The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1914-06-03
THOUSANDS CHEER PARK CITY CIRCUS
 AT HOME COMING
Thrilling Acts and Dazzling Pa- geant Warmly AppIauded
 By Crowds.


 About s5.ooo people yesterday paid tribute to the most nnasterf1l, gigan- tic and spectacular Of Bridgeport's en- terprises. It was not only a tribute but a stimulus to other industries to pursue the methods and the prestige which application to minute detail has been produced
 For, while bank, store and factory may boast of organization, the arr rival erection of a miniature city in active working order and it's disap- pearance during the night to open elsewhere is a feat which even the great governments of the world study with microscopic interest.
 Arriving yesterday morning, a bil- lowy sea of canvas yesterday greeted the eye as dawn appeared. At noon time, there was an activity about the circus lot which denoted more than industry-an effort to afford amuse- mum & Bailey, Greatest Show on Earth, had been seen by the multi tudes and was returning to their home for a day.
 In the afternoon, surging crowds sought admission to the side shows where the marvels of humanity and the animal kingdom had been collect ed and sheltered for the purpose Of display.
 Against the tawny gray Of the can- vas. the color of the fronts and ban ners Vied with the bright red. green, yellow and blue of the wagons. The spangled dancer was upon the plat form, the living skeleton gIoWed with pride in his slimness and the fat wo-. man talked disdainfully of the attrav- tive power of her attenuated neigh Hbor. After the hunger Of the attend. ants and performers had been eatis-9 fled in the cook tent, and those who perform feats of daring, strength and beauty gathered together in the per- formers tent awaiting the opening of the great spectacle, petty differences Of individuals found little favor in the great theme that the show was on that day to come into. it's oWn-its own home town.
 And, when the sixteen thousand as- sorted souls had gathered beneath the large tent after having viewed the animals, and discussed the marvellous size of the canels, and the little ones, had with their older parents and reIa- tives, fed the big elephants, draw ing gradually nearer and nearer to their 'trunks'' until they dared throw the toothsoFne aorsels directly into the opened maws of the waiting pachydernls, the bugIe blast announce ed the coming of the great master piece of modern shoWdom-the Wiz a.Ed Prince of Arabia
 Occupying a large section of the south side of the big tent was a. non-. ster stage, upon which the gorgeous ly costumed kings, princes, wizards, and court attendants appeared in PoIi- tine order. A gorgeous pageant com prising more than 500 persons, each bearing tink1ing instruments of orient al character was a feature which will long be remembered by those who witnessed it.
 Almost with the art of the rnagicians whose antics had previously pleased, the great tent was turned into a. vast arena where the eye could see naught but elephants Every ring contained five of the great beasts performing the same tricks. This monster offering, similar to other of it's kind in the world, was the handiwork of Harry J. Mooney, of local and international fame. assisted by Trainers J. B. Clark and J. J. Doe1ey. The climax was the ball-playing of the elephants under the personal direction of Mooney. At the batting and sliding home of the trained beasts, that enormous con course of people broke into one spon- taneous roar of applause.
 Among the big bill of attractions of- fered, special notice was taken of the Royal Mikado troupe of Japanese Wrestlers, Josephson's IcIandic GIina troupe. who showed such dexterity that one man was able to protect him. self unarmed from the attack of five armed men. c1owning that bore a new ness in the suffragette and eugenic numbers which created general ap- p1ause, motorcycle clowns, dog acts under the direction of Mime. Desva1, statute horses that were superb, tan going upon the tight-wire by Bird MiIlman. Australian boomerang throw ing. gymnastic feats by the Dekoes troupe and casting by the Imperial Viennese troupe that held the specta- tors breathless.
 It was grand panorama which cannot be excelled by any organiza-. ton and which, once seen, draws in- stincttvely when the flafing posters again appear
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