The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1916-07-01
Hagenbeek Wallace
] Employees Attend Ser
\ vices In Tent
BIG SHOW TO
ARRIVE SUNDAY
Will Exhibit Monday
and Tuesday Out
JeffersOn-ave.
Hoorsy!

! The red wagons will come tomor.
row. bringing the Carl IIagenbeck-
1Wallsce shows TO Detroit for per.
formances Monday and Tuesday.
n Germany was included in the itin.
srary OF the Hagenbeck Wallace
show several years ago while tho
big circus was playing IN Europe.
! Just how the Germans copied the
HaEenbeck. Wallace circus methods
ID but a matter OF history in the
present European war.
The Carl Hagenbcck-Wsllace cir
h Gus OF 1916 is circus of nov. tiles.
thrills and a whole show OF pretty
4 women. The show is peculiarly for
tunate this year In the number OF
European and other foreign novel
\ ties Agents abroad were able to
4 secure features never before seen in
America, on account OF the war.
Likewise the Carl Hagenbeok zoo at
Hamburg, Germany, was brought In
tact to this country and placed with
the com bined shows. Volumes could
be written OF the hardships and dan
gers experienced in getting the rare
and costly Hagerbeok animals from
the war zone.
The circus Ia assessed at $1,000.
900 The parade alone represents a
cash outlay OF a million dollars, and
the Carl HageEbeck wild animals
are valued NJ S4SO.00O The Amer
lean oflces are maintained In Gin.
c.nnati, Chicago and New York city.
The winter quarters arc located al
West Baden. Ind. In London, Liver
pool, Petrograd. Hamburg. Calcutta
and Hongkong agencies are main.
tanned TO secure novelties and fea'
lures.
In the neighborhood OF 1000 peo-
pie travel with the big show ir addi-
ton 20 fUS advance meR,-At night
the circus travels from city TO city
aboard three special trains. In tn"
daytime % tents which cover IA
acres OF ground are used TO house
the show. The largest tent. used
for the arena. is $40 feet long and
among the biggest reaches of canvas
ever constructed II is supported by
six gigantic oak poles. larger than
the largest mast on the biggest sea
sailing vessel. The smallest tent
ID used TO house the circus barber
shop, while adjoining Is the library
tent, which is supplied with daily
papers from the leading cities OF the
world
The circus trains will begin roll
ing into Detroit early Sunday morn
ing, and about the time the milkman
In making his rounds the work OF
unloading will begin. As fast as
possible the great red and yellow
wagons will be transferred from the
Michigan Central railroad yards to
the Jefferson ave. circus grounds.
In accordance with the wishes OF
p. E. Wallace, founder OF the show,
Sunday Is always a day OF rest as
far as possible with the circus folks.
All of the tents. save the arena,
will be erected early that the rare
and costly animals may be protected
from any possible inclement wealth.
CT.
Frequently services are conduct
ed on Sundays oy the Rev. Cades-
mas Pope. the minister who travels
with the circus. Attendance IL not
compulsory. but the circus employees
attend in large numbers. With the
show Is a lawyer. n doctor, dentist,
two veterinary surgeons. four black
smiths and horseshoers. United
States mail man, storekeeper.
photographer and in fact almost
every artisan found in the average
village Of a thousand souls.
A spectacular pageant sayoring
Of the oId.time circus opens the per-
formance. The arenic performance.
which follows. enlists the efforts OF
l0o artists. The clown contingent
will lie the largest ever seen here, is
the promise.
The stellar attraction continues 70
he the Carl Hagenbeck trained AMI
mails. No other circus boasts OF
trained beasts equal TO those oner'
ed by the Hagenbecks.
The circus parade. Monday morn