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L88e»•fc.8Big Arenlc Event.Ringling Brothers’ World's GreatestShows will exhibit in Rilzville Thursday,/ wAugust 29th. Readers of this paper do not need to be reminded of the magnitude and high character of this great show, for its reputation as the largest, most complete and best conducted circus, menagerie and hippodrome in the world is universal. Its thousands of admirers in this vicinity will, however, be interested in learning that the management has not only kept up the former high standard of the show, but has also organized for the present season the largest and most comprehensive traveling exhibition ever known. The great show has been entirely reconstructed, while the list of performers, in every department, has been so completely changed as to make this year’s program new in every essential particular. There are new acts, new artists and new spectacular displays, and every civilized land the world over has been placed under tribute to secure the latest and most novel arcnic features, The exhibition opens with the most gorgeousand unique display of horsemanship ever seen in America. Perhaps the most fitting way to describe this beautiful act is to call it• 1a military horse ballet. It is given under the immediate direction of John O’Brien, the greatest of all great horse trainers. A splendid triple-ring circus performance follows. Among the artists arc many who have never before been seen in this country, but whose names and achievements are known throughout the world. In the list of famous acrobats are the Nelson Family of ten unequalled artists; the Roberts Family, the Pettits, the Diholian Brothers, the Leon Sisters and the great contortionists, Gen-ero and Theol, and Kthardo. The aerial-ists arc led by the latest novelty, especially imported by the Ringling Brothers for this season, the wonderful Dunbar Trio, direct from Australia; the Holloway Trio, high wire acrobats; the Ban-vards, the Tybell Sisters, Nettie Carroll, and the Mikado’s Own Troupe of Japanese equilibrists from Jeddo. The riding sui passes anything in the equestrian line ever before attempted. Among the great riders are the Hobsons, the Sclia-dels, John and Michael Rooney, Albert and Madame Davenport, Reno McCree, May Davenport, Julia Lowande and Albert Crandall. The trained animal section of the show presents Capt. Webb’s juggling seals, I’rof. Wood’s dog and pony circus and Pearl Soudcr’s famous comedy elephants. Forty funny clowns contribute a wealth of comedy to the performance. The menagerie presents the only living giraffe and hundreds of other interesiing and curious animals, including 30 elephants. The hippodrome races skillfully reproduce the excitingscenes of the old Roman amphitheater on a scale of magnitude not surpassed even in the days of Nero. The show will be given here in its entirety, and that means the biggest, best and most con* voicing circus performance ever seen in IJkliaa I
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Ritzville Adams County News
Ritzville, Washington, US
Wed, Aug 20, 1902
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