Bismarck daily tribune., 1912-06-17
BARNES CIRCUS
IS IN BISMARCK
Bio Animal Show Arrived in
Capital City Early yestef.
day Morning
Parade Given This Morning
Was a Grand Pageant in
Spite Of Mud
It's here, kids!

OpllC Vi mut
It's here, kids!
The AL G. Barnes Big Three Ring
" Id Animal circus arrived in Bis
marck yesterday morning for the per.
formance today. Long before the av-
erage small boy was awake the rum.
BILE of the circus wagons could be
heard on the street.
As usual a large reception CON-
mittee" was at the depot to welcome
the showmen. As quickly as the
three trims of thirty-two cars were
parked in the yards of the Northern
Pacific the work Of unloading began.
For two hours yesterday while the
unloading of the circus specials was
in progress the railroad yards took
on signs of unusual activity.
The parapiernalia of the show was
transferred to the show grounds as
quickly as possible. The first tent to
be raised was the dining tent and fif-
teen minutes later breakfast was be-
ing served to the first squad of 200
wor&men. The menagerie tent was
erected following the dining tent that
the rare and costly animals carried
vita the show might be protected
from the weather.
Tons of sawdust and hay was
sprinkled about the grounds after the
tents had been raised and the tents
promise to withstand even the heav'
lest rains according to t1e manage
ment. Little work save that abso-
lutely necessary for the comfort of
man and beast was performed yester-
day. When the workmen had com.
pleted their tasks they lolled about
under the big tents. In accordance
with the usual custom services of a
religious nature were aeld last night
in the side show tent The Rev
Cadesmas Pope, the minister with the
circus. led the services which were
in particular for the workmen. Lo
cal churches had many new faces in
the congregation last night, they
were circus people. At the First Me
thodist church was Mr.. and Mrs
Earnes.
The first part Of the circus program
today was the street parade, Headed
by four trumpeting military bands
the monster pageant of the AL G
Barnes circus left the show grounds
at 10:30 o'clock this morning. AL
the principal downtown streets wer.
passed through. G1ittering in array
sparkling in freshness, radiating IL
every way the art Of the painter ant
decorator the parade of the AL G
Barnes circus was one of the mos1
pleasing ever seen in this city. Many
of the cages containing rare and cost
ly beasts were opened to the public
Promptly at o'clock this after
noon the doors to the big show were
thrown open. For one hour students
of nature had an opportunity of view
ing one of the largest collections OF
wild animals ever seen under one
canopy. Preceding the performance
by thirty minutes concert of popu
lar and classic music was rendered
by the AL G. Barnes military band OF
twenty-eight soloists under the di'
rection of Prof. E. =. Markham.
The performance of tie AL G.
Barnes circus like everything else
this year is all new. A few of the
old circus features remain but for
the most part the entire performance
lasting more than two hours is given
by wild animals from the jungles un-
Ger the direction of their keepers and
trainers. Without a doubt the most
pleasing Of the 50 acts was the group
of twenty-four monster African lions
which performed in a massive steel
arena under the direction of Capt.
Ricardo. Other acts deserving espe-
C al mention wah that of Capt. Stone
wall and his performing seals; Miss
Dolly Castles, dainty little French
girl, who danced in the arena while
surrounded by eight big man-eating
lions; Miss Margaret Ricardo and
her educated Royal Bengal tigers and
Miss Ethel Barnes and her riding lion
Nero.
Another performance will be given
tonight at 8 o'clock for the benefit of
those who could not attend this af-
ternoon. The doors to the big show
will be opened at o'clock.