The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1910-10-17
WALK right UP;
SEE The SHOW
Sun Brothers Hit Town With Their
Aggregation And Everybody's
Happy.

iOi i'hNNS tOuey anu tonight.
Its here for one day only. Better
than ever and with plethora of many
new acts and big sensational displays,
the famous Sun Brothers Greater
Shows are here. The big troupe came
to town on Sunday shortly after 10
a. m, coming from Mobile via the M.
]. and X. c. Ry.
Just as soon as the special show
train was Spotted the detraining
started and the outfit was removed to
the regular show grounds and only
the tents really necessary to shelter
the people, horses and animals being
placed in position. The folks with
the show took a much needed rest
after their strenuous life of the
previous six days.
Hundreds of people on foot, some
in vehicles and automobiles visited
the show grounds yesterday and had
a peek at the many attendant
sights. The horses, ponies, elephants
and other animals came in for big
share of attention. When the first
golden light of the Indian summer sun
struck athwart the spires of Hatties-
burg this morning the new town of
tents was up.
By nine o'clock this morning every
thing was in readiness for the grand
opening of the first performance. No
street parade was given today; in fact,
the Sun Brothers have altogether dis
carded this old. time traditional fea-
ture. 1t is set forth ia many in
stances the late arrival of the trains
bearing the paraphernalia makes it
impossible to give a parade and start
the afternoon performance on time.
Through these delays the public is
compelled to experience a tedious
wait, while the work of preparing for
the performance is going on. Again
1t is considered an unnecessary hard
ship to compel men and horses to
parade for two hours before beginning
the afternoon exhibition, especially
when it is considered that two shows
every day are the rule with this ex
hibition. BY doing away with the
street pageant men and horses are
fresh for their performance and II
10 tho nI1h1iP 10 on
titled to a perfect performance, which
it pays for, rather than to a free
parade which gives, at best, but
Door idea of the magnitude of the ex
hibition.
Another reason which has served t
influence the decision, is the fact tha
merchants in the towns and cities Wis
tied object to parades because they
interrupt business and interfere witt
general traffic. SO strenuous is this
objection that in many cities a perml
to parade cannot be secured. In any
event the management is satisfied
that the people prefer an Afternoon
performance given with snap and Wig
or, displaying the best efforts OF TN
Darticipants, rather than to have thel
entertainment interfered with through
fhe fatigue of the participants afte
two or three hours of street paradlni
in all sorts of weather.
number of free exhibitions wer
given on the show grounds at TN
noon time hour and attracted an i'm
mense crowd of spectators. In
doors for the Big Top performance
were opened at one o'clock and larg
crowds surged into the mammoth ten'
The performance started at wv
O'Clock with great blare OF trum[
&ets and a magnificent triumphal toul
Jnarant disnlav. Throughout it !
4 "a good old-fashioned performance VIII
sufficient retouching to satisfy III
desires of the most-up-to-date' yet VIII
"A reminiscent flavor of the past sue
as clowns. and the comical trick mui'
The list of performers participant u
this season is lengthy one ana Il
cludes several new sensational hui'
mean features. Notably, the II
; nowned Cevene Troupe, quartette
Partisan tight wire acrobatic marvei
sbetr work is said to be the creates
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