Circus draws 2,000 people during Eden appearance
By Latala Payne May 01, 2011-- from godanriver.com
There were wide eyes and screams of delight heard across the Eden Mall parking lot during animal rides before the shows started Monday and Tuesday at the Cole Bros. Circus.
Circus spokesperson Debra Houston said more than 2,000 people were estimated to have attended one of the four shows in two days. She said it was great to see so many people attending that had never experienced the circus before.
“Everyone I spoke to said it had been awhile since they saw the Eden Mall this full of people,” she said. “It was a great show and everyone had a lot of fun. There were so many first-timers and senior citizens who were experiencing the show for the first time, and I think they enjoyed themselves.”
The Cole Bros. Circus of the Stars featured many exotic animals like elephants, llamas and tigers. Children even got a chance to ride some of the animals an hour before the show started.
Circus spokesperson Debra Houston said more than 2,000 people were estimated to have attended one of the four shows in two days. She said it was great to see so many people attending that had never experienced the circus before.
“Everyone I spoke to said it had been awhile since they saw the Eden Mall this full of people,” she said. “It was a great show and everyone had a lot of fun. There were so many first-timers and senior citizens who were experiencing the show for the first time, and I think they enjoyed themselves.”
The Cole Bros. Circus of the Stars featured many exotic animals like elephants, llamas and tigers. Children even got a chance to ride some of the animals an hour before the show started.
Eden resident April Lester said it was her son’s first time experiencing the circus.
“My little boy loves animals, and he was amazed at how big the elephants were,” she said. “I went when I was a child and thought he would enjoy it.”
Keeping a complicated program together with exotic animals and people is no easy task. Ringmaster Chris Connors said it’s difficult, but a job he wouldn’t trade for the world.
“I’ve been doing this for 15 years now, and 10 of those years I spent here,” he said. “I have people from all over the world, and it’s pretty neat to meet them. I say we all have a common language and it’s called the circus.”
Connors said promoting the show and keeping the fans happy is the most important thing because of the budget. He said it takes thousands of dollars just to put the show on every day.
“People don’t realize all the paperwork and all the money we have to go through just to entertain children of all ages, and the circus must go on.”
Houston said tickets were offered free to children so more people could come out and enjoy the circus even if they had tight budgets. She said she hopes for another stop in Eden soon.
“It was great meeting people in this new location, and it was a great one with plenty of parking room,” she said. “This mall is a great place, but I think it just needs a little publicity and some more vendors to get it back on top.”
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