The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1914-09-25
THE ROBINSON
FAMOUS SHOWS
HERE. / TODAY
GORGEOUS STREET PAGEANT
AND eEXCELLENT PER-
TORRANCE.
GREAT CROWD SEES THE BIG
TOT. PITCHED BY CANVAS
sUPsIDEDoWN TRAPEZE ARTISTS
"a; IA PLEASED PATRONS AT THE
NJ y l9;i BIG MATINEE.

III I The Robinson Famous Shows have
GONE to town. The good old CIRCUS
with. its CLEAN, its glitter and gold,
tllas once more invaded the city, anu
promises to be the mecca for al:
whose hearts are young during the
h Joyous day, circus day.
First OF all in this mornings line;
Of march came tic rumbling wagons
bearing the commissary equipment
the gigantic ranges heated entirely
by steam; the dining tents with their
L long tables Of spotlessly white linen
4 and everything necessary TO furnish
breakfast for the immense circus
family of 500 people. who three
times each day gather about the
boards. With wonderful rapidity.
N Steward Chester Monahan had his
department at work, and as fast as
1.-The workingmen arrived they were
FURNISHED with u hot breakfast and
steaming coffee. After tile first sec
ton, bearing the commissary equip.
mcnt, came the circus special, con-
tanning the wonderful Robinson wild
animals and baggage equipment.
Il Nothing pleased the great crowd
which crowded the circus grounds
j more than the "big top" The boss
canvas man, Frank Willard, and his
x men put it into the air today with
II as much ease as the average camper
pitches his sleeping tent So rapidly
was theswork done that it was. in the
air before the last of the circus spc-
cials{hadsarrived.
With breakfast over active prepar=
ations were begun for the parade. It
1cfts,the show grounds shortly after
Z 10 3o'clock. It was marvel OF cir
Y tcus beauty. There was long line
OF the fantastic finery, half dozen
bands, ponderous elephants, camels,
THOSE ships of the desert which go
eight days without water, and hors-
es--!7.well a small boy said there must
have been million Of them.
Following the parade the show
grounds appeared to be the objective
point. Everything was in readiness
to receive the crowds and they de-
sscended from everywhere. The doors
Stoi the big show were opened prompt
ss9ly at / o'clock. One hour was allot-
ted to the spectators for viewing the
swonderful- Robinson collection Of
wild animals, said to be the rarest
Sand costliest in the world. Preced-
ling the blk show by thirty minutes
ia concert was given by Prof. Mas
tiers royal military band.
Among the many features worthy
of special mention are the Millctte]
family or fupside-down trapcsc ART
lists. They finish their daring act by
STANDING on their heads on swinging
land revolving trapese. The Nine
& Nelson family acrobats are wonder
sfuls gymnasts; one girl turns thirty
flip flaps on an elevated pedestal.
RThe5 Three Laurettc Sisters arc bea.l-t
sBtiful aerialists; they vortex in tho
dome of the canvas suspended by
8their teeth only. DcNrarci's balloons
land smonkeys stand erect on running
sponies and ride bicycles. The clowns
are good; burlesque all late political
land baseball happenings. King
George lis a talented and beautiful
tango horse The leapers, tunl-
Sblers, riders and wire artists are
SaboYe the usual standard.
III Another full and complete peri
torrance will be given tonight at 5
O'Clock. The doors to the big show
and menagerie will be opened an
hour earlier.
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