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Show circuses boast of and many startling ' events no other shows present. In addition ad-dition to these the Hagenbeck original trained wild animals are exhibited and give their remarkable performances In their entirety in huge steel arenas as a part of this gigantic enterprise. ANOTHER BIG SHOW HAS 3 EE II ABSORBED c The Hagenbeck-Wallace Institution Greatly Enlarged. Judging from information at hand, the Hagenbeck-Wallace Shows must be the standard of excellence by which all other amusement enterprises should be measured. When these shows exhibit ex-hibit here Monday, June 21, it is said the foundation for this assertion of superiority su-periority and magnitude will be apparent. appar-ent. The Hagenbeck-Wallace Shows have grown to a triple-featured enterprise enter-prise that is more comprehensive than any other tented institution. In Its augmented form it embraces besides the great Wallace Circus and orlgin- Show an East Indian Exhibition and Hindoo Festival that would rival the Feast of Belshazzar and cast Into oblivion the Oriental grandeur and glories of the famous Arabian nights. In enlarging for Its zenith of greatness great-ness no effort or expense was spared to build an institution of such tremendous tremen-dous scope that failure at reaching the coveted ranking position in the amusement amuse-ment world would be impossible. That success has attended the effort is now a matter of record. Three practically distinct shows, each radically different from the other, have been blended into a harmonious whole. Individually, either from the standpoints of extent or worthiness, they would compel the attention and admiration, and presented togethor they make for a proposition that Is as gigantic as it Is irresistible. The services of one thousand people peo-ple and four hundred horses arc required. re-quired. The tents are said lo be tho biggest ever constructed and the rar- aphernalia is of tho best, from tho smallest toe-pin to the Immense canvas can-vas tops. Three hundred international internation-al arenlc champions participate in the circus programs, which embrace countless so-called feature performances perform-ances and many orthodox acts ueces-sarv ueces-sarv to give the proper circus atmosphere. atmos-phere. Tho majority 0f the performers perform-ers have recently been Imported from foreign countries, and very few of them have ever appeared beforo in America. Tbree rings, two elevated stages, an aerial enclave and hippodrome hippo-drome are necessary for the exploitation exploita-tion of their various feats, including every sort of performance that other |