Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1917-08-01

as soon as the preliminary work OF
| building the circus city was accom-
plished.
| 700 WOrlSingmcn.
The Ringing brothers circus IL
the largest tented amusement organi-
zation now travelling and II requires
! exactly 2S tents To shelter It's various
departments. So heavy IL the equipA
mont that an army of seven hundred
| workingmen are required to build,
| tear down and move this tremendous
outfit. The exact population of the
circus city, according to census
taken soon after the organization
opened It's season, is 1873 persons,
1856 horses, 80 camcls, AZ elephants
and more than II thousand monaBerie
animals.
More than the usual amount OF in
terest H. being shown In the street pa
rade. which leave the show grounds
this morning soon after 10 O'Clock.
1t Is promised that this procession
will he n revelation of beauty and
grandeur. outrivaling all similar cx
hibitions Of previous years II Will be
three miles In length and viii in
clude virtually all the performers and
mcnageric animals. Many OF the AMI
mails will be displayed in open cages
and OF the entire herd Of elephants,
20, Will be In the line. An unusual
feature will be team OF IL Samels,
broken to bit and Bride and draw
Ing "A huge parade Float. Six bands
aud two calliopes viii furnish the
music for the procession, and many of
N!nsling brothers sixty clowns will
be on hand to furnish fun for the
sidewalk spectators There will also
be scores OF gorgeous tableau wagons
and allegor!cal floats filled with
pretty girls in gay attire.
Gorgeous spectacle.
A program of unusual novelty and
variety Is berg offered by the Ring
ling brotncis this season, opening
with a gorgeous iaiyyland spectacle,
"Cinderella," enacted by IA cast OF one
thousand character on an enormous
stage occupying neatly one entire side
OF the circus main tent This wonder
ful pantomimtc display IL based on
the century old fairytale so familiar to
young and old, and is presented on a
scale so lavish that 1t eclipses In
splendor all previous spcctacles pro-
duced by the Ringing brothers. The
costumes are the most gorgeous ever
devised and II trainioad of scenery
and lighting effects are required. A
ballet of three hundred dancing girls
forms one of its many features.
Tho circus program in the three
rings, two stages and labyrinth OF
aerial rigging will include more new
and novel features from Europe than
ever before seen in this country. Fully
four hundred performers, most OF
them from abroad. participate in the
aerial, acrobatic and riding numbers.
Marvel Of Mid Air.
Among many remarkable acts will
he Madamoiselle Loitzel, the marvel
OF mid-air; the famous Wirth family
OF riders, headed by May Wirth; Hal
larry Long. who loops the loop with
skates attached to his head. the Mac
Pherson clan of Highland horsemen;
Australian woodchoppers in amazing
contests; the Jefferson troupe of Ice
landic and Soudanese champions In
fcats OF strength: the Tamaki COM
pany OF jiu-j jitsu marvels; Ivan Romo-
noffsky's Siberian riders, whole COM
panies OF world famed aerialists, in
Guiding the Clarkonians and the Mel
son families and scores OF other art
ists in daring ring, tent-top and hippo
drome achievements.
For the convenience of patrons
downtown ticket offics will he CON
GuctAd all day at Getman's Rexall
drug store, ll3 South Main street,
where the same prices will be charged
as on the show grounds.