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Show ELEPHANT HERDS GOOD PERFORMERS Clever Acts Shown at the Barnes Wild Animal Circus, Here Tomorrow. The versatility of the elephant has been long known, and it is without doubt the most loved of any animal ever presented to the public as a performer. It is with great pleasure that Al. G. Barnes, the animal wizard, who brings his big wild animal circus to Salt Lake tomorrow for afternoon and night performances per-formances at Main and Eighth South streets, presents two herds of elephants among his 1200 performing animals in a series of unusual circus acts. In the opening pageant, the "Conquest of Nyanza," the herd is shown in gala garb, the queen of the jungles riding the largest of the herd. Elephants are shown as cjownai others in posing and pedestal acts, with pretty girls, others permitting lions to rice them, and others performing with ponies, camels, dogs and monkeys. The most startling and by far the most practical test ot the elephant's ability abil-ity to perform human tasks Is by a herd of eight in a , war act. Here they are seen as warriors. Cannon are fired by them ; the Red Cross contingent gives first aid to the injured; there is a message mes-sage bearer, who brings news from the front to the girl captain ; a relief corps that clears the battlefield, and a complete war scene enacted by these monsters. One hundred and three feature acts are given In the two-hour programme, running the entire gamut of human emotions, from the opening pageant to the thrilling closing feature, the "Royal Hunt." when 150 wild animals are turned loose in the hippodrome. Including elephants, ele-phants, camels, llamas, zebras, ostriches, kangaroos, monkeys and mules, which are given chase by a band of Australian bush-men bush-men and jungle natives. |