Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1920-05-18
JOHNNY" SEES
THE BIG. CIRCUS
So Many Things to Look at
1t Keeps the Youngster
Busy.

Little Johnny is credited by tradi-
ton with attending every circus. Lit
tie Johnny is any youngster. He was
present in large numbers at the per-
formance of Ringing Bros. and Barnum
& Bailey Combined Shows at 18th and
III streets northeast last night. And for
every Little johnny there were at
least two who gladly imposed upon
themselves the task of chaperons
Tickets were sold out before O'Clock.
Twelve thousand saw the circus.
Little Johnny usually bears inc
hrunt of descriptions of the circus
There's no reason why he shouldn't Go
1t here.
As Johnny" Sees II.
First there's a big ten where they
keep all the wild animals. In the mid
die there's a tall cage with three SiratS
in il. Then there's cages with 'i"ns 't7d
tigers and bears and kangaroos--with
little kangarooS in their pockets Sd -
monkeys and morep three dozen SUE
plants, which hold their SHOUTS up fot
You to put peanuts in. There am mnch
time to fool around in the mHHaSCr.e
because that amt the main part OF the
circus.
You go into the big tent. There $
more people there than there is at thS
base ball park when Walter Johnson 5
pitching. There's about three bands al'
of 'em playin' different songs ireltS
soon the bands all play together. anu
comm through big door in the SIDE OF
the tent there's a big parade
Like "a street Parade.
Its just like parade in the street.
only everything is marchln close TO-
gether The elephants all hold eacn
others tails in their shouts and march
around Then there's men dressed up
like knights and little fairies riding
in charriots pulled by pigs and geese
DRAWN little carts which monkeys
ride ir--sn' everything.
"Pretty soon the parade's over and
the elephants come in and do tricks
all know just what to do and the
man that makes them do it amt
scared any.
"One thing they do is to get up
on top of each other like pyramid
and the trainer gets underneath CT
them all and they all lie down on top
of him, only. of course. they don't
touch him, because if they did he
would get squashed-
Pretty soon the elephants get
through their tricks and a lot OF
ladies dressed up like fairies hold on
to ropes in the air with their mouths
and get swung around and around ana
look like pictures YOU see or anseis
flying. They amt moren got throus II
when a lot of white horses come IN
:.
up and sitting down and on their
heads and every way Imaginable.
.'WhiIe this is goin' on there's men
and ladies way up in the top or the
tent on trapezes which II they 1eli
from they would get killed. Tney
Jump around from one to the other
and never miss holding on.
Bears Do stunts.
Some bears they've got can do any
thing person can do. like riding
roller skates and bicycles and beatln
drums But they amt any better than
the seals which come in and sit up on
the stage and play tune. one OF
them plays Home. Sweet Home.
There's a lady that dances on .
little wire just like she had all the
floor to dance on. There's some strong
men that throw each other over their
heads and then land plumb down or
the floor hard enough to Kill a TEL
low. There's a dwarf that can ride
a horse sittin' on his head. but has 70
i,r-o to 1ift hira m tee horse
Then there's the dogs that jump on
hoIs-s Jl4n ,ri@fSduitS IN the
air and land on the horses backs ano
jump through paper hoops. An
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tomobile that runs on its hind wheels
An, H. .ia. .+.f :.iIir: til.
rings. There's ra2ts- ~;-h dogs ano
nGrieS ard monkeys .-.i I-"n rioln2
two horses at once-and there's sc
rnucn su.n or ai the tGle feiloW
always missing something. because he
don't know which ia the best to look
at. 1t sure is some circus, alright