Los Angeles herald., 1909-03-17
GUARDS WILL BE
IN CIRCUS SHOW
NORRIS & ROWE PARADE is
SCHEDULED THIS MORNING
HUNDREDS WATCH UNLOADING
OF HUGE MENAGERiE
One Hundred Ring Champions and
Five Hundred Horses Featured
as Attractions for This
Season

The Greater Norris & Rowe circus
is in Los Angeles. Two special trains
pulled in from the north last evening
and the big tents are now pelne
pitched at Prayer park, where the
circus will show for four days. be-
ginning with a matinee at this
afternoon under the auspices of the
National Guard.
For weeks the guardsmen have been
telling of the wonders of the circus.
and from the endless train of wagons
and animals that numbered through
the darkness to the show grounds last
night it may be inferred that their
promises are to be fulfilled. Hundreds
of boys and their elders were at the
depot to watch the unloading and to
lend a hand when the keepers would
permit. They inspected the elephants,
patted the horses and peeked into the
mysterious depths of the cages. Then
fully half the curious throng accom-
panied the procession to the circus
grounds.
i've been at the station to meet
the Norris & Rowe circus every time
she's been here for the last six years,
said a lad of 16. Amt that big ele-
plant the one that always spouts
water on a Teller when he gives him
the bucket? l remember the first time
] watered him. Gee, but he did give
me the wet stuff. Now 1 always set
the tub down and run behind him. l
get in for dom this, don't |? All
right. See you first thing in the
morning"
The first daily parade will leave the
circus grounds at 10 o'clock this morn
ing, and reinforced by companies of
the rniIitiamen will pass through the
principal streets of the city 1t is
promised that the ring performances
will include some of the finest fea-
IL rAHf hh
advance sale has been large and the
guardsmen guarantee the best circus
seen here in many years.
1t is promised by the management
that the ring features will excel those
of many of the more pretentious Or
CARNATIONS. One hundred circus
champions, 500 horses and a menagerie
which has no superior will afford
amusement to the crowds which, the
guardsmen say, will pack the big
tents from now until next Saturday
night.
Among the special feature acts
which the Norris & Rowe circus car
ries with it this year are: The Peer
less Potters, family of daring aer-
ialists; the Four Flying Banvards;
the wonderful troupe of Valdons. BIZ
cyclists; the Honey Mora troupe of
aerial bar performers; the Stolgoffs,
a wild troupe of Russian Cossacks in
riding and strength feats; the Whar-
tons, a family of clever slack wire ar
fists; the La vernes world famous
for their mid-air performances; Irene
Medford of the flying staircase; George
Holland in a beautiful menage act in
which are used six white stations:
Rose Dockrell, "the daintiest little
rider in the world" and scores of other
interesting and thrilling feature acts.
In addition will be seen band of ex-
ceptionally funny clowns, marvelously
trained animals and exciting hippo
drome races.
The route of this mornings parade
will be from the show grounds to Main
street, down Main to Spring street,
over Spring to First, along First to
Broadway, back to Main street and
thence to Prayer park, to prepare for
the matinee performance.