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WALTER L. MAIN CIRCUS AN THE CODY RANCH WILD WES SHOW COMBINED TO APPEA ’S HERE FRIDAY, SEPT. 23, 193U1V-Fhis is a well known big: sho1 and is known as the “Worl Toured shows/’ having1 played e\ eu erv civilized country on the fac of the globe, but strange to sa v'- it has never visited Quanah bt fore, although this show has bee a i on the road since 187th Th Main Circus is the largest indc pendently owned show on the roa a j this season. The amalgamation o f- i the Main Circus and the Cod; in Ranch Wild West Show has en (joyed a remarkable season throug ’Gjthe East, traveling as far a I | Portland, Maine. There are seat Tsjfor 10,000 people, three rings huge hippodrome course, a gi id gantic menagerie and many ran re I animals.Some of the features of thi menagerie are a baby camel, twlt; Albino baby lions, the only one: ever born in captivity. Also i laughing hyena from Africa’:darkest depths. Capt. Walker pre sents his Nubian lion act with 2( forest bred male and female kings of beasts. uf The feature of the entire peri-•**i-tedl-ui-rformance is the first appearanc with any circus of the famou nJ moving picture star, Bill Cody, s grsnd-son of the noted Butfa! Bill. Cody has been makinj feature Westerns for Pathe, Uni versal and Monogram and he lef •(picture making to organize hi tjhip: Cody Ranch Wild West. Cod; makes at every performance a per onal appearance and presentscenes from his latest release with a full acting company am three of his favorite horses am- special cameramen. The audienci has an opportunity of seeing a close hand .just how' pictures anshot at Hollywood and also appearing in some of the scenes Cody is also an all round wile west performer and takes part ir that portion of the program. He has with him several noted wile west stars. Bulldoggers. ropers riders, bronco busters and Australian whip crackers.The big show opens with the children’s favorite spectacle, “Mother Goose in Fairyland,” and the bgi show closes with a spectacular pageant “America.”At exactly 12:30 p. m. daily, on the circus grounds there will be a grand, novel free exhibition given.TJie big show will give two performances, afternoon and night, and the admission will be reduced for this day and date only to 50c and 25c, which includes admission to the menagerie and a comfortable seat.
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Quanah Tribune Chief
Quanah, Texas, US
Thu, Sep 22, 1932
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