Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-04-28
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.
PREFACES THE CIRCUS
Grand Bombardment of Meta
phors Prior to Barnum &
Bailey Shows Arrival

With grand splash of adjcctvos and
terrific bombardment Of metaphors and sim
lies, the circus is upon us Totally unable
to bear up under the onslaught of jay Rial
the supreme "bg-top' press agent Phila-
delpha will "sucCumh to the lure" of the
Barnum & Bailey show when II hits town
Monday. First, free street parade, you
know However let the gentleman who
writes pieces about the entertainment
speak:
Much stress 10 laid upon the sensational
features which form an important part Of
the performance; ltaly's comic equestrian.
the rider who made al Europe laugh. Sig
nor Bagonghi. the Apollo Belviderc OF the
circus arena the beautiful spectacular
pageant entitled Aladdin and His Wonder
ful Lamp portraying the gorgeous splcn
doris of the FlUwcry Kingdom.
among the arcnic artists are the paven-
| port family of equestrian celebrities, the
| twenty Nenncsc in an old-world aerial
| novelty, the lying Ncapolitans, the fearless
| Silbons; ,hrinCc a Chimpanzce trained TO
! perform all the tricks of a horizontal bar
| expert solomon, a dwarf human, who imi-
| tatcS a chimpan2cc. Ella SChiaVoni. the
physical culture expert the Randows, in n
novel table act: Arena and Mcrtens, COM
/ cdN aCrohatS, the IlannafOrd family. Eng
lish cuucstrans; Bird Millmau, queen of
| the silver thread and Mile. Lcitzcll. the
| aerial marvel
"pf riders there will he score or more
| They are said tn he the champions Of all
countries and of all schools Of cqucstrian-
ism
TRAINED animal acts will be n feature
! Of this seasons Hallenberg'
Wonder Bears. riding bicycles, skating
ON roller skates, Walking tight wire an,
many other amusing feats: Madam Bradna s
dog and pony circus: captain Ticburs's sea
band troupe Of performing cats, rats anC
dogs. and a comedy circus of mules, ponies
ana clowns
'Iligh-class aerial performances possess
tho most thrilling interest for everybody
and in this branch of arcuic art the Bar
mum Il Eailcy shows are prc-emiucntl.
strong They represent AN unparalleled
number Of the greatest and most venture
some and original male aud female mid al
trapczc. horizontal bar, floating rings am
invisible wire experts in the most startlu
lights, dives, cyolutiuuS catches and com
| biuatlOus
THE mcnagcric Of the combined show
| h said to lac made up of the largest an
! rarcSt collection of wild beasts ever Q,
7 | hihitcd under canvas. The two score cl'
plants embrace the collection said to
the wonder of the geological world Me
| rimcnt for the little ones will he furnish,
by clowns without number, who will |
= busy throughout tho entire pcrfOrmauC
There will he many other attractions
hcwildor and delight.
"rhrcr enormous tents are necessary f
the accommodation of the 200 horses wi
the Baruum n Bailey circus. The stab
J. occupied by the heavy pcrchcron al
i ! Clydovdalc draft horses is u model
. ! equine ncatncsS. while the Arabian tho
y oughhreds and the ring stock occupy Ia
u urous quarters in separate tents
l. "'rhe parade will leave the circus lot
Il ! Hunting Park avenue and Nineteen
street Monday morning at . o'clock movi
along Hunting Park avenue to Bro
street. to South street, countermarChing
AZ Broad street to Germantown avenue,
70 Hunting Park avenue to the circus lot"