The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1913-05-21
CIRCUS IS HERE BIG AND BULLY Splendid Showing Through Streets of City by Big
 Aggregation Many Novelties in Appearance of Men and Women Elicit
 Much Admiration

One of the features. of the big pa- rade of the Ringing Brothers circus which visited this city. today was the driving of a herd of camels with bit and line attached to one of the big wagons of the show, the herd of 2 big elephants. and the general beauty of the entire parade, its spick and span. condition, the large number of open cages, and the especially large number of women who are to take part in the big spectacle of Joan of Arc.
 The parade was witnessed by an inn mense crowd of people which lined the entire route the width of the walk and sin many places extended into the street, while every window which af- forded 8, view of the pageant was oe- cupied with a crowd of eager sight seers. Of course the children are the ones to whom the parade particularly appeals, but the interest was not con fined to %them, and the adults were fully as enthusiastic in commenda ton of the fine showing made by the cir GUS.
 The Ringing Brothers may almost be claimed by Bridgeport as they are now the owners of the Barnum & Bailey circus which makes it's winter home here, and they are largely inter ested in the welfare of Bridgeport. Their show has always been given a, cordial welcome here. It is well de serving of this welcome as it has all ways been a good show. and judging from the quality of the parade this morning the performances today will eclipse anything in the line of cir GUS ever seen in the city.
 The parade was a long one and was notable for the excellent appea rance of the men and women, who make up the personnel. the fine condition of all of the paraphernalia, the many hum dreds of fine horses in the line, and Flor a number of novelties which were shown.
 The horses are handsome and very evenly matched. dapple grays predom- mating in the line, and they looked in splendid condition. The band char iots of course were resplendent in gilt and covered with banners, the last one con taininE the clown band which dis eourse1 ss7eet discord much to the amusemer erit of the line of spectators
 The parade was headed by an eques- trian section in costume of the time Of Charles VII of France, then the re- mainderz of the big aggregation follow ed in sections, showing the various features of the big show in detail. The large number of women riding made a splendid appearance and the costumes worn representing various coun tries were extremely pretty.
 The open cages. an unusually large number, attracted a great deal of att tention, and some of the big tigers, leopards. hyenas, black bears. polar bears and lions elicited a great deal of admiration and many speculations as. to what might happen if they sh ould get lose in the crowd.
 The novelty of the parade was the big herd of camels which were driven like horses with bit and rein, and were attached to one of the big cages. This is the first time such a turnout has 5rix Ia of
 The ponies, of which there were a large number, attracted the attention of the little folks and the admiration of the older ones as well. They were pretty little fellows and had a busf- ness-like air a. they trotted through the streets dragging wagons propor- toned to their size. There were a number of novel floats in the line which attracted attention and a. cou- pie of calliopes, without which no cir cus would be complete.
 The route was through Fairfield ave hue to State street, to Main street, to Fairfield avenue, and return to the grounds at the West End, fwhere an immense crowd witnessed the after noon performance.
 Commencing before 1 o'clock and continuing until after the hour for the opening of the afternoon show every car passing through the center of the city was crowded with those bound for the circus grounds, and the pig LOp was filled almost to capacity when the blare of trumpets announced the grand formal entry. The performance in it's entirety is good and another immense crowd will be present this evening. The big spectacle, Joan of Arc, Is pro nounced as one of the finest ever pro duced by a circus.
 While the circus is supposed to be a small boys spectacle, it is entirely unsafe to allow the boy to attend alone, and the entire family should go along to see that he is not }devoured by any Of the wild animals or gets under the feet of the elephants Any escort less than the entire family will not be sufficient.
 During the parade of this morning the usual number of fakers and nov city sellers were in evidence and er- 1ivened the streets with their cries in selling their wares.
 Some idea of the size of the parade and the show may. be gained from the fact that there are 1,2S0 perform CTS and more than 500 horses, all Of which appeared in the big free spec tacle offered this morning.
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