The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1939-1949, 1946-08-15
kennewick To Be Circus CAPITAL Sunday
Big Cole Brothers
Show 10 Arrive
Bright and Early

Bright and Early
From early Sunday morning
until the wee hours Monday, Ken
newick is going to be the capital
of the circus world, with lions, til
gers, elephants, sides plitting
clowns, breath-taking performers,
bands, pink lemonade and all the
color of the sawdust ring parked
under the gigantic big top of the
huge Cole Bros. Combined Circus,
one of the biggest shows in the
world.
It'll steam into town in all its
hoop-la, glamor and breath Of ro-
nance aboard a mile long string Of
red and yellow enameled railroad
cars, which will transport $50
of the circus family, its
three great herds Of performing
hundreds of menagerie
animals and hundreds Of hand
some horses and ponies, over the
Union Pacific railroad from Walla
Walla, where it will exhibit Sat-
urday.
From way back, the circus, as
epitomized by the magic name of
Cole Bros, has been one Of the
things guaranteed to bring out the
small boy" in everyone, SO, nat
urally enough, there'n be no doubt
be hundreds Of early risers on hand
at the railroad sidings adjacent to
the Union Pacific depot to watch
the elephants scamper down the
ramps" from their steel sleepers
and other unique sights.
This will mark the first visit Of
the Cole Bros. big show to Kenne-
wick, it being brought to town by
the Grape Festival Association as
one of the years big events. As
a matter of fact, not only Kenne-
wicsk but both Pasco and Rich
land, comprising the Tri Cities,
join in extending a welcome to
the huge organization, heralded as
one of the two largest shows in the
world.
So its foregone conclusion that
the many famous artists will stage
their daring and spectacular feats
before a capacity crowd at each
of the two performances here Sum
day. Circus enthusiasts from miles
around are expected to be on hand
to thrill and enjoy the delights Of
circus day as only Americas ma
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The "city of tents" will be
pitched south of the old grade
school building between Washing
ton street and Park View Homes,
and it has been announced that
there will be free parking space
for hundreds of cars.
It is said that never before In
history has the big show had such
a large and varied assortment of
thrm-makers. They We're gath
cred from all parts Of the world,
and the result has proven the very
last word in circus magic. All Of
the famous 1916 stars and features
will be presented here without
single exception just as they were
seen throughout the East, and as
they will be presented in Spokane
next Monday and Tuesday and at
Seattle, Portland, San Francisco
and Los Angeles within the next
few weeks.
In all, there are 1857 men and
women arenic stars and perform
ers, including, of course, forty of
the worlds greatest and best
known clowns, headed as they are
by Otto Greibling, Horace Laird,
Freddie Freeman, Fluffy" Huff
man Brownie, and Dick Lewis.
perhaps six Of the funniest slowns
in the land Of sawdust and spanR-
Leo.
A huge menaregie, filed with
wild jungle beasts, including a
giant hippopotamus from the river
Nile, half a dozen Ponjurs from
Asia, a blue-nosed Mandrill-very
rare in this country, and lot of
baby animals and a big double
sideshow with congress of hui
man oddities and weird people.
are still other things in store.
For the convenience of circus
patrons, a downtown ticket Office
Will be in operation show day at
the visger Drug store where tick
cts for both performances will be
on sale at the same prices charged