Jasper County Democrat, Volume 18, Number 26, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 3 July 1915 — RINGLING CIRCUS IS ANNOUNCED [ARTICLE]

RINGLING CIRCUS IS ANNOUNCED

\\ orld’s Greatest Shows and Spectacle “Solomon and the Queen of Sheba” Now On Way. Official information confirms the announcement that on Monday, July 1 ', Ringling Brothers’ circus will give two performances in Kankakee, ill. Many new features have been added this year, the most notable of which is the spectacle •‘Solomon and 'he Queen of Sheba.” This colossal production is presented with a cast of 1,250 people, a ballet of 300 dancing girls, 735 horses, and a tiainload of scenery, costumes and properties on the biggest stage in the world. Following the spectacle, a circus program of unusual brilliancy will he presented, including an array of foreign and American acts new to the circus world. The menagerie contains 1,003 wild animals, 41 elephants, and a “baby zoo.” The circus is transported on S 9 double length cars. Special jnrrangements have been made by the railroads to accommodate the crowds that will visit the circus from this county and the surrounding country.