The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1910-01-03
SUN BROTHERS. SHOWS
This Popular Aggregation is Enter
tanning OeaIans Today and To-
nisht-Many New Acts and
Worthy Features

Shows may come and go. but the
Sun Brothers. Worlds Progressive
Shows seem to go on forever At least
they pay visit to Ocala each succeed
ing season This popular and up-to-
date tented exhibitional institution
came to town yesterday morning at an
early hour by special train service. 1t
was just o'clock Sunday morning
that the show train hit the Atlantic
Coast Line Yards The custom OF the
Sun Brothers Shows is to not do very
much work on the Sabbath day So
the bosses Of the different departments
hustled lively to get the train unload
ed This was accomplished in the
short space of forty minutes.
The animals. wagons elephants
horses, ponies and other parapherna-
liza were at once removed to the show
grounds at Eighth and Orange streets,
where the show is being held this aft
ernoon and tonight.
Very little manual labor was per-
formed yesterday only the tents ne
cessary to shelter and feed the ami
mails being erected. The horses and
men took a good rest after a siren
uous siX-days campaign on the road.
Hundreds of town people took advant-
age of seeing the showmen and the
animals yesterday. The elephant and
pony tents were the especial attrac-
tions and the children were greatly de-
lighted with them. as the showmen
very generously allowed every one to
roam about and have look at them
This is the eighteenth season of the
Sun show and each year they come
through this section with a newer and
better performance. The program for
! Z hi iS nd
acts never before seen in Ocala Some
fifty men. women and children artists
take part in the main performance.
Trained animal numbers abound
| throughout. The elephants. ponies.
| lions. balloons. dogs. monkeys and
| trick mules all appear in wonderful
and original stunts. Trapeze, aero
bats. Juggling. contortionistic, clowns,
| Vaudeyillists and general show special
| ties offer continuity of first class and
sterling acts, and all elegantly COS
TUNED and skillfully executed.
| For the past six seasons the Sun
show has entirely eliminated the Civ
ing of a street parade. and no parade
was given today but instead a
| number of frst-class and sensational
outdoor exhibitions were presented in
| front of the main entrance of the show
| at the noon hour a large crowd wit
messed these and We're received in a
| favorable manner.
| Quite number of visitors are here
| today TO take in the show and a good
| ly sized audience is in attendance at
the matinee which started at o'clock.
| The management is preparing to
| handle a bumper crowd tonight when
| the concluding performance will be
| given. stating at o'clock.
| The show will again winter at Gen.
trail City Park. Macon. Ga. where they
have been located for number of
seasons. The present tour opened
| March 31st. at Macon and will finish
! at Lake Butler Fla. on January 5th.
The show visited twelve states during
the past season and travelled exactly
1,00S miles. No accidents occurred
during the season. In religions among
the people with the show there are
Lutherans. Baptists. Roman Catholics.
Presbyterians. Episcopalians, Christian
Scientists. Unitariams. Reformers and
Hebrews. These all invariably attend
their respective churches in the towns
that they happen to be in on Sunday.
A particularly noticeable and most
! commendable feature about the show
today was the entire absence of any
graft games. fakirS or catch penny is
sues. Also the inevitable dancing girl
shows. The Sun Brothers ever since
the inception of their show have never
tolerated such features and the result
is that this class of people never trail
in the wake of the show.