The San Francisco call., 1913-08-10
BIG SHOW COMING
LAST OF AUGUST
Brilliant EHulgence and
Scintillating Iridescence'
Features Advertised
Blood Stirring Thrills and
Hair Raising Feats on
Program of Ringlings

San Franciscans are beginning to
look forward to Saturday. August so
to satisfy that Unsuitable circus hunger
which can only be appeased by the
tent show" On that day Ringing
Brothers Worlds Greatest Shows will
erect its white top city for three days
at Twelfth and Market streets. with an
elaborately prepared amusement pro-
gram
Preceding the opening performance a
expected to attract many thousands OF
people along the route.
The performance will open with q
gorgeous spectacle of brilliant effulg-
ence and scintillating iridenscene." II
is said TO be the highest work of art
in its line-a Joan of Arc" pageant
Its brand new. spick and span regalia'
its alluring plot. the daintiness of the
comely Nine. Bartik as the i'll fated
heroine of France; the we'll groomed
equines; the appropriateness of the
music and the perfect detail of the
presentation, all combine to make il
one long. lasting achievement of the
great circus firm.
Then follows the circus proper, pre-
senting a diversity of entertainment
both of the human and animal variety
The clowns and harlequins run around
the track, across the platforms, and
perpetrate tricks of the latest origin
These fun makers comprise a half hum
dred, assisted by pigs. dogs, ducks
geese and the pony police patrol.
The ring performances are far the
best the Ringlings have ever offered
abounding in thrills and novelty, and
rejecting great credit upon the show
men. A European program is pre-
sented, topped by the famous Saxon
trio, the worlds strongest men, the
Tybell sisters in a human butterfly act
the celebrated oriental family of Bal
kani's riders. the Janowsky troupe OF
novelty acrobats, the Lorbeer troupe OF
strong arm jugglers; Josephine Clark
and Augustus Clark, considered the
greatest bareback riders in the world
the Mirano brothers, who do a high
perch act on a pole so feet long, one
brother holding the pole and many
other acts too numerous to mention
The best trained animals on earth
are headed by Huling's seals; Shu-
mann's horses and three herds of ele-
plants, which play musical instruments
dance, operate telephones, stand on
their heads, jump rope and juggle can
non balls.
Thirty years ago the Ringlings began
life with nothing but ambition. Today
they own the largest amusement or
ganization in. the world. There are
five brothers in the firm. When they
gave their first performance in theil
home town the youngest was but 1t
years old. Their tent was home made
The seat planks were borrowed from
the neighboring lumber yard. They
had but one horse. They gave the per
formance themselves.
Their start in life was small. but i
was earnest They were not afraid o,
hard work. They prospered from TIL,
start, though on their first season they
did not wander far from home. Theil
one horse was not equal to the task
In 1883 their seasons first tour In
cluded an entire state. In 1885 they
Travelled through three states.
In 1888 they made their first appear
ance with railroad show. From this
on their progress reads like fiction
They went where they liked In spite
Of bitter opposition on the part of older
shows. Before many seasons had gone
by the Shows they once feared began
to fade away at their approach The
foundation of their success is no secret
1t is summed up in one word-"hon-
esty." Everybody knows all about
Ringing Brothers circus. Tt has beer
household word for many years.