Evening Republican, Volume 21, Number 157, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 13 July 1918 — BARNUM AND BAILEY HAS GREAT SHOW [ARTICLE]

BARNUM AND BAILEY HAS GREAT SHOW

Earle Reynolds and Nellie Donegan were in Chicago Friday ajid en- . oyed. the Barnum and Bailey show at White City. . ' v The show this season as better than ever, says the champions and is doing tremendous big business. Many of the old residents of Rensselaer will recall the famous Ringling Brothers, who years ago played the Rensselaer Opera House most every season. There were seven brothers of them and all performers. Today they own all the large circuses of this country and are interested in many small ones and the wealthiest amusement owners in this country or in fact the world. The president of the Ringling company, Mr. John Ringling, is a typical American from away back and a man of great influence and is investing much of his great wealth in many R. R. throughout the central states. Reynolds and Donegan were ter nonn the guests of Mr. John Ringling Friday afternoon at the circus and in speaking of the show Mr. Reynolds says Ringling were always noted for their wonder show of novelties and the beauty of it all is the discipline and the system with which this mammoth traveling stadium of .amusement" is handled,— ■- , John Ringling is greater than Barnum ever was, claims the skater, for there is noot one act in the entire Ringling show, but what is clean and could pass the censor of the best of church going people in the United States.” Another point about this great master of the show world is that charity runs through every vain of his frame. The orphans m all cities always visit the Ringling shows free. I have seen John Ringling reserve the best seats at Madison Square Garden time after time, seats that they Could have sold for a dollar and a half each and march these youngsters by the thousands into seats for an afternoon free at the circus. / , . ~ Many from Rensselaer and vicinity will no doubt take in the big show Sunday. _ .