1t came
over the Union Pacific, fifty cars strong,
which shows a decided increase In size
since last year. The fact Is It IL the one
show all America has It's eye upon, because
It is antitrust, strictly union and strictly
American.
There are 400 horses with the show, eu
people. and 10 acres Of canvas. Its capt.
tai is so. 10000. the wealthiest show on
earth. barring none. Thu daily expense
is s.. q Two years ago Sells F1oto came
to Omaha and played to Runaway bust
ness. II was billed then and is yet called
THE Circus Beautiful" Well does it up
hold and sustain the title.
The acts Of the circus are those which
chase the blood way back" When its
Yankee Doodle pageant NJ the grand entry
begins with Uncle Sam and the Goddess
Of Liberty leading off on two stepping
horses down to the most exciting finale
over in a circus, twenty-one stations
driven at full run by a bareback rider on
the last span, patrons nave full proof OF
Sells-F1oto supremacy.
Perhaps one Of the most beautiful fea-
lures Of this or any other circus is the
Goldin Troupe OF Russian singers and
dancers, and the sweet singers Of Sweden.
They sing with a real color OF locality and
their dancing is a most curious combina.
ton OF the graceful and eccentric.
There are thirty clowns headed by the
great Spader johnson, a swede for the
first time away from the Barnum show
Over 100 minor acts are put on and six
big thrillers, impossible OF imitation. Al
this Is high hygiene.
The races are stirring and dangerous
which means enjoyable. But n you want j
real nerve shaker. watch the finale witt
q stations tearing madly around the
hippodrome track with Alton King ndina
the last span like a Roman colossus. A.
the stations swing round the turns yor
get their breath hot in your face: you SEE
their painting flsnks rise and fall: thei-
eyes are Offering with effort and vol
know II one should make a misetep Their,
would be several dead stations and prob.
ably a dead man at your feet.
The street parade will be at 1913
tomorrow morning. II is one mile in length
and a dszzler. The performance will be a.
2 and 8 p. m. The doors open at / and
p. m. There is a free exhibition of tn,
circus lot after the parade.
At the matinee tomorrow the children o
the Benson orphanage, the Detention HON,
and the Child Saving institute will b,
guests OF the sells-F1oto management.
Today will be interesting to all who z,
to the show grounds to see the sights
Sabbath day On a circus lot Is alwayi
interesting.
There is an Omaha girl with the Sells
Floto show" said Doc waddelI. "she I
trying to hide her identity. Society peo
pie will 60 and try to pick her out. Fif
teen years ago she made mud pies wifi
Omaha boys and girls. Now she defie
death twice daily"