Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1922-05-08

CIRCUS
ElIis A. CimbeI Is Host to the
Kids-They Saw Forty
II Elephants
TENTED CITY IS ERECTED

1t's here and It's ready. The "big.
east. ernndcst, most gorgeous and ave.
inspiring aggregation Of talent ant
hc.uty of the world" us the pres.
agent puts it. In plain English, it's
thc Rinsling Brothers ard Dnrnum &
Bailey Circus.
In many ways the press agent Is
r,,ht. for white mountains Of canvas
eoycr the old circus lot at Nineteenth
erect and Hunting Park avenue pen :
AIMS futter in the wind and hot dog,
ncanut and lemonade venders fill the
sir with their cries. =.
At 9 o'clock this afternoon was the
6rst performance. and It was made note
~,orthy. as in many years past. by the
"rescnce Of Ellis "A. Gimbefs children
kn0O of them. Six thousand children
from fifty ono orphaDages and institu-
t;ons. youngsters that for one day, any.
Now. have big. generous daddy who
AUS them n seat for the circus and
"sfuffs their little tummies" with all
Enc candy and peanuts they can hold.
/; A motortruck. az large Us n circus
wagons transported the peanuts, prct-
sels and cakes for the children.
Z The Reception Committee is com.
no.cd of Mayor Moore. Edward Box.
President Judge Charles L. Brown and
Judges Bonniwcll. German and Walsh,
~ the Municipal Court; Harry Nus
baun, Director Of Welfare Warburton,
BENJAMIN Wolf and Cullen Cain.
Prominent women ''mothcrcd" the
various groups. They included:
Mrs. Sidney Il. Aloe. Mrs. Jacob
Billikopf. Mrs, c. j.. Brown. Mrs.
Harry Bchal. Mrs. A. A. Christian.
Mrs. Ellis A. Gimbcl. Mrs. Benedict
Gimbcl, Mrs. Benedict Gimbel. Jr., Mrs.
Charles Gimbel, Mrs. Edwin II. Dan
ncnbaum. Mrs. +. NJ. g. Flcisher. Mrs.
Samuel d. Lit. Mrs. J. u. Mccall, Mrs.
Richard Norris. Mrs Harvey NJ. Nh.
tbanson. Miss Helen s. Nathanson.
Mrs. stanton Oppenheimer. Mrs. Frank
Pfaelzcr. Mrs. j. NJ. Qurnncll, Mrs.
Sigmund 1tosin. Mrs. Horace Stern.
Mrs. J. F. Schamberg. Mrs. J. l..
Sesslcr. Mrs. Eli X. Sclig, Mrs. Rob-
-rrt Won Moschzisker. Mrs. ]. II. Vir-
din, Mrs. Louis Wolf and Mrs. julius
Wcyl.
The 500 canvssmcn and helpers had
Z tough time of Il yesterday. trying to
get the big top up. Twice the high
WlNuS UICW u uOWu, UUt ti'S Uuuk OU,
and after a long, hard fight, got the
main tent up by suppcrtime.
The animals were taken care of first.
this being the rule of the show. After
that the people connected with 1t could
be provided for. Performing dogs have
a little tented kennel of their own. The
performing animals have their own
tent. and the other beasts, brought
along for exhibition purposes. are In
their own animal tent. A big black
panther occupies n cage with six tigers.
lie is not worried. and the tigers give
him wide berth. for II is jungle lore
that one black panther can lick any
tiger that ever lived. and the tigers
know it. They may snarl and bite
among themselves. but they are off
that panther for good. Two of the
camels have little "camelcttcs'' only |
three weeks old. Forty elephants sway
gently to and fro and four, ,giraffcs, an |
animal incapable of making any sort |
Of sound, gaze placidly on.
There are 400 human performers |
with the show. and they have a large |
dining tent of their own. with red table
cloths, and everything done up in the
best circus style. Altogether there are
1857 persons connected with the big
caravan. There will be two perfor-
inanccs daily. one ut =. NJ. each
afternoon. the other beginning at 5
o'clock =. NJ.