The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1910-05-31
'BANG-UP CIRCUS
FOR SOME PEOPLE
Seat Holders, Though, See Little Of
Wallace Show, Crowds Standing in
Front Shutting Out View,

Circus day always carries with IL
certain charm. Monday was no ex-
ception. Persons who squeezed them
selves or were squeezed into the Hag.
enbeck-Wallace tent out Jefferson
ave-. Monday afternoon, must have
carried away the impression that the
entire population OF Detroit was on
hand.
All the city folk were present, not
to mention some few from adjacent
suburbs and outlying districts. The
gathering was more stupendous than
the widest dreams OF the most optl-
mistic advance agent came true. In
fact, the crush became so great that
the congestion OF humanity became
the real attraction, while the antics OF
ring performers, human and animal,
were incidents In the general scheme
OF things. The circus was the side
show, the crowd the stellar attrac-
ton.
The management of the Hagenbeck-
Wallace show have real circus, so
folks who were present and did not
see were told by those who were pres
ent and did see. Unfortunately, the
former class Ia well represented. II
Is indeed matter Of regret that men
who are able to give the public such
treat, should bring their attraction
into a city the size OF Detroit on a
holiday and come wholly unprepared
to care for the crowd that naturally
would take advantage of the oppor-
tunity.
There was only one entrance to the
big tent, and so great was the throng
that the show had to be started long
before eager patrons were seated.
After the seats were all filed, the
crowd was permitted to pour In until
the big ring used for races at the
conclusion OF the show, was choked
with men, women and children. These
stood up, preventing persons sitting
on the benches from seeing any but
aerial acts. Holders OF reserve seat
coupons were forced. to look at The
backs of all acts, the performers play
ing to the general admission side.
Holiday crowds are usually good
natured and this one was no excep
ton. Persons who held seats came to
regard persons who stood up In the
ring as their natural enemies and an
exchange of hostilities followed, weap
ons for the most part being full-grovr
peanuts. An enterprising youth walk
ed through the crowd selling copies o.
The Times.
"You can't see nothin', so you Nigh
as well gita poiper," was his cry ant
that cry won him lot of pennies.
Despite all handicaps, 1t was a gall
occasion. Bespangled women, men II
dress suits and rough and tumbl
clowns managed to amuse. The omni
present small boy was there In pro
digious quantities and he managed Z,
see where his more dignified elders
failed.
The gullaloo bird remarked sottt
voice to the ring-tailed baboon tina
1T was some crowd and that II looket
like big day for the animal kingdom
And a big day II was. The elephant
Experienced considerable difficulty II
picking their way through the crowds
without treading on anybody's corns
and delegation of Police Commits
sioner Croul's traffic men we're OIL
hand to see that no such distressing
incident occurred.
The whole affair was enlivening t
say the lweast The martial music
the bright colors, the hair-raisini
stunts aloft and on terra firma, thu
noise and hustle within afforded
genuine relief from gray skies an,
weeping heavens without.
1t was a good show-for those VIII
could see II. From a box office stand
point, II was immense. Late Monda
night, a sassy sextette OF elephant
could be observed hauling the Hagen
beck-Walace strong box in the d
rection of the depot.