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tim tftcfti iJofoinr. infv*Rejuvenated and He styled. Ringlinn Bros. ano n«rmim Bailey Combined Sho Are Cram wed With»■iNew Thrills’!*With the World's largest hig top air conditioned find restyledin interior detor, the Big Show Ringling Bros/ andBarnuraBailey combined circus-boasting the finest performance in thefinest setting in its impressivehistory as the foremost amusement institution of alt time, will exhibit i n Austin, Thursday, October 5th. '*•Performances start at 2:15 and 8:15 P. M. with the new streamlined inaugural spectacle World Comes to t h e World’sFair,” created, costumed andVTheproduced by Charles Le Maire,moving in iridescentmagnificence under the blue ceiling of the vast tent—Backgrounds-© f-dratasseled curtains, gold and silver center and quarter poles enhancethe beauty of the pageantry, in which 2000 people and animalstake partGargantua the Great, theworld’s largestand most ferocious captive gorilla, has grown sincelast year, and stands 5 feet, 7 inches when erect, weighs around 600 pounds and has an arm stretch of over 9 feet. His huge air conditioned cage is a sight in itself. ’Heading the roster of features newly imported from Europe are the Pilades, who do t h e leaps from the long ramp and springboard over a row of elephants,standing side by side.the Zerbi-nis, foremost teeterboard acrobatic act of the Continentand cousins of the famous BidingCristianls, who again head theit11ifi*bareback riding numbers: the Great Arturo, fearless tumblerand comic of the high wire; theHubert Castle,acrobatic comedian«of the tight wire; the Aicandis,amazing novelty jugglers of fire torches; the Faludys, springboard somersaulting marvels; the Iwanows, stars of the aerial barsAlbert Powell, contortionistiethriller o f the flying trapeze;Albertino of London, Europe's♦favorite clown, and Lulu, the greatest woman clown of-t h e age.And harness r^ces have come to the big top for the first timein circus history—pounding hoofs, flying manes, flashing sulky wheels.
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Kyle News
Kyle, Texas, US
Fri, Sep 29, 1939
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