Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1912-08-15
TRAINS FROM ALL DIRECTIONS
PACKED AND WITH AUTOS AND
RIGS BRING THOUSANDS.
MANY FAMILIAR NAMES
AMONG CIRCUS PEOPLE
Many Of Old Ringing Stars Seen Again
Here Today, Together With Many
New Fsatures-"Joan Of Arc" Spec.
tacIe q Gorgeous one-contrast Of
Show Seen Today With First Time.

to Marsnalltown every two yearS-the
day when the Ringing Bros, ever pop
ular here, bring their gigantic circus
to the city.
Early in the morning, with the
promise of fair weather, autos and
teams began to pour people into the
city. With the arrival OF the morning
trains the crowd was augmented ma
terially. and thousands Of visitors
Joined with the townspeople in wit
Messing the morning parade and at
tending the afternoon performance ct
the tented city in the fair grounds.
Marked Contrast With First Visit.
In marked contrast with the first
visit the Ringlings ever paid to Mar
ehalltown was the magnificent produc-
ton Of today. Thirty or more years
ago. when the Ave Ringing brothers
came to Marshailtown for the first
time, they showed on what is now the
Willard lot. at First and Church
streets.
The five brothers were then their
own trapeze performers, their own
canvas bosses, their own tumblers,
their own tent stake drivers. their own
bareback riders, and everything else
that pertained to the little one-rins
circus, a wagon show" They had one
elephant which helped get the few
show wagons out Of the mtre in max
ing the overland visits to Iowa towns.
Today Charles Ringing, general
manager of the company. directed the
performance here from his private Of
nee. He has with him 1900 people, 500
horses, th1rty-two elephants. twenty
camels, besides the hosts Of other an
tnals that go to make up the menag-
erie that, alone, represents small
fortune. The Ringing Bros in the time
they first started out as "showmen,"
have accumulated not only their own
and nrst-loved Ringing show" but
the Barnum & Bailey show, and the
Forepaug h-Sells show. the other two
big circuses before the American pub
lie.
Costs $500 Per Day TO Operate.
The Ringing show costs daily to
operate the snug sum Of $500. The
Transportation bill is an enormous one
daily. and the feed bill for employees
and animals makes up another ire
mendous item OF expense. The elephants
alone eat ton Of hay daily. and the
horses three tons. This and the other
grain used Is bought daily in the diff
ferent towns where the show appears.
This Is also true with the articles of
diet that go toward making up the
daily bill Of fare OF the employees. To-
days expense account locally included
hundreds Of pounds OF meat, and bush
els Of tomatoes. onions. and potatoes.
to say nothing Of an immense ice
cream order to serve dessert to en-
ployes.
Mena serie Pleasing Feature.
AS is always the case with the
Ringing show the menagerie was one
of the pleasing features, and instruc-
tive, especially to the children. At the
present time the Ringlings have but
one giraffe, but ne Is a splendid speci-
men His mate died a short time go.
One Of the most Interesting features
Of the menagerie was the pair Of
chimpanzees which are almost human.
These pleased the children at the aft
ernoon performance immensely. Two
lion cubs came in for their same share
Of attention, as did also the other nu-
merous specimens that are always car
ried with circuses.
Band Concert Pleasing.
Preceding the afternoon perform
ance, and the same VIII be true to-
night. the Ringing Military Band gave
q delightful concert under the direction
of Professor Richards. The Ringlings
carry five bands, including that COM
posed OF clowns.
The bands all appeared in the par
ade, which moved at about II o'clock
and was two miles in length Among
%ao ~ he 40
teen camel team that drew one Of the
wagons. John Agee, equestrian director
Of the circus, led the parade.
"Joan Of Arc" Opening Spectacle.
The spectacular panto1nime, Joan of
Arc" new this year. was the opening
feature of the afternoon performance.
While pretty at any time, the spectacle
is even more gorgeous at night, when
the brilliancy Of the lights add to the
effect. Between 300 and 400 people are
used in the production, together with
400 head of ring stock. Ten large cleo
trio calciums are used for the lighting
effects. The performers include a ballet
and chorus secured in New York, the
members of which are with the circus
only until the beginning Of the the
atrical season.
Among the other pleasing features OF
the production are the TybelI Sisters,
three in number. who were last seen
here with the Forepaugh- Sells show.
Theirs is an Iron jaw" act and is Civ
en- in the center ring while the two
Minerva Sisters and the two Richards
Sisters perform similarly in the other
rings
Joseph LeF7eur, who does the aero
batic high dive: the Patty Bros. who
walk on their heads: Carlos Caesaro,
the human top" who balances his
head on a steel plate and Is turned
about at goo revolutions per minute,
arc also among the feature acts. The
Riding Rooneys, Johnnie" and Char
ley Rooney and the formers wife,
who were here with the Ringlings two
years ago. do a feature riding act. as
do also the Costellos. brother and sis
ter. and Josephine Clark With her
Brother Miss Clark also does double
riding act.
Tho Clarkonians and the Nelson
Y (amily are featured IN the aerial acts.
and these, with many Of the other per-
4ofmefs. constitute a list OF familiar
snen9eS 70 the circus going public.
seleny have been seen here before with
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