The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-08-14
IN 4 LONG TRAINS
RinglingS' Will Arrive About
Daylight Sunday Morning.
A Total of IS Big Red and
Yellow Cars.
SIX BAHDS-TWO CALLIOPES
Plenty of Music for the Mann
moth Parade.
Procession Three Niles Long
Will Start at 10 Monday.
SIX BANDS-TWO CALuOPES
The big circus is almost here.

from PlttSburg over the Santa F'e rail-
road They will be unloaded imme-
diately at the Eighth street crossing
and within a few short hours the big
aggregation of world wonders which
comprises Ringing Brothers Worlds
greatest shows" will be safely shell
tered under twenty acres of white can
vas on the Fair grounds, where it
will spend Sunday and Monday
OF course, it is unnecessary to pre-
dict that virtually all of the red
blooded youngsters of the city, as well
as a gOOdly number of their elders
will be on hand in the railroad yards
at an early hour to watch the arrival
and unloading of the circus and the
transferring of the gigantic outfit to
the show grounds. The fascination
that invariably attends the arrival of
the red and gold wagons and the
ponderous elephants and all the other
strange sights of the biggest tent
show in the world, seems to grow
stronger every year and if the amount
of interest shown today in inquiries
regarding the time of arrival and 10
cation of the SHOW grounds is any crit
eriOn, it seems proba bic that nearly
the ertire population Of Topeka, both
big and little, will be on hand to well
come Ringing Brothers show tomor-
row morning.
If there are any who fail to witness
the unloading of the circus they will
undoubtedly be on hard at the Fair
Grounds sometime Sunday, or when
the big street parade traverses the
principal streets of the city during
Monday morning. This cavalcade
which, it is promised, will be the
longest ana most gorgeous display
ever seen in the streets of this city,
will start from the show grounds
promptly at 10 O'Clock. 1t will be
more than three miles in length, and
will include all the performers and
animals, in addition to a long pro-
cession of handsome taEleau wagons
and allegorical cars, filied with pretty
dancing girls in gay costumes
Two Steam CalliOpeS.
Six bands and two calliopes will
furnish the music for the cavalcade
and the fifty famous Ringling clowns
will be on hand to keep the sidewalk
spectators in good hunior. \ striking
feature of the procession Will be the
long line of elephants. Forty in all.
Today several agents and contrac-
tors are busy in the city making final
arrangements for the coming of the
big show. The ''twenty-four hour
man." who makes all the physical ar
rangements, such as laying out the
show grounds and arranging the route
of the street parade, arrived early this
morning and spent a busy day. 9th |
er circus men in the city include |
number of stage and electrical experts /
who precede the show to make ar
engagements for the staging and light /
ing of the big spectacle, Solomon and (
the Queen of Sheba," which is one of |
the principal features of the Ringing
The first train to arrive tomorrow |
morning will bring the cOmmissary |
department and the first tent to be /
pitched on the show grounds VIII be I
the 'cook house" so that a warm |
breakfast will be ready for the army |
of workingmen and the performers |
when they arrive.
The second and third trains will |
bring the heavy red wagons, loaded /
with the canvases and other proper /
ties, the elephants, the 80 horses and |
the other animals. on the last train, !
composed entirely of sleeping cars, !
will come all the performers and 9TH |
er attaches of the circus
Orchestra of 90 Pieces.
Nearly half of entire train sec I
ton is used to transport the scsrery 4
and costumes used in the massive 4
spectacle, solomon and the Queen of !
Sheba." This spectacle includes cast /
of more than 1850 characters and T
ballet of 500 dancing girls under the /
personal direction of OttOkar Bartik, /
balletmaster Ct the Metropolitan opera |
house, New York. and late of La Scala. |
Milan The music for this spectacle +
has been written by FaltiS E,ffe ndi +
formerly bandmaster to the Khedive /
of Egypt, and is rendered by an or [
cheStra of 80 musicians, 400 trained {
singers and chorus of 1000 voices. (
accompanied by cathedral pipe or
gan. costing 100000. The Ringing .
Brothers have expended 100000 in +
the production of this mammoth spec
tacle. which faithfully and accurately .
portrayS the pomp. ceremony, life and I
wisdom of a period a thousand years /
before Christ, and introduces Solomon
in all his glory and Balkis' Queen of /
Sheba, the most interesting woman of \
her day. In a series of dramatic. !
pantomimic pictures staged with all /
the lavish splendor and opulence that /
marked the period when the wise Sol /
ONION ruled the Kingdom of Israel.
the action of the spectacle is laid in
Jerusalem, at the time of the historical .
visit of Balkis. Queen of Sheba.
the spectacle is presented on an +
enormous, specially constructed stage,
which occupies nearly one entire side +
of the main tent This tent measures (
$50 feet by $40 feet.
The Arenic Program.
Despite the enormous cost of the |
spectacle no expense has been spared /
TO make the arenic program the most I
thrilling and novel entertainment that /
has ever been presented. In the three /
big rings and two stages more than /
400 performers Will appear in a series /
of new and sensational, riding, aero /
battle and aerial acts. nearly all of /
which have never before been wit |
eign performers as Charles Augustus /
Clark, England's foremost bareback |
rider, Mile. Leatzel, daring woman |
aerialist; the Mirano brothers. Won
derful perch artists; the jefferson |
troup of Iceland athletics; the famous |
four Lloyds. daring Indian riders: Mi I
jares. the Mexican wire wizard and /
the world famous Clarkonians. who I
turn triple somersaults in midair, are /
q few of the host of performers who /
will furnish the spectators with an I
abundance of thrills.
Plenty of Fun. Too.
In addition to spectacle and thrills, |
there will be large quantities of fun, I
contributed by the fifty famous Ring
ling clowns. These drou comedians |
are the funniest of their kind in the |