The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-10-05
CIRCUS DAY WAS
 ENJOYED BY. ALL
Large Crowds Attend Both Performances of Barnum
 and Bailey's Show

Yesterday was full of enjoyment fol young and old Barnum and Bailey's famous circus was in town and did q fine business at the Smith park show grounds Evidently everybody wa' keen for the delights of the. "big top | the animal wonders of the menagerie and all the fun and frolic that goes with an enterprise so well known as the Barnum and Bailey show. The at tendance botb afternoon and night was sufficient to tax the seating capacity of the circus and if there was dis appointed person in all the multitude who went forth to be amused, he or she did not make a complaint loud enough to be heard. The parade in the morning however. was not such a grand, glittering and gorgeous affair as it probably was in the early part of the season, before the costumes became so dirty and also before the equipment had become more or less tarnished by travel over the country
 The circus performa nee left nothing to be desired. It was not replete with novelties. In fact, there were no new ! sensational events programmed for this season and given especial promn- ence, but there was a. wholesome ar ray of really excellent circus acts pos itiyely bewildering in extent and all well worth seeing. Some of the best acts with the show on it's last visit to Birmingham have been retained These were we'll received and won the ap- plause they so much deserved won- derfully strong woman was one of the unique attractions. She has a remark able physical development and handles her male partner as if he were child. She is also graceful and not bad look ing.
 The equestrian acts were, as usual, very pleasing and well done, particu- larly the performance of the Arabian horses and several noteworthy feature acts of equestrianism. The elephants of course acquitted themselves in the way that was to be expected of such in telligent and reliable performers, while numerous aerial acts, trapeze work, acrobats and wire walkers kept every body interested. The Bokromas did
 
 difficult and the trained sea lions did all kinds of tricks Monkeys rode bicy- cles, too, and acted just like human beings in more ways than one.
 Jupiter" the balloon horse. rose se- dately on his platform to the top of the tent. a young woman seated on his back, and stood calmly while a dis play of fireworks went off around his feet. Trick mules convulsed the crowd and little ponies ran on revolving tables
 La Belle Victoria" again triumphed of maintaining her equilibrium other than her hands and her skirts this young woman gives a remarkable per formance and seems as much at home on the wire as most people do on the ground. There were so many minor acts of unusual excellence that 1t was hard to keep track of all. The acrobatic work was especially good and some of the clowns introduced some real novelties in pantomime.
 The aerial acts, particularly the Inn perial slennese troupe, did thrilling while the concluding hippodrome events aroused a great deal of interest.
 The animal display this year Is quite up to the Barnum and Bailey standard All the animals seemed to be in me condition. They were both numerous and varied.