The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1908-08-04

The cSrcus is here.
The Barnum & Bailey Greatest Show
on Earth will be in full possession of the
show grounds long before the average
mortal turns over in his bed this MORN
ing for the sleep that removes the wrin-
kles from ones tired feelings. The
Flying Squadron" as the first section
of the circus train is known, is due to
reach here from Ogden about 3 o'clock in
the morning, and it will be followed at
short intervals by the three other trains
necessary 10 move the show. 1t was said
last night thu breakfast would be served
on the grounds at o'clock this morning.
The street parade, which the Barnum &
Bailey managers have revived this year,
will leave the Main street show grounds
promptly at 10 O'Clock. The features of
the pageant are new and imposing. All
of the queens and princes of the arena,
gaily bespangled. will take part in it. The
parade, like the circus itself. will De
many things in one. In way II will be
a big exhibition of wild animals In open
cages. More elephants than have ever
before been seen in this city at one time
will be in line. as will three herds OF
camels with their prohibition tendencies
The ''purposely otherwise" will be fur
nished by band of clowns. Stress Is
laid on the beauty of some of the floats
representing foreign lands. The float
flying the stars and stripes is sure TO be
applauded One of the novelties will be
a band mounted on white horses.
The circus entertainment which won so
much success in New York, Philadelphia
Boston and the other large cities OF the
east consists of one hundred and ten
acts divided into twenty divisions. Ii
opens with a spectacular entry in which
fifteen hundred people take part. The
spectacle is of oriental coloring. and goes
back to the times of Cleopatra. The bill
is full of features. many of which are
astonishing, not a few absolutely bewli-
dering and a number truly sensational.
There are strong men and strong women
who can tie and unite themselves from
knots with more ease and much less IAN
guage than the ordinary man can unite
shoe lace. The man who says that
there is nothing new under the sun ha1
better beware of this circus or he VIII
get a bump in his beliefs.
One of the big riding acts is furnished
by the Fredianis, in this country for the
first time These riders do most OF the
difficult feats that acrobats perform on
the ground while on the back of gal
Looping horse. They particularly
strong and agile. They somersault from
the back of one horse TO the back of a
horse that follows. and one man Somer-
sauts from the shoulders of man on
the horse to the shoulders of a man in the
ring AT the finish of their act they build
A three-high stand on the back OF the
horse. Among The other noted equestrians
are Fred Derrick. Orrin Davenport, Will
liam Melrose. the Meers sisters, Julia
Shipp and Ella Bradna.
An interesting division is given over to
the tightrope performers. These people
dance. skip the rope and do the seemingly
impossible with the greatest of ease on
the invisible wire. The biggest division
on the bill from the point of the num-
Der of people employed in it Is that given
over 70 the acrobats Five troupes take
part in this division. The Viennese troupe
of aerialists and the Fishers show some
wonderful flights and somersaults in the
air.
1t has become the fashion for the circus
each year to have a thriller. The one this
season Is a thriller in the true meaning
of the term. IT is called Autos That
Pass in the Air" Two French girls, the