Jasper County Democrat, Volume 20, Number 29, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 7 July 1917 — RINGLING BROS. CIRCES COMING THIS WAY SOON [ARTICLE]

RINGLING BROS. CIRCES COMING THIS WAY SOON

World’s Biggest Circus an.! Spectacle “Cinderella” Announced for Early Date. Announcement is made that on Saturday, July 14, Ringling Bros, circus "will give afternoon and night performances at Lafayette. The famous showmen are this season presenting an all new and wonderful program. The tremendous fairyland spectacle, '‘Cinderella,” will appeal to both young and old. More than 1,000 persons take part in it. It is easily the biggest spectacle Ringjihg Bros, have ever staged and its glorious “Ballet of the Fairies,” with 300 dancing girls, is in itself worth going many miles to see- Following “Cinderella” 400 arenic artists appear in the main tent program. The Ringlings have secured scores of circus performers never before seen in America. An entire trained animal show’ has been made a part of the main tent program this season. The menagerie now numbers 1,009 wild animals. The elephants, including “Big Bingo,” the earth s largest pachydern, have been increased to forty-one and almost 800 horses are carried. There will be sixty clowns and a big free threemile street parade show day morning.—Advt.