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BIG CROWD SEES ARRIVAL OF THEROBINSON CIRCUS THIS MORNING. : . . ' rTents Set Up on Meteor Lot Where Two Performances are Scheduled for the City Today.The John Robinson • Circus ar-,■rived ' early •. this morning, the big circus. came from Columbus where they exhibited yesterday. Travelling in two big solid steel trains, the Circus was meant in the Rail Road yards by hundreds of kiddies and other folks that have not lost the charm of watching the circus unload. .They were not disappointed for there was the Lions, Tigers, Bears, Elephants, Camels, LeOpafds, Horses, and in fact Old Noah and his Ark seem to be in Piqua, andthe kiddies with eager eyes that seem to pcJp, followed the big circus vans to the grounds where the circus begaii to erect its ihagic city.The John ftdblhsoh Circus is all new this year and different front any other circus, opening with a gorgeous Spectacle, ''king Solomdri and the ^ueen of Sheba a presentation that cost over $60,000 tobuild the wardrobe, persorinal of over three- hundred peOpie, withhorses covered .with -Jewels, Eie-with diamond settings, Singers, clintefs, Dancers, and a ballet of beautiful Temple dancing girls, “king Solomon add the djiieen of ktieba is considered the greatest offering before the public.The circiis proper, has garnered from all oVer the Worid, the greatest Stars in the circus world, Rudynoffs,- RiderS from the Purple Ural Mountains, Johnnie Cor-rios Family Riders frdift Spain, Walter Giiice Riders frdih Holland, Dainty TefcU Haffimah the flower of Japan, Mile Jacobs, Dainty'wire artist from France,.. De Molay troupe of desert Arabs direct from the burning- sands of Morocco, Kelly’s good old Irish performers, Miss Stella Croin' QuCen of the Air, Capt. Terr all JacCbs and his man eating - African Lions, . Bert Noyees three' herds of Elephants, Robert Thornton and his High School Liberty horses, Miss OvaThornton, England's greatest lady rider, The Five Walters are only part of the 101 features of the big show. And a congress of funny clowns chase away the blues.The John Robinson is America's greatest amusement institution and will live forever, it Is America's Own circus, the pioneer of them all.There will be two performances in Piqua today. 6ne given this afternoon to packed house arid the night show will open at 7:00 p. m. and the show will start at 8:66 p. m., the side show will open at 6;00 p. m. and there will be somethingdoing all the time. Circus grounds at Meteor show lot and the ticket sale is at HiggihA’ Drug Store and the price will be the same aa at the show grounds. Tonight the big circus will leave for Dayton where .they will exhibit tomorrow' .No parade was given-here, heavy traffic is the reason given, but ail the parade features/are given in the master Spectacle “KING SOL-* OM6n AND THE QUEEk OF SHEBA which opens the ClfcUt program.MURDERER BREAKSDOWN IN PRISONCharles Hoppe* Condemned td Die far Crime Weeps in CelLToledo, O., July 17— Ohariei Hoppe, forrrier chaUffOUr condemn^ed to die - for the , kidnaping anckilling of Dorothy Szeiacdwski, 7broke down in his c6Il in the douin ty jail: last iilght and wept.Hdppe was sentenced to deatl yCsferday;* He appeared unpertUrb ed as hii do6m was pronounced ahlt;tlteh laughed as he was led’ frch* • • •the court room..7A;i Li. * l-•
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Piqua Daily Call
Piqua, Ohio, US
Tue, Jul 17, 1928
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