Show RINGLING CIRCUS P ogden great spectacle of joan of are arc added to their show ringling ug brothers circus and newly added spectacle of 0 joan 0 I 1 arc will exhibition exhibit jn In ogden on saturday aug 2nd and the spectacle in itself is an attraction that should bring thousands of visitors from the surrounding country it is beyond question the greatest pro ducton of its kind ever seen in america the worlds most skillful scenic artists costumers property makers chorus directors and stage managers were engaged to mount the production A stage bigger than a hundred ordinary theatres theartres the atres was built and made portable so that it can be conveyed from town to town and erected each morning in the main tent thus the circus proprietors have made it possible tor for those who live in contributory towns as well as in the large cities to see this magnificent ent wordless play with its cast of 1200 characters a ballet of ing girls a a grand opera chorus of voices horses and a train load of special scenery costumes properties and mechanical devices for producing such stage effects as thunder light lightning nin storms fires and the sound ot of battle in the old market place of rouen france there now stands a monument by which the french of today have sought to redeem their part in the execution of joan ot of are arc who on may 30 1431 was burned to death on the false charge of heresy after having delivered her country from the english and having restored the crown to charles vil VII history records but the meager facts of this strange heroine of eighteen years who led the armies of france victorious through english invasion and then der deserted seated by all even the indolent monarch whom she pro pre served died by the cruelest crudest torture known with the name of the master upon her lips unsung in poetry the name of this simple peasant girt girl has come down through the ages to be revered vered as that W of a gain a and nd whose wonderful powers and whose bravery are verily believed to have been of divine inspiration on the triumphant incidents the victorious engagements the final defeat of tile the english armies and the coronation of charles vit VII ai a 1 l achieved by the frail maid of Or orleans ieans has been founded the inspiring spectacle which gives ringling brothers circus a new significance and makes an attraction such as the world in searching for amusement has never before found the regular circus program is more than ever attractive its company of 0 foreign artists its double menagerie and its new street parade will prove a great surprise to those who attend from this city the event is one that should not be missed |