Evening journal., 1913-05-02
CROWDS ARE
THRILLED BY
CIRCUS JOYS
Ringing Brothers Bring to
City Again Most Brilliant
Pageant
375 PERFORMERS
DELIGHT In BIG SHOW
The great big holiday is herol


When the sun arose this morning Il
found plenty Of opposition in the rail
road yards where Ringing Brothers
trains were unloading all of their red
and golden circus. Four trains
brought the big show into the city
with Sc cars, bringing 1900 people,
more than 600 horses, herds of ele-
plants and the famous harness teams
of camels and zebras, which were
soon trooping out TO the Lancaster
avenue grounds, west of Union street
No alarm clocks we're needed to get
the small boy out Of bed this morn
ing, for he was down at the tracks
before dawn waiting for the first
glimpse of the circus, and there was
with this youthful throng a large ma
iority of those real. red-blooded boys
who never grow up, and are always
Peter Pans when the circus comes TO
town, and just as eager to lead the
spotted ponies to water.
The first section brought the COM
missary department and long before
the gas stove had been lighted in the
home kitchen there was a pleasant
aroma OF coffee and ham and eggs
coming across the meadows from the
cook-house. With wonderful rapidity,
Steward Webb had this department in
full blast and as fast as the working
men arrived they we're served a hot
breakfast And if anybody thinks Il
is an easy task to feed 1900 people,
think Of having TO do this three times
day and each day in a different
town. The second and third sec
tions brought the equipment and
parade wagons, while on the last we're
all of the performers and the long
string of sleeping cars with the dane
ing girls Of the Joan of Arc ballet
which this season is an added feature
Of the show.
Circus day had hardly dawned
when people began flOcking into the
city. All railways and country roads
led to the blue pennanted canvas
city. The railroads brought in ex-
cursions on special trains and long
before the parade reached down town,
the streets were thronged with peo-
pie.
/ So heavy is tho equipment this sea
son that tho Riugling's are travelling
lneariy 200 men in their various work.
ing departments while the spectacle
Of Joan OF Arc requires the services
OF large number of stage experts
for it is produced under canvas with
all the effects of a grand opera pre-
sentation. The canvases this season
arc the largest ever used by a tented
organization. the big top" alone be-
ing 49S feet long by 232 feet wide and
seating 10000 people.
The street parade took place thi'
morning, leaving the show grounds
at 10 o'clock, and it proved to be one
of the most liberal displays of gold
CLEAN and glitter that ever Travelled
down Market street. with its throng'
of humanity. Besides many hand
some tableaux wagons and allegorica
cars peopled with gaily garbed girls
there we're many open cages, show
ing fine specimens from the zoo. zebra
and pony teams, and one big novelty
twenty camels in harness, the frs
time the ship OF the desert has ever
been broken 10 bit and bride. SD
bands furnished continuous melody
the clowns we're on hand, and in al
there we're hosts of novelties in the
three miles of stretched out rainbow
Two performances will be giyer
here today beginning at and 8, the
doors opening an hour before each fol
visit to the menagerie and also {,
attend the operatic concert. given By
the military band Of eighty pieces
while the spectators ar1 being seat
ed. The spectacle Joan Of Are
Will be followed by the circus per
formance in the three rings. "a thu
two stages and around the hippo
drome track. More than 375 per
formers from all parts OF the worl,
, appear in the long and ever-chang
ing bill
The spectacle OF Joan Of Arc is de
! scribed as the limit of circus ex
traVagance, costuming and effects
the coronation procession being un
usually rich in its grandeur of pag
eantry and soldiers in armor and Of
horses and fine trappsngs. The bal
r let Of 300 girls is under the direction
r Of Ottoken Bartik. of the metropolitan
Opera House, New York who /
5 travelling with the circus.
e The circus will move to Trento
tonight AND after that go to Philadel
[ phia where two performance will b
given daily all next week.