The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1912-05-27
THIS WAY PLEASE
FOR THE BIG SHOW!
THE CIRCUS HAS COME TO TOWN
AND THE TENTS ARE
PITCHED.
SOCIETY TO TAKE PART
REAL LIVE ANIMALS, FUNNY
CLOWNS AND ALL THE FIxiN's.
TUESDAY AND WEUNES-
DAY THE Bic DAYS.

With the blare of trumpets and the
crack of Ringmasters Anderson and
Grundy,S whips tnmnrraw- night, ser-
goously -bsdeckod ladies 3n gaiiy-ca-
parisoned horses will cauter around
the ring In step to the stately tread of
Of blatant brass bands In the grand
entree. and the society circus. over
which Richmond has bean Agng for
weeks. will be on in fun blast.
II will be some circus. too There
will be-real peanuts, sa4se-ef4eash
pink lemonade. and sweet-scented
sawdust and funny clowns and lusty-
Iunged ballyhoo barkers outside tne
canvass will acclaim the mysteries OF
the greatest show on earth. There
will be real live animals-some from
the jungies Of Africa and many from
the wtids of Richmond. but none of
your stuffed var&-.@E. The manage
ment guarantees that those obtained
in Richmond will be fully as ferocious
as any In captivity, and all are to be
seen in the mystifytng MANN 9th.
magnificent menageris for the price
of the one admission Step up. ladies
and gentlemen. ana buy your tckefS!
Big sisieshow. Too.
Of course there will be n sideshow
no really great circus is complete
without that appendage and there.
for the small sum If ten cents ii
dime, two nickels, tho curious may
view the fearfully and wonderfully
made freaks Of nature. ranging from
the Wild Man of Borneo 10 the beard
ed Lady
Inside the big tent. though will be
found the real thing. There Buffalo
Bul and Alkaii Ike on their buckins
ironchos will divide. interest with
Madame Ona Nag la her wonderful.
weird and woody bareback stunts and
the thrilling acts " aerial artists.
The circus atmosphere will be there
with the old-tlme odor of sawdust
that inspired us IN our sChoolboy days
20 r'Sk the ire OF the town policemen
and steal a peep under the flap Of the
tug tent
The circus train reached the city
Saturday with the twenty five PROBES
sionai people carried by Manager
Duchemin and the paraphernalia to be
used in the show. The cooking ana
living tents were pitched Saturday
night on the lot IN the 1900 block Mon
ument avenue. where the show will
be given. The small boy and his sis
ter had a day OF Il yesterday watch
iag the mys lfysuC little details that
go on around circus lot preliminar,
10 the performance. Early this morn
ing the work OF raising the big ton'
was started and this wifi he IN readi-
ness for the full dress rehearsal which
VII he hid there tonight.
Three Performances
There viii be three performances ci
the circus -tomorrow night. Wedncs-
day afternoon and again "Wednesday
night. The proceeds are To go Ia Pine
camp. and Richmond society people
have entered heartily into the pro-
ject tn lend their time and talents
along with the professionals, to MAXI
the affair 4 success. That il will he
well worth seeing Is certain.
The following Richmond folks will
take part IN the circus
Rinrmas ters-~J, T. Anderson and
Barton X. Grundy,
Chief Barker and Ticket Seller. }
St George Bryan. Charles Bigger
Louis Cadean, p. L. Conquest. Jr.. Hol.
Page. W. ". Crump. W. j. Miller. bal
lyhoomen.
PtTaio Rull. Mckee Dunn. Alkal
Ike. Stuart Christian.
Clowns and Turkey Trotters--F'en.
ton Jacobs, IaTnesa HlltcheoH. William
Iafew. James Patton. Mills Neat
James Wheat. ct. cady. Alfred Smith
and w, c. Jackson
Madame Ona Nag. bareback rider
J. W. Briggs.
Ticket rakers~-W. T. Taylor. I n
Ayiett,
Jackeys and Steeplechaser from 7
NJ. C. A.-C. .. Corkran. G. V, Robin
SON. o. c. Hope. V. A. Wells. r n
Danford c. w Williams. J. A. sane
l.. A Day.
Policemen from Y. NJ. q A-C. T
MerceTW II. HAN and p. A Corkvan