The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1921-05-07
RICHMOND ENJOYS
WONDERS OF CIRCUS;
CHILDREN ARE HAPPY

Spring arrived in full bloom this
morning and so did the circus.
True to the prediction of hundreds
of billboards and posters scattered
throughout the city the much heralded
second largest circus in the world
Sells-F1oto, forty-eight cars strong,
steamed into town this morning, UNI.
limbered their equipment and at ten
m. there arose at South Twenty
third street, 13 acres of tented ex-
element
With dispatch and precision that
amazes the ordinary layman, the cir
Gus folks went about their business
and in less than an hour after their
arrival most of the canvass was up
and in its place and hot breakfast
was being passed out to the troupers
in the cook tent
Two hours after their arrival they
were lined up in pageant formation
and the parade was on.
Circus People Active.
The amazing news value of a circus
arrival is not SO much in it's parade
and performance. but in the ability of
the people of the big top to handle
and coup with any situation or condi-
ton that might arise.
There was an early morning chill in
the air as the two special trains
chugged into the yards and backed
into the siding. Hardly had the
cars been spotted than from various
hooks and crannies an army of
Transfers, handy men" and roust.
abouts poured forth, the rough wooden
inclines were set in place and horses,
ponies and elephants began to appear
in ever increasing numbers.
"Old Man Camel was there too
When he first came forth into the air
he turned derisive upper lip to the
heavens, and shimmied, or one OF his
humps did, as he paraded up the track
in solemn majesty.
Team after team OF palfreys was
brought out and hitched to the rumDi-
ing wagons. A motor truck rolled along
the fiat cars. down an incline and of
TO some downtown errand.
Jimmie Elephant winked sly eye at
US as he boosted a wagon out of the
way of an approaching train This
is the way I do things. boys" he said
EN- all think it's work Mere childs
play this. Why when I was in the
Jungle" He rumbled away with
another wagon, his rear eXtremities
working out of time with his front, as
is his Wierd custom.
Following the street parade the
afternoon performance was given in
the Twenty-Third street lot at 2:l5
o'clock this afternoon.
The engagement here will close with
the evening performance. At Sis the
bugler will announce the opening OF
ihn extravaganza The Birth Of the
Rainbow"
The menagerie tent will be open to
the public for inspection before the
performance begins in the main top.
The show comes from it's pre-sea-
son engagement at the coliseum In
Chicago intact. bringing with it some
of the biggest feature acts known to
the sawdust ring. Prominently
, stands Poodles Hanneford, the great
riding clown. He and his troupe OF
riding Hanrefords come direct from
the New York Hippodrome. Others
among the features are the Riding
Hodginis and Hobsons the Flying Mel.
sons and Becks. Berta Beeson, aerial
dancer. the Fishers, The Awatagac
Japanese, the Amira Arabs, Beatrice
Sweeney and Minnie Fisher, the girl
that slides two hundred feet hanging
by her teeth.
The show carries 1000 people, 81 OF
whom are clowns.