The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1922-08-28
Walter L. Main Shows Exhibited
at Morgan Park
BIG PARADE THIS NOON
Aggregation Arrived Here Sun
day and Grounds Visited
By Hundreds

Fourth OF July. No more need he
said Everyone. for everyone was once
small boy or girl, Is drawn into the
popular holiday tide when a circus
comes to town. II circus didn't
have a thing to show but elephants.
monkeys, zebras, snakecharmers.
call.opes, music, gay colors, those
mammoth children OF the junges
would alone draw the crowds And
Walter l.. Mains circus has all the
above mentioned and herd OF eight
elephants, two of which are three
year olds and act as playful as chill
dren, except when they go into the
area and do their act, then they are
on their good behavior and act like
little gentlemen.
These same animals showed with
the Ringing Bros, BarnuW and
Bailey circus at Madison Square
Garden last winter. The owner Of
the Main show, along with having
several other progressive ideas, suca
as the cutting down admission prices
to increase volume OF business, add
ing expensive acts, etc, felt That this
pair Of highly trained packyderms
would be a great feature. So he pur-
chased them at sum something like
$4,000.
The Main show is one of the oldest
and most reputable in the circus
world Dan and grandfather remem.
Der IT, Although it hasn't been in
bennington for some seasons, people
welcomed it as Of old Hundreds
gathered on River street to watch
the unloading. The work was mark
ed by little confusion. Every man
had his certain, definite job and each
went to il with a will. Before the on
lockers realized most Of the 20 cars
had been unloaded and their para
pherna'ia slipped over to Morgan
Park
One of the mysterious red wagons
which went to grounds first was
opened Out Of it came, tenting,
tools. kitchen ware and boX-like
stoves, In few minutes more pork
Joins, potatoes, bacon, eggs, sausages,
in fact everything to fill a hungry
man, was sending its tempting odors
into the air Three chefs and twice
that number of assistants were pro-
viding fare for some 400 people.
Next the tents for the horses went
into the air. A local grain dealer g
truck arrived at the right time with
several hundred of grain and bales
of hay. AS soon as the horses had
uone their work they we're unhar.
messed and given their dinner. Mean
time other garys of men were busy
with the menagerie tent, the side
show quarters the mems room house,
special tents and the big top.
It is the wonderful system that ap-
peas. First there Is bare lot, a
little later a tented city. dwelling
quarters for scores and scores of
humans and animals This transfer
mation isn't hit or miss There is a
perfect system and only with that.
throughout the entire game it would
take Rockefeller's Golfers to keep the
organization solvent In size the
kshow is much larger than expected,
twenty cars, fourteen dens of animals.
400 people. eight elephants, side
shows and countless really wonderful
freaks
Animals, cages, trappings, the en-
tire-output, Is in spiCk and span
shape. Although the day Is giving
every sign of being bad circus wealth
or, nevertheless, everything Is max
ing a good impression. Yesterday af-
ter the regular work was done, the
remainder OF the afternoon was de-
voted "to dolling up" for the output
had only that time to put on the fin
ishiug touches for the Connecticut
state fair. Cages we're touched up,
the "sunburst' in the wheels of the
parade wagons were, in many cases,
Irepainted, higgins and equipment OF
1.-THE circus proper were cleaned or po''
ished. Over at the stables, all Of the
horses were groomed and cared for
lAnd the harnesses washed and oiled.
WIN d CRUSH anu bldlb llbiu q vt
kband atop a big red wagon, its com
| ing heralded by four lady riders in
gowns OF silver and spangles, the
parade started this noon There was
l,craning OF necks, kids severed from
parental control and busy policemen
watching the crowd. Girls on the
sidewalks gazed with envy at the lad
hies of the circus as they rode by an
hgaily bedecked steeds and masculine
Aeyes were not far behind in judging
Iyalues.
The parade contained liberal dis
play of beasts, and novelty In
(which dog and lion were very
chummy in cage of chatterine
monkeys,
Jazz bands played the latest tunes
and the two calliopes dispensed
Imuslc of two kinds, one soothing, the
other ear piercing, but thrilling ant
completely circus-like. The elephants