South Bend news-times., 1922-07-21

The circus is in South Bend-the
biggest thing that mOves-the ANAL
gamated circuses known throughout
the length and breadth OF the land
as Ringing Brothers and Barnum
ana Bailey combined.
That is more than enough infor-
nation for the small boy. while for
others IL may be we'll TO add that
the circus arrived from Grand Ra-
pids with the first streaks OF dawn
this morning and that Immediately
the anthropolog!cal and geological
population OF the city took on a
decided increase Four long red and
yellow trains totalling 100 double
length cars brought the organization
her. the first train bearing the pre-
hminary essentials 70 the circus en-
campment arriving when most peo-
pie were IN the land Of Nod.
The detraining OF such a circus as
the Ringing -Barnum combine Is an
occasion that makes all other freight
movements uninteresting. The rail-
road yards are for the nonce turned
into a jungle land with the roaring
OF lions, the trumpeting OF elephants
and an animal bedlam in general.
1t was very early this morning
when old John. dean of the herd OF
80 elephants with the big show. be-
gan 10 unload himself. The other
elephants walk down a gangway
placed against the side OF the ele-
phant cars. but John, who has been
circusing since the days OF z. 7.
Barnum. himself refuses TO COM
promise his dignity by any such un-
worthy performance. John Is the
Oldest and wisest OF all the pachy-
derms in the herd who wiggle a
trunk or flop an ear. and when his
mahout tells John that IL is his turn.
John backs up TO the side OF the car.
carefully puts one hind leg over the
side to the ground. and then. leg
by leg, hoists his huge bulk from the
train. When he is all out he waits
patiently for the more common ele-
phantine minds 10 be unloaded,
pokes out his diminutive tail for the
others to hook onto, and trumpets
Lets co."
Thirty tents make up this monster
circus city and seen from a distance
with the futtering flags at the tops
OF the giant spars they look just
as attractive as they did when gray
grandfather was a small boy and
carried water 10 Jumbo. Largest or
these tents IS the big top" beneath
which the performances are given
whopper Of an affair capable Of
seating $4,000 people. The menag-
erie tent is only bit smaller and
shelters what the circus folk conf
IDENTIFY assert is the largest display
OF natural history types ever shown
since Noah co-ordinated his huge
collection and drove 'em aboard the
ark
Included IN the big array OF ami
mails are an entire family OF girafles;
he only armored rhinoceros in cap
tivity. a bay hippOpotamus. and
mother; Emir. a Siberian tiger, said
10 be the largest ever brought 10
this country; Suzanne, a monster
ape. and Jitney. her five months ola
baby; 80 elephants; 23 camels, both
single and double bumped. and
splendid showing OF leOpards, tigers.
lions. jaguars, hyenas. rare types OF
dMAEAURE tAAA4 All ANdI hNNAf AAdAAAS-o
zebras yaks. and what not.
These animals in the circus zoo
are entirely distinct and apart from
the trained wild animals appearing
IN the monster three steel arenas
during the performances. these in
cluding 90 polar bears. 21 lions, 10
tigers, S leopards and black panth
ers directed by Europe's foremosc
wild animal trainers. including Ma
bic Stark and Olga Celeste. two fear
less young women, whose courage
and daring is not one whit less than
that OF their male colleagues.
Then there are performances by
bruins who ride bikes and skate on
rollers: FIVE groups OF seals: five
herds OF elephants; ALI Isoyars won
derful CANNES: trained pigs. geese
baboons and pigeons: Ella Bradnas
Russian wolf hounds, F1orentine
pigeons, horses and dogs, end the
first appearances here OF Europe's
master horsemen Manuel Herzog.
Jean Agee and Rudolph Mayer. with
100 superbly trained stations. An
other horse number OF SURPRISING
beauty and skill is Frank Miller's IN
PRODUCTION of Missouri Belle. conced-
ed 70 be the finest high school morse
In the world. Thirty elephants ap-
pear IN a single tRbleau, as 90 90
stations
II takes three rings. nve stages
and the track. in addition 70 three
steel arenas. 20 negotiate the long
program, upon which only acknowl-
edged champions And a position
Heading the list comes Lillian Lett
zell "A mite OF dainty femininity.
whose aerial stunts high IN The dome
or the tent stamp her as the most
wonderful living artistic OF her sex.
There are many new European acls
in all departments o. circus sndea-
vor and skill. and not few OF them
will be new 20 South Bend And. or
courses. there are the clOwns-some
fve score OF the merry fellows-and
Ia colcsful pageant 20 start the cir
eus ball a'rolling
Performances are scheduled forl
2 and p. m. Tickets may be bought
az the Central Drug store. corner
Michigan and washinEton SIS
throughout the day AZ regular prices.