The Detroit times., 1910-05-30
WALLACE CIRCUS
IN DETROIT TO-DAY
Big Show Gives Afternoon and Even
ing Performanoes---Parade Is
Swell Pageant.

Circus day and Memorial day com
ing together, with two big parades!
The Detroit small boy 10 In seventh
heaven OF pure. unadulterated delight.
He was at the circus grounds out
Jefferson-ave.-h OF him-ytry
carly Monday morning, coaxing the
coveted circus ticket from the popular
idols who travel with the show, by
means OF much manual labor, carrying
water for the elephants, helping the
brusque and commanding eanvas men
and doing various other menial duties
which were glorified by the fact that
they were done fer the circus
The small boys big sister aud her
beau were there, too. In spite OF the
lowering skies, TO inspect the man.
moth tents, and to peek furtively inlo
open tent flaps at the hundreds Of
horses, the big herds OF elephants, and
whatever else was to be seen. The
preparation OF breakfast for the army
OF circus folk was source OF never
ending interest to the crowds which
focked through the grounds.
The big Wallace show, which has
"benevolently assimilated' the Carl
Hagenbeck trained animal show, car
ries 1000 people and 500 animals, and
after a steady growth since the start
Of lee career, In the spring OF 1884,
styles itself the greatest OF all the
shows. Certain II is, that the Wallace
aggregation offers as complete CIR
Gus as could be desired by the most
circus-hungry small boy, or by his
hypocritical dad" who will feel com.
PEELED to go, just to take the children.
There are lions ana tigers and
giraffes, and nearly everything that
Teddy Roosevelt saw In Africa, and
many things that ne didn't see. There
are three big herds OF elephants,
which can do almost anything, from
helping Ia the erection Of the circus
tents, TO playing sweet melodies on
musical instruments, for the enter
tainment of the cheering crowds. The
show carries 20 daring bareback rid
ers, recognized as the best In their
all races, and animals from every sec.
ton Of the globe.
The street parade, which left the
circus grounds at 10 o'clock, was
viewed by thousands on the long
march to and through the downtown
district. II was complete circus
parade, which, stated in the modern
sense OF the word, leaves little fo-
description, for the modern circus is
the biggest thing In pageantry that
this age knows.
Two performances will be given, a.
2 and o'clock, the doors opening
an hour earlier.
The circus carries some good side
shows, and the performance in the big
tent offers some splendid trained ami
NAL acts, reckless trapeze and high
wire work. funny clowns by the dozen.
the usual chariot race, and a riot OF
big acts all going at once In the three
rings and two stages.
Detroiters still remember the Dr.
rand wreck, few years ago, when 2S
members OF the Wallace show were
killed, and scores more were hurs.
Many OF those now with the show
went through the big wreck. One
lanky canvas man well remembers IL.
He was carried out OF the wreckage,
more dead than alive, and was taken
to Detroit and placed In Harper hos
p!tal.
Every time he comes TO Detroit II
me- ans a nice bunch OF tickets for
those former friends of his In the
hospital where he was nursed back to
life.
II wonder II the sweet-faced, white
borad 1udv Ia still fharaO he ro-
marked Monday morning as he leaned
against the big tent. I'm going up To
the hospital and deliver some tickets
to her. | can thank the people In that
hospital for the fact that I'm here to-
day, and I'll never forget them as long
as ] live"