The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1911-07-12
HAAG CIRCUS IS IN
TOWN AND DREW
BIG CROWD
The Show Has Many Good Feat
ures To Its Credit.
HORSES SUFFER FROM HEAT
Past Week Has Been Bad Time
For Both Men and Animals
Evening Performance Tonight.

The Ernest Haag shows arrived In
bennington this morning at 2 O'Clock
from Manchester to exhibit this If.
.eInoon and evening at the Morgan
lot on Main street.
For generations past the inevitable
small boy has risen In the middle of
inc night, tiptoed past the door OF
MS fathers bedroom, sneaked down
the staircase, carefully avoiding the
starr that squeaks, and fed with the
speed of the wind to the railroad sta
tlon, there to await the coming of
the circus train, whose first foot was
nnally heard from seven to ten houra
after the arrival of said small boy.
Inc pangs and pains of DELAYED re.
aiization were eliminated this morn.
Ing when the Haag Shows drew into
the local railroad yards even before
early dawn and with the first peep
OF morning light began the transfer
ahce OF the show to the circus
grounds at Morgan's lot on Main ct.
inc Ideals OF the small boy In re-
gard TO the proper conduct of a cir
Gus were rudely shattered by the
performance, but he felt COMPENSATED
as 1t lengthens by many hours the
circus day. With the cool. gray
dawn as substitute for the heat
amid which the unloading Of a circus
usually takes place. the wear on the
horses was avoided. The Haag
Shows. during their present Northern
tour nave lost a number Of horses
during the recent heat spells and
this mornings early arrival was con-
sidered blessing by the hard-work-
ed showmen and canvassmen. ~.
early In the day the country dis
tricts began to yield the usual crowd
OF the lovers OF the sawdust and tan.
bark. The crowd which usually
seeks the railroad yards took their
way early to the show grounds In
stead Shortly after nine o'clock the
throngs began to line the curba In
anticipation of the street parade. The
parade was we'll worth the wait with
It's many bands, It's roaring animals,
the tunny clowns, the floating ban
ners and prancing horses. Great
crowds lined the curbs, thronged the
doorways and porches and great
groups collected on every corner TO
watch the passing OF the great cav
alcade. The weather OF the day has
been ideal circus weather and the
heat less Intense than previous DAYS.
Great numbers have crowded the
circus grounds during the morning.
and the interchange of conversation
between 'townspeople and showmen
has been unusual. The men with the
show are unlike the men with MANY
larger shows and the Southern draWl
oil some OF the "barkers" Is In pleas
ant contrast with the raucous tones
OF the more frequent showmen.
Whereas the usual showmen with
voice grown hoarse with much veil
ing cries, Inside. inside" the HaaR
showmen are leaning across their
rostrums and drawing, "Townfolkp
come to see this show. why don't you
The evening performance will be-
gin at promptly 8 o'clock. The swirl
OF color. the clever clown army. the
aerial acts, the thousand eye-enchant-
ing. neryeripping acts and numbers
VIII enchant the small boy. and the
man who still is a boy.
The equipment OF the show ADJ
pears TO be all right. the attendants
polite. clean and. cordial and the en-.
tire performance one calculated 10
entertain and at the same time In.
struct. No gambling device OF any
kind is permitted on the grounds.
one OF the acts. the Valentine group
have a number which many OF the
, Trust shows have endeavored to pro
, cure. IL is a startling aerial triple
, somersault.