The weekly Iberian. (New Iberia, La.) 1894-1946, 1910-10-15
CIRCUS WILL
HAVE A PARADE,
Harnum and Bailey Show
Presenting Greatest Pa
geant in History


est show on Earth will present i,
New iberia on Friday. Oct. 29th
the g,pateat street parade in tn.
history Of the Anne, lean cirrua
" viii y" IN no way similar ~ the
ua'ades of the past " is three
miles " length II cost the man
agement 81 900, 600.
With the advantage Of many
years spent ~ touring all the civil
lied countries Of the world. where
thls circus il well known M in
America, Barnum and Bailey's
many agents have been constantly
gathering the materials to be us. d
~ his years street spectacle.
Remote savage lands have been
ransacked. Artists and designers
from France and Italy have work
I'd ont the designs and IDEAS
Day and night for two years me
cl,anirs and property builders
have toiled ~ foreign work shops,
executing these ideas There has
been u" regard to 'hr cost
An strange types If 'he human
family nTe fouu0 IN the procession.
together With their characteristic
cost nmea, weapons Of war. vehi
cIps. idols and music. Rich and
fantastic wagons Of state, gorge
ons tahleaux floats. ralM gums.
richly draped how.lahs, rolling
thrones. char'ots If fire aud fairy
vans have been made of the most
expensive woods. carved by hand
Labor and FURNISHED with pure
col J. The harness il silver
mounted. The laccs are from Ire
lanh The silks and satins are
frrm hlna and japan The rugs
aud tapestry are from Persia aud
Turkey.
The effect Of al this wealth ~
dazzling The equipment is more
gorgeous w far than anything Of
its nature exhibited in past sea
aOna. The parade ia three times
longer than any other. " costs
ten times az much money. 1t ia a
congre"s Of nations, a horse fair, a
musical convention. y geological
garden on wheels, y fairyland car
nival and an academy Of science.
all 70 led into one panorama.
A trip to the grounds is like
tour Of the world, without the an
noyance If seasickness The great
sea Of canvas spreads out over
fourteen acres Of ground In the
stables are 700 Of the finest horses
that money can buy. In the men
agelic are 200 animals. Among
them is the only baby giraffe ever
born in America. This single ex.
hibit il worth more than the aver
aye circus. On the grounds is
dynamo plant. furnishing power
for twenty different shops ard
supplying cnrren, for 5000 mean.
descent Tampa. fiaring arcs. bea
cons and search lights.
The best talent of the world has
been selected to give tine perform
ance under the main tent.
There are 400 artists The fore.
most feature is Desperate, a
Frenchman, VIII" leaps from the
lone Of the arena tO the ground,
lighting on his bare chest. There
ia Charlie the FIRST as well. He
= the wonder Of the age. lie is
MY u climl,anzec, yet he is the
greatest acrobat and b,cyclist In
he world. Another thriller ia the
sct Of Jupiter, the balloon horse.
He rides to the top Of the tent on
platform swung by chains to an
immense gas bag A handsome
'Onng woman sits in the saddle.
Arrived at The top, the horse sets
fl \ battery Of fireworks and de
ceDds in a shower Of fire. The
'ovelty thriller Of the age is pre-
pnted by the AdODis brothers.
rho balance on the extreme end
{ a swayinE ship mast