The Vinita daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1913, 1912-05-07
FIRST BIG CIRCUS
OF SEASON HERE
Howe's Great London Shows Arrived
on TWO Special Trains This Morn
ing-An Excellent Parade.

The first big circus to visit the To-
cality this season is with us today.
The Howe's Great London Shows, con
ceded by press and public to be the
best and biggest Independent circus
organization on tour this season, ar
rived in Vinita early this morning from
Muskogee on two special trains. There
we're few sleepy heads among the
youngsters this morning. The small
boy and his little sister who usually
object strenuously tc getting up early
enough to brush their hair, do the
chores and get ready for school were
on hand at an early hour to watch the
big shows unload.
Ever see a circus unload? If not
you have missed one of the chief joys
of boyhood. one which surpasses swim
ing in the old swimming hole or "hook-
ing apples" from the neighbors or
chard.
The streets were packed this morn
ing with country people, many of
whom drove in from quite distance
to witness the first big parade of the
season and the school rooms must
have appeared sadly deserted, judging
from the number of young Americans
who followed the gay calalcade from
the grounds and over the principal
streets.
Comments of approval were heard
on all sides on the excellence of the
parade. No one within hearing of the
big band which led the prade, or the
four other big bands which followed
in quick succession, or the funny clown
band which rode on one of the mem
agerie wagons, or the great steam
caliope, was 50 blaze that the music
failed to quicken his pulse, or hasten
his steps towards another street cor
ner where he could view the gay caval-
cade all over again.
This years Howe's Great London
Shows are entirely new, and there are
novelties galore. The following is
from the Daily Oklahoman of Okla
Eoma City:
The first circus of the season, the
Howe's Great London shows has been
with us, and if the first Of the year
is any forecast of what is to come,
circus goers of this city certainly have
a treat in store for them. The Howe's
show is good and it was all the more
pleasing because it is perhaps the
cleanest show on the road today. The
atmosphere of cleanliness extends to
the performers, and aside from the
ability they displayed, there has never
been a cleaner cut appearance aggre-
cation of performers in this city.
Accustomed to seeing fine horses
with a circus, one gets little more
than they expected with the Howe's
show. Beautiful Kentucky thorough
breds and Arabian ring horses, trained
to do most everything but talk, are the
rule, and there are so many of them
that one hardly knows which to admire
the most
The Howe show features number
Of excellent Japanese acts. The Uyeno
troupe, with their marvellous acrobatic
acts are undoubtedly the best ever
seen here, and are alone well worth
a visit to the circus. The $50 odd other
acts are also of the very best, and
there are plenty of thrillers to delight
the older circus goer.
No circus would be complete with
out clowns, and the Howe show car
ries a small army Of these funny fel-
lows. The best part of their perform
ance is that they pull some really novel
stunts, and produce real laughs.
The show carries select menagerie
and one of the attractions in this de-
partment was an enormous dromedary,
said to be the largest in America. The
circus also has the largest elephant,
and among the feature acts is won