Evening star., 1951-05-15
Circus Arrives
5Hours Late for
Today
Everything Arranged
In Feverish Haste
For 6-Duy Stand Here

ror o-Duy Stond Here
A fantastic world of make-be-
lieve was being created with fever
ish haste at Twenty-sixth street
and Benning road NE. this morn
ing after the circus arrived S hours
late for a six-day stand beginning
this afternoon.
Amidst the shouts of rousta-
bouts, the cries of wild animals
and the clamor of tractors, trucks
an6 jeeps, circus officials conf
IDENTIFY promised that everything
would be in readiness by the time
the band struck up for the open
ing show at 2:15 pm.
The long streamlined trains of
the Ringing Bros. and Barnum 81
Bailey Circus were loaded from en-
gines to cabooses and thousands
OF tons of fascinating cargo when
they arrived belatedly at the Ben
ming siding of the Pennsylvania
Railroad at 9:15 o'clock.
1,400 People With Circus.
The 1,400 people travelling with
the circus poured out of their
sleepers and headed for the show
grounds in q caravan of trucks
and jeeps. In the caravan were
nine herds of elephants, hundreds
OF horses and a veritable Noah's
Ark Of rare creatures from the
animal kingdom.
The Is elephants, trunks linked
to tails. plodded. the half mile
from the train to the circus
grounds while children ran along
side squealing with delight. The
big animals broke ranks occa-
sionally to swipe at green foliage
and when they reached the
grounds bales of hay were broken
open and spread before them.
The long trains were unloaded
within an hour after arrival. But
long before the last wagon was
wheeled from the train, the circus
grounds had begun to look like the
home of the greatest show on
earth. The big top and auxiliary
tents had been put in place days
before, but the speed and preci-
sion with which the circus hands
dispersed the newly arrived equip
ment amazed onlookers.
Everyone Cheerful.
Despite the hard work under a
hot sun almost everyone was
cheerful. Laborers and executives
and performers willingly answered
thousands of questions by both
young and old. The actors eager
ly awaited their chance to 90 on
with the show. One of the most
enthusiastic was Roland Tiebor Of
lTonawanda, N. Y, who will show
two trained sea lions. One of the
animals, named Pat, is the only
seal in the world that can applaud
with its back flippers, Mr.. Tiebor
said.
Anyone who knows seals. 70
oeamed Mr.. Tiebor, knows that is
really something"
Circus fans who arrived earlv
fingered along before the colorful-
ly painted midway signs which
enticed customers with such an
nouncements as Betty Broad
bent, Tattooed Venus" and "Ha-
waiian Dancing Girls" and 'Har.
ry Doll, the Worlds Smallest Man
and Gilbert Reichert, the Worlds
ITallest Man"
In the typically restrained Ian.
lguage of his craft Frank Braden.
Iclrcus press agent, promises that
this years show will be bigger and
better than ever before.
Featured in desperate deeds of
daring for the first time in Amer
ica," Mr.. Braden declares. ARE
1.-THE great Morituris and their
lstartlingly sensational Pendulent
Globe OF Death, the intrepid Leoni
in frightening feats atop a lofty
swaying pole. the reckless Rodry
Ibrothers in breath taking hand
and heel catches on the high
trapeze. Miss Mara, the Platos.
the Similis. the Man in the Moon.
Veronica Martell, juggling Irish
beauty from Dublin, and many
Others of like repute."
| Baby Gorillas Featured.
In a few thousand more well
chosen words, Mr.. Braden mem
|tlons that Gargantua the Second
land Mile. Toto, baby gorillas i'm
ported last year from the wilds
|of Africa" have featured places in
the shows large wild animal
menagerie.
/ Four colorful production num-
bers are scheduled. They are Cir
Gus Serenade," the opener; "Lua-
wana" a Hawaiian act set to
music; Picnic in the Park" an
equestrian musical, and Popcorn
and Lemonade"
Two performances will be staged
daily, at 2:15 and 8:15 pm, until
the circus folds its tents and steals
AWAY Sunday at midnight.
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