The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1912-07-11
Circus is tie Great Attraction
in This Section Of the
State Today.
DELAYED ON ROAD
And There is No Parade for
the Big Throngs Crowd
ing the Streets,

Glory bel The circus Barnum
and Bailey's-is in town, and all the
small boys, ana the oldsters with
red corpuscles in their veins are re-
ioicing. Four long trains OF eighty
4 five cars brought 1t to town this
morning and Young America was
numerously represented, along with
10 good sprinkling Of his elders To
WHOM the arrival OF the circus aud
It's detraining makes a yearly appeal
The unloading was accomplished
with half the bother the average
pater famillas encounters when
changing fats, An early breakfast
was served in the circus tent to the
working force and with the arrival
of the coaches containing the per-
formers who travel on the last Sec
ton the work of preparing the par
ade was welr under way upon the
show grounds.
Owing to the lateusss of the show
trains arrival here from Cnmber-
land, Md, where the circus exhibited
Yesterday and last night the parade
was reluctantly abandoned by the
management OF the shows. The first
section did not arrive here until 1900
o'clock and the fourth and last sec
ton came IN, at 11.s0. The delay was
caused by the mountainous haul be-
tween Cumberland and this city. The
circus management. deplored the fact
that the great thropgs Of people
gathered in the streets were UNI
ayoidably deprived Of the pleasures
and education of the parade. The
lateness of the arrival of the show
trains also delayed the afternoon
performance some.
Shortly before noon today large
number OF Fathers prepared to leave
their Offices for the day with the sad
news that they were under the palm
full necessity of taking the children
to the circus. They were commits
scra by other male workers who
still liked the circus but didn't have
the children. The entrances were
thrown open for the main show at 1880
o'clock and at 2:SO o'clock the fun was
on before a tent oiled with people.
II is pretty discouraging for the NO.
vitiate who tries not to oyerworh
the adjective to do justice to this
performance. From start to end the
program contains many novelties
and surprises. The opening spectacle
of Cleopatra is snmptIous affair
and with Its wealth Of Beautiful cos.
tunes and effects makes decidedly
favorable impression.
The ballet has been perfectly
trained and the dancing diyertise-
ments are of SURPRISING beauty. Ths
pantomiming is well done and the
story OF Anthony's infatuation and
downfall is tArillingly told with
the light effects that viii be possible
at tonight's performance the produce
ton will be immeasurabIy more
beautiful than at the matinee today.
The baseball elephants took inn
mensely and so did the Japanese
wrestlers and jiu jttsu experts, whose
performances proved decidedly I'M
teresting and unusual. The riding Of
Miss May Wirth came up to the ad.
vance notices. Surely there could be
no higher praise. She is certainly a
marvel and her grace and daring are
beyond compare. But why Gid the
lily? The Berne Brothers and Kate
sandwina, the female Hercules, of
fered striking displays Of strength
unlike the usual act of similar char
acter, and La Belle Victoria. in her
act upon the high wire was Of super
lative excellence. There were
hundred more other features, all
high class and of great merit. To
enumerate them all would be to prac-
tically print the program. Each and
every artist was an expert In their
particular line of endeayor and the
charm of newness and novelty gave
the program its CHIEF charm. The
clowns were source Of delight with
their clean and wholesome funmak-
ing and more popular than ever with
the kiddtSs An hour can be very
we'll spentkin the circus zoo. The
animals are exhibited under Clearly
and favorable conditions and there
are many rare specimens. The baby
giraffe is especially interesting.
The performance win be repeated
tonight IN It's entirety at 8 O'Clock.