Show NEARLY THIRTY THOUSAND SEE THE CIRCUS I t I I Pftki11J I p JLp 1 i i iI 3 J L I xw ViK Ufl ii iir I I j 11 i m 1 k mr i b11 I i I > 1 I J I lJ 2 4 I I fVrI l = = t i 4dc4igcT J re 1 L4 4 T1a t OJTiIiEJ 1 = kti jf 4 l J 4 l p r p J LiL4 i ick our ead5 irtand circ uscoulchit vfcejj k tSr J I m = pJ I 1 t I I Sec Rome and die might be paraphrased para-phrased See Rlngllng and quit so II far as the circus world is concerned After witnessing the long parade ad mlringthe big menagerie and absorbing I absorb-ing the Innumerable feats and features of the circus ring in the Ringling exhibition ex-hibition one has seen about everything every-thing to be found in the show world There is certainly a masterful head I to an enterprise that Is handled with II such system celerity thoroughness and cleanliness as Is this monster affair af-fair From the first reconnoitering I party that reached Salt Lake months agoIn the Interest of the RInglings to the last man that boarded the special spe-cial train carrying the show to Ogden there has been nothing but straightforward straight-forward business Bills have been paid promises kept liberality extended and order preserved Compared with the chaos disappointments recklessness and demoralization that have been connected with so many tented shows the accomplishments of the RInglings were a revelation The great public was mainly Interested In the performances perform-ances which considering their great magnitude had been heralded with extreme ex-treme modesty and regard for reality In the parade the town was treated to an exhibition better than befor known here Spirited prettily caparisoned horses tasty bright clean wagons and cages neatly costumed riders a splendid splen-did well assorted fine conditioned lot I I of wild beasts clowns bands pallope chimes and other novelties to tickle the fancy and please the eye Of the display of animals In the menagerie It is difficult to speak insufficiently In-sufficiently glowing terms Of the great herd of twentythree elephants I only ten were In the line of street march for reason that the elephants I suffers fatigue in the high altitude and the trick elephants have to be I favored In order to get the best work I done The immense herd In the center I cen-ter of the menagerie embraced every I age from the youngster to the centenarian cen-tenarian Camels rhinoceros polar I bear and other fine specimens of Imported Im-ported animals gathered large crowds around their sections It was an object ob-ject lesson in natural history to the school children and to adults a review of lessons half forgotten In the big tent where three rings and a central platform presented simultaneously four performances It taxed all the eyesight one had to see a tenth of what was going on Acts were condensed con-densed useless repetitions avoided stale conventionalities excluded The grand entre was a delightful overture to a wonderful performance For an hour before the opening hour a military mili-tary band furnished classic music Just this little consideration for those who sit around until the tent Is filling Is an index of the surprising thought for everyones entertainment In appointments ap-pointments It could not be excelled every attache was prompt patient and pleasant Not a sign of rudeness manifested mani-fested Itself Of the programme the early national marches to accompanying airs of the various countries Inspired enthusiasm The numbers in the performance followed fol-lowed with such rapidity as to make one exclamation oC astonishment and surprise break upon another Even the names of the star people fill a large announcement sheet Those most important feats which engrossed the attention of all the thousands In every part of the tent were Minnie Fisher in midair evolutions holding by her teeth the magnificent collection oC horses exhibited by John OBrien which makes one realize what a tame world the promised era of automobiles will be the extraordinary exhibit of elephants In trick work and the specialties spe-cialties of such famous people as Le Fleur the French athlete the Da Coma family dress tumblers the ring riding of Madame Noble and John Rooney the Rachetta brothers In bar ret act the tightrope feats of Yam mamota and tho beautiful trapeze work of Millie Turner No one in the nearly 30000 people who attended the Rlngfing show yesterday went away with a shadow of disappointment It was an ideal show an ideal season sea-son of year and Ideal weather combination com-bination that will leave delightful l memories Hereafter shows will be compared with RInglings < In the afternoon practically eYovy seat was occupied In the evening the reserved section was exhausted early every bench in the big tent was filled to capacity and hundreds had to stand Soon after midnight the circus had started on Its way to Ogden Its route will be over the Short Line to Portland Port-land and thence down the Pacific coast |