The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1916-06-02
CIRCUS PLEASES
LARGE NUMBER ATTEND AFTER
NOON ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
ARE WELL RECEIVED.

Several hundreds of people, includ-
ing a strong representation of city
and district "grown-ups,' were on
hand in the Milwaukee railway yards
shortly before 7 O'Clock this morning
to greet the Gollmar Bros big circus
train, and to share in the wonders
of the unloading of the long line of
cars. Interest seemed to be centered
in the removing from their car of the
seven elephants, although the man
ner in which the huge wagons and
cages were drawn to the ground
came in for more than passing notice.
About dinner time a mammoth
street parade was given that made a
big hit with the children and also set
tied the question with the grown
people as TO whether or not they
should go to the show.
Each year those men who control
the great shows of the country seek
some new thrill to attract those who
find in the circus that fascinating
something in watching risk
his life that is found in no other
public entertainment.
mere IL dlNdSS SOlltllIIiS lillti-
esting, thrilling and fascinating in
watching a human being at the mer-
cy Of wild beasts and i'm searching
for a thriller" as the feature of the
big show this season the Gollmar
brothers, whose mighty aggregation
of circus wonders are exhibiting here
today, secured the fearless, petite
and comedy Mile. Marguerite with her
troupe of jungle bred monarchs of
the forest.
To see this little woman, in her
marvellous exhibition of wild animal
training, is to have witnessed one of
the thrills of the century. Few who
witness her performance realize the
amount of patience, perseverance
and careful study of the ways of the
wild beasts vas necessary to perfect
her part of the circus performance.
Mile. Marguerite has the nerve of
steel. The lions, tigers, leopards and
pumas who appear in her act, and
who perform all sorts of clever tricks
under her direction alone, have been
trained by patience, tact and perse-
yerance that only a woman OF mar
velous nerve and energy could have.
These animals, jungle bred, have
not lost their thirst for warm blood
or the instinct that Mile. Marguerite
had while she was exhibiting her an
imals with a circus in Cuba this win
ter. After she had been desperately
wounded by one of her pets" Mile.
Marguerite saved her life by a fear
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OF wild beasts who had been aroused
by the smell of warm blood.
Born in the atmosphere of deeds
of daring, having come into the
world while her parents were with
a circus, Mile. Marguerite Is n of
the greatest, if not the greatest,
trainer of wild animals in the world.
Because, for some unaccountable
reason, women have greater control
forest, Mile. Marguerite gives eXhi-
billions of wild animal training that
no member of the sterner sex has
ever attempted.
To see this little woman in a steel
bound arena, surrounded by a dozen
ferocious wild beasts of the forest
feeding them meat from her naked
hand as they stand with their paws
on her shoulders is to have witnessed
the greatest thrill that the circus
world has ever presented.
While Mile. Marguerite has n of
the big thrills of the Gollmar Bros.
shows this season. it is not the only
thrill of the big circus performance,
for this year the show has more real
big features than ever before.