The morning journal-courier., 1908-06-18
CIRCUSH HERE TO-DAY
Much -Heralded Visit of the Greatest Show on Earth Performances at Derby
 Avenue Grounds.

The much heralded visit of the Bar mum and Bailey Greatest Show on Earth will materialize today on the grounds opposite Yale field on Derby avenue. The event Is of more than passing interest to this community. There is no form Of entertainment which appeals more potently to the public than the circus, and to the Bar mum and Bailey management is due the credit for bringing it to its highest ex- pression. During the winter months agents have visited the capitals of Flu rope searching for and engaging feat ure acte with which to entertain and delight American audiences. The dis tnct hit of the Paris hippodrome was Mary and Petrol and their troupe of trained ponies, dogs and donkey; the Three Menstins, Parislan pantomim- ists, with their monkey and dog clowns; Prof. Patterson's trained beare The most difficult of all animals to train is the bear; yet Patterson has de- nonstrated his marvellous power, for his bears perform stunts that are said to be the materialization of Seymore Eaton's famous drawings of the Teddy Bears. Baby Bunting" the much discussed baby elephant will hold re- captions in the menagerie.
 The Dollar troupe of acrobats Is an- other European feature; also the Vue- rom Sieters in their rolling globe spe- ciality; Lowandos In a posturing act; Vincent Kiralfe in unique Juggling feats Les Jardys on the balancing lad der; William Melrose and Fred Der r.ck, who turn double somersaults from the back of one horse, alightng stand ing upon the back of second horse while both horses are in rapid motion Orrin and Victoria Davenport, pre- senting the advanced methods of grace full equestrianism; Robert Stckeney, a novel riding speciality on flying horses the Meers Sisters and their beautiful snow white horses. the queens of Flu ropean arenas; Julia Shipp, performing highly artistic feats on the barebacks of swiftly moving horses; the Fishe' Brothers, artistic poisng on the double flying trapezo; the three herds of per , forming elephants; the Urme Sisters aerial experts; Lavan troupe in higf air antics; the 10 vienneee, sky hief artists; Kettle Carroll, queen of th golden thread the Four Navarros, ex pert performance on steel ribbon Adair and Dahn in exploits on cloud swung trapeze; and the clowns. Ther, r are fifty of these droll fellows engag = ed solely to add merriment and hilar ity
 The sensational feature of this sea 7 sons performance will be ney French invention, terrifying automo /, bile flight. From the topmost cente l of the great canvas dome two auto D mobiles driven by two young Frencl women dash down an almost per ;. pendicular incline. Reaching a sligf
 upward curve of the incline, the re |, car, which Is leading, moves upwar , into space There Is a moment a
 Dreatn-nololng suspense While the ca
 in the air Is turning a somersault. Tn e blue car, timed to the fraction of
 second, passes quickly under the cal
 then both autos leap an opening In tn
 incline and land upon a platform sue
 tained by hundreds of powerful ste, = springs, thus reducing the force of in1 i. past.
 The Barnum and Bailey parad
 which will leave the show grounds {
 10 o'clock this morning, will 1t is prom
 ised prove gorgeous pageant of CT
 tertaining features. Remember tn
 little folks at home; be sure to see tha
 they have a good place from which {
 view all the wondrously interestin sights and objects of which this fire N parade is composed.