The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1922-05-29
MAINS BIG SHOW
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to get them out of the river and they
stayed in an hour beyond the allotted
time.
This morning the circus people put III
the big top" with its 5000 seats and
everything was in readiness for the days
business long before the parade hour
Parade Big Feature.
Thousands of people gathered along
the main streets around the noon hou
to witness the circus parade. If every
one of the crowd had attended the after
noon performance there would not have
been room to accommodate them. 1t was
a typical circus crowd willing to be-
amused and ready to spend money fOl
toy balloons, SqUawkers. canarieS on
stick and pennantS. The peddlerS OF
these novelties did a big business
Promptly at the noon hour there was
concerted craning of neckS and the mass
as one body began to sway out into the
street In the distance was heard the
sound of music. The small boy broke
away from restraining parents and went
racing up the street after it. First t.
appear were two young Ladies' heraldln@
the prOcCSSiOn'S approach with trumpet
blasts Eight handsome horses hauled
the big red and gold band wagon int
view and atop 20 red coated musicians
played tuneful marches. Mounted ladies
handsomely gowned followed. The ward
robe looked costly and evidently was new
and proved more than usually attractive
\ big den displayed six big Nubiar
lions; no, we are wrong, they were
lionesses, and fat and cOntented. More
animals passed. in handsomely decorated
dens, more lions, Il tiger, leOpards, hyena
spotted deer. then two monster Nublar
lions with shaggy names and ferociOuS
mein. 4 mellow pipe organ played late
popular melodies as 1T passed and more
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wake. Then there were male riders, four
open dens with animals, and then the
colored band that was jaZzing away as
though they enjoyed it. Hurrayi Here
comes the clowns! \ whole wagon load
of them, painted and powdered, having
a good time kidding the crowd, and max
ing everybody laugh. More big dens
rolled by, some of them closed but bearing
announcements of trained seals and per
forming animals of various kinds.
Hold your horses, here comes the
elephants" shouted an outrider, and eight
big pachyderns came plodding along with
the famous Powers group in the lead,
their mahouts riding atop their broaC
heads and made up to look like real East
Indians. Then the kids had a treat
Cowboys came along riding booted and
spurred and looking just like Tom Mix
and all the movie heroes who ride down
precipices and rescue the beautiful maid
ems from the burning cabins in the 10
reel specials. Last came the steam cal
Hope that was playing Peggie O'Neil
along the main streets and left a trail
of steam and black smoke in its wake
1t was a good parade and it sent several
thousand out to the show grounds. where
until the doors opened the side show
freaks had a chance to sell their photos
and the colOred MINISTRIES sang AMI
danced to the delight of big audience.
Circus Program Pleased.
The circus program of the Main show
will be remembered long for one thing
and that was that it presented every
feature advertised. Perhaps it would
be a difficult matter to single out the
best for all were good and out of the
ordinary. Many liked the Hipp0droIue
elephants the best. Others said that the
Mangean troupe of acrobats were the
greatest they ever saw. The trained
seals pleased everybody and many laugh
was had over the trained pigs. The
Arabs gave Il wonderful exhibition of
tumbling and the wire walking of the
Brazilian lady was out of the ordinary
There was Il long tooth slide by a young
lady that was a thriller, and the orig
{ inal act of the troupe of Icelanders will
not soon be forgotten. 1t was a big
feature and went over to tremendous APP
plause. There was plenty of riding,
trained animals of all kinds, sensational
performances in a steel arena of lions
and pumas, and the only riding lion in
the world, it was claimed. In fact the
whole program pleased and should at
tract a big crowd at tOnighfs perform
ance.
The show will be in Keene tomorrow
and Concord Wednesday.