The Detroit times., 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 1t a
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 Detl.Jit 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 lhap
the Widest dreams of tie most optl-
mistic advance agent cone true. In
fact, the crash became SO greet that
the conges dion 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 a 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 is well represented. IL
IL indeed a matter Of regret that men
who are able TO give the public such
q treat, should bring their attraction
into 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
Zig 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 eXccp-
ton Persons who held seats came 20
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-gro@n
PEANUTS. An enterprising youth walk
ed through the crowd selling copies OF
The Times.
"You can't see nothin'. so you might
as well git a poiper." was his cry and
that cry won him a lot of pennies.
Despite all handicaps, 1t was a gala
occasion. Bespangled women, men in
dress suits and rough and tumble
clowns managed to amuse. The omni-
present small boy was there in pro-
digious quantities and he managed TO
see where his more dignified elders
failed. ..4.a
The gullaloo bird remarked soto
voice to the ring-tailed baboon that
ii was some crowd and that 1t looked
like a big day for the animal kingdom.
And a big day II was. The elephants
experienced considerable difficulty in
picking their way through the crowds
without treading on anybody's corns,
and q delegation of Police Commits
sioner Croul's traffic men were on
hand TO see that no such distressing
incident occurred.
The whole affair was enlivening to
say the least. The martial music,
the bright colors, the hair-raising
stunts aloft and on terra firma, the
noise and hustle within afforded a
genuine relief from gray skies and
weeping heavens without.
II was a good show-for those who