Metropolis weekly gazette. (Metropolis, Ill.) 1???-19??, 1911-07-21


that a rare treat i Ia store for them.
Better In every way than ever be-
fore, the Robinson show will with
out doubt leave trail OF universal
approval behind Ii from the start OF
the season 70 the end. Circus, mena-
gerie, museum, hippodrome, and
trained wild animal exhibition, every
department strong, no department
neglected, the Robinson show will be
a wonder. Among the other features
the trained wild animals are worthy
OF special comment. the Robinson
show carrying more OF trained Wild
beasts Than all others combined.
Performing lions, leopards, pumss,
tigers, bears, goats, dogs, poniss,
monkeys, iagusrs aud elephants,
featuring the only bareback lion
riding in the world today. Among
the FEATURES OF the menagerie that Il
sure 10 appeal especially to the
children h Birmingham" the small
est lion In captivity born n the win
ter quarters OF the show and named
after the city OF it, birth, greater
Birmingham.
A. constellation Of the earth's most
removed performers viii present .
circus program, long, varied and
surprising In the extreme the time
worn acts eliminated, new. novel and
np-to-date features substituted In
their places, acts heretofore not seen
OF even conceived. Two perform
aaees viii be given the afternoon
show commencing n o'clock and
the night performances starting At 8
O'Clock sharp. Doors viii be opened
an hour before each performance to
allow . visst 10 tho menagerie, and
chance to enjoy the band concert By
w. J. Lsstsr's organization Of solo
musical artistic.
The street parade takes place IT 10
= m. aud viii be "a Innovation along
tia. line
Rsrsmbsr the date. Monday July
"a.
Circns day comes but onos year.
This ANAL boy often wonders why the
mammoth tented Institutions don't
stay = week or more like the smaller
tent shows. or why In the world the
circus don't sisy all summer like the
picture shows. Ihis would be nlce,
shs small boy thinks, but Tho circus
would fare badly.
A big tented city mnst kssp on
moving NJ fan 20 exist. for although .
great many eannct be made TO see or
aekhowisdgs IL, the fact remains that
The big circusas leave behind about
~ mach a. they take away, oombin-
log what they spend directly and
what hundreds the OF attaches dfyp
with local merchants. The big show
has % atop here today, and there to-
morrow. and 80 on. continuously hunt
Ing new pastures. ard NEVER stop 10
rest. The Robinson Famous shows
will Walt this city and two perform.
anees nrs 20 DO given, the afternoon
chow beginning ~ o'clock and the
night performances commencing
promptly - . o'clock; doors open
exactly an hour before each exhibition
to allow visitors 10 inspect the mona
gerle. The street parade win leave
the show grounds at 10 =. N. Lavers-
ing the principsl streets, and re-
turning 10 the show srounds where
In tho open air and absolutely free TO
al who care 90 see IL viii be given .
startling and sensational free exhi-
bitasn.
Tho Robinson show starting It's
road season of 1911 In better shape In
every particular than ever before,
every little thing about the show from
tho tent stakes up being brand new,
easily giving the show just claim 10
the tito OF 1.-THE nest modern elrers
in tho worid.n
The program this year will be o
marvel in itself revelation TO the
business end circus gosrs the country
over. People know the Robinson
show, know It's qualities and It's clean
illness and the organization has en-
largsd and perfected for the season OF
1911 viii be an even greater credit to
that famous OF all show names Robin
son.
viii exhibit at metropolis Monday
July "a.
Metropolis Is to have big circus this
year Robinson's Famous United
shows are coming here.
Tire RobInson Show is fresh out OF