The Hood River glacier. (Hood River, Or.) 1889-1933, 1911-05-04
BARNES ANIMAL SHOW
TO APPEAR TUESDAY

4 Totally different from anything vol
have ever seen before.
That is the keynote of the success
of the Al G. Barnes Big Three Rim,
Wild Animal Circus that comes to Hoot
n River next for two performances
Tuesday, May 9, the first of which will
4 begin promptly at two o'clock in the
afternoon, and the second at eight in
the evening.
The AL g. Barnes is the only rea
wild anima circus in the world. There
are other combinations that advertise
trained animals as an adjunct to their
exhibitions, but Barnes is the only one
presenting a performance lasting two
hours which is given entirely by 200
trained animals from the jungles and
wildernesses of strange countries
animals so schooled as to perform the
feats that human acrobats, comedians,
etc, customarily consider their chef
d'oevres.
There are lions, tigers, bears.
leopards, panthers, cheetas monkeys
and other more familiar animals that
perform marvels in the way of horse.
manship, leaping on and off the backs
of fleet steeds as the travel at cleo
trical speed around the three big rings.
Again, there are elephants that re-
| produce scenes in barburShOp with
such humorous effect that the audi
ences are kept in constant roar of
sincere laughter. Also these comic
fellows do a laundry ''stunt' that is
irresistibly funny: besides thev play
T,,cinol =
through score of tricks never before
offered at public entertainment.
A particular feature of the AL G.
Barnes Big Three Ring Wild Animal
Circus is the steel arena. In this
stronghold are inclosed at each perfor-
nance the most untamable of beasts
and their human master: for a beast
may be untamable, but stills WELD.
under human dominion, to training,
Men and women both are the trainers
"a fearless, indomitable coterie who
direct the movement of savage lions.
cougars, leopards and jaguars with the
readiness of school teacher handling
a class Of children.
The only troupe of performing Royal
Bengal tigers, the same representing |
an expenditure of $4,000, that is |
known in the United States is offered
by AL G. Barnes. There is one other, |
but that is troupe owned and oper-
ated for the pleasure of the Maharaiah
OF Ceylon. These fierce beasts do re-
markable tricks in the steel arena, and
their size and sinuous grace is such
that many artists throughout the
country have used them as models.
Bears are always popular There is
almost human in their attri-
butes, and in the troup of seven which
Mr.. Barnes presents are acrobats and
comedians that never fail to score
big hits. "
Columns would be necessary to
describe all the marvels that are
offered in this big show, in which every
act is thrill. But too muh stress
cannot be laid upon the complete dog
and pony circus which Mr.. Barnes has
provided. In this there appears-edu-
Gated goats, pigs and sheep, and there
IS not dull moment during the act
which IN itself is monument to the
genius of the man who conceived it
and the man who has devoted his life
TO the development of the animal cir
G. Barnes.
The intelligence of the seal is we'll
But High School Seals" are
something new. Mr.. Barnes has them.
This group of amphibians do every
hing but talk. They ride horses with I
he ease of the practiced equestrian, !
'lay ball and juggle flaming torches, {
ust the same as you would yourself if a
n the sawdust ring. e
Music? To be sure. Al G. Barnes 4
as one of the best musical organiza- >
ions possible to obtain, and that is
Professor Nichols Military Concert
'and, which will give a concert pre- -
edinp each nnrfnrmannn II