Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1913-06-04
CIRCUS DELIGHTS
THE YOUNGSTERS
Little Matter Whether They
Are Six or Sixty, the Pa
rade and Show Attract.

The Carl Hagenbecll and Great
Wallace Shows combined are here to-
day and were welcomed by city resi-
dents and country cousins as they
watched the rising and expansion of
the tents. gazed with astonished eye
upon the gorgeous street parade
through the city streets and flocked
to the show grounds, South Orange
avenue and South Fourteenth streets,
the scene of the exhibitions.
The Parade.
Hundreds of people were gathered
at the -Four Corners" when the
parade passed, drawn there expect
ing an accident as much as to wit
ness the big pageant.
In the former they were disap-
pointed, however, for the big crowd
and the traffic that congested there
while the parade passed was handled
in a mastery style by Traffic Ser
geant Tully and the other members
of the traffic squad assisted by
mounted officers from the First Pre-
cinct.
The parade passed the corners in
divisions and between the divisions.
the regular traffic was released for
three minutes, after which the next
division was allowed the right of
way. This continued until the parade
had passed.
There was very little delay either
in the car service or the general
traffic and the crowd was kept we'll
under control. Several mounted en-
ployees from the circus who attempt
ed to regulate the traffic were sent
on with the parade.
AS the day progressed It became
more evident that the circus is the
most popular form of entertainment
for the small boys, some of whom are
6 and others sixty years. of age. The
Hagenbeck-Wal Circus's conquest
of the hearts of the young and old to-
day was complete.
Behind the first section two more
trains were in pursuit. Steel runwavs
We're lowered to the ground from
stock cars and yellow-le ttered flats
and elephants and camels and great
red wagons, their tops and sides
masked In canvas, emerged Eight
and ten horse teams came from the
stock cars, all harnessed and drag
cling empty traces behind them.
Cook Tent First Placed.
The cook tent" was first placed in
position that food might await the
1,O25 men, women and children on the
way. This was a simple and expedi
tiously accomplished duty as COM
pared with the raising of the big top.
swelling fabric within whose folds
more than 10000 people can be accom-
modated. Menagerie, side show.
wardrobe, blacksmith, harness. dress
ing, property, barber, library and
physicians tents yielded to the un
RENTING exertion before the dele
gated proprietors of the broad space
had finished their mornings labor
Breakfast overland it was a meal
whose wholesomeness, variety and
abundance few hotels could improve
upon-active preparations were on for
the parade. Bands trumpeting.
horses prancing, wagons rumbIing.
calliope footing, clowns frollicking.
the fantastic and gorgeous panorama
moved away. Streets lined and curbs
crowded with people awaited its CAV
coming. Elephants swayed to and
fro with heavy tread in the long line,
and camels from the great desert
bore burdens of oriental beauty Six
bands yielded circus melody.
The pageant was all and more, in
magnitude and sumptuous beauty,
than the Hagenbeck- Wallace man
agement had promised. The half a
thousand Wallace horses elected
praise from all onlookers. They
ranged from great Clydesdale and
Percheron draft horses to tiny Shet-
lands, were in the pink of condition
and spirits. Their trappings glistened
and were splendidly ornate.
A great crowd was awaiting when
the circus opened its doors at 1
o'clock today. Visitors found an en-
pie hours engrossment in the great
Carl Hagenbeck geological paradise.
There were many cages containing
rare and curious creatures. Lions
and tigers paced up and down the
floors of their dens. The Unsuitable
elephants swung their trunks tire
lessly. Leopards sulked in their
cages. The monkey cage attracted
a ceaseless audience. big George
the largest hippopotamus in captiv-
ity. floundered in his tank
The circus performance began
promptly at o'clock, when the 300
odd performers and fifty clowns
trooped into the big top" for the
grand entry, together with elephants,
camels and other wonders of the
circus Performances will be giver
tonight at o'clock and tomorrow
afternoon and evening Then the cir
Gus will move on to delight children
in other cities and to make the oil
live again the halcyon days of child
hood when trouble and darkness
were unknown.