The boy craftsman; practical ad profitable ideas for a boy's leisure hours . s has been donepaint the wood a bright red, and cut stars of differentsizes out of gilt paper and glue them all over theoutside. The ring master acts as manager of the performance, A BACK-YARD CIRCUS 271 and should use his whip unsparingly upon the animals,to force them into obedience. If a boy can turn upon a turning-pole, an apparatussuch as is described in Chapter XVIII may be set upoutside of the ring. Before performances, the entire circus — animals,acrobats, and showmen—should parade about theneighborhood in cir
The boy craftsman; practical ad profitable ideas for a boy's leisure hours . s has been donepaint the wood a bright red, and cut stars of differentsizes out of gilt paper and glue them all over theoutside. The ring master acts as manager of the performance, A BACK-YARD CIRCUS 271 and should use his whip unsparingly upon the animals,to force them into obedience. If a boy can turn upon a turning-pole, an apparatussuch as is described in Chapter XVIII may be set upoutside of the ring. Before performances, the entire circus — animals,acrobats, and showmen—should parade about theneighborhood in circus attire. We always made the Parades a feature of our circuses, and found them notonly great sport, but the best kind of advertising. Theanimal cages should be placed upon wagons decoratedwith flags. Head the procession with a couple ofdrummers, and have two boys march in the rear carry-ing signs advertising the show. The Advertising Signs may be painted with bluingupon large pieces of manila wrapping-paper, and shouldbe tacked on wooden stretchers mounted on
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