Arizona republican., 1914-09-21

Today is red letter day in the bright calendar of youth, for the circus-Bar- mum and Baley's, known of all men as 1 the greatest show on earth" is again | in Phoenix to demostrate anew that it's trade marked title is not misnomer, | nor unworthily worn.
 Four long trains of S5 cars bring | it to Phoenix from San Bernardino, l where performances were given Satur- | day, the first train bearing the prelim- | mary essentials to the tented encdmp- | ment arriving before daybreak, closely | followed by the remaining sections. With the arrival of the last train the proverbial early birds were astonished | by the appearance of a strange caravan 1 that would have made Noah jealous were he alive to have seen it. The high way leading to the grounds was filled with a motley array of beasts making l the journey from the cars to the grounds under their own motive power. Elephants, zebras, camels, yaks, barred cattle, Zebus, llamas, alpacas and other types moved majestically into port under their own steam. The cat ami mals were in dens and cages while the giraffes, aristocrats of the circus zoo, travelled privately in comfortably up- holstered vans. Acres of ground are covered by this circus which simply won't stop growing some twenty tents in all being pitched for the comfort and accommodation of audiences, and the mammoth organization.
 The first thing upon the circus day schedule will be the parade of this morning at 10 o'clock, when the circus folk promise a stupendously grand and glorious inaugural of the biennial ferti- val they provide here. more than two-mle long display of the wonders and glories of this circus is provided There will be sections devoted to ornate and gorgeous floats typical of many countries and legends. Another section will be given over to mounted men and women riders attractively costumed. There will be a large display of wild animal life in open cages. There will be six bands, including one composed of women. Over 500 horses of varied y CA 1 camels and a long string of elephants will make the journey afoot. Sparkling and brilliant, the colorful cavalcade will bring joy td the youngsters, and with the older folk the memory of the first circus parade they ever witnessed tucked away somewhere in their inner consciousness, will be Vividly revived That great and epochal period will come back with a force that will cause the very joy of living to per meate the atmosphere.
 But it is under the "big top that this thousand sided miracle of the amusement world pledges to live up to it's reputation and beyond. This cir GUS goes on improving each year and burning up all the laudatory adjectives until all the superlatives are exhausted, and it becomes difficult matter to write of the entertainment flying the Barnum and Bailey pennant.
 In it's essentials one big circus must be like another, for the public expects
 the circus of today to be at least rem inescent of the circus of a generation ago. It. is in keeping the circus cir cusy and at the same time in step with the march of progress that the inge- nuity of the managers is taxed. This years Barnum show has all the old I circus atmosphere with 1914 decora- tions, and, in addition, presents the very biggest thing in the circus line l that has ever been attempted, in the presentation of the glittering spec
 tacle, The Wizard Prince of Arabia" Over 1000 persons take part in this wordless play depicting the adventures of Prince Abdallah and his wooing of | the beautiful Princess Ahloo Ssaran, daughter of King Babar. feudatory ru-
 Ter in India. Vast hordes of horses,
 cames and elephants are utilized and
 ] the production is smashing assault of color and movement Oriental all ! the way through the scenes are full of | life and fire. Girls, girls, hundreds of
 l girls, garbed in every known hue lit
 orally pour into the view of the audi 1 ence and the tremendous tabeaux and
 ensembles afford color contrasts beau
 l tiful to see. The music is an integral
 l part of the spectacle and has been es-
 pecially arranged, the music for the
 1 ballet numbers being strikingly effec-
 tive The story is intelligently mined
 and the production is cinematograph-