The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1914-07-23
"GREATEsT SHOW ON EARTH
Barnum Il Bailey Will Exhibit at
Centerville on Saturday,
July 25th.

Nothing has been heard of any of
the big shows coming to Leon this
summer, but Leon people can see
the great Barnum & Bailey "Great-
est Show on Earth" at Centerville
on Saturday, July 25th, and a num-
Der of auto parties are being organ
lied to attend while other will 60 on
the trains.
In recent seasons the big circus
has had spectacular features, but this
season the management has gone to
untold expense in investing the big
circus with a wonderfully brilliant
pagean of oriental splendOr entitled,
1.-THE Wizard Prince of Arabia" This
colossal innovation is offered at the
opening of the show, thereby doing
away with the old, stereotyped grand
entree" idea which has been worked
to death by all tue tented aggrega-
tons throughout the land.
In the realistic reproduction of
the glamorous eventful days, of the
land of the Thousand and One
Nights Barnum & Bailey engage
the services of more than two thOus-
and persons which embraces the
dancing activities of hundreds of
gaily bedecked coryphees and a
grand ba4iet effect at the finale which
leaves lasting impression.
The spectacle opens with an elabo-
ately decorated setting of Arabic
land where there is much confusion
over the departure of the prince and
his five wizards who perform modern
day miracles in helping their noble
master conquer strange domains.
The subsequent adventures OF the
prince and his wizardly retinue which
sets forth from their native heath
with horses gaily caparisoned and
amid a great and gorgeous spectacle.
In quick succession follows the in
vasion of King Babar's realm in In
dia where by the magic aid OF the
five wizards, the prince is enabled to
win the heart and hand of the kings
daughter. There's magnificent
wedding feast which is produced in
Kaleidoscope splendor, teeming with
life, action and color. The ballet
finale was pronounced by the press
of New York City to be the last
word in circus pageantry.
In addition to the grand opening
there is the usual circus program OF
mid-air sensations, daring feats on
trapeze bars, tight wire and horse
back by $50 arenic performers. I'm
ported features galore, which in
cludes the famous Icelandic troupe OF
athletes, two troupes OF Oriental
plate and cup spinners and acrobats,
the human flies walking head down.
ward on the crystal mirror, the mid
get equestrian, Bird Millman, the
Tango queen of the tight wire, the
wonderful Weise troupe OF equlll-
brists, wild west exhibition of las
soing and broncho busting, the fam
Gus Schiavoni troupe of gymnasts,
the Imperial Biennese troupe OF fly
ing trapeZists and a great array OF
stirring hippodrome events at the
close. There are numerous other
big features and all combined make
Barnulm L Bailey's circus the biggest
and best.
The Barnum & Bailey circus car
ries everything imaginable from
baby lion to a tangoing elephant in
the wild animal line; acts OF death
defying nature, novelists galore, six
augmented bands, astonishing wild
animal performers, startling eques-
trian features, arenic feats OF
strength and magic, freak congress
and a million and one amusement at
fractions that only a gigantic circus
like Barnum & Bailey can offer for
the price of one admission.
The great free street parade will
leave the show grounds promptly at
9 a. M, on the morning of show date.
Excursion rates on all railroads.
Don't fail to have the children see
this "Greatest Show on EARTH and
the "Children's Vision of Fairyland,'
THE Wizard Prince of Arabia And
there are also clowns galore, fifty OF
them to delight the children.
Don't forget the date.