The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1909-12-06
INDOOR CIRCUS
OPENS TONIGHT
Parade Streets At 1890
O'Clock This Morning
SOME OF THE FEATURES
Two Special Trains Arrived Last Night
Bringing the vlsitors-shrIners
viii Be on Hand
Tonight.
SOME OF THE FEATURES

The first performance of the first In
door circus ever seen in Birmingham
starts at S:15 o'clock in the southside
rink building tonight Many people who
are not ordinarily interested In the COM
Ing of circus are impatient for a
glimpse at the great Rhoda Royal Two
Ring Circus, Hippodrome and Wild West,
which comes widely heralded as some
thing new, novel and unique.
Weather permitting, there will be big
street parade at IL o'clock this morning,
The str ~ageant, which will leave the
South : ring at 1920 sharp, will show
all ne ensemble of the Rhoda Royal
circus. many beautiful horses and swell
trappases and vehicles, and will be aug
mented by 80 Shriners with their ladies In
carriages and automobiles and the Arab
patrol of zamora temple will held the
one parade during the engagement will
be given on account of which no mat
inee is announced for this afternoon.
Tonight Is "Shriners night" and all Of
the members of zamora temple and their
families will attend the first perform
ance. The seating capacity of the South
side rink, however. Is very large and
to be present at the initial performance.
Birmingham society is greatly interested
and many box parties have been formed
for tonight's performance.
The Jefferson theatre will remain dark
all week. which gives tho shr.ners' cir
Gus a clear field for operation, and the
Shriners, who are standing sponsor for
the big shows engagement in Birming-
ham. are more than pleased with the
prospects for a successful outcome of
their first big amusement undertaking.
Seats and boxes are on sale at John
L. Parkers drug store and can be re-
served at any time for any perform
ance. Seats disposed of by the shriners
to their friends and the general public
can. If desired, be reserved by presenta-
ton at Parkers.
The special train which brought the
circus to Birmingham from New Orleans
last night arrived three hours behind
schedule time and 1t was o'clock last
night before the first section pulled into
the Terminal station. The delay was
caused by the heavy tonnage and the
necessity of running slow on account of
the many thousands of dollars worth of
horsefesh in the first section. The per-
formers arrived an hour later on a sec
ond section and enjoyed safe journey
without the slightest mishap.
An army of roustabouts, property men,
srooms and hostlers worked all last night
getting everything IN readiness so as to
send the parade out at the advertised
hour. The performers at once retired
for good nights rest In order to awake
fresh and bright for the parade and OPEN
ing performance this evening
The performance will start promptly at
the advertised hour. s:15, and the audi
ence should be seated not later than
$3.50 as a few minutes after this hour
one of the biggest features of the show
Is presented. This feature is entitled
1.-THE Gathering of the Garlands," In
which will be seen 40 of Rhoda Royals
black horse hussars, in distinct inno-
walton which has never been presented
in this city before.
Rhoda Royal has devoted a great deal
of attention to the wild west portion of
his programme. A score of rough riders,
direct from the plains Of Oklahoma,
headed by Oklahoma Bill in person, will
be seen in the saddle at every perform
ance. Among the most noted of these
is John Agee. the unchalenged rough
rider of the world. who has carried Off
many contests and exhibitions. Agee
does a daring act which fires the spec
tators with enthusiasm and also does
trick act with four beautiful thorough
bred horses.
Capt. Walter C. Sharp, with troupe
of former oavalrymen of the United
States army, is another of the wild west
attractions. These men go through the
most difficult maneuvers Of the United
States cavalry tactics, such as vaultins
from the ground to the back of flying
steeds dashing at terrific speed from all
conceivable angles and riding four horses
abreast. Virgil Barnett rides the great
high school horse, Prince" without the
aid of reins bride or saddle, and John
die rider. gives the Virginia Reel on
Horseback" assisted by six young wom-
en- and as many cowboys.
There are many other interesting wild
west features, presented, including a bat
tie between a western vigilance commit
tee and the cowboys of the "P. r."
ranch. After this battle numerous horses
ara shoun "dno d's 1.nou Tho acau. ~ oon-
fict, while others, badly wounded, go
limping from the battle ground, while
still others, flushed with the fruits of
victory and conscious of the outcome of
the conflict, proudly gallop riderless
around the big arena
Prince RuspoII Dead.
Rome, December 5.-Prince Enrico
Ruspon died today at his chateau at
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