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Show CIRCUS ARRIVES EARLY FRIDAY MORNING Assistant Superintendent O. B. Chaimcrs of the Oregon Short Une will leave tonight for Pocatello to look aftor the handling of the Uarnum & Bailey circus from that point to Ondeu. vir. Chalmers states that the big circus has a total of SI cars this year which are divided into four separate trains of about 20 cars each. The first train will arrive early tomorrow morning. The transfer of this show from ono colnt to another is a big undertaking, but Is accomplished with little difficulty diffi-culty owing to the perfect organization" organiza-tion" H will cost the show $500 to move from Pocatello to Ogden; In fact a total of $2,750 was deposited with the Oregon Short LJne company in accordance with the Interstate commerce regulations when the show was transferred from tho Oregon, Washington Railroad & Navigation company's system at Huntington to the Oregon Short Line company, that sum representing five jumpB averaging aver-aging a little oor 5500 each, between Huntington, Ore., and Ogden. The opening performance tomorrow afternoon will bo preceded by a grand street parade starting at 10 o'clock In the morning. The procession comprises com-prises five herds of elephants, four droves of camels, open cages of lioris, seven bands or music, including tho grotesque clown band and a world of amusing features. It would take much space to tell of the many acts that are to be seen in tho show, but among the features to recelvo the most attention are: Cliffe-Befzac's Cliffe-Befzac's pony and donkey Bhow. These highly trained animals are said to create tho utmost enthusiasm by their display of humorous aud entertaining enter-taining tricks. Fred Derrick, the famous fa-mous equestrian; Orrlu Davenport, champion rider of two hemispheres; Fran Saudwina, said to bo the most perfect woman in tho world, prencnt-I prencnt-I ing a sarles of herculean feats, Mile. Victoria Corona, tho sensational hlgh-wlre hlgh-wlre expert, the Dekoes troupe, equll-ibrlstic equll-ibrlstic marvels just from their Berlin Ber-lin triumph, ttT3 waltzing elephants; Prof DeMarle's troupe in an amusing pantomimic sketch assisted by their dog and monkey clowns, the wonderful wonder-ful Neapolitans, aerial artists, on the triple and flying trapeze; skilled acrobatic ac-robatic riders; the Berno Brothers, equilibrists and acrobats; the Daveu-ports Daveu-ports in a thrilling example of eques- l ..1.111 t TAn..Anrm.t t- Il uiuu mmu, iiiue uttnjujui l iii tunicate tuni-cate and artistic feats on the bare-backs bare-backs of swiftly moving horses; Ella Bradna in a delightful display of boulevard equestrianism; Fred Derrick Der-rick presenting a distinct novelty in the way of bareback riding, world's champion Somersault riders, the ten Viennese in their novel cloud flights. Nothing In the way of aerial performances per-formances has, It is said, over approached ap-proached the graceful achievements of thlh troupe of human birds Tho elephants' baseball game, and Ducan-der's Ducan-der's 1G stallions in military evolutions evolu-tions and the especially added spec- ' tacular pageant entitled "Cleopatra," the greatest dramatic production In the history of amusements In America, Ameri-ca, It Is produced on a stage larger than a hundred ordinary theaters, and with a east of 1,250 characters, a grand opera chorus and a ballot of dancing girls. Tho senational features of this I year's performance are said to bo en-1 tirely distinct in the way of novelty, first to be mentioned In the circus heralds being the elephant baseball club playing our national game; then tho Mikado's troupe of royal Japanese athletes and jiu-jitsu experts, como In for highly pralseful adjectives. Tho bright particular star, according to the ehow people, is May Wlrth, whoje exploits on swiftly, flying horses is said to surpass anything of a like nature na-ture ever attempted In the circus arena. |