Daily Kennebec journal., 1913-12-08
Ruby Walker Carnival Queer
Has $4,000 Over Nearest Rival
Ready for Big Circus, Today.
THE BIG CIRCUS.

Just like the early morning OF the
day when the big circus comes 10
town, the Armory, Sunday, was all the
world like a great circus in its prep
aration for the opening show. Young
sters stood about in little groups near
the main entrance and snatcheo
elimpses of the interior as the per-
formers came and went. An incline
was erected up the stairs for the
horses and ponies. The floor of the Ar
mory, which will be used as the ring,
has been covered with six inches of
sawdust. The seats are erected in am
phitheater form, a great high balcony
being built over the stage The acting
section affords ample opportunity for
the execution of the brillian program.
Waterville young ladies and young
men who are to take part were at the
Armory, Sunday afternoon, preparing
for the first presentation. The dancing
girls, the trick riders, including many
Of the local horsemen, put on the fin
ishing touches under the direction OF
the riding masters. The professional
talent arrived and established itself
in its new quarters, and all that now
remains for the opening of the great
event is the coming of night.
The program is bubbling over with
fun, skill and even a few thrills by the
more daring of performers. The doors
will open early. There will be big at
tendance, for the tickets already sold
by the contestants for Carnival Queen
have insured several capacity houses.
The program will be as follows:
A-Grand entree-Introducing a mag
nificent costumed parade of mounted
performers, our own herd of comedy
elephants, trained bears, Shetland po
nies, dancing girls. Japanese jugglers,
cowboys, Indians, acrobats, aerialists,
clowns and fun-makers.
B-Arrival of band of clowns, fun
makers, rubes, pantomimists, grimac-
ers, mountebanks, Halequins and COM
edians under the leadership of the King
of testers, introducing uncomfortable
impulses in drolleries, jests and jolity
for the amusement and edfication of
the whole body of spectators. Clown
song and chorus.
C.-Grand, bewildering. glittering as
sembiage of nations, led by Devonshire
Euntsmen on stately steeds. conclud-
ing with the brilliant spectacular pro-
duction "The Return from the Hunt
and Huntsman's Quadrille.
D-Maddox = Americas Premiere
Equilibrist, acknowledged as the
worlds greatest hand stander.
Bumjo"-Famous comedy ele-
phant, a massive mastodon of noun
famous moving flesh. An elephant
with his head full of wisdom and his
trunk full of tricks. "Bumjo" per-
forms all the stunts shown by other
elephants and more. He seems to pos
sess human intelligence and is exhibit
ed at each and every performance.
F-Trying Out a White Hope
Comedy boxing match between two of
the principal fun makers of the shows,
assisted by their fellow comedians.
G-Marvelous Dick, Canine Wonder
Who performs a score of wonderful
tricks, walks tight rope while blind
folded, and as a climax makes a dar-
ing leap for life from a platform 40
feet in the air into a net below.
H-Theo and Camille Lagess-A
sensational acrobatic team of rare ex-
cellence.
1-Seven Sandows-In feats of
strength and heavy weight lifting
J-Wire Acts Extraordinary-Lew
Dare and eWalton-Executing feats
of grace. skill and equilibrism on the
slender threads of steel.
K-Brew and Brewin-Bears which
were captured, not by Knowles" and
trained for these shows, exhibited upon
the elevated stage, doing all sorts of
stunts of an amusing nature and
closing with their original dancing
absurdity.
L-Dailey Brothers-America's fore
most acrobats and head balancers. An
Act which is not duplicated in any
other show.
M-LaRex and LaRex-F1exible
gymnasts and expert aerialists.
N-LeClaires Dog and Pony Circus
Introducing a troupe of marvellous
ly trained ponies and dogs. An act
pleasing to both young and old and