The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1910-08-11
NOVEL PARADE IS PROMISED.
Ringing Brothers Circus Presents
New Ideas in Pageantry.

Something entirely new to pageantry
will be seen on the streets of Manit-
owoc when Ringing Brothers World
Greatest Shows appear here on Thurs
day, Aug. Is.
The people of hundred nations and
tribes will be seen. There will be a
large menagerie displayed in open
dens, fifty corps of musicians from
savage tOmtom players to modern brass
bands twenty camels in one team
and teams of zebras, elephants and
llamas. An endless panorama of
world wonders will be unfolded before
the eyes.
In originating and building this years
street spectacle, the Ringing Brothers
have far surpassed all former records
Hundreds of Italian and French artists
and property builders worked all last
winter in the foreign shops of the
show at Stoke-on-Trent, England
to turn out this parade. Only the
best of materials were used. The
wagons, dens, chariots and floats are
hand carved. The costumes were de-
signed in France. The flags, banners
scarfs and standards are from the looms
of Japan.
The parade is three miles long. 1t
displays $50 handsome horses and two
thirds of the elephants in America.
There are l,2S0 men, women and child
rem in the line. Among them are
Oriental IA jahs, ameers, pashaS, cal
iphs, sheiks, barbarian chiefs and say
age despots. The grandure of empire.
and kingdoms is reflected by retinues
in regal tableau floats, sumptuous
coaches of state, gorgeous chariots,
and palanquins and richly decorated
howdahs.
In the children's section there are
pumpkin carriages, floating bubbles of
silken netting and cerial clouds, peopl-
ed with the characters of fairyland,
All the myths of Mother Goose-land
are to be seen. There are golden bar
ges of war and aeroplanes. The fete-
day scenes of quaint countries are re-
produced. The Carnival of Venice is
depicted in all its characteristic splen-
dor.
The performance in the main tent
is in keeping with the street spectacle.
The acts take place in three rings, on
two stages, on the race-course and
in the dome of the tent. The talent
of the world is there assembled.
There are 315 artists. OF these 300 were
selected last winter by the foreign a.
gents of the show from the amphithe-
aters of Asia, England and the European
continent. There are fifty clowns a.
among them. They are As funny a
band of fellows as ever cracked mer-
ry jest.
The Schuman performing horses,
the telephoning elephants, the Lorch
family of acrobats, Robledillo, the
high-wire wizard, the Arthur Saxon
trio of strong men, the Alexis aeria-
lists, the Manello-Marnitz upsidedown
bell-ringers and Dutton family of
riders are some of the more important
importations. In the menagerie is
found colony of animal babies, an
elephant pa years old, Darwin, the
missing link, and complete collection
of all the strange types of lower ami
nal life.
The show made New York City sit
up and take notice. The newspapers
there said it was the best in every
particular that ever went into Madison
Square Garden. Night after night and
day after day thousands were turned
away unable to find room in the big
building. 1t was a great circus engag-
cment.
In Manitowoc each performance will
be given in every detail just as seen
on the opening night of the show in
the spring.