The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1920-07-20
OH, IT'S CIRCUS DAY


Hanneford, Elizabeth Hanneford, rid
ers; Berta Beeson, the Incompatible
wire dancer; Victoria, the lovely ar
tiste of the high swinging steel thread:
the LIE Greh family. the most start
ling novelty eentortien act in Amer
lea; the SIayman Ali Arabs: the NOt-
tawaga Japanese Jiu Jitsu marvels
featuring Sara, woman champion of
the world; Alfredo @odona, premier
flyer; the Nelson's. tle Codenas, the
Luekeys, the Raym onds. the Swee-
neys, Les Jerados, the Hamiltons, the
Rowlands and others, including
Dainty Marie. Venus Of the ir. In
the three rings and on the stages are
riding acts. animal acts. ground, wire
perch, LADDER ltilibristic and gym
nashe acts in Gems, TO say nothing
of spectacles and tableaux. s -
The clowns, headed by Lorette.
greatest of droll cops; Mareelline, the
clown, and Art Bore1la. America s
premier producing -joey" will prove
that there's something new in Merry
Andrews lane
IL CIRCUS DAY SNAPSHOTS - ..s
Among the proprietors of pop stands who
VIII serve their cooling merchandise to- the
circus -geihg public today will be Jimmy
Alien, son of Governor Allen, at stand at
Seventeenth and Topeka avenue. In asking
permission of the residents of 1885 Topeka
the lot, he said that his name was Allen
and that he lived at 1885 Topeka boulevard.
not thinking 1t necessary to explain that
he was the son Of the governor.
Several thousand Topekans Including
myriad hosts of youngsters were on the
tair grounds at an early hour this morn
ing Old men with their families drove
out in their cars to watch the big tents
go up and the horses aud dog tents erected.
Fifty years ago 1 didn't drive out to
tn the circus grounds in car, said one
in overalls and very much excited over
the prospect of gaining a free admittance
by watering elephants all morning long -
At least a thousand and probably more,
Topeka kids were running around the
tents, anxious and willing to do any
thing from CARRYING stakes to watering
the animals to gain admittance to the big
show The big wagons with their wild
animals emitting jungle groans, and
screams, always had a gang of the young
sters standing around trying to peer into
the darkness and mystery of the wagons
and only leaving when a burly circus EN-
p!aye chased them away with a few we'll
directed curses
The main tent early today was a great
the ground. An hour later it had been
! transformed into n living thing billowfnc
and waving in the breeze like the sail Of a
great ship.
Horse shoeing shops. animal tents and
huge piles of baled hay. great wagons
tent which provides for the entire circus
complement, were running full blast at
Q o'clock. The installation of the tent
poles was the interesting feature of the
morning performance"
This morning when the distant strains OF
the calliope fleatetd in thru the window the
dignified and blase dean of The State
journal force. was seen to drop his work
and hurry front. along with the rest OF
| the kids. THE circus is one of the few
things which still give us that childhood
| thrill, amt it. Tom remarked another
veteran of the staff. "Er-ah, l always like
| 10 hear a band" was the carefully non
| ehalant reply.