The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1917-05-13
CAPITAL INVADED
BY POLYGLOT HOST
RinglingS' Circus Greeted At
Dawn By Small Boys.
PARADE TO Be IN MORNING
FairyIand Spectacle, Cinderella, /"
to Open Each Performance.

A mighty host OF many nations in
vaded Washington this morning and
took possession OF the city. They
have pitched their tents at Fifteenth
and H streets northeast, and are pre-
pairing to advance upon the downtown
section tomorrow morning. They are
peacefully inclined, however, and
citizens need not be alarmed, for their
mission is purely to entertain.
This invading army is merely the
polyglot population OF Ringing Bros
circus, which is to exhibit tomorrow
and Tuesday.
The show arrived in the yards Of
the Baltimore and Ohio railroad this
morning. coming from Cumberland,
Nd, on four trains, made up OF eighty
nine cars. Small boys and quite a
number OF cold boys" also, gathered
before dawn to watch the unloading
Of the big show.
Parade in Morning.
The first event Of interest tomorrow
Will be the big street parade, which
will leave the show grounds at 10
o'clock and march through the prin-
cipal streets. Virtually every per-
former and every wild animal will be
in evidence, with golden tableau
floats. Many clowns will keep the
sidewalk crowds in good humor, and
near the rear Of the procession will
be the elephants, twenty-six in num-
Der. Six bands and two calliopes viii
furnish music.
Features Of the parade will include
q band mounted on prancing horses
and team Of fourteen camels draw
ing huge float.
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with the fairyland spectacle, "Cinder-
ella" presented on a stage that occu-
pies one entire side Of the gigantic
big top" More than 1000 characters
viii appear in this wordless play.
A feature will be a ballet OF 800
girls.
On the arenic program more than
400 performers will appear in three
rings, two stages and in the maze OF
aerial apparatus. More than two
thirds of them are foreigners making
their first appearance in America
Some Noted Riders.
The host of artists will number
such riders as May wirth and the IA
nous Wirth family: the Macpherson
horsemen, the McCrees, the Clark and
Davenport families. Other acts will
embrace Hillary Long. who leaps the
gap" with skates on his head; interna-
tional wrestling champions; Lily Lett
eel; Austrian wood choppers in con-
tests; ROmohsky's Siberian maryels:
Icelandic and Soudanese champions in
wrestling matches; the worlds most
famous aerialists, including the Clark
oman and Nelson troups; the Lloyd
family Of equestrians; the Chang wah
troups OF Oriental marvels; the Tama-
Xxi champions in jiu-jitsu contests, and
scores OF others.
An important feature OF the circus
Is the army of sixty clowns.
The Ringing Brothers Circus will
give performances here tomorrow and
Tuesday, beginning at and o'clock.
The doors of the main tent will open
an hour before each performance to
allow spectators time to visit the 1OS-
cage menagerie.
He Goes To Market.
One Of the most interesting men
with the circus is A. L. Webb,
chief OF the commissary depart
ment It is he who does the
marketing for the immense circus
family, but in lieu of a hand basket
he calls a number Of teams and mo-
tor trucks TO his assistance. Even
a housewife with a family of seven
would have difficulty in comprehend
ing the task which falls to the lot
of the Ringing Brothers commits
sary. Some idea Of the grocery list"
for the organization may be had
when It is stated that there is not
one OF the five herds of elephants
with the big outfit who would even
so much as consider entering upon |
his daily duties without his regular /
morning cereal, a bale OF hay. And |
big Bingo," largest of them all, de- |
mands double rations.
Here IS, approximately, what is !
consumed in a single day by the cir |
Gus, most OF which will be purchased |
from local merchants:
-Four thousand and five hundred |
pounds OF fresh meat, 300 dozen eggs, |
500 pounds OF bread, $50 pounds of |
butter, rs bushels OF potatoes. so |
pounds OF tea, $50 pounds OF coffee, |
900 pounds sugar, so pounds OF crack