Evening journal., 1910-05-12
BIG SHOW WILL
BE HERE TOMORROW
KiddieS in High GIee as
Barnum Circus Day Draws
Near
EXHIBITION WILL
BEGIN WITH PARADE


Tomorrow is the gala day-circus day
Barnum and Bailey's. Juvenile hearts
have been going pit-a-pat for the last
week and those Of many an oldster have /
kept time with them. for the circus nil
brobe is mighty hard thing 10 eliminate /
once It gets into tho system. For the
past week the youngsters have exper- /
fenced the delights OF anticipation, ana |
now all their dreams are to come true
under the big top
If parents and teachers have been trou-
bled to account for the sudden wave or
reformation that struck town just about |
the time the first circus posters were put /
up the explanation will he clear when the |
boys and girls claim their rewards in the |
form of requests for the price of ;amis- |
sion to the big show In some cases fond |
papas and mammas have been seriously |
worried about little Harold. because he |
washed his face several time a day, ap-
peared at tho table with his hair brushed.
and showed disposition to do all kinds
of jobs willingly, and for a monetary
consideration. Let the aforesaid parents
be reassured Harold has not been pre-
pairing for his entry beyond the pearly
gates. but has been reinforcing his ex-
chequer against the arrival of the cir
Gus.
To-day the circus is showing in Baltl-
more and comes here upon its own four
special trains. Tho last train will prove
of great interest for this section will
bring sthe elephants. csmels, ring horses,
zebras and what the circus folks term the
'Ied" stock. The earlier trains bring the
fentage cook house. draught horses.
cages and the working force. The usual
,f ,rrofs
every small boy in town will form them
selves into a welcoming committee as has
been done for, 10, these many years. I'M
#nediately upon arrival detraining win be-
Gin and any housewives present who have
had experience in May. day moving will
turn green with envy at the celerity and
case with which the circus impediment
will be handled. Breakfast over, the work
of getting out the street parade win be
on. This is going TO be "some arade'
81 we can believe the publicity man. II
will be some two miles long and a fitting
prelude to the performances of to-mor-
row afternoon and night. 1t will start
off with quartet Of buglers. Immediate
lv followed by a band chariot drown by
"A Norman horses and wind up with the
passing Of the dear old calliope. Betwixt
and between will be all things which go
to make up a stunning circus cavalcade-
beautiful horses and bee-you-to-full-er
riders, elephants. camels, zebras, bands,
clowns open dens and cages, chariots,
foats-but what's the use Of taking the
edge Off the whole affair? But the best
.'blb and tucker on the kiddies get a
good point of vantage and glory in il, for
..lllSe a bridge o'dreams the circus con-
meets youth and old age. across which
,rrta- ~ fat
days. 1t will dispel for a moment many
pitiful tragedy Of mature life, and leave
the dreamer but a boy again, when the
future held neither shadows nor disap-
pointments"
Promptly at o'clock tomorrow a.
ternoon Edward shipp the equestrian
director will blow the whistle which will
set the circus works in motion and for
nearly three hours thereafter there won't
be dull moment under the huge can
vases The show starts Off with a spec
tacular prelude typical OF early Egyptian
history enIisting the services Of 1000 peo-
pie and exceedingly rich in wardrobe and
color effects. Then comes the circus.
proper. with 100 displays splashed over
three rings, two stages and quarter-mils
track. Most of the acts are new and
from the foreign arenas. Jupiter, the
balloon horse, Charles the First, educated
rhimpanzee, La Belle Victoria. the Ken
yot family Of Hungarian riders, Bradna
ana Derrick, the Davenports. the Siegrist-
silbon-troupe, Clara shipp, the De Rocks
the Marc Antony and Apollo troupes
winston's seals. the musical elephants
and the Nettie Carroll troupe are few
Of the headliners and to finish or the
feast OF circus good-thngs comes Des'
perado. in the latest and best circus
'4hriilers." making a headlong dive from
lie top Of the tent and alighting upor
ais lndurated diaphragm, altogether the
most unconcerned among the thousands
under the big tent. our deal old friends
lilo clowns, viii he found in force Will
new and up-to-the-minute travesties and
roolery. All the events will hum alons
at the typical circus clip and q rare en-
lertainment is promised
TTae circus zoo should not be overlook
I'll. for it has some unusual things TO Of
fer. among them a baby giraffe, not We
four months old, and a nursery depart
ment including baby lions, tigers, camel
and kangaroos, together with fine speci
mems oe the rhlnoceros and hippopotamu
ana the more familiar animals The per
tormances are scheduled for two and eigh